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Friday · Oct 30, 2026

20 events shown on this page

  1. Abolish Everything: World Championship III

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan

  2. Ambrose Akinmusire and Aszure Barton

    Rose Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

  4. Vaya Gerardo Contino

    Free
    Lincoln Center, Manhattan
    Free

  5. Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  6. Thriller-Themed Zumba Session

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Public Viewing Sessions

    Free
    UNM Campus Observatory
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  9. Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
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  1. Poor Unfortunate Souls

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

  2. A Citadel Halloween

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

  3. ROA

    Palladium Times Square
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Machine Girl Halloween

    By Pioneer WorksTicketed
    Pioneer Works

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

    Ticketed
    Nowadays, Queens

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

    299 South St, Manhattan

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

    BASEMENT, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Late Night Sessions

    Ticketed
    Dizzy's Club, Midtown

  9. 8Ball-O-Ween

    Ticketed
    8 Ball Community
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Karaoke Friday

    The Local Bar, Astoria
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Dianne Brill Presents Hot or Horror @ The Nines

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

Saturday · Oct 31, 2026

80 events shown on this page

  1. Highlights Tour

    Governors Island, Manhattan

  2. Tastes of Chinatown: Neighborhood History and Food Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Dia de los Muertos at the Queens Zoo

    Queens Zoo
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Historic Haunts of Lower Manhattan

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Walking Tour of Historic Turtle Bay

    1st Avenue & East 47th Street, Manhattan

  6. Revolution in Old New York: Soldiers, Spies & Statesmen

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Japanese Maples Tour

    At the Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Central Park Fall Bird Walk - Bluebirds

    Location to be announced to all who RSVP

  9. ILOA Galaxy Forum Jakarata, Indonesia

    Jakarta, Indonesia
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    By Brooklyn Bird Club
    Green-wood Cemetery Main Gate

  11. Concrete to Trails: Hogencamp Mountain

    Appalachian Mountain Club New York-North Jersey

  12. Boston – Franklin Park – Scarboro Pond

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

  13. Birding

    Pelham Bay Park
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    By Brooklyn Bird Club
    Green-wood Cemetery Main Gate

  15. Ambassador & Volunteer

    Free
    Battery Maritime Building
    FreeHidden gem

  16. Greenwood Cemetery Halloween Hike

    500 25th Street, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Free
    Natural History Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  18. Daffodil Bulbs Giveaway and Volunteer Gardening

    Idlewild Environmental Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. Central Park Woodland Walk: The North Woods

    Ticketed
    Charles A. Dana Discovery Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  20. Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  21. Saturday Science for Students

    By The Explorers Club · with Dr. Sixto PortillaFree
    Free

  22. DC | Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

    With Grupo los Tecuanes, David Amorozo and 1 moreFree
    American Indian Museum DC
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  23. Grow Your Own Future: Hydroponics for Adults

    Ticketed
    Idlewild Environmental Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  24. Magicians and Mediums Trolley Tour

    By The Green-Wood CemeteryTicketed
    Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn

  25. Meet Our Animals: Peculiar Pigs

    Ticketed
    Queens County Farm Museum, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  26. Creepy Crawly Halloween

    Free
    Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park
    Free

  27. High Line Tour: From Freight to Flowers

  28. CleanSweep

    Plumb Beach

  29. Green-Wood Cemetery

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

  30. Forest Restoration

    Canarsie Park
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  31. R&B Beats Dance

    Free
    Queens Public Library - Cambria Heights
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  32. Current Events in Government & Politics

    Dyker Library

  33. Halloween Fall Foliage Walk

    Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center

  34. Explore a Unique Pocket of NYC: A Look at History, Design, & Environment

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  35. Exhibition Workshop: Halloween Amulet Making

    With Carl Walsh and Leopoldo Fox-ZampiccoliFree
    Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
    Free

  36. Discovery Hike: Urban Wildlife

    Free
    Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  37. Kpop dance class

    X-Space LIC, Queens

  38. Mozart for Munchkins: Spooky Sounds

    Hudson Yards
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  39. Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

    With Cetiliztli NauhcampaFree
    National Museum of the American Indian Heye Center, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

  41. Dia de los Muertos Celebration at Brooklyn Army Terminal

    Free
    Brooklyn Army Terminal Arches
    Free

  42. Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    Off-Site
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  43. Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  44. Halloween Hike to Heyerdahl Hill

    Free
    Blood Root Valley
    Free

  45. Fall Splendor Tour

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
    Magnolia Plaza

  46. Hubble’s Immersive Universe

    Strasenburgh Planetarium Star Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  47. Fall Foliage Cruise aboard Kingston

    Chelsea Piers
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  48. Underground Manhattan: Exploring the History of the NYC Subway System

    Municipal Building — Subway Entrance (See Confirmation Email for Exact Meeting Location), Manhattan

  49. Northwest Bronx: Van Cortlandt Park Hike and the Fieldston Historic District

    By Exploring NYC History and NeighborhoodsFree
    Van Cortlandt House Museum, The Bronx
    Free

  50. Catch the Fall Foliage

    New York LGBTQ+ Photographers
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  51. Where Harlem Rests Trolley Tour

    Free
    Woodlawn Cemetery and Conservancy, 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. South Street Seaport Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Bronx Carnival - Dancehall & Soca Halloween Day Party

    Bronx Brewery Back Yard Entrance, The Bronx

  11. Saints or Sinners: Reggaeton Halloween Night

    By allevents.inTicketed
    Skinos, Manhattan

  12. East New York Farms Volunteer Days

    ENY Youth Farm, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. Fall Foliage Tour

    At the Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  14. Dinner with Entrepreneurs | Manhattan (Giving Back Edition)

    Restaurant of the Week, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. The Reggaeton Halloween Party

    Lot45, Brooklyn

  16. Early Voting

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. Halloween Dance Cruise

    Liberty Belle, Manhattan

  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. McGolrick Bird Club

    Free
    McGolrick Park, Brooklyn
    Free

  24. How Not to Kill Your Houseplants

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden

  25. American Museum of Natural History + All Ticketed Exhibitions

    Ticketed
    American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  26. Planet Spectacular

    Strasenburgh Planetarium Star Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn

  28. Spooktacular at Hudson Yards

    Free
    Public Square and Gardens, Hudson Yards
    Free

  29. Weekly Vigil for Yemen

    One Union Square South, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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