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Friday · Oct 30, 2026

38 events shown on this page

  1. Fall First Discoveries

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden

  2. Arts, Culture & Fun: Be Bolder - Senior Ballet Programming

    Free
    Williamsbridge Oval, Manhattan
    Free

  3. Pinocchio and Gepetto’s Big Apple Adventure

    Free
    Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. The People Versus Lenny Bruce

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor), Manhattan

  5. Discover-ween Festival

    Free
    Queens Central Library
    Free

  6. Musicology Lecture: Andrea Bohlman, UNC-Chapel Hill

    Biddle Music Building, 104
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Fall Teen Fest: Imagining Futures

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Cool Kids Halloween Ice Cream Decorating Class

    Tipsy Scoop Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Molly & June's Honky Tonk: Line Dance Classes & Country Music

    SOB’s

  10. Kids Night Out: Haunted Houses 2 at Art Strong

    Art Strong NYC, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. VOCES8 at Trinity Church

    By Kaufman Music Center

  12. Cool Kids Halloween Ice Cream Decorating Class

    Tipsy Scoop Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. Smithsonian Sleepover at the American History Museum

    American History Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  14. Abolish Everything: World Championship III

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan

  15. Ambrose Akinmusire and Aszure Barton

    Rose Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  16. Eleanor Alberga: The String Quartet Cycle with support from Solaris

  17. Vaya Gerardo Contino

    Free
    Lincoln Center, Manhattan
    Free

  18. Thriller-Themed Zumba Session

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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  1. Asphalt Screams

    Free
    Asphalt Green
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Laser ABBA

    Strasenburgh Planetarium Star Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Kids Create: Halloween Special!

    Clarendon, Meeting Room
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Wicked Walker Family Fun and Halloween Event

    Free
    Walker Park Field House
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Mad Monster Lab Haunted House & Fall Festival

    Free
    Bowne Park Field House in Bowne Park
    Free

  6. Halloween DJ Sets: TYLERFROMWHERE and Lord Fascinator

  7. Dark Strings Trio

    Gallery 198
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Voces8 at Trinity Church

    By Kaufman Music Center
    Trinity Church

  9. New York Night Train 21st Annual Haunted Hop: Devil's Night Edition

    Knockdown Center, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Poor Unfortunate Souls

    With The Little Mermen & the Princess PalsTicketed
    SoHo Live
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. A Citadel Halloween

    By partiful.com · with jeanchalant, Pea$y and 6 more
    Rodeo BK, Brooklyn

  12. ROA

    Palladium Times Square
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. Machine Girl Halloween

    By Pioneer WorksTicketed
    Pioneer Works

  14. Halloween Nonstop: DJ Stingray, Convextion, Rene Wise, Juliana Huxtable, DJ Koolt + more

    Ticketed
    Nowadays, Queens

  15. Yacht Party Cruise (Drinks, DJ, Dancing)

    299 South St, Manhattan

  16. BOUND Blackout: Laure Croft / SKIN / Katie Rex / Kim Anh / Dj Warning / likeholywine / nonsuit

    BASEMENT, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. Late Night Sessions

    Ticketed
    Dizzy's Club, Midtown

  18. 8Ball-O-Ween

    Ticketed
    8 Ball Community
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. Karaoke Friday

    The Local Bar, Astoria
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  20. Dianne Brill Presents Hot or Horror @ The Nines

    By partiful.com
    The Nines
Open Friday, 2026-10-30

Saturday · Oct 31, 2026

62 events shown on this page

  1. Ready, Set, Kindergarten

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  2. Intro to Birding

    By Brooklyn Bird ClubFree
    Prospect Park: Audubon Center, Brooklyn
    FreeHidden gem

  3. Family Art Project: Day of the Dead

    By Wave HillFree
    Wave Hill, The Bronx
    Free

  4. Halloween Clay Class for Kids

    Ticketed
    BrickHouse Ceramic Art Center, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. R&B Beats Dance

    Free
    Queens Public Library - Cambria Heights
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Halloween Party for Kids: Decorate a Pumpkin

    WWM Library

  7. Fall Family Story Time

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
    Brooklyn Botanic Garden

  8. Kpop dance class

    X-Space LIC, Queens

  9. NMAAHC Kids at the National Postal Museum for Halloween

    Postal Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Mozart for Munchkins: Spooky Sounds

    Hudson Yards
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Family Farmacy: Harvest at The Greenhouse

    By The Horticultural Society of New York
    The Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, Manhattan

  12. Family Fun Day: Tricks & Treats

    Museum & Science Center

  13. Children & Families: Halloween Costume Spectacular

  14. Last Saturdays: Open Classroom

    By The Green-Wood CemeteryFree
    The Green-House at Green-Wood
    FreeHidden gem

