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Friday · Oct 30, 2026

22 events shown on this page

  1. Exclusive Tour Inside the Woolworth Building: NYC’s Cathedral of Commerce

    The Woolworth Building (Inside Lobby), Manhattan

  2. Secrets of the East River: NYC's Hidden Infrastructure by Ferry

    Starbucks (110 Pearl Street), Manhattan

  3. NYC Marathon: 50 Years Through the Five Boroughs

    Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan

  4. Healing Leaders Book Tour

    220 Central Park South, Manhattan

  5. NYC Tour por Times Square, Broadway, Grand Central y la NY Biblioteca

    NYC Free Tours, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Bartending Academy Open House: Shake Your First Cocktail

    Coexist GameHouse, Manhattan

  7. New York State Conference on the Environment (recycling, climate)

    Cornell Tech, Manhattan

  8. Transportation in NY Summit

    New York Law School, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery

    Free
    Central Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Voices of 1776

    Free
    Conference House Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community

    Free
    Conference House Park, Manhattan
    Free
  12. · Starts in 51 min

    Highlights of Brooklyn's Gravesend

    Neck Road Subway station, Brooklyn
  13. · Starts in 1h 51m

    Halloween Prelude: Haunted Greenwich Village Tour

    By Exploring NYC History and NeighborhoodsFree
    Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center, Manhattan
    Free
  14. · Starts in 2h 51m

    Brooklyn Heights at Twilight: The Weird, Wonderful, and In-Between

    Center for Brooklyn History, Brooklyn
  15. · Starts in 2h 51m

    Damian White | Designing the Just Transition

    By NYU Center for Urban Science + ProgressFree
    Brooklyn
    FreeHidden gem
  16. · Starts in 4h 21m

    Living History After Dark

    Fraunces Tavern® Museum, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  17. · Starts in 4h 51m

    Longevity Stick Class

    WNYC Transmitter Park, Brooklyn
  18. · Starts in 4h 51m

    Make A Cutting Board

    With Cade DrummerTicketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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  1. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. American Museum of Natural History + All Ticketed Exhibitions

    Ticketed
    American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  3. · Starts in 2h 51m

    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
  4. · Starts in 3h 51m

    Tech Happy Hour by Startup Grind

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

Saturday · Oct 31, 2026

23 events shown on this page

  1. Highlights Tour

    Governors Island, Manhattan

  2. Spooktacular Girls in Business

    338 W 36th St., Manhattan

  3. Walking Tour of Historic Turtle Bay

    1st Avenue & East 47th Street, Manhattan

  4. Greenwood Cemetery Halloween Hike

    500 25th Street, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Magicians and Mediums Trolley Tour

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

  6. Meet Our Animals: Peculiar Pigs

    Ticketed
    Queens County Farm Museum, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Green-Wood Cemetery

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

  8. Discovery Hike: Urban Wildlife

    Free
    Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

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

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

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

  11. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

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

  12. Grow & Gather: Family Gardening Program

    Ticketed
    Queens County Farm Museum, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

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

  14. Governors Island Bird Tour

    Free
    Governors Island, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. Woodworking Foundations I

    With Dan WitrockTicketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  16. Stargazing: Pier i

    Pier i, Manhattan, Manhattan
    Hidden gem
Show 7 more on Saturday · rated lower

  1. East New York Farms Volunteer Days

    ENY Youth Farm, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Restaurant of the Week, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. McGolrick Bird Club

    Free
    McGolrick Park, Brooklyn
    Free

  4. American Museum of Natural History + All Ticketed Exhibitions

    Ticketed
    American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn

  6. Weekly Vigil for Yemen

    One Union Square South, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Halloween Hike

    Wallenberg Square, Queens
Open Saturday, 2026-10-31

Sunday · Nov 1, 2026

10 events shown on this page

  1. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Longevity Stick Class

    WNYC Transmitter Park, Brooklyn

  3. Inwood Hill Park Circumambulation - 3.5 miles

    The Inwood Farm, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Sunday Bird Outing

    Free
    Prospect Park: Audubon Center, Brooklyn
    Free

  5. Sunday Platform: 'Beware the Power of Prediction' Video and Discussion

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Elliott Library (507), Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Fall Canoeing

    Free
    Wolfe's Pond Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Woodworking Foundations Ii

    With Dan WitrockTicketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Show 3 more on Sunday · rated lower

  1. Sunday Gardening

    Free
    WNYC Transmitter Park, Brooklyn
    Free

  2. Central Park Beginner Runners

    Gapstow Bridge, Manhattan

  3. American Museum of Natural History

    Ticketed
    American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Sunday, 2026-11-01
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