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Thursday · Oct 29, 2026

28 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. Birding with NYC Bird Alliance

    Free
    Van Cortlandt Nature Center, The Bronx
    Free

  4. BRAC Fall 2026: Saturday Artist Hand-Building Class

    Bronx River Art Center, The Bronx

  5. BRAC Fall 2026: Saturday Comic Book

    Bronx River Art Center, The Bronx

  6. Saturday Artist Wheel Throwing Class

    Bronx River Art Center, The Bronx

  7. BRAC Fall 2026: Tuesday Sculpting Stories with Clay

    Bronx River Art Center, The Bronx

  8. BRAC Fall 2026: Tuesday Printmaking & Linoleum

    Bronx River Art Center, The Bronx

  9. BRAC Fall 2026: Wednesday Stained Glass

    Bronx River Art Center, The Bronx

  10. PONCIA

    Thalia Spanish Theatre, Queens
    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  11. NYC Marathon: 50 Years Through the Five Boroughs

    Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan

  12. Twilight Tour: Death in New York (Lower Manhattan)

    Whitehall Terminal, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. Halloween Decor Tour with Just Ask Christine

    Starbucks, Manhattan

  14. Love and Clay: Couple's Pottery Class

    136 Bowery, Manhattan

  15. One-time Pottery Class & Painting

    40 Water St, Manhattan

  16. 1-on-1 ADHD-Friendly Math Session for Grades 4–9 | Catcher Academy

    37-18 Northern Blvd, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. Skybox Halloween Paint & Sip

    SkyBox Sports Bar, Manhattan

  18. One-time Pottery Class

    136 Bowery, Manhattan

  19. STEM Club

    Queens Library Langston Hughes, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  20. William Greaves 100

    Ticketed
    Film Forum, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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  1. Chelsea Market, High Line & Hudson Yards Food & History Tour

    Chelsea Market, Manhattan

  2. New York Short Film Fest & New York Documentary Film Fest Kickoff Party

    Solas, Manhattan

  3. Bob Dylan Walking Tour

    1 Gramercy Park W, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Love and Clay: Couple's Pottery Class

    136 Bowery, Manhattan

  5. New York City: The Battery Park Private Walking Tour

    New York, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Solve the mysteries of New York with our thrilling escape game

    The Obelisk, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Pumpkin Patch

    Free
    Queens County Farm Museum, Queens
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Pottery Evenings

    Ticketed
    Bronx River Art Center, The Bronx
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Thursday, 2026-10-29

Friday · Oct 30, 2026

24 events shown on this page

  1. LOOK BACK: By onay pl. x Wei-Fang Chang

    onay pl., Manhattan

  2. Fantasy and Reality: The Art of Johan Tobias Sergel

    Morgan Library & Museum, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Day of the Dead Workshop

    92 Ave. C, Manhattan

  4. Halloween Pottery: Pumpkin

    136 Bowery, Manhattan

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

    The Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation, Manhattan

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

    NYC Free Tours, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Cornell Tech, Manhattan

  8. Nike: Form Follows Motion Gallery Talk

    Ticketed
    Museum of Arts and Design, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Transportation in NY Summit

    New York Law School, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery

    Free
    Central Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Kissena Park Forest Restoration

    Free
    Kissena Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Voices of 1776

    Free
    Conference House Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community

    Free
    Conference House Park, Manhattan
    Free

  14. Cempazúchitl: Mexico's Marigold Workshop

    Watson Education Building, The Bronx

  15. Proximity Exhibition

    Free
    Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Free
    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, Manhattan
    Free

  17. Halloween Prelude: Haunted Greenwich Village Tour

    By Exploring NYC History and NeighborhoodsFree
    Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center, Manhattan
    Free

  18. Living History After Dark

    Fraunces Tavern® Museum, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. Nosferatu with Live Piano Accompaniment

    Ticketed
    Museum of the Moving Image, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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  1. An FIT Future//Forward Conversation with Law Roach

    Fashion Institute of Technology, Manhattan

  2. American Museum of Natural History + All Ticketed Exhibitions

    Ticketed
    American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. 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. Friday Night Function at Whitney Museum of American Art

    Free
    Whitney Museum of American Art, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Movies Under the Stars: Hoppers | PG

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

Saturday · Oct 31, 2026

28 events shown on this page

  1. Highlights Tour

    Governors Island, Manhattan

  2. Halloween Pottery: Ghost Candleholders

    136 Bowery, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Walking Tour of Historic Turtle Bay

    1st Avenue & East 47th Street, Manhattan

  4. NYC Drawing the Dance Workshop

    Dixon Place, Manhattan

  5. Poughkeepsie, A Fall Photo-Walk

    Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan

  6. Before-Hours Tours With an Art Historian

    MoMA, Manhattan

  7. Meet Our Animals: Peculiar Pigs

    Ticketed
    Queens County Farm Museum, Queens
    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. Northwest Bronx: Van Cortlandt Park Hike and the Fieldston Historic District

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

  12. Where Harlem Rests Trolley Tour

    Free
    Woodlawn Cemetery and Conservancy, The Bronx
    Free★ Pick

  13. Urban Park Rangers: Outdoor Skills: Animal Tracking

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

  14. Proximity Exhibition

    Free
    Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. NYC Photo Walk: East Village | Halloween Spirit

    PlantShed Cafe, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  16. 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

  17. Grow & Gather: Family Gardening Program

    Ticketed
    Queens County Farm Museum, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

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

  19. Governors Island Bird Tour

    Free
    Governors Island, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  20. Stargazing: Pier i

    Pier i, Manhattan, Manhattan
    Hidden gem
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  1. Be a Part of the Magic - New York’s 53rd Annual Village Halloween Parade

    Greenwich Village, Manhattan

  2. Halloween Harvest Festival

    By allevents.in
    Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Restaurant of the Week, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. American Museum of Natural History + All Ticketed Exhibitions

    Ticketed
    American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Weekly Vigil for Yemen

    One Union Square South, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Public Gallery Tour

    By Wave Hill
    Wave Hill, The Bronx

  7. Halloween Hike

    Wallenberg Square, Queens

  8. Dyckman Marina Movie Nights

    Free
    Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan
    Free
Open Saturday, 2026-10-31
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