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Friday · Oct 30, 2026

70 events shown on this page

  1. The New Renaissance - A Masquerade Celebrating Black Music in NYC

    The Victoria Theater Restaurant

  2. Dev Lemons, Venus & the Flytraps

    Elsewhere - The Hall, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Kids Create: Halloween

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  4. Asanabenche "Invention Tour"

    Silvana, Manhattan

  5. Repetition, Contingency, Dialectic

    With Bara Kolenc, Gregor Moder and 1 more
    Friedl 115
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Story Time and Meet the Author: A Quilt Of Stars: Astronaut Karen Nyberg Stitches a Dream

    With Karen Nyberg and Ann McCallum StaatsFree
    Air and Space Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Big Moments, Little Stories

    Free
    Anacostia Community Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Fall First Discoveries

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden

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

    Free
    Williamsbridge Oval, Manhattan
    Free

  10. Pinocchio and Gepetto’s Big Apple Adventure

    Free
    Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Dyker's Book Discussion: Too Old for This by Samantha Downing

    Dyker Library

  12. Short Story Discussion Group

    Central Library, Art Studio

  13. The People Versus Lenny Bruce

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

  14. Open Day – CUNY Graduate Center Classics Department

    CUNY Graduate Center, Manhattan

  15. Discover-ween Festival

    Free
    Queens Central Library
    Free

  16. A 2-Dimensional Theory of Argument Strength with Applications

    With Branden Fitelson
    West Duke 202
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Biddle Music Building, 104
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  18. Fall Teen Fest: Imagining Futures

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. Cool Kids Halloween Ice Cream Decorating Class

    Tipsy Scoop Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  20. Paper Cuts: Independent Publishing in the United States, 2000-2025

    Free
    Center for Book Arts (Chelsea)
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    SOB’s

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

    Art Strong NYC, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  23. VOCES8 at Trinity Church

    By Kaufman Music Center

  24. Cool Kids Halloween Ice Cream Decorating Class

    Tipsy Scoop Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  25. Smithsonian Sleepover at the American History Museum

    American History Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  26. Abolish Everything: World Championship III

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan

  27. Ambrose Akinmusire and Aszure Barton

    Rose Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

  29. Vaya Gerardo Contino

    Free
    Lincoln Center, Manhattan
    Free

  30. Thriller-Themed Zumba Session

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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  1. Piano in Bryant Park

    Free
    Bryant Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. New York Tamasha Bhoots: Bollywood Halloween Party

    1150 Broadway, Manhattan

  3. Live Music Friday

    Claret Wine Bar, Sunnyside Gardens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. The Cafe Wha? House Band

    Cafe Wha?, Soho

  5. Biggest Halloween Party New York

    The Palace, Queens

  6. NYC Halloween Afterparty Feat. A Boogie

    By allevents.in
    Stage B

  7. The Haunted House: Reggaeton Halloween Party

    By allevents.inTicketed
    Skinos, Manhattan

  8. Live Music Nightly

    Prohibition, Upper West Side
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Live Music

    The Long Room, Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Halloween Norteño y Banda Yacht Party in NYC

    By allevents.inTicketed
    Skyport Marina, Manhattan

  11. Live Music

    Ticketed
    Tomi Jazz, Turtle Bay
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Social Salsa at Greeley Square Park

    Free
    Greeley Square Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. The Amazing Ken Presents: Spooky Halloween Comedy Magic Show

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  14. Machine Girl Halloween Afterparty

    H0L0, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. Live DJ Nights

    Chorus Karaoke, Midtown
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  16. Halloween NuevaYol Latin Fridays

    By allevents.inTicketed
    OUT OF ORDINARY, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. Hanzi of the Week 本周汉字

    New Utrecht Library

  18. Play at BCM

    Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. Mother Goose Magic

    By The New York Society LibraryFree
    Whitridge Room
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  20. Asphalt Screams

    Free
    Asphalt Green
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  21. Laser ABBA

    Strasenburgh Planetarium Star Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  22. Kids Create: Halloween Special!

    Clarendon, Meeting Room
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  23. Wicked Walker Family Fun and Halloween Event

    Free
    Walker Park Field House
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  24. Mad Monster Lab Haunted House & Fall Festival

    Free
    Bowne Park Field House in Bowne Park
    Free

  25. Halloween DJ Sets: TYLERFROMWHERE and Lord Fascinator

  26. Dark Strings Trio

    Gallery 198
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  27. Voces8 at Trinity Church

    By Kaufman Music Center
    Trinity Church

  28. J-KURU NEW YORK Evening Japanese Conversation

    The Hugh, Manhattan

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

    Knockdown Center, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  30. Poor Unfortunate Souls

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

  31. A Citadel Halloween

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

  32. ROA

    Palladium Times Square
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  33. Machine Girl Halloween

    By Pioneer WorksTicketed
    Pioneer Works

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

    Ticketed
    Nowadays, Queens

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

    299 South St, Manhattan

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

    BASEMENT, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  37. Late Night Sessions

    Ticketed
    Dizzy's Club, Midtown

  38. 8Ball-O-Ween

    Ticketed
    8 Ball Community
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  39. Karaoke Friday

    The Local Bar, Astoria
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  40. Dianne Brill Presents Hot or Horror @ The Nines

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

Saturday · Oct 31, 2026

30 events shown on this page

  1. Reading in Italian & Musicalinasce in Costume for Halloween

    By Istituto Italiano di Cultura New York

  2. Ready, Set, Kindergarten

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  3. No Kimchi for Me Story Time with Aram Kim

    McCarren Park Greenmarket, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Intro to Birding

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

  5. Family Art Project: Day of the Dead

    By Wave HillFree
    Wave Hill, The Bronx
    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
Open Saturday, 2026-10-31
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