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Thursday Oct. 31, 2024

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All day

UMBAU. Nonstop Transformation

Art
Free

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade Center

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All day

Greg’s Great Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

Greenwood Park Beer GardenBrooklyn

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All day

Nina Childress Exhibit: Glowing Heads

Art
Expo

L’Alliance New York’sUpper East Side

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All day

Bodies in Motion: An Exhibition Exploring the Power of the Human Body at Culture Lab LIC

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

Manhattan Pier 57’s Pumpkin Patch

All day

Pier 57’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Pier 57

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8 am – 10 pm

The Lodge at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
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Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 11 pm

Free Halloween Candy Giveaway | Realmuto Alta Pasticceria Italiana

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Fall Festival 2024

Heritage Farm and GardenMuttontown

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10 am – 8 pm

Halloween Activity Hunt at Brookfield Place

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

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10 am – 7 pm

Canstruction at Brookfield Place

Ages: All
Family
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

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10 am – 6 pm

Candy Crush Takes Over NYC With Bright Bold Buzz Cuts

Art
Beauty

Exhibit SalonBrooklyn

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11 am – 6 pm

CCCADI Summer Gallery Hours

Art
Free

Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora InstituteHarlem

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Secret Sirens

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Family
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 5 pm

Nuebiome’s Free Facial Event ~ Discover Microbiome Balance

Beauty
Free

Grand Central TerminalMidtown

11 am – 6 pm

Safe Trick or Treat at The Shoppes

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

Noon – 6 pm

The Latin GRAMMYs®: 25 Years of Musical Excellence

Ages: All
Family
Free

The Paley Museum

Tai Chi

Noon – 1:15 pm

Taiji/Qigong with John Turnbull

Classes
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Noon – 5 pm

Halloween at The Heckscher

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Community
Family

The Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

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Noon – 6 pm

Past as Prologue: A Historical Acknowledgment, Part I of II

Art
Free

National Academy of DesignChelsea

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2 – 5 pm

34th Annual Halloween Festival

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free
Halloween

Stony Brook Village CenterStony Brook

2 – 6 pm

Halloween Meet n’ Treat by The Fade Room Family Hair

Ages: All
Beauty
Community
Family

The Fade Room BarbershopFlushing

2 – 6:30 pm

BVAC’s Bloody Halloween

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

BVAC Rescue Response Training CenterBayside

3 – 5 pm

Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

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3 – 7 pm

10th Annual Halloween in East Midtown

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Family
Free

919 3rd Avenue at 56th StreetEast Midtown

3 – 7 pm

Halloween at Cricket’s Candy Creations!

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free
Halloween

Cricket’s Candy CreationsTribeca

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3 – 8:30 pm

Wave Hill-O-Ween

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

Wave HillThe Bronx

Playgarden Halloween Party

3 – 4:30 pm

Playgarden’s Halloween Costume Party

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

Playgarden Upper East SideUpper East Side

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