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FRI, OCT 30 · 8 AM–7 PM
67°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Children's Magical Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 28
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FRI, OCT 30 · 8 AM–10 PM
67°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · registration required · kid-friendly · at The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village, Bryant Park, Manhattan · official listing on bryantpark.org · checked Oct 30
The Rink at Bryant Park (free-admission ice skating)
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FRI, OCT 30 · 11 AM–8 PM
67°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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FRI, OCT 30 · 2 PM–6 PM
67°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Harlem Valley Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Halloween Trick o' Treat at Harlem Valley Garden
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FRI, OCT 30 · 2:30 PM–6:30 PM
67°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Litwin Field, Asphalt Green Upper East Side, Manhattan · official listing on asphaltgreen.org · checked Oct 29
Asphalt Screams Halloween Bash
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FRI, OCT 30 · 3 PM–5 PM
67°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Family Community Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Halloween Pumpkin Decorating and Candy Giveaway!
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FRI, OCT 30 · 3 PM–5 PM
67°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Olgas El Gallo Community Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Halloween
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FRI, OCT 30 · 3 PM–6 PM
67°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at North Lawn, Morningside Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Haunted Heights: Halloween at Morningside Park
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FRI, OCT 30 · 3 PM–5 PM
67°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Brisas Del Caribe Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Pumpkin Decorating at Brisas del Caribe
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FRI, OCT 30 · 3:30 PM–6 PM
70°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Walker Park Field House, Walker Park, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Wicked Walker Family Fun & Halloween Event
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FRI, OCT 30 · 4 PM–6 PM
67°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Bryant Park, Manhattan · official listing on bryantpark.org · checked Oct 25
Tricks and Treats at Bryant Park
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FRI, OCT 30 · 4 PM–7 PM
67°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Hamilton Fish Recreation Center, Hamilton Fish Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Family Halloween Themed Activities
Starts in 47m
FRI, OCT 30 · 5:30 PM–8 PM
65°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Margaret Corbin Circle / Cottage Yard, Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 27
Halloween Mask-Making & Haunted Cottage at Fort Tryon Park
Starts in 18h 17m
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–8 PM
53°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Market 57, Pier 57, Manhattan · official listing on pier57nyc.com · checked Oct 25
Halloween at Pier 57
Starts in 18h 17m
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
52°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Greenbelt Nature Center, Blood Root Valley, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Halloween Hike to Heyerdahl Hill
Starts in 18h 17m
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–12 PM
52°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Entrance - Cornelia Avenue and Chester Avenue (in Wolfe's Po, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Howl-oween Doggie Day Hike
Starts in 19h 17m
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–6 PM
54°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Morris-Jumel Community Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Halloween Fun
Starts in 19h 17m
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–3 PM
54°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Harlem Roots Community Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 27
Trick or Treat Community Give Away at Harlem Roots
Starts in 19h 17m
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–4 PM
54°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Serenity Garden - NYCHA Lexington Houses Community Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 28
Halloween Treat Giveaway at Serenity Garden
Starts in 19h 17m
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–4 PM
54°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Frank White Memorial Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 28
Halloween Spooktacular: A Community Event
Starts in 21h 17m
SAT, OCT 31 · 2 PM–4 PM
57°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Joseph Daniel Wilson Memorial Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Halloween Party
Starts in 22h 17m
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–8 PM
58°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
Starts in 22h 17m
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–6:30 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Edgecomb Avenue Garden Park Sanctuary, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Trick or Treat at the Garden Gate
Starts in 22h 17m
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–7 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bogardus Plaza, Hudson St (Reade to Chambers), Manhattan · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 30
Halloween Spooktacular at Bogardus Plaza
Starts in 22h 47m
SAT, OCT 31 · 3:30 PM–5:30 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Riverside Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Hippo Playground Halloween Parade
Starts in 1d 2h
SAT, OCT 31 · 7 PM–9 PM
53°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Dyckman Marina, Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Dyckman Marina Movie Nights
Starts in 1d 18h
SUN, NOV 1 · 10 AM–1 PM
53°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Winter Composting with Big Reuse
Starts in 1d 19h
SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
56°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Seaman Avenue and Isham Street (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Native American Heritage Month: Lenape History and Ethnobotany
Starts in 1d 19h
SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
56°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Holten Ave. and Purdy Place (in Wolfe's Pond Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Fall Canoeing
Starts in 1d 22h
SUN, NOV 1 · 2:30 PM–6 PM
60°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Campos Community Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Annual Community Dia de los Muertos Celebration
Starts in 1w 0d
SAT, NOV 7 · 9 AM–11 AM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Paid (from $35) · at Willowbrook Park (1 Eton Place), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 30
2026 Fall Flat 5-K Greenbelt Trail Race
Starts in 1w 0d
SAT, NOV 7 · 9:30 AM–12:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Icahn Stadium, Randall's Island Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Randall's Island Fall Cleanup
Starts in 1w 0d
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–11 AM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Brookfield Park, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 30
Fall Foliage Bike Tour with the Urban Park Rangers
Starts in 1w 0d
SAT, NOV 7 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Pier 84, Hudson River Park, Manhattan · official listing on hudsonriverpark.org · checked Oct 26
Pumpkin Smash at Hudson River Park
Starts in 1w 1d
SUN, NOV 8 · 10 AM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Gatehouse Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Winterization Workday at Gatehouse Garden
Starts in 1w 1d
SUN, NOV 8 · 12 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at La Plaza Cultural Community Garden, Manhattan · official listing on lesecologycenter.org · checked Oct 26
Pumpkin Smash with the LES Ecology Center
Starts in 1w 5d
THU, NOV 12 · 11 AM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · at Union Square Park (south end), Manhattan · official listing on urbanspacemarkets.com · checked Oct 29
Union Square Holiday Market
Starts in 3w 5d
THU, NOV 26 · 8:30 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Central Park West to Macy's Herald Square, Manhattan · official listing on macysinc.com · checked Oct 26
100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Starts in 3w 6d
FRI, NOV 27 · 10 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Nevada Avenue Parking Lot, High Rock Park, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Post-Thanksgiving Day Hike
Starts in 3w 6d
FRI, NOV 27 · 1 PM–2:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Post-Thanksgiving Day Hike: Northern Manhattan Parks Super Hike
Starts in 4w 3d
TUE, DEC 1 · 11 AM–7 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · at Columbus Circle (Central Park entrance), Manhattan · official listing on urbanspacemarkets.com · checked Oct 30
Columbus Circle Holiday Market
Starts in 4w 6d
THU, DEC 3 · 4:30 PM–5:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Madison Square Park, Manhattan · official listing on madisonsquarepark.org · checked Oct 25
Madison Square Park Holiday Tree Lighting
Starts in 5w 0d
SAT, DEC 5 · 2 PM–5 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Tilley Pond Park, Lower Connecticut · official listing on darienct.gov · checked Oct 26
Darien An Old Fashioned Holiday & Tree Lighting
Starts in 5w 2d
SUN, DEC 6 · 5 PM–7 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Landmark Square → Latham Park, Lower Connecticut · official listing on ctvisit.com · checked Oct 26
Stamford Heights & Lights
Starts in 6w 0d
SAT, DEC 12 · 12 PM–2 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Icahn Stadium, Randall's Island Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Winter Wreath Workshop
Starts in 6w 1d
SUN, DEC 13 · 12 PM–5 PM
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Fifth Avenue (7 blocks), Manhattan · official listing on 5thavenue.nyc · checked Oct 28
Fifth Avenue Holiday Open Streets
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