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SAT, OCT 31 · 8 AM–10 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
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 · 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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SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–5 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
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
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
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
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
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
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
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–6 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
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
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
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–9 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
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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Every Sat · 10 AM–7 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at DUMBO Archway, Brooklyn · official listing on dumbo.nyc · checked Oct 31
Dumboween
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SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–8 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
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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SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–10 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
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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SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–7 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
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
59°F · Sunny
✓ 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–6 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Economy Candy, 108 Rivington St, Manhattan · official listing on economycandy.com · checked Oct 26
Economy Candy: old-school candy store since 1937
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Every Sat · 11 AM–6 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · repeats, so you can go another time · at Marsha P. Johnson State Park, 90 Kent Ave, Brooklyn · official listing on smorgasburg.com · checked Oct 26
Smorgasburg Williamsburg (Saturdays)
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Daily · 11 AM–7 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
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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SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–7 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
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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SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–7 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
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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SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–7 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ 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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Every Sat, Sun · 11 AM–7 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · repeats, so you can go another time · at Artists & Fleas Williamsburg, Brooklyn · official listing on artistsandfleas.com · checked Oct 29
Artists & Fleas Williamsburg
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Daily · 11 AM–7 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
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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SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–8 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at 75 9th Ave, Manhattan · official listing on chelseamarket.com · checked Oct 28
Halloween Movie Marathon at Chelsea Market
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SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–5 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at 5th Street & Washington Street, New Jersey · official listing on hi-chew.com · checked Oct 28
Hi-Chew Mystery Manor
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Every Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, Manhattan · official listing on manoamano.nyc · checked Oct 29
Día de Muertos at St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery
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Every Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 30
Exhibit: The Shirley Chisholm Way at Lefferts Historic House
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SAT, OCT 31 · 2 PM–5 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Santos Community Garden, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 28
Halloween Candy Giveaway at Santos Community Garden
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SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–8 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Sugar Hill Hope Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 26
Sugar Hill Hope Garden Annual Halloween Party Candy Giveaway
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SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–5 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pearl River Mart Foods (Chelsea Market), Manhattan · official listing on pearlriver.com · checked Oct 26
Free tasting: Tasting India at Pearl River Mart Foods
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SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–7:30 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Jardn de la Familia, NYC · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Masquerade Party
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SAT, OCT 31 · 3:30 PM–5:30 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Central Library, Info Commons Lab, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Oct 29
G-REBEL's Halloween Extravaganza (free food, pumpkin painting, magic)
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SAT, OCT 31 · 4 PM–7 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Halsey, Ralph, & Howard Community Garden, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 26
Halloween Candy Giveaway
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SAT, OCT 31 · 4 PM–12 AM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · at Queens Night Market (behind the New York Hall of Science), Queens · official listing on queensnightmarket.com · checked Oct 26
Queens Night Market: final night of 2026
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SAT, OCT 31 · 4 PM–5:30 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at West 218th Street and Indian Road (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Inwood Hill Park After Dark Hike
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