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Friday · Oct 30, 2026

46 events shown on this page
  1. · Starts in 46 min

    Drop-In Resume & Career Help (Central Library)

    Central Library, Business & Career Center
  2. · Starts in 46 min

    Minimal hypersurfaces with variable asymptotic directions and the Bernstein problem

    With Jinxin Xue
    Warren Weaver Hall 512
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  3. · Starts in 2h 14m

    Local Noon in the Gottlieb Transit Corridor

    Free
    Gottlieb Transit Corridor
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  4. · Starts in 2h 46m

    BCEats Farm Build

    By Brooklyn College
    Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts
  5. · Starts in 2h 46m

    Seasonal Highlights Tour

    By Brooklyn Botanic GardenFree
    FreeHidden gem
  6. · Starts in 3h 46m

    The People Versus Lenny Bruce

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor), Manhattan
  7. · Starts in 3h 46m

    Resilient Jamaica Bay

    Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
  8. · Starts in 3h 46m

    The Sky Tonight

    Strasenburgh Planetarium Star Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  9. · Starts in 3h 46m

    Iconic Views of Central Park Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  10. · Starts in 4h 46m

    Dominic Frank, PhD - Mount Sinai Neuroscience Seminars

    Hess Building
    Hidden gem
  11. · Starts in 4h 46m

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

    With Jim Fuller
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  12. · Starts in 4h 46m

    Discovery Tank Guided Gallery

    Hudson River Park
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  13. · Starts in 5h 16m

    Decoding Cellular Circuits in Intestinal Regeneration and Tumorigenesis

    With Eduardo Villablanca, Ph.D.
    CASPARY AUDITORIUM
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  14. · Starts in 5h 46m

    Musicology Lecture: Andrea Bohlman, UNC-Chapel Hill

    Biddle Music Building, 104
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  15. · Starts in 7h 46m

    Longevity Stick Class

    WNYC Transmitter Park, Brooklyn
  16. · Starts in 7h 46m

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

    SOB’s
  17. · Starts in 7h 46m

    Make A Cutting Board

    With Cade DrummerTicketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  18. · Starts in 8h 16m

    VOCES8 at Trinity Church

    By Kaufman Music Center
  19. · Starts in 8h 46m

    Public Stargazing

    Stull Observatory
    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed
  20. · Starts in 8h 46m

    Abolish Everything: World Championship III

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
  21. · Starts in 9h 16m

    Ambrose Akinmusire and Aszure Barton

    Rose Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  22. · Starts in 9h 16m

    Eleanor Alberga: The String Quartet Cycle with support from Solaris

  23. · Starts in 9h 16m

    Vaya Gerardo Contino

    Free
    Lincoln Center, Manhattan
    Free
  24. · Starts in 9h 16m

    Thriller-Themed Zumba Session

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  25. · Starts in 9h 46m

    Public Viewing Sessions

    Free
    UNM Campus Observatory
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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  1. · Starts in 2h 1m

    Neuroscience WIP series: Dr. Oriol Basquets Figueras

    By montefioreeinstein.org
    Bronx- 1410 Pelham Parkway South
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  2. · Starts in 2h 46m

    Ask a Tech at the Sheepshead Bay Library

    Brooklyn Public Library - Sheepshead Bay Branch
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  3. · Starts in 4h 46m

    Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  4. · Starts in 5h 1m

    Laser ABBA

    Strasenburgh Planetarium Star Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  5. · Starts in 5h 46m

    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
  6. · Starts in 6h 46m

    Tech Happy Hour by Startup Grind

    Time Out Market Union Square, Manhattan
  7. · Starts in 7h 46m

    Halloween DJ Sets: TYLERFROMWHERE and Lord Fascinator

    Whitney Museum of American Art
  8. · Starts in 8h 16m

    Dark Strings Trio

    Gallery 198
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  9. · Starts in 8h 16m

    Voces8 at Trinity Church

    By Kaufman Music Center
    Trinity Church
  10. · Starts in 8h 46m

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

    Knockdown Center, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  11. · Starts in 8h 46m

    Poor Unfortunate Souls

    With The Little Mermen & the Princess PalsTicketed
    SoHo Live
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  12. · Starts in 9h 46m

    A Citadel Halloween

    By partiful.com · with jeanchalant, Pea$y and 6 more
    Rodeo BK, Brooklyn
  13. · Starts in 9h 46m

    ROA

    Palladium Times Square
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  14. · Starts in 9h 46m

