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Tuesday Oct. 28, 2025

Manhattan Haunted Hues

Various

Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New York

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Various

Halloween Harvest

Luna ParkConey Island

Queens Cityside Pumpkin Patch Media Night PHOTO TOUCHEDUP

Various

Cityside Pumpkin Patch

The Summer ClubLong Island City

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All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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All day

Día de Muertos in Flatiron NoMad

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Flatiron North PlazaFlatiron North Plaza

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8 am – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

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8 am – 11 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

9 am

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Attractions

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish History

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10 am – 5 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive Center

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid Museum

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10 am – 6 pm

Wicked Broadway Garden

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Botanical Garden

10 am – 8 pm

Halloween Hunt

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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Noon – 8 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Bryant Park 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018

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3 – 6 pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundGraniteville

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3 – 5 pm

DeMatti’s Youth Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

3:30 pm

Anime Club: Japanese Arts and Culture

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Melrose Library

4 pm

Teen Anime Club: Inuyasha

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Van Cortlandt Library

4 – 5 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Program Current Event Journaling & Debate

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkPort Richmond

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4 – 5 pm

FREE KIDS & TEENS AGES 9-12: CARTOONING, AND MANGA ART CLASS

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Art Studio NY

4 – 6 pm

Hispanic Heritage Month: Day of the Dead Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Free

Hillcrest Library, Queens Public Library

National First Responders Day Celebration October 28 2025 from 6-8PM.(1)

4 – 5:30 pm

National First Responders Day Celebration

NYPD – 105th PrecinctQueens Village

6 – 7:30 pm

Fishing Tutorial with the Bayside Anglers

Ages: All
Animals
Classes

Alley Pond Environmental CenterDouglaston

7 pm

Flip Circus

Ages: All
Attractions

The Mall at Bay Plaza

Wednesday Oct. 29

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Various

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

New York Botanical Garden

Manhattan Haunted Hues

Various

Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New York

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Various

Halloween Harvest

Luna ParkConey Island

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