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Arts & cultureFREE

Candlelight Ghost Tours

📍 Merchant's House Museum

📅 Fri, Oct 30, 6:30 PM

Doors slam, floorboards creak, voices call into the dead of night. Venture into "Manhattan’s Most Haunted House" by flickering candlelight to hear chilling – and true – tales of decades of otherworldly activity in…

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Tours & walksFREE

Inwood Hill Park After Dark Hike

📍 Inwood Hill Park

📅 Sat, Oct 31, 4:00 PM

Join the Urban Park Rangers on a walk through Inwood Hill Park at night, where bats, bones, owls, and lore make for a perfect night hike.

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

Kids In Motion: Cherry Tree Park

📍 Cherry Tree Park

📅 Thu, Oct 29, 2:00 PM

The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

Kids In Motion: Cherry Tree Park

📍 Cherry Tree Park

📅 Fri, Oct 30, 2:00 PM

The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

Kids In Motion: Cherry Tree Park

📍 Cherry Tree Park

📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM

The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…

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Family & kidsFREE

Kids in Motion: Columbus Park

📍 Columbus Park

📅 Thu, Oct 29, 2:00 PM

The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…

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Family & kidsFREE

Kids in Motion: Columbus Park

📍 Columbus Park

📅 Fri, Oct 30, 2:00 PM

The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…

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Family & kidsFREE

Kids in Motion: Columbus Park

📍 Columbus Park

📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM

The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

Kids in Motion: Seward Park

📍 Seward Park

📅 Thu, Oct 29, 2:00 PM

The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

Kids in Motion: Seward Park

📍 Seward Park

📅 Fri, Oct 30, 2:00 PM

The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

Kids in Motion: Seward Park

📍 Seward Park

📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM

The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

Kids in Motion: Tompkins Square Park

📍 Tompkins Square Park

📅 Thu, Oct 29, 2:00 PM

The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

Kids in Motion: Tompkins Square Park

📍 Tompkins Square Park

📅 Fri, Oct 30, 2:00 PM

The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

Kids in Motion: Tompkins Square Park

📍 Tompkins Square Park

📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM

The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…

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Arts & cultureFREE

New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery

📍 Central Park

📅 Thu, Oct 29, 9:00 AM

New Dendrology is a group exhibition featuring eleven artists whose work contributes to the study of trees, offering new insight and connection between humans and their arboreal neighbors.

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Arts & cultureFREE

New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery

📍 Central Park

📅 Fri, Oct 30, 9:00 AM

New Dendrology is a group exhibition featuring eleven artists whose work contributes to the study of trees, offering new insight and connection between humans and their arboreal neighbors.

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Family & kidsFREE

Park Open Studio

📍 Washington Square Park

📅 Fri, Oct 30, 1:00 PM

Led by a local teaching artist, this drop-in class invites participants to explore creativity through hands-on artmaking under the shade of Scrabble Plaza’s trees. Past mediums have included plein-air drawing,…

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Family & kidsFREE

Park Open Studio

📍 Washington Square Park

📅 Sat, Oct 31, 1:00 PM

Led by a local teaching artist, this drop-in class invites participants to explore creativity through hands-on artmaking under the shade of Scrabble Plaza’s trees. Past mediums have included plein-air drawing,…

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Markets & pop-upsFREE

Pier 57 Halloween Festivities

📍 25 11th Ave, New York, NY 10011

📅 Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM

A free event at 25 11th Ave in Manhattan on Saturday, October 31, 11:00–20:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.

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Tours & walksFREE

Candlelight Ghost Tours

📍 Manhattan

📅 Thu, Oct 29, 6:30 PM

A free event at Merchant's House Museum in Manhattan on Thursday, October 29, 18:30–22:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.

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Markets & pop-upsFREE

Canstruction Experience

📍 Brookfield Place, Vesey Street, New York, NY, USA

📅 Thu, Oct 29, 10:00 AM

A free event at Brookfield Place in Manhattan on Thursday, October 29, 10:00–19:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.

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Markets & pop-upsFREE

Halloween at Harry Potter Shop New York

📍 935 Broadway, New York, NY, USA

📅 Thu, Oct 29, 10:00 AM

A free event at 935 Broadway in Manhattan on Thursday, October 29, 10:00–19:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.

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Family & kidsFREE

Halloween Party

📍 Manhattan

📅 Sat, Oct 31, 2:00 PM

A free Halloween event at Joseph Daniel Wilson Memorial Garden in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

Juggling in Greeley Square Park

📍 Manhattan

📅 Fri, Oct 30, 2:00 PM

A free event at Greeley Square Park in Manhattan on Friday, October 30, 14:00–15:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.

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Markets & pop-upsFREE

Naumburg Centennial Violin Competition: Semifinal

📍 Greenfield Hall, Manhattan School of Music, 130 Claremont Avenue, New York, NY 10027

📅 Fri, Oct 30, 10:00 AM

A free event at Greenfield Hall in Manhattan on Friday, October 30, 10:00–17:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

NYRR Open Run: Inwood Hill Park

📍 Inwood Hill Park

📅 Sat, Oct 31, 8:45 AM

A free event at Seaman Avenue and Isham Street Entrance (in Inwood Hill Park) in Manhattan on Saturday, October 31, 08:45–10:30. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.