    Machine Girl Halloween

    By Pioneer WorksTicketed
    Pioneer Works
  15. · Starts in 11h 46m

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

    Ticketed
    Nowadays, Queens
  16. · Starts in 11h 46m

    Yacht Party Cruise (Drinks, DJ, Dancing)

    299 South St, Manhattan
  17. · Starts in 12h 16m

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

    BASEMENT, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  18. · Starts in 12h 31m

    Late Night Sessions

    Ticketed
    Dizzy's Club, Midtown
  19. · Starts in 12h 46m

    8Ball-O-Ween

    Ticketed
    8 Ball Community
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  20. · Starts in 12h 46m

    Karaoke Friday

    The Local Bar, Astoria
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  21. · Starts in 12h 46m

    Dianne Brill Presents Hot or Horror @ The Nines

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

Saturday · Oct 31, 2026

54 events shown on this page

  1. Spooktacular Girls in Business

    338 W 36th St., Manhattan

  2. Dia de los Muertos at the Queens Zoo

    Queens Zoo
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Japanese Maples Tour

    At the Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Central Park Fall Bird Walk - Bluebirds

    Location to be announced to all who RSVP

  5. ILOA Galaxy Forum Jakarata, Indonesia

    Jakarta, Indonesia
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Halloween Bird "Tweets" in Green-wood Cemetery

    By Brooklyn Bird Club
    Green-wood Cemetery Main Gate

  7. Concrete to Trails: Hogencamp Mountain

    Appalachian Mountain Club New York-North Jersey

  8. Boston – Franklin Park – Scarboro Pond

    Boston – Franklin Park Tennis Courts (Meeting Spot)
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Birding

    Pelham Bay Park
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Halloween Bird "Tweets" in Green-wood Cemetery

    By Brooklyn Bird Club
    Green-wood Cemetery Main Gate

  11. Ambassador & Volunteer

    Free
    Battery Maritime Building
    FreeHidden gem

  12. The World & Me: Bat Week Extravaganza with special guests…Arachnids

    Free
    Natural History Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. Daffodil Bulbs Giveaway and Volunteer Gardening

    Idlewild Environmental Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  14. Central Park Woodland Walk: The North Woods

    Ticketed
    Charles A. Dana Discovery Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. Saturday Science for Students

    By The Explorers Club · with Dr. Sixto PortillaFree
    Free

  16. Grow Your Own Future: Hydroponics for Adults

    Ticketed
    Idlewild Environmental Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. Meet Our Animals: Peculiar Pigs

    Ticketed
    Queens County Farm Museum, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  18. Creepy Crawly Halloween

    Free
    Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park
    Free

  19. CleanSweep

    Plumb Beach

  20. Green-Wood Cemetery

    By New York Mycological Society
    Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  21. Forest Restoration

    Canarsie Park
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  22. R&B Beats Dance

    Free
    Queens Public Library - Cambria Heights
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  23. Halloween Fall Foliage Walk

    Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center

  24. Intermediate English Class (We Speak NYC)

    Brooklyn Public Library - Sheepshead Bay Branch

  25. Discovery Hike: Urban Wildlife

    Free
    Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  26. Kpop dance class

    X-Space LIC, Queens

  27. Mozart for Munchkins: Spooky Sounds

    Hudson Yards
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  28. Halloween Walk-Up Paddling – 2nd St.

  29. Halloween Hike to Heyerdahl Hill

    Free
    Blood Root Valley
    Free
Show 25 more on Saturday · rated lower

  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. East New York Farms Volunteer Days

    ENY Youth Farm, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Fall Foliage Tour

    At the Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. The Reggaeton Halloween Party

    Lot45, Brooklyn

  14. Halloween Dance Cruise

    Liberty Belle, Manhattan

  15. Halloween Spooky Silent Disco 21+

    By allevents.inTicketed
    Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden, Queens

  16. Halloween Perreo on the Roof - Costume Party

    High Bar New York, Manhattan

  17. R&B Saturdays Halloween party

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

  18. Much Ado About Nothing

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Winter Garden Theatre

  19. Off The Record | Halloween Edition

    ARTSPACE, Manhattan

  20. McGolrick Bird Club

    Free
    McGolrick Park, Brooklyn
    Free

  21. How Not to Kill Your Houseplants

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden

  22. American Museum of Natural History + All Ticketed Exhibitions

    Ticketed
    American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  23. Planet Spectacular

    Strasenburgh Planetarium Star Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  24. Halloween Hike in Prospect Park and Green-Wood Cemetery

    Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn

  25. Spooktacular at Hudson Yards

    Free
    Public Square and Gardens, Hudson Yards
    Free
Open Saturday, 2026-10-31
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