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MON, NOV 2 · 11 AM–12 PM
62°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Le Carrousel in Bryant Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 30
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Paid & ticketed events (14)
Starts in 4d 0h
FRI, NOV 6 · 12 PM–7 PM
68°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Paid (Paid) · at Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art (Building C) (in Snug H, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Proximity Exhibition
Starts in 5d 0h
SAT, NOV 7 · 12 PM–7 PM
65°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Paid (Paid) · at Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art (Building C) (in Snug H, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Proximity Exhibition
Starts in 5d 12h
SUN, NOV 8 · 12 AM–5 PM
53°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Paid (Paid) · at Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art (Building C) (in Snug H, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Proximity Exhibition
Starts in 1w 2d
WED, NOV 11 · 5 PM–10 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Paid (from $29) · seasonal special · kid-friendly · at Eisenhower Park, Long Island · official listing on luminocityfestival.com · checked Oct 25
LuminoCity Holiday Lights Festival
Starts in 1w 3d
Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–6 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Paid (Ticketed) · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx · official listing on nybg.org · checked Oct 29
NYBG Holiday Train Show
Starts in 1w 3d
Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–6 PM
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Paid (Paid) · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at New York Botanical Garden, Bronx · official listing on nybg.org · checked Oct 31
NYBG Holiday Train Show 2026
Starts in 2w 3d
Every Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 5 PM–10 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Paid (from $18) · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Queens County Farm Museum, Queens · official listing on queensfarm.org · checked Oct 29
Illuminate the Farm: Winter Lantern Festival
Starts in 2w 3d
THU, NOV 19 · 5:30 PM–9:45 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Paid (from $44) · seasonal special · kid-friendly · at Kensico Dam Plaza, Westchester · official listing on wwinterwonderland.com · checked Oct 25
Westchester’s Winter Wonderland
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