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Saturday Nov. 2, 2024

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade Center

OR – Kevin Richardson – Coney Island Beach with dancer Aly McKenzie

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

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Midnight – 8 pm

Yes, Chef

Free

WSAFinancial District

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8 am – 3 pm

RiseBoro Farmers Markets at Maria Hernandez Park

Maria HernandezBrooklyn

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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
Markets

Bryant ParkNew York City

White Plains Road Farmers Market

9 am – 4 pm

White Plains Road Farmers Market & DOT NYC Open Streets

Ages: 5 – 8
Caribbean
Community
Family

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

BrooklynBookBodega_ENYFarmersMarket

9 am – 3 pm

Brooklyn Book Bodega Book Giveaway

East New York FarmsBrooklyn

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9 am – 3 pm

Uptown Good Food Farmers Markst

St Nicholas Ave & W137th St, NYHarlem

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9 am – 5 pm

HomeGoods Deck The Everything Day Headquarters Pop-up

Free

Madison Square ParkFlatiron

Beach Debris

10 am – noon

AMSEAS Beach Walk & Cleanup at Hallock State Park

Hallock State Park PreserveRiverhead

10 – 11 am

Whiz Kidz

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

Beach Debris

10 am – noon

AMSEAS Beach Walk & Cleanup at Hallock State Park

Hallock State Park PreserveRiverhead

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Fall Festival 2024

Heritage Farm and GardenMuttontown

10 am – noon

Super Seedlings

Ages: 3 – 8
Environment
Family
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

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10 am – 3 pm

Experience Civil War Living History at Fort Totten

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

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10 am – 7 pm

Canstruction at Brookfield Place

Ages: All
Family
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

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10 am – noon

Clean up & Daffodils Planting Project at Railroad Park with Communty Board 17, Partnership for Parks and NY4P

Railroad ParkBrooklyn

10 am – noon

Fall Fun Festival

Ages: All
Family
Free

Guidepost Montessori at Museum MileUpper East Side

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10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Coding Together Mini-Hackathon

Ages: 9 and up
Attractions
Classes
Family

Intrepid Museum

10:30 am – noon

R.E.A.D. to a Dog

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Let’s Make a City

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park City

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten Island MallStaten Island

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

Tanu Family Day

11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays: Exhibition Tour and Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Animals
Art
Family

The Morgan Library & Museum

11 am

6th Annual Veterans Appreciation Day Parade

Bright Light Baptist ChurchBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

National Museum of the American Indian New York

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11 am – noon

Ready, Set, Kindergarten! @ Sheepshead Bay Library

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

11 am – noon

Howl-oween Doggie Day Hike

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Clove Lakes ParkStaten Island

11 am – 2 pm

Heart of Chelsea Veterinary Group, Prospect Heights Grand Opening

Animals
Free

Heart of Chelsea Veterinary Group- Prospect HeightsBrooklyn

Noon – 6 pm

The Latin GRAMMYs®: 25 Years of Musical Excellence

Ages: All
Family
Free

The Paley Museum

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