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96 events

Friday · Oct 30, 2026

40 events shown on this page

  1. Homeroom: Artists Against the Bomb

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Taking Back Our Space: Photographic Perspectives

    Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Hyundai Translocal Series: Ho Tzu Nyen

    New Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Masterpieces: An Experience of the Museo del Prado

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

  5. Intro to Printmaking

    Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Hopi Kachina Dolls: Blessings for a Balanced World

    Brooklyn Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Saturday Artist Wheel Throwing Class

    Bronx River Art Center, The Bronx

  8. Digital Collage with Adobe CC and its Free Alternatives

    Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Soulful Maximalism Book Tour

    Adanne Bookshop, Brooklyn

  10. Day of the Dead Workshop

    92 Ave. C, Manhattan

  11. Bone Sculpting Workshop

    255 McKibbin, Brooklyn

  12. Collagraphs with Tetra Pak

  13. Halloween Pottery: Pumpkin

    136 Bowery, Manhattan

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

    The Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation, Manhattan

  15. Bartending Academy Open House: Shake Your First Cocktail

    Coexist GameHouse, Manhattan

  16. Forest Fridays

    Van Cortlandt Park Alliance

  17. Kissena Park Forest Restoration

    Free
    Kissena Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  18. Ambassador & Volunteer

    Free
    Battery Maritime Building
    FreeHidden gem

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

  20. Story Time and Meet the Author: A Quilt Of Stars: Astronaut Karen Nyberg Stitches a Dream

    With Karen Nyberg and Ann McCallum StaatsFree
    Air and Space Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  21. Taking Street Photography from Camera to Print

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  22. Cempazúchitl: Mexico's Marigold Workshop

    Watson Education Building, The Bronx
  23. · Starts in 20 min

    Lunchtime workshop

    FA 218
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  24. · Starts in 20 min

    Sống: Photographs by Ocean Vuong

    ThinkChinatown
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  25. · Starts in 20 min

    Creative Aging: Canvas of Memories with Natalie Del Villar

    With Natalie Del Villar
    Flatbush, Caribbean Literary & Cultural Center
  26. · Starts in 1h 20m

    Short Story Discussion Group

    Central Library, Art Studio
  27. · Starts in 1h 20m

    BCEats Farm Build

    By Brooklyn College
    Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts
  28. · Starts in 1h 50m

    Crafting Community: Work on Personal Projects & Make New Friends

    Free
    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, Manhattan
    Free
  29. · Starts in 2h 20m

    NY | Hands On: Lotería

    Free
    American Indian Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  30. · Starts in 2h 50m

    Collage Party

    Central Library, Info Commons Lab
  31. · Starts in 5h 20m

    Visita Guiada en Español: Diseñados para ser Rojos

    Free
    Poster House
    Free
  32. · Starts in 6h 20m

    Red Hook Art Project: Adult Figure Drawing Night

    Red Hook Art Project Studio, Brooklyn
  33. · Starts in 6h 20m

    Longevity Stick Class

    WNYC Transmitter Park, Brooklyn
  34. · Starts in 6h 20m

    Halloween Movie Night: Honoring Tim Curry

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  35. · Starts in 7h 20m

    Halloween Screening: Train to Busan

    With Yeon Sang-hoFree
    Asian Art Museum
    FreeUnconfirmedNotable speaker
    Unconfirmed
  36. · Starts in 8h 20m

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Original Cast Spooktacular Tour

    With Barry Bostwick, Nell Campbell and 1 more
    The Town Hall
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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  1. · Starts in 3h 20m

    Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  2. · Starts in 4h 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 5h 20m

    Tech Happy Hour by Startup Grind

    Time Out Market Union Square, Manhattan
  4. · Starts in 6h 20m

    Movies Under the Stars: Hoppers | PG

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

Saturday · Oct 31, 2026

47 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. Mixed Media Collage Workshop with Anthony Ciambella

  5. Woodworking for Beginners: Make a Side Table

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Intro to Leatherwork: Make a Leather Tote Bag

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. NYC Drawing the Dance Workshop

    Dixon Place, Manhattan

  8. Central Park Fall Bird Walk - Bluebirds

    Location to be announced to all who RSVP

  9. Concrete to Trails: Hogencamp Mountain

    Appalachian Mountain Club New York-North Jersey

  10. Stained Glass Art for Beginners

    Ticketed
    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn

  11. Poughkeepsie, A Fall Photo-Walk

    Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan

  12. Before-Hours Tours With an Art Historian

    MoMA, Manhattan

  13. Ambassador & Volunteer

    Free
    Battery Maritime Building
    FreeHidden gem

  14. Drawing in the Park

    BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. Daffodil Bulbs Giveaway and Volunteer Gardening

    Idlewild Environmental Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  16. Open Studio: Sculpture Garden Reimagined

    Free
    Hirshhorn Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. Empricism and the Philosophy of Mind Week 1

    By NYC Philosophy and Psychology Readers CommunityFree
    Pier 57, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem

  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. NY | Hands On: Lotería

    Free
    American Indian Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Free
    International Center of Photography
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Adams Street Library

  27. Nyc Marathon Poster Making Marathon

    With Andrea HerradaTicketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  28. Art Studio

    Free
    Portrait Gallery
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  29. Catch the Fall Foliage

    New York LGBTQ+ Photographers
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  30. Zine Club x BPL

    Central Library, Art Studio

  31. Story Time and Meet the Author: Suit Up For Launch with Shay

    With Sharon McDougleFree
    Air and Space Museum
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  32. Pumpkin Painting: Creative Minds

    Free
    Anacostia Community Museum
    Free

  33. Spooky Halloween Book Talk: Author Shares Her New Crime Thriller

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  34. NYC Photo Walk: East Village | Halloween Spirit

    PlantShed Cafe, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  35. Macbeth by William Shakespeare (a Halloween reading)

    By NYC Philosophy and Psychology Readers CommunityFree
    Pier 57, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem

  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. Sky Studio: Make a Zine

    Sky Room South

  42. BYOB Hand Building

    Ticketed
    BCI Studio - Buildin...
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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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

9 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

  4. Intro to Woodworking: Make a Custom Longboard

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Hands in Clay: A Pottery Workshop for Beginners

    Art Barrio, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Make Your Own Copper Lamp - Art Class by Classpop!TM

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Longevity Stick Class

    WNYC Transmitter Park, Brooklyn

  8. Storm King Arts Center/Brotherhood Winery Tours and Lunch

    89 East 42nd Street, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Show 1 more on Sunday · rated lower

  1. Union Square Holiday Market

    Union Square
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Sunday, 2026-11-01
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