  15. The Ruben Coca Quartet Performance and Percussion Workshop

    Free
    Queens Central Library
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  16. Autumn Animal Crafts and Exploration

    Free
    Crotona Nature Center
    Free

  17. Urban walk: Roosevelt Island Spooky Stroll for Families

    425 Main Street, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  18. Sing Along with Bilingual Birdies

    With Bilingual Birdies
    Circle Grass Area in Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, The Bronx

  19. El Día de Muertos con Mexico Beyond Mariachi

    By Brooklyn Public Library · with Urban Stages and Mexico Beyond MariachiFree
    Central Library, Dweck Center
    Free
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  1. Show Brain Halloween at Tompkins Sq Park

    Tompkins Square Park, Manhattan

  2. Saturday Open Mic

    The Local Bar, Astoria
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Standup Show

    Free
    The Gaf West, Manhattan
    Free

  4. Nexo NYC Halloween Edition - District Saturday | The Sound of New York

    NEXO NYC, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. The Official Village Halloween Parade Silent Disco

    By allevents.inTicketed
    New York's Village Halloween Parade, Manhattan

  6. Haunted Ballroom with Live Performance by Rack

    By allevents.inTicketed
    Melrose Ballroom, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Purgatory

    Refuge, Brooklyn

  8. Slow Jams NYC - Halloween Slow Jams & RnB Party

    Littlefield, Brooklyn

  9. Bronx Carnival - Dancehall & Soca Halloween Day Party

    Bronx Brewery Back Yard Entrance, The Bronx

  10. Saints or Sinners: Reggaeton Halloween Night

    By allevents.inTicketed
    Skinos, Manhattan

  11. Explore Schools Fall Festival

    Remsen Park, Brooklyn

  12. The Reggaeton Halloween Party

    Lot45, Brooklyn

  13. Seaport Halloween + Kids Food Festival

    Pier 16, Seaport, Manhattan

  14. Halloween Dance Cruise

    Liberty Belle, Manhattan

  15. Babies & Toddlers Playtime

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  16. Parole danzanti

    By Istituto Italiano di Cultura New York · with Arianna Stendardo Gamble

  17. Haloween Family Kids Cruise New York City

    Pier 36 NYC, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  18. Halloween Spooky Silent Disco 21+

    By allevents.inTicketed
    Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden, Queens

  19. Halloween Perreo on the Roof - Costume Party

    High Bar New York, Manhattan

  20. R&B Saturdays Halloween party

    By allevents.in
    The RnB room at Kiss Lounge (queens), Queens

  21. Much Ado About Nothing

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Winter Garden Theatre

  22. Off The Record | Halloween Edition

    ARTSPACE, Manhattan

  23. Kids In Motion: Austin J. McDonald's Playground

    Free
    Austin J. McDonald Playground
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  24. Kids In Motion: Faber

    Free
    Faber Pool and Park
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  25. Town Square BK’s 23rd Annual Greenpoint Children’s Halloween Parade And Spooktacular Party

    Free
    NYC Parks, Brooklyn
    Free

  26. Kids in Motion: Anne Loftus Playground

    Free
    Fort Tryon Park
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  27. Kids in Motion: Sol Lain Playground

    Free
    Sol Lain Plgd
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  28. Kids In Motion: P.S. 55

    Free
    Lieutenant John H. Martinson Playground
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  29. Kids In Motion: The Big Park

    Free
    The Big Park
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  30. Kids In Motion: Arrochar

    Free
    Arrochar Playground
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  31. Kids In Motion: Cherry Tree Park

    Free
    Cherry Tree Park
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  32. Kids In Motion: De Matti Playground

    Free
    De Matti Park
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  33. Kids in Motion: Seward Park

    Free
    Seward Park
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  34. Kids In Motion: Bloomingdale Playground

    Free
    Bloomingdale Playground
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  35. Fall Family Discovery Weekends

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
    Discovery Garden

  36. Seaport Halloween and Kids Food Festival

    Free
    South Street Seaport
    Free

  37. Spooky City: Faces and Places of NYC

    By Museum of the City of New York
    Museum of the City of New York

  38. 1970s vs 1980s Halloween Party for Kids…

    Kings Bay Library

  39. Spooktacular at Hudson Yards

    Free
    Public Square and Gardens, Hudson Yards
    Free

  40. Halloween Celebration

    Ticketed
    American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  41. Trick-or-Treat & Spooky Coloring

    Morbid Anatomy Library, Brooklyn

  42. 23rd Annual Greenpoint Children’s Halloween Parade

    155 Milton Street, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  43. Bookmobile @ Fete-O-Ween Trunk or Treat & Family Resource Block Party

    Central Library
Open Saturday, 2026-10-31
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