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Saturday Oct. 18, 2025

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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Various

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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Various

The Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze: Hudson Valley

Van Cortlandt ManorCroton-on-Hudson

Manhattan Haunted Hues

Various

Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New York

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All day

Still Sacred Ground: Lenapehoking 1625-2025

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All day

The Atelier is honored to present Nocturnes: A Collaboration of the Cosmos. A Unique Partnership of Art & Poetry. 0pening Friday, October 10th

The Atelier at FlowerfieldSt. James

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Midnight

Halloween in the Woods for Families

Ages: 3 – 8
Animals
Attractions
Family

Sheldrake Environmental CenterLarchmont

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All day

FALL FESTIVAL/ART TALK

Mattituck-Laurel Historical SocietyMattituck

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Various

Halloween Harvest

Luna ParkBrooklyn

Queens Cityside Pumpkin Patch Media Night PHOTO TOUCHEDUP

Various

Cityside Pumpkin Patch

The Summer ClubLong Island City

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Various

Halloween House Long Island

Broadway CommonsHicksville

2025 Fall Artwalk Flyer (2)

All day

2025 Port Jefferson Fall Art Walk Self-Guided Tour

Art

All day

Cocktails for Comfort 2025 fundraising event

Brooklyn SocialBrooklyn

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All day

Menagerie: A Tribute to Animals Through Coney Island’s History and Beyond

Art
Free

Coney Island USABrooklyn

Día de Muertos in Flatiron NoMad_2025

All day

Día de Muertos in Flatiron NoMad

Flatiron North PlazaFlatiron North Plaza

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All day

The Foliage Ride 2025 by Pineapple Ride

Socrates Sculpture ParkLong Island City

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2 am – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

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8 am – 3 pm

Maria Hernandez Farmers Market

Maria Hernandez ParkBrooklyn

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8 – 11:30 am

2025 New York Walk with Us to Cure Lupus

Intrepid Museum

5K Run for the Ridley

8 – 11 am

5K Run for the Ridley

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Fundraisers
Sports

McDermott Ave parking lotRiverhead

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8 am – 5 pm

Gagosian presents Christopher Kulendran Thomas’ first solo exhibition in the United States: Peace Core

Free

GagosianPark Avenue

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8 am – 5 pm

THE GUGGENHEIM FELLOWSHIP AT 100 A New Special Exhibit Celebrating a Century of Cultural Impact

Art

The New York Historical

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8 am – 5 pm

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

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern Art

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8 – 9 am

Brooklyn Bridge parkrun

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1Brooklyn

8:30 am – noon

Runtoberfest 5K

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Fundraisers
Sports

Cedar Creek Park – Field 4Seaford

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8:30 am – 5 pm

Stephen Prina: A Lick and a Promise

Art

The Museum of Modern Art

9 – 10 am

Tai Chi

Mitchell ParkGreenport

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Family
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor’s 5K RunWalk

9 am – noon

Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor’s 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Fundraisers
Sports

Oyster Bay Community CenterOyster Bay

Terryville FD Stop, Drop & Run 5K RunWalk

9 am – noon

Terryville FD Stop, Drop & Run 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Fundraisers
Sports

Terryville Fire Dept. Station #2Port Jefferson Station

Dyckman 5K RunWalk

9 am – noon

Dyckman 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Fundraisers
Sports

Quisqueya Plaza

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