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FRI, OCT 30 · 10 AM–7 PM
62°F · Mostly Clear
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Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St, Manhattan · official listing on bfplny.com · checked Oct 27
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FRI, OCT 30 · 10 AM–7:30 PM
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Why this place: Free · at 935 Broadway, Manhattan · official listing on flatironnomad.nyc · checked Oct 29
Halloween at Harry Potter Shop New York
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FRI, OCT 30 · 10 AM–7 PM
62°F · Mostly Clear
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Why this place: Free to enter · at POP MART pop-up, Manhattan · official listing on eventbrite.com · checked Oct 26
SKULLPANDA “OFF MODE” pop-up experience
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FRI, OCT 30 · 11 AM–8 PM
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Why this place: Free · at Bryant Park Winter Village, Manhattan · official listing on bryantpark.org · checked Oct 25
Holiday Shops at Bryant Park Winter Village
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FRI, OCT 30 · 11 AM–10 PM
62°F · Mostly Clear
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Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Times Sq - 42 St, Manhattan · official listing on envoyevents.com · checked Oct 30
The Grand Ofrenda at Times Square
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FRI, OCT 30 · 11 AM–7 PM
62°F · Mostly Clear
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Why this place: Free · at Vessel, Manhattan · official listing on hudsonyardsnewyork.com · checked Oct 29
Free Entry to Vessel and Edge for Runners
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Daily · 11 AM–10 PM
62°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, 65 Bayard St, Manhattan · official listing on chinatownicecreamfactory.com · checked Oct 26
Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
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Daily · 11 AM–7 PM
64°F · Mostly Clear
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Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Japan Village, 934 3rd Ave, Brooklyn · official listing on japanvillage.com · checked Oct 26
Japan Village food hall in Industry City
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FRI, OCT 30 · 11 AM–7 PM
62°F · Mostly Clear
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Why this place: Free to enter · at 260 Sample Sale, 148 Lafayette St, Manhattan · official listing on 260samplesale.com · checked Oct 29
3.1 Phillip Lim Sample Sale
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FRI, OCT 30 · 11 AM–7 PM
62°F · Mostly Clear
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Why this place: Free to enter · at 260 Sample Sale, 260 Fifth Ave, Manhattan · official listing on 260samplesale.com · checked Oct 29
Baccarat Sample Sale
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FRI, OCT 30 · 11 AM–7 PM
62°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at 260 Sample Sale, 261 Fifth Ave, Manhattan · official listing on 260samplesale.com · checked Oct 29
Marc Jacobs Sample Sale
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Daily · 11 AM–7 PM
62°F · Mostly Clear
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Why this place: Free to enter · repeats, so you can go another time · at Artists & Fleas, Chelsea Market, Manhattan · official listing on artistsandfleas.com · checked Oct 29
Artists & Fleas Chelsea Market
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FRI, OCT 30 · 11 AM–10 PM
64°F · Mostly Clear
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Why this place: Free · at 459 Court Street, Brooklyn · official listing on app.blackbird.xyz · checked Oct 30
Blackbird Pizza Party
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FRI, OCT 30 · 3 PM–9 PM
64°F · Mostly Clear
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Why this place: Free · at North 6th Street & Berry Street, Brooklyn · official listing on invite.tyb.xyz · checked Oct 29
Neutrogena Halloween Pop-Up
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Every Fri · 5 PM–10 PM
62°F · Mostly Clear
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Why this place: Free · registration required · repeats, so you can go another time · at Whitney Museum of American Art, Manhattan · official listing on whitney.org · checked Oct 27
Whitney Free Friday Nights
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FRI, OCT 30 · 6 PM–10 PM
64°F · Mostly Clear
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Why this place: Free · registration required · at 64 Dobbin Street, Brooklyn · official listing on celsius.com · checked Oct 30
Club Celsius
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FRI, OCT 30 · 6 PM–8 PM
64°F · Mostly Clear
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Why this place: Free · registration required · at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 29
Open-air film: Ten Minutes to Live (1932) with a live vinyl score
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FRI, OCT 30 · 6 PM–10 PM
62°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Whitney Museum of American Art, Floor 1 Lobby, Manhattan · official listing on whitney.org · checked Oct 29
Halloween DJ Sets at the Whitney (Free Friday Night)
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FRI, OCT 30 · 6 PM–9 PM
64°F · Mostly Clear
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Why this place: Free · registration required · at Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn · official listing on weeksvillesociety.org · checked Oct 30
Watch Night: Black Stories, Unbound at Weeksville
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