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THU, OCT 29 · 10 AM–7 PM
67°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan · official listing on grandcentralterminal.com · checked Oct 25
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THU, OCT 29 · 10 AM–7 PM
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Why this place: Free · at 262 Mott Street, Manhattan · official listing on partiful.com · checked Oct 28
Salt & Stone Training Center | NYC Pop Up
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THU, OCT 29 · 10 AM–7:30 PM
67°F · Mostly Clear
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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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THU, OCT 29 · 10 AM–7 PM
67°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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THU, OCT 29 · 11 AM–8 PM
67°F · Mostly Clear
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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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THU, OCT 29 · 11 AM–7 PM
67°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
67°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
66°F · Mostly Clear
✓ 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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THU, OCT 29 · 11 AM–7 PM
67°F · Mostly Clear
✓ 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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THU, OCT 29 · 11 AM–7 PM
67°F · Mostly Clear
✓ 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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THU, OCT 29 · 11 AM–7 PM
67°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
67°F · Mostly Clear
✓ 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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THU, OCT 29 · 2 PM–10 PM
67°F · Mostly Clear
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Why this place: Free · at Samuel Seabury Playground, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Kids in Motion: Samuel Seabury Playground
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THU, OCT 29 · 5:30 PM–7 PM
67°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Garibaldi Plaza (in Washington Square Park), Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 28
Double Dutch
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THU, OCT 29 · 5:30 PM–8:30 PM
67°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Sadie’s, Manhattan · official listing on sadies.nyc · checked Oct 28
Witches Night Out at Sadie’s
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THU, OCT 29 · 6:30 PM–8 PM
66°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at WNYC Transmitter Park, Brooklyn · official listing on aaa.org · checked Oct 29
Free Stargazing at WNYC Transmitter Park
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Every Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–8:30 PM
67°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Paid (from $39) · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Museum of Ice Cream, Manhattan · official listing on museumoficecream.com · checked Oct 26
Museum of Ice Cream
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Daily · 10 AM–10 PM
67°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Paid ($35) · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Museum of Illusions New York, Manhattan · official listing on newyork.museumofillusions.us · checked Oct 26
Museum of Illusions
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Every Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 3 PM–10 PM
66°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Paid (Ticketed) · seasonal special · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 29
Fall Festival & Haunted Hotel at Lakeside
Starts in 15h 5m
Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–6 PM
63°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Paid (from $35) · seasonal special · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Everett Children's Adventure Garden, New York Botanical Gard, Bronx · official listing on nybg.org · checked Oct 26
Día de los Muertos at the New York Botanical Garden
Starts in 15h 5m
Every Wed, Thu, Fri · 10 AM–3:30 PM
64°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Paid (from $45) · registration required · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Kahkow USA, 215 Rutgers St, New Jersey · official listing on kahkow.com · checked Oct 26
Kahkow bean-to-bar chocolate factory tour + make your own bar
Starts in 16h 5m
Every Fri, Sat, Sun · 11 AM–6 PM
66°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Paid ($115) · registration required · repeats, so you can go another time · at Raaka Chocolate factory, 58 Seabring St, Brooklyn · official listing on raakachocolate.com · checked Oct 26
Bean-to-bar chocolate making class at Raaka
Starts in 17h 5m
Every Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
67°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Paid ($3) · seasonal special · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Prospect Park Carousel, Children's Corner, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 29
Haunted Carousel in Prospect Park
Starts in 17h 5m
FRI, OCT 30 · 12 PM–7 PM
67°F · Sunny
✓ 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
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