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Starts in 19h 48m
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–3 PM
57°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
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📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free
Starts in 20h 48m
SAT, NOV 7 · 11 AM–3 PM
59°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
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📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Illustration
Starts in 20h 48m
SAT, NOV 7 · 11 AM–5 PM
60°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Lafayette Avenue outside BAM Rose Cinemas, Brooklyn · official listing on bam.org · checked Oct 29
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📍 Lafayette Avenue outside BAM Rose Cinemas · Fort Greene, Brooklyn
Free street-party admission; optional purchases and separately ticketed films extra.
Free
Starts in 21h 48m
SAT, NOV 7 · 12 PM–4 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
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📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free
Starts in 23h 48m
SAT, NOV 7 · 2 PM–4 PM
63°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Flatbush Library, 22 Linden Boulevard, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Nov 5
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📍 Flatbush Library, 22 Linden Boulevard · Flatbush, Brooklyn
Free adult workshop; RSVP requirement and capacity unconfirmed.
Free Illustration
Starts in 23h 48m
SAT, NOV 7 · 2 PM–3 PM
63°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 6, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn · official listing on bargemusic.org · checked Nov 6
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📍 Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park · Brooklyn Heights
Free admission; no tickets or reservations. Seating unconfirmed.
Free Photo: Wonderville
Starts in 1d 0h
SAT, NOV 7 · 2:30 PM–5:30 PM
63°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Wonderville, Brooklyn · official listing on wonderville.nyc · checked Nov 2
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📍 Wonderville · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free · 21+
Free Registration required Photo: Weeksville Heritage Center
Starts in 1d 0h
SAT, NOV 7 · 3 PM–6 PM
62°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn · official listing on weeksvillesociety.org · checked Oct 30
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📍 Weeksville Heritage Center · Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Free with RSVP
Free Photo: Saratoga Library
Starts in 1d 0h
SAT, NOV 7 · 3 PM–4 PM
62°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Saratoga Library, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Nov 5
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📍 Saratoga Library · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Free
Free Photo: Pier 3, Brooklyn Bridge Park
Starts in 1d 3h
SAT, NOV 7 · 5:30 PM–7 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pier 3, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Nov 2
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📍 Pier 3, Brooklyn Bridge Park · Brooklyn Heights
Free
Pay what you wish
Starts in 1d 3h
SAT, NOV 7 · FROM 6 PM
57°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn · official listing on petescandystore.com · checked Nov 1
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📍 Pete's Candy Store · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; Free to attend; 21+; 21+
Free
Starts in 1d 4h
SAT, NOV 7 · 6:30 PM–8 PM
57°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bushwick Comedy Club, Brooklyn · official listing on bushwickcomedy.com · checked Nov 5
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📍 Bushwick Comedy Club · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free
Pay what you wish Photo: LunÀtico
Starts in 1d 6h
SAT, NOV 7 · 9 PM–11:30 PM
53°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at LunÀtico, Brooklyn · official listing on barlunatico.com · checked Nov 2
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📍 LunÀtico · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; dinner and cocktails are paid separately.
Free Photo: House of Yes
Starts in 1d 7h
SAT, NOV 7 · FROM 10 PM
52°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · at House of Yes, Brooklyn · official listing on calendar.houseofyes.org · checked Nov 1
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📍 House of Yes · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid · tickets on the House of Yes site · 21+
Free Illustration
Starts in 1d 8h
SAT, NOV 7 · 10:30 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
52°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Elsewhere, Brooklyn · official listing on elsewhere.club · checked Oct 30
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📍 Elsewhere · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid; 21+
Free Photo: Public Records
Starts in 1d 8h
SAT, NOV 7 · 11 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
52°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Public Records, Brooklyn · official listing on dice.fm · checked Oct 30
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📍 Public Records · Gowanus, Brooklyn
Paid; 21+
Free Registration required Photo: Union Hall
Starts in 1d 9h
SAT, NOV 7 · 11:59 PM–3 AM (NEXT DAY)
52°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Union Hall, Brooklyn · official listing on unionhallny.com · checked Nov 2
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📍 Union Hall · Park Slope, Brooklyn
Free · registration required · Free with RSVP; 21+ with valid ID · 21+
Free
Starts in 1d 20h
SUN, NOV 8 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 4, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Visitor Information Booth, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 4
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📍 Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Visitor Information Booth · Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island
Free; Snug Harbor offers a registration link. Check RSVP details before visiting.
Free
Starts in 1d 20h
SUN, NOV 8 · 11 AM–3 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
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📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free
Starts in 1d 21h
SUN, NOV 8 · 12 PM–4 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
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📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free
Starts in 1d 21h
SUN, NOV 8 · 12 PM–1:30 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Old Stone House, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 30
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📍 Old Stone House · Park Slope, Brooklyn
Free
Free Registration required
Starts in 1d 21h
SUN, NOV 8 · 12 PM–6 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn · official listing on pioneerworks.org · checked Nov 1
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📍 Pioneer Works · Red Hook, Brooklyn
Free · registration required · Free with RSVP
Free
Starts in 1d 23h
SUN, NOV 8 · 2 PM–3 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 6, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn · official listing on bargemusic.org · checked Nov 6
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📍 Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park · Brooklyn Heights
Free admission; no tickets or reservations. Seating unconfirmed.
Pay what you wish
Starts in 2d 2h
SUN, NOV 8 · FROM 5 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn · official listing on petescandystore.com · checked Nov 1
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📍 Pete's Candy Store · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; Free to attend; 21+; 21+
Free Photo: Wonderville
Starts in 2d 5h
SUN, NOV 8 · 8 PM–11 PM
54°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Wonderville, Brooklyn · official listing on wonderville.nyc · checked Nov 2
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📍 Wonderville · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free · 21+
Pay what you wish Photo: LunÀtico
Starts in 2d 6h
SUN, NOV 8 · 9 PM–11:30 PM
54°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at LunÀtico, Brooklyn · official listing on barlunatico.com · checked Nov 2
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📍 LunÀtico · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; dinner and cocktails are paid separately.
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