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Friday · Oct 30, 2026

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  1. Late Night Sessions

    Ticketed
    Dizzy's Club, Midtown

  2. 8Ball-O-Ween

    Ticketed
    8 Ball Community
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Karaoke Friday

    The Local Bar, Astoria
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Dianne Brill Presents Hot or Horror @ The Nines

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

Saturday · Oct 31, 2026

96 events shown on this page

  1. Halloween Pottery: Ghost Candleholders

    136 Bowery, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Art in the Park: Upcycled Bike Jewelry

    Shirley Chisholm State Park, Brooklyn

  3. Knifesmithing 101: Forge a Survival Knife

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Exhibition Tours: A Nation of Artists

  5. Mixed Media Collage Workshop with Anthony Ciambella

  6. Woodworking for Beginners: Make a Side Table

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Dia de los Muertos at the Queens Zoo

    Queens Zoo
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Procession of Puppets: La Catrina and Skeleton Puppets

    New York Botanical Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Intro to Leatherwork: Make a Leather Tote Bag

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. NYC Drawing the Dance Workshop

    Dixon Place, Manhattan

  11. Japanese Maples Tour

    At the Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Central Park Fall Bird Walk - Bluebirds

    Location to be announced to all who RSVP

  13. ILOA Galaxy Forum Jakarata, Indonesia

    Jakarta, Indonesia
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    By Brooklyn Bird Club
    Green-wood Cemetery Main Gate

  15. Concrete to Trails: Hogencamp Mountain

    Appalachian Mountain Club New York-North Jersey

  16. Stained Glass Art for Beginners

    Ticketed
    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn

  17. Poughkeepsie, A Fall Photo-Walk

    Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan

  18. Boston – Franklin Park – Scarboro Pond

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

  19. Birding

    Pelham Bay Park
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    By Brooklyn Bird Club
    Green-wood Cemetery Main Gate

  21. Before-Hours Tours With an Art Historian

    MoMA, Manhattan

  22. Ambassador & Volunteer

    Free
    Battery Maritime Building
    FreeHidden gem

  23. Drawing in the Park

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Free
    Natural History Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  25. Daffodil Bulbs Giveaway and Volunteer Gardening

    Idlewild Environmental Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  26. Central Park Woodland Walk: The North Woods

    Ticketed
    Charles A. Dana Discovery Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  28. Open Studio: Sculpture Garden Reimagined

    Free
    Hirshhorn Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  29. Saturday Science for Students

    By The Explorers Club · with Dr. Sixto PortillaFree
    Free

  30. Grow Your Own Future: Hydroponics for Adults

    Ticketed
    Idlewild Environmental Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  31. Meet Our Animals: Peculiar Pigs

    Ticketed
    Queens County Farm Museum, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  32. Creepy Crawly Halloween

    Free
    Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park
    Free

  33. Drawing in Nature

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  34. CleanSweep

    Plumb Beach

  35. Green-Wood Cemetery

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

  36. Forest Restoration

    Canarsie Park
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  37. R&B Beats Dance

    Free
    Queens Public Library - Cambria Heights
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  38. Repurposeful Ancestry Lab Repair Walk: Flatbush to Courtelyou

    Flatbush Library

  39. Halloween Fall Foliage Walk

    Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center

  40. Forest Hills Gardens Tour On Halloween

    New York City Hiking Tours
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  41. 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

  42. Shibori: Block and Bind Dye Techniques with Indigo

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  43. Discovery Hike: Urban Wildlife

    Free
    Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  44. NY | Hands On: Lotería

    Free
    American Indian Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  45. Stamp & Scream

    Postal Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  46. Kpop dance class

    X-Space LIC, Queens

  47. Mozart for Munchkins: Spooky Sounds

    Hudson Yards
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  48. Art Walk

    Free
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

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

    Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  52. Halloween Hike to Heyerdahl Hill

    Free
    Blood Root Valley
    Free

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

    Free
    International Center of Photography
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Adams Street Library

  55. Nyc Marathon Poster Making Marathon

    With Andrea HerradaTicketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  56. Fall Splendor Tour

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
    Magnolia Plaza

  57. Hubble’s Immersive Universe

    Strasenburgh Planetarium Star Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  58. Conservatory Garden Tour

    Conservatory Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  59. Fall Foliage Cruise aboard Kingston

    Chelsea Piers
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  60. Art Studio

    Free
    Portrait Gallery
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  62. Catch the Fall Foliage

    New York LGBTQ+ Photographers
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  63. Zine Club x BPL

    Central Library, Art Studio

  64. Urban Park Rangers: Outdoor Skills: Animal Tracking

    With NYC Parks' Urban Park Rangers
    Pelham Bay Nature Center, The Bronx

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

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

  66. Pumpkin Painting: Creative Minds

    Free
    Anacostia Community Museum
    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. Be a Part of the Magic - New York’s 53rd Annual Village Halloween Parade

    Greenwich Village, Manhattan

  5. Nexo NYC Halloween Edition - District Saturday | The Sound of New York

    NEXO NYC, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. The Official Village Halloween Parade Silent Disco

    By allevents.inTicketed
    New York's Village Halloween Parade, Manhattan

  7. Haunted Ballroom with Live Performance by Rack

    By allevents.inTicketed
    Melrose Ballroom, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Halloween Harvest Festival

    By allevents.in
    Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Purgatory

    Refuge, Brooklyn

  10. Slow Jams NYC - Halloween Slow Jams & RnB Party

    Littlefield, Brooklyn

  11. Bronx Carnival - Dancehall & Soca Halloween Day Party

    Bronx Brewery Back Yard Entrance, The Bronx

  12. Saints or Sinners: Reggaeton Halloween Night

    By allevents.inTicketed
    Skinos, Manhattan

  13. East New York Farms Volunteer Days

    ENY Youth Farm, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  14. Fall Foliage Tour

    At the Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. The Reggaeton Halloween Party

    Lot45, Brooklyn

  16. Halloween Dance Cruise

    Liberty Belle, Manhattan

  17. Halloween Spooky Silent Disco 21+

    By allevents.inTicketed
    Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden, Queens

  18. Halloween Perreo on the Roof - Costume Party

    High Bar New York, Manhattan

  19. R&B Saturdays Halloween party

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

  20. Much Ado About Nothing

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Winter Garden Theatre

  21. Off The Record | Halloween Edition

    ARTSPACE, Manhattan

  22. McGolrick Bird Club

    Free
    McGolrick Park, Brooklyn
    Free

  23. How Not to Kill Your Houseplants

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden

  24. American Museum of Natural History + All Ticketed Exhibitions

    Ticketed
    American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  25. Planet Spectacular

    Strasenburgh Planetarium Star Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn

  27. The Nightmare Before Christmas Sing-Along

    New York Hall of Science
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  28. Spooktacular at Hudson Yards

    Free
    Public Square and Gardens, Hudson Yards
    Free

  29. Grand Central Terminal

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

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

    By The Municipal Art Society of New York · with Matt PostalTicketed
Open Saturday, 2026-10-31
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