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37 events

Friday · Oct 30, 2026

17 events shown on this page

  1. Kids Create: Halloween

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  2. Bartending Academy Open House: Shake Your First Cocktail

    Coexist GameHouse, Manhattan
  3. · Starts in 3h 26m

    Forest Fridays

    Van Cortlandt Park Alliance
  4. · Starts in 3h 26m

    Kissena Park Forest Restoration

    Free
    Kissena Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  5. · Starts in 3h 56m

    Ambassador & Volunteer

    Free
    Battery Maritime Building
    FreeHidden gem
  6. · Starts in 4h 26m

    Gowanus Canal Conservancy: Rain Garden Stewardship, Sponge Park and Bond Gardens

  7. · Starts in 4h 56m

    Fall First Discoveries

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
  8. · Starts in 7h 26m

    BCEats Farm Build

    By Brooklyn College
    Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts
  9. · Starts in 10h 56m

    Cool Kids Halloween Ice Cream Decorating Class

    Tipsy Scoop Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  10. · Starts in 12h 26m

    Longevity Stick Class

    WNYC Transmitter Park, Brooklyn
  11. · Starts in 12h 26m

    Kids Night Out: Haunted Houses 2 at Art Strong

    Art Strong NYC, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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  1. Family Drop-in Mask Making

    Free
    MoMA, Manhattan
    Free
  2. · Starts in 9h 26m

    Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  3. · Starts in 9h 56m

    Wicked Walker Family Fun and Halloween Event

    Free
    Walker Park Field House
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  4. · Starts in 10h 26m

    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
  5. · Starts in 10h 26m

    Mad Monster Lab Haunted House & Fall Festival

    Free
    Bowne Park Field House in Bowne Park
    Free
  6. · Starts in 11h 26m

    Tech Happy Hour by Startup Grind

    Time Out Market Union Square, Manhattan
Open Friday, 2026-10-30

Saturday · Oct 31, 2026

20 events shown on this page

  1. Central Park Fall Bird Walk - Bluebirds

    Location to be announced to all who RSVP

  2. Concrete to Trails: Hogencamp Mountain

    Appalachian Mountain Club New York-North Jersey

  3. Ambassador & Volunteer

    Free
    Battery Maritime Building
    FreeHidden gem

  4. Daffodil Bulbs Giveaway and Volunteer Gardening

    Idlewild Environmental Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Family Art Project: Day of the Dead

    By Wave HillFree
    Wave Hill, The Bronx
    Free

  6. Halloween Clay Class for Kids

    Ticketed
    BrickHouse Ceramic Art Center, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Creepy Crawly Halloween

    Free
    Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park
    Free

  8. Forest Restoration

    Canarsie Park
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Family Farmacy: Harvest at The Greenhouse

    By The Horticultural Society of New York
    The Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, Manhattan

  10. Catch the Fall Foliage

    New York LGBTQ+ Photographers
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Last Saturdays: Open Classroom

    By The Green-Wood CemeteryFree
    The Green-House at Green-Wood
    FreeHidden gem

  12. Autumn Animal Crafts and Exploration

    Free
    Crotona Nature Center
    Free

  13. Bird Friendly Garden Management Workshop

    Free
    The Ramble
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  14. Grow & Gather: Family Gardening Program

    Ticketed
    Queens County Farm Museum, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. Teen Studio: Sculpture Garden Opening

    Free
    Hirshhorn Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Show 5 more on Saturday · rated lower

  1. Explore Schools Fall Festival

    Remsen Park, Brooklyn

  2. Parole danzanti

    By Istituto Italiano di Cultura New York · with Arianna Stendardo Gamble

  3. How Not to Kill Your Houseplants

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden

  4. Trick-or-Treat & Spooky Coloring

    Morbid Anatomy Library, Brooklyn

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

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Saturday, 2026-10-31
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