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Friday · Oct 30, 2026

43 events shown on this page

  1. Homeroom: Artists Against the Bomb

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. In Their Honor: 25 Years of Service

    National September 11 Memorial & Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Taking Back Our Space: Photographic Perspectives

    Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Hyundai Translocal Series: Ho Tzu Nyen

    New Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Masterpieces: An Experience of the Museo del Prado

    Ticketed
    The Loft (3rd Fl) at Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Intro to Printmaking

    Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Hopi Kachina Dolls: Blessings for a Balanced World

    Brooklyn Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Saturday Artist Wheel Throwing Class

    Bronx River Art Center, The Bronx

  9. NYC Marathon: 50 Years Through the Five Boroughs

    Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan

  10. Digital Collage with Adobe CC and its Free Alternatives

    Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Tastes of Chinatown: Neighborhood History and Food Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Day of the Dead Workshop

    92 Ave. C, Manhattan

  13. Bone Sculpting Workshop

    255 McKibbin, Brooklyn

  14. Collagraphs with Tetra Pak

  15. Halloween Pottery: Pumpkin

    136 Bowery, Manhattan

  16. Open hours for "The Carver's Order"

    The Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation, Manhattan

  17. Bartending Academy Open House: Shake Your First Cocktail

    Coexist GameHouse, Manhattan

  18. Transportation in NY Summit

    New York Law School, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. Ambassador & Volunteer

    Free
    Battery Maritime Building
    FreeHidden gem

  20. Voices of 1776

    Free
    Conference House Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  21. Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community

    Free
    Conference House Park, Manhattan
    Free

  22. Sống: Photographs by Ocean Vuong

    ThinkChinatown
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  23. BCEats Farm Build

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

  24. Crafting Community: Work on Personal Projects & Make New Friends

    Free
    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, Manhattan
    Free

  25. NY | Hands On: Lotería

    Free
    American Indian Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  26. Collage Party

    Central Library, Info Commons Lab
  27. · Starts in 20 min

    Halloween Prelude: Haunted Greenwich Village Tour

    By Exploring NYC History and NeighborhoodsFree
    Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center, Manhattan
    Free
  28. · Starts in 2h 20m

    Visita Guiada en Español: Diseñados para ser Rojos

    Free
    Poster House
    Free
  29. · Starts in 3h 20m

    Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
  30. · Starts in 3h 20m

    Red Hook Art Project: Adult Figure Drawing Night

    Red Hook Art Project Studio, Brooklyn
  31. · Starts in 3h 20m

    Longevity Stick Class

    WNYC Transmitter Park, Brooklyn
  32. · Starts in 3h 20m

    Halloween Movie Night: Honoring Tim Curry

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  33. · Starts in 3h 50m

    Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
  34. · Starts in 4h 20m

    Halloween Screening: Train to Busan

    With Yeon Sang-hoFree
    Asian Art Museum
    FreeUnconfirmedNotable speaker
    Unconfirmed
  35. · Starts in 4h 20m

    Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
  36. · Starts in 4h 50m

    Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
  37. · Starts in 5h 20m

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Original Cast Spooktacular Tour

    With Barry Bostwick, Nell Campbell and 1 more
    The Town Hall
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  38. · Starts in 5h 20m

    Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
  39. · Starts in 5h 50m

    Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
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  1. · Starts in 20 min

    Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  2. · Starts in 1h 20m

    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
  3. · Starts in 2h 20m

    Tech Happy Hour by Startup Grind

    Time Out Market Union Square, Manhattan
  4. · Starts in 3h 20m

    Movies Under the Stars: Hoppers | PG

    Free
    Kissena Corridor Park, Manhattan
    Free
Open Friday, 2026-10-30

Saturday · Oct 31, 2026

54 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. Tastes of Chinatown: Neighborhood History and Food Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Knifesmithing 101: Forge a Survival Knife

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Mixed Media Collage Workshop with Anthony Ciambella

  6. Woodworking for Beginners: Make a Side Table

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Intro to Leatherwork: Make a Leather Tote Bag

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. NYC Drawing the Dance Workshop

    Dixon Place, Manhattan

  9. Central Park Fall Bird Walk - Bluebirds

    Location to be announced to all who RSVP

  10. Concrete to Trails: Hogencamp Mountain

    Appalachian Mountain Club New York-North Jersey

  11. Stained Glass Art for Beginners

    Ticketed
    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn

  12. Poughkeepsie, A Fall Photo-Walk

    Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan

  13. Before-Hours Tours With an Art Historian

    MoMA, Manhattan

  14. Ambassador & Volunteer

    Free
    Battery Maritime Building
    FreeHidden gem

  15. Drawing in the Park

    BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  16. Daffodil Bulbs Giveaway and Volunteer Gardening

    Idlewild Environmental Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. Open Studio: Sculpture Garden Reimagined

    Free
    Hirshhorn Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  18. Creepy Crawly Halloween

    Free
    Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park
    Free

  19. Drawing in Nature

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  20. Forest Restoration

    Canarsie Park
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  21. Repurposeful Ancestry Lab Repair Walk: Flatbush to Courtelyou

    Flatbush Library

  22. 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
    ★ Pick

  23. Exhibition Workshop: Halloween Amulet Making

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

  24. NY | Hands On: Lotería

    Free
    American Indian Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Free
    International Center of Photography
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Adams Street Library

  28. Nyc Marathon Poster Making Marathon

    With Andrea HerradaTicketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  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. Catch the Fall Foliage

    New York LGBTQ+ Photographers
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  32. Zine Club x BPL

    Central Library, Art Studio

  33. Pumpkin Painting: Creative Minds

    Free
    Anacostia Community Museum
    Free

  34. Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House Museum

    Free
    Conference House Park
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  35. NYC Photo Walk: East Village | Halloween Spirit

    PlantShed Cafe, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  36. Gowanus Dredgers’ Members Exhibition

    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse, Brooklyn

  37. Chinese Brush Painting

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  38. Bird Friendly Garden Management Workshop

    Free
    The Ramble
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  39. Mini Clay Alebrijes

    New York Botanical Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  40. Grow & Gather: Family Gardening Program

    Ticketed
    Queens County Farm Museum, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    City Hall Park (Jacob Wrey Mould Fountain), Manhattan
    ★ Pick

  42. Sky Studio: Make a Zine

    Sky Room South

  43. BYOB Hand Building

    Ticketed
    BCI Studio - Buildin...
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  44. Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  45. Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  46. Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  47. Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  48. Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  49. Hereafter Hours

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery
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  1. How Not to Kill Your Houseplants

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden

  2. ARTmobile @ Redemption Church Fall Festival

    Coffey Park

  3. Creation Station

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

  4. Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center (Weekends)

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Rocky Horror Movie Party

    Ticketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Saturday, 2026-10-31

Sunday · Nov 1, 2026

3 events shown on this page

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

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Walk-In Workshop: Fall Foodscapes

    Staten Island Children's Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Water Marbling Workshop

    The Arts Building, Manhattan
Open Sunday, 2026-11-01
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