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Saturday · Oct 31, 2026

77 events shown on this page

  1. Discover the History & Design of One of New York's Most Unique Parks

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  2. Open Studio: Sculpture Garden Reimagined

    Free
    Hirshhorn Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

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

  4. Magicians and Mediums Trolley Tour

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

  5. High Line Tour: From Freight to Flowers

  6. Drawing in Nature

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Current Events in Government & Politics

    Dyker Library

  8. Repurposeful Ancestry Lab Repair Walk: Flatbush to Courtelyou

    Flatbush Library

  9. Forest Hills Gardens Tour On Halloween

    New York City Hiking Tours
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Intermediate English Class (We Speak NYC)

    Brooklyn Public Library - Sheepshead Bay Branch

  11. Walking Tour: Downtown New York Architecture in 1776

    By AIA New York / Center for Architecture · with William M. SingerTicketed
    Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House

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

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  13. Shibori: Block and Bind Dye Techniques with Indigo

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  14. Exhibition Workshop: Halloween Amulet Making

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

  15. NY | Hands On: Lotería

    Free
    American Indian Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  16. Stamp & Scream

    Postal Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

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

  18. Art Walk

    Free
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. Dia de los Muertos Celebration at Brooklyn Army Terminal

    Free
    Brooklyn Army Terminal Arches
    Free

  20. Sculpting the (Un)Spoken: A Participatory Performance with Iris van Herpen

    Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  21. Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    Off-Site
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  22. Drawing Session in Exhibit on Loss, Disappearance, & Identity (in Spanish & English)

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  23. Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  24. ICP Photobook Club: Japanese Women Photographers x Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon

    Free
    International Center of Photography
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  25. Capturing the Scent of Time: Bilingual Bookmaking Workshop #2

    Adams Street Library

  26. Nyc Marathon Poster Making Marathon

    With Andrea HerradaTicketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  27. Conservatory Garden Tour

    Conservatory Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

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

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

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

  30. Art Studio

    Free
    Portrait Gallery
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  31. Halloween Family Day: Art, Treats, and Beats

    Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  32. Zine Club x BPL

    Central Library, Art Studio

  33. Where Harlem Rests Trolley Tour

    Free
    Woodlawn Cemetery and Conservancy, The Bronx
    Free

  34. Building of the Day: DSNY Brooklyn District 3 Garage

    By AIA New York / Center for Architecture
    DSNY Brooklyn District 3 Garage

  35. Pumpkin Painting: Creative Minds

    Free
    Anacostia Community Museum
    Free

  36. Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House Museum

    Free
    Conference House Park
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  37. Proximity Exhibition

    Free
    Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  38. NYC Photo Walk: East Village | Halloween Spirit

    PlantShed Cafe, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  39. Exclusive Trip Inside the Loew's Valencia: NYC's First "Wonder Theatre"

    Tabernacle of Prayer for All People (See Confirmation Email for Exact Entrance), Queens

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

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  41. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

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

  42. Folklore Tales on the Trail Hike

    Free
    Prospect Park (Washington Irving statue)
    Free

  43. Studio 41 Celebrates 5 Years with New Exhibitions

    Free
    Studio 41
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  44. Gowanus Dredgers’ Members Exhibition

    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse, Brooklyn

  45. Chinese Brush Painting

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  46. Seneca Village Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  47. Exhibition Tour, The Battle of Brooklyn

    By Center for Brooklyn HistoryFree
    Center for Brooklyn History
    Free

  48. Dia de los Muertos at Nos Cuidamos

    Free
    Nos Cuidamos Community Garden
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  49. Mini Clay Alebrijes

    New York Botanical Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  50. Tour the Building with a Docent

    By The New York Society Library
    Hidden gem

  51. Explore Collection Featuring Goya, Velazquez, El Greco, and More

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  52. Exploring the Ghosts of New York City's Elevated Railroads

    City Hall Park (Jacob Wrey Mould Fountain), Manhattan

  53. Woodworking Foundations I

    With Dan WitrockTicketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  54. Sky Studio: Make a Zine

    Sky Room South

  55. Revolutionary Spirits

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  56. BYOB Hand Building

    Ticketed
    BCI Studio - Buildin...
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  57. Watson Adventures’ Murder at the Met Scavenger Hunt

    Metropolitan Museum of Art

  58. Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  59. Watson Adventures’ Fright at the Met Scavenger Hunt

    Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  60. Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  61. Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  62. Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  63. Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  64. Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
Show 13 more on Saturday · rated lower

  1. The Nightmare Before Christmas Sing-Along

    New York Hall of Science
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Weekly Vigil for Yemen

    One Union Square South, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Grand Central Terminal

    By The Municipal Art Society of New York · with MAS DocentTicketed

  4. From Fur and Flowers to Fashion: West 20s

    By The Municipal Art Society of New York · with Matt PostalTicketed

  5. ARTmobile @ Redemption Church Fall Festival

    Coffey Park

  6. Creation Station

    By The New York Society LibraryFree
    Children's Library
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Public Gallery Tour

    By Wave Hill
    Wave Hill, The Bronx

  8. Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Knit Together Halloween Yarn Swap

    Library for Arts & Culture

  10. Rocky Horror Movie Party

    Ticketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Dyckman Marina Movie Nights

    Free
    Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan
    Free

  12. Nightmare before Christmas

    Free
    Hunters Point South Park
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. Scream

    Ticketed
    The 3 Luxembourg
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Saturday, 2026-10-31

Sunday · Nov 1, 2026

12 events shown on this page

  1. Mindful Pottery Wheel Throwing Class

    96 Bogart St, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Welding and Metal Fabrication 101: Make a Steel Planter Box

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Walk-In Workshop: Fall Foodscapes

    Staten Island Children's Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Water Marbling Workshop

    The Arts Building, Manhattan

  6. Intro to Woodworking: Make a Custom Longboard

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Hands in Clay: A Pottery Workshop for Beginners

    Art Barrio, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Make Your Own Copper Lamp - Art Class by Classpop!TM

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Other Desert Cities

    Hudson Theatre - New York
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Before New York: A Traveling Pop-Up Exhibition

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Show 2 more on Sunday · rated lower

  1. History of NYBG Tour

    At the Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Union Square Holiday Market

    Union Square
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Sunday, 2026-11-01
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