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Friday · Oct 30, 2026

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  1. The Fitness Mixer

    re-Creation Fitness

  2. Stones in the Water

    By BAM · with Sarah Kay, Clint Smith and 2 more

  3. Soulful Maximalism Book Tour

    Adanne Bookshop, Brooklyn

  4. Evening of astronomy

    JBENC
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. OncoHeart 2026 International Conference

    Marine Biological Laboratory
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. West Harlem Forest Tree Club

    Outdoors - Open Spaces,Parks & Streets
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    The Victoria Theater Restaurant

  8. Dev Lemons, Venus & the Flytraps

    Elsewhere - The Hall, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Amazing Conifers Tour

    At the Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. BU Health & Life Science Conference Featuring Big Tree ACORN Summit

    Rafik B. Hariri Building (Questrom School of Business), 9th Floor Ballroom & Kenmore Room
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Asanabenche "Invention Tour"

    Silvana, Manhattan

  12. New York State Conference on the Environment (recycling, climate)

    Cornell Tech, Manhattan

  13. Medicine Grand Rounds: 2026 Clipp-Speer Lecture - Shared Values: Evidence, Compassion, and Fairness

    With Laura Svetkey, MD, MHS
    Duke North, Room 2002
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  14. Chinese-American Planning Council and CaringKind to Provide Caregiver Workshop Series in Queens

    EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. Tai Chi (Outdoors)

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  16. Morning Yoga on the Plaza

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. Adult Mental Health First Aid Training

    Central Library, Dweck Center

  18. BioE Seminar: Dr. Millicent Sullivan

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. Nephrology Grand Rounds

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  20. Forest Fridays

  21. New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery

    Free
    Central Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  22. Morning Birding at Prospect Park with Gabriel Willow

    Free
    Prospect Park, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  23. Kissena Park Forest Restoration

    Free
    Kissena Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  24. Ambassador & Volunteer

    Free
    Battery Maritime Building
    FreeHidden gem

  25. Brain & Behavior Research Foundation 2026 International Mental Health Research Symposium

    Free
    Free

  26. Repetition, Contingency, Dialectic

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

  27. Capturing previously un-seen extreme events in complex systems

    With Themis Sapsis
    Warren Weaver Hall, Room 1302
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  28. Atlah World Ministries

    Atlah World Ministries 38 West 123rd Street New York NY 10027, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  29. Older Adult Wellness Walk

    Free
    Prospect Park Boathouse + Audubon Center, Brooklyn
    Free

  30. The Cycle Alliance's Period Pantry at Saratoga

    Saratoga Library

  31. Gowanus Canal Conservancy: Rain Garden Stewardship, Sponge Park and Bond Gardens

  32. Enid A. Haupt Garden Tour

    Free
    Smithsonian Gardens
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  33. Daffodil Bulb Giveaway & Volunteer Gardening Registration

    Idlewild Environmental Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  34. Central Park Woodland Walk: The Ramble

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  35. 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

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

    Free
    Williamsbridge Oval, Manhattan
    Free

  37. Pinocchio and Gepetto’s Big Apple Adventure

    Free
    Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  38. Sit and Be Fit (Seated exercise for adults)

    Rugby, Meeting Room

  39. Fall Splendor Tour

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
    Magnolia Plaza

  40. Multiscale Analysis of Wave Propagation in Random Media

    With Josselin Garnier
    Warren Weaver Hall 1302
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  41. Minimal hypersurfaces with variable asymptotic directions and the Bernstein problem

    With Jinxin Xue
    Warren Weaver Hall 512
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Dyker Library

  43. Local Noon in the Gottlieb Transit Corridor

    Free
    Gottlieb Transit Corridor
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  44. Short Story Discussion Group

    Central Library, Art Studio

  45. BCEats Farm Build

    By Brooklyn College
    Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts

  46. Seasonal Highlights Tour

    By Brooklyn Botanic GardenFree
    FreeHidden gem

  47. The People Versus Lenny Bruce

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

  48. Resilient Jamaica Bay

    Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

  49. The Sky Tonight

    Strasenburgh Planetarium Star Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  50. Iconic Views of Central Park Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  51. Open Day – CUNY Graduate Center Classics Department

    CUNY Graduate Center, Manhattan

  52. Dominic Frank, PhD - Mount Sinai Neuroscience Seminars

    Hess Building
    Hidden gem

  53. The Tumultuous Lives of Luminous Stars: Mass Loss, Mass Transfer, and White Dwarf Kicks

    With Jim Fuller
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  54. Discovery Tank Guided Gallery

    Hudson River Park
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    With Branden Fitelson
    West Duke 202
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  56. Decoding Cellular Circuits in Intestinal Regeneration and Tumorigenesis

    With Eduardo Villablanca, Ph.D.
    CASPARY AUDITORIUM
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Biddle Music Building, 104
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Free
    Center for Book Arts (Chelsea)
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  59. Longevity Stick Class

    WNYC Transmitter Park, Brooklyn

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

    SOB’s

  61. VOCES8 at Trinity Church

    By Kaufman Music Center

  62. Public Stargazing

    Stull Observatory
    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  63. Abolish Everything: World Championship III

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
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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. Tai Chi

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  16. Live DJ Nights

    Chorus Karaoke, Midtown
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. Halloween NuevaYol Latin Fridays

    By allevents.inTicketed
    OUT OF ORDINARY, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  18. OncoHeart 2026 International Conference

    JAHARIS FAMILY CENTER
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. Fall Garden Highlights Tour

    At the Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  20. Shenandoah Hiking, Winery, and Sunsets Weekend

    Explorer Chicks of NYC
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  21. The Cycle Alliance's Period Pantry at Gerritsen Beach

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Library
    Free

  22. American Museum of Natural History + All Ticketed Exhibitions

    Ticketed
    American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  23. The Cycle Alliance's Period Pantry at McKinley Park

    McKinley Park Library
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  24. Mother Goose Magic

    By The New York Society LibraryFree
    Whitridge Room
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  25. Zumba Workout for All

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  26. Chair Yoga for Everyone

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Adler Study (514), Manhattan

  27. Yoga with Shape Up NYC

    Brooklyn Public Library - Sheepshead Bay Branch, Brooklyn

  28. Neuroscience WIP series: Dr. Oriol Basquets Figueras

    By montefioreeinstein.org
    Bronx- 1410 Pelham Parkway South
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  29. Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  30. Laser ABBA

    Strasenburgh Planetarium Star Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  31. Halloween in the Park: Magic Show, Science Show, Face Painting, Trick-or-Treating, & More

    With Chris Capehart and Crazy ScienceFree
    Lawn, Bryant Park, Manhattan
    Free

  32. Halloween DJ Sets: TYLERFROMWHERE and Lord Fascinator

  33. Dark Strings Trio

    Gallery 198
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  34. Voces8 at Trinity Church

    By Kaufman Music Center
    Trinity Church

  35. J-KURU NEW YORK Evening Japanese Conversation

    The Hugh, Manhattan

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

    Knockdown Center, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  37. Poor Unfortunate Souls

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