Stony Brook Village Center hosts a free Halloween afternoon with trick-or-treating, children's games, music and scarecrow-contest awards. Shopping and food are optional.

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Arts & culture

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

📍 Croton-on-Hudson

📅 Fri, Sep 18, 6:00 PM

Thousands of hand-carved jack o'lanterns lit along a walking trail at Van Cortlandt Manor.

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Arts & culture

Twilight Village at Sleepy Hollow

📍 Sleepy Hollow

📅 Sun, Oct 25, 6:00 PM

An outdoor Halloween village at Philipsburg Manor with storytellers, fire performers and the Headless Horseman.

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Arts & cultureFREE

Art in Public Places 40th Anniversary Celebration

📍 Valley Cottage

📅 Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 PM

Community art celebration.

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Cars & autoFREE

Christ Church Pelham Classic Car Show

📍 Pelham Manor

📅 Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 AM

A church-lawn fundraiser show with hundreds of antique, classic, exotic and hot-rod cars, run with the Bronx Mopars club at the corner of Pelhamdale Ave and Shore Rd.

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Arts & cultureFREE

Indian Food Festival & Diwali Mela

📍 Nyack

📅 Sun, Nov 1, 2:00 PM

Celebrate Diwali at the Nyack Center with free admission to an afternoon of Indian music, dance and art. Food is sold and optional.

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Cars & autoFREE

Long Island VW Club All VW Show

📍 Riverhead

📅 Sun, Nov 1, 9:00 AM

The Long Island Volkswagen Club's 24th annual all-Volkswagen car show, rescheduled to its rain date.

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Family & kids

LuminoCity Holiday Lights Festival

📍 East Meadow

📅 Wed, Nov 11, 5:00 PM

A 14-acre walk-through lights festival with illuminated creatures, a 40-foot tree and a new holiday train ride.

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Arts & cultureFREE

Mornings@LIM: Enduring Hearts gallery visit

📍 Stony Brook

📅 Wed, Nov 4, 11:00 AM

A free museum program for people living with dementia and their care partners, exploring Native American history and contemporary art on Long Island.

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Markets & pop-upsFREE

Sleepy Hollow Street Fair

📍 Sleepy Hollow

📅 Sun, Nov 8, 10:00 AM

Beekman Avenue closes to cars for 145+ craft and food vendors, live music, a kids’ zone and the Headless Horseman.

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Arts & cultureFREE

Free First Friday: America in Motion

📍 Yonkers

📅 Fri, Nov 6, 5:00 PM

An evening of live music, dance and participatory activities with the nonprofit Vanaver Caravan at the Hudson River Museum.

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Arts & cultureFREE

Stop In and Sketch at the Hudson River Museum

📍 Yonkers

📅 Fri, Nov 6, 5:30 PM

A free drop-in sketching workshop led by Carolina Amarillo in English and Spanish.

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Arts & cultureFREE

Structure, Status, and Strategy: Business Entities for Creatives

📍 Online — Rockland organizer

📅 Wed, Nov 11, 7:00 PM

Arts Council of Rockland hosts a free online workshop on running a creative business.

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Arts & cultureFREE

Teen sculpture workshop: Arts and Activism

📍 Yonkers

📅 Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 AM

Westchester teens can explore art and community through a free collaborative sculpture workshop with Westchester Youth Alliance and Reizck Project.

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Painting & craftsFREE

Stitch & Chit-Ch(at)

📍 Stony Brook

📅 Fri, Oct 30, 2:00 PM

Bring a current needlework or craft project to the Long Island Museum for a free afternoon stitch circle. Ages 12 and up, no registration required.

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Community resourcesFREE

Rockland Repair Café

📍 Pomona

📅 Sun, Nov 8, 10:00 AM

Free fix-it volunteers for household items.

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Family & kidsFREE

Día de los Muertos in Sleepy Hollow

📍 Sleepy Hollow

📅 Sun, Nov 1, 2:00 PM

A free, all-ages afternoon of mariachi, dance and family activities on Beekman Avenue.

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Cars & autoFREE

NYAROC Alfa Romeo Cars & Coffee Meet-Up

📍 Manhasset

📅 Sun, Nov 1, 9:00 AM

Free Alfa Romeo–focused cars and coffee meet at the Manhasset LIRR / For Five Roasters lot.

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