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SAT, OCT 31 · 8 AM–10 PM
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Why this place: Free · registration required · at 64 Dobbin Street, Brooklyn · official listing on celsius.com · checked Oct 30
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SAT, OCT 31 · 9 AM–3 PM
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Why this place: Free · at Powell Street Garden, NYC · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Farm Stand
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SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–7 PM
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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
Canstruction: giant sculptures made of food cans
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Why this place: Free · at 260 Sample Sale, 468 Broadway, Manhattan · official listing on 260samplesale.com · checked Oct 25
Spyder sample sale
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SAT, OCT 31 · 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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SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–7 PM
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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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SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–6 PM
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Why this place: Free · at 600 Broadway, NYC · official listing on lumedeodorant.eventbrite.com · checked Oct 28
Lume Deodorant: Discover Your Cosmic Scent
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SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–12 PM
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Why this place: Free · at Redwood Ave & Corbin Ave (in Siedenburg Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Siedenburg Park Trail Marker Installation
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SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–3 PM
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Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
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SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–6 PM
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Why this place: Free · at Entrance - East Broadway & Essex St (in Seward Park), Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Kids in Motion: Seward Park
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SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–5 PM
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Why this place: Free · at East Flatbush Library, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Oct 29
Halloween at East Flatbush Library (kids giveaways)
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Every Sat · 10 AM–12 PM
52°F · Sunny
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Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 30
Introduction to Birdwatching Outings in Prospect Park
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Every Sat · 10 AM–9 PM
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Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Wollman Rink, Manhattan · official listing on wollmanrinknyc.com · checked Oct 30
Wollman Rink First Skate: Halloween Weekend
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SAT, OCT 31 · 10:15 AM–11 AM
51°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Queens Public Library - Cambria Heights, NYC · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
R&B Beats Dance
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SAT, OCT 31 · 10:30 AM–12:30 PM
52°F · Sunny
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Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Maple Street Community Garden, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
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