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Markets & pop-upsFREE

Ready. Set. BUBS.

📍 Van Der Plas Gallery, Orchard Street, New York, NY, USA

📅 Fri, Oct 30, 3:00 PM

A free event at Van Der Plas Gallery in Manhattan on Friday, October 30, 15:00–17:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.

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Markets & pop-upsFREE

Salt & Stone Training Center | NYC Pop Up

📍 262 Mott Street, New York, NY, USA

📅 Thu, Oct 29, 10:00 AM

A free event at 262 Mott Street in Manhattan on Thursday, October 29, 10:00–19:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.

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Markets & pop-upsFREE

Speedeasy by Saucony

📍 48 Ludlow St, New York, NY 10002

📅 Fri, Oct 30, 10:00 AM

A free event at 48 Ludlow St in Manhattan on Friday, October 30, 10:00–17:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.

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Tours & walksFREE

Spot P! Opening Reception

📍 Dyckman House Museum

📅 Thu, Oct 29, 6:00 PM

A free event at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (in Dyckman House Museum) in Manhattan on Thursday, October 29, 18:00–20:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.

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Markets & pop-upsFREE

Spotify Presents Harryween

📍 New York, NY, USA

📅 Sat, Oct 31, 6:00 PM

A free event at New York in Manhattan on Saturday, October 31, 18:00–21:30. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.

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Tours & walksFREE

Spotlight tour: History

📍 Manhattan

📅 Thu, Oct 29, 5:30 PM

A free event at The High Line in Manhattan on Thursday, October 29, 17:30–19:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.

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Markets & pop-upsFREE

STORM x Takeoff 5k Shakeout Run

📍 213 Bowery, New York, NY 10002, USA

📅 Fri, Oct 30, 7:30 AM

A free event at 213 Bowery in Manhattan on Friday, October 30, 07:30–11:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.

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Markets & pop-upsFREE

The Grand Ofrenda at Times Square

📍 Times Sq - 42 St, New York, NY, USA

📅 Fri, Oct 30, 11:00 AM

A free event at Times Sq - 42 St in Manhattan on Friday, October 30, 11:00–22:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.

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Markets & pop-upsFREE

Witches Night Out at Sadie’s

📍 Sadie’s, Fulton Street, New York, NY, USA

📅 Thu, Oct 29, 5:30 PM

A free event at Sadie’s in Manhattan on Thursday, October 29, 17:30–20:30. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.

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Family & kidsFREE

Artful Gatherings

📍 Manhattan

📅 Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 PM

A free seasonal event at J. Hood Wright Recreation Center, J. Hood Wright Park in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.

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Markets & pop-upsFREE

Grand Central Holiday Fair

📍 Manhattan

📅 Mon, Nov 9, 10:00 AM

The annual indoor holiday market inside Grand Central’s Vanderbilt Hall, with local makers selling gifts, jewelry and crafts through Christmas Eve.

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Markets & pop-upsFREE

Art Week NYC

📍 New York, NY, USA

📅 Wed, Nov 11, 10:00 AM

A free event at New York in Manhattan on Wednesday, November 11, 10:00–21:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.

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outdoorsFREE

Bryant Park

📍 Midtown

Midtown's lawn and reading room behind the library, with free programs most of the year.

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Markets & pop-upsFREE

Care Bears Meet the Tree Day

📍 Rockefeller Center, Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, USA

📅 Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 AM

A free event at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan on Saturday, November 7, 10:00–13:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.

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outdoorsFREE

Central Park

📍 Midtown to Harlem

843 acres of lawns, lakes, bridges and paths. Bethesda Terrace, Bow Bridge and the Ramble are free anytime.

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outdoorsFREE

Central Park off-leash hours

📍 Central Park

Dogs may run off-leash in designated areas early morning and late night; leash them 9 AM–9 PM. Some spots, like the Ramble and Conservatory Garden, are always leash-only.

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Markets & pop-upsFREE

Eloise at the Plaza Event

📍 1 West 58th Street, New York, NY, USA

📅 Wed, Nov 4, 10:00 AM

A free event at 1 West 58th Street in Manhattan on Wednesday, November 4, 10:00–16:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.

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food giveawaysFREE

Essex Market

📍 Lower East Side

A city-run market hall since 1940 with 30+ vendors: Dominican produce, cheese, dumplings and free community events.

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outdoorsFREE

Fort Tryon Park

📍 Hudson Heights

Heather Garden, cliffside views of the Hudson and free year-round programs from the park conservancy.

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outdoorsFREE

Hudson River Park

📍 West Side waterfront

Four miles of piers, bike paths and sunset views along the Hudson from Battery Park City to 59th St.

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arts cultureFREE

Mmuseumm

📍 Tribeca / Chinatown

A tiny museum of odd everyday objects in a former elevator shaft. Free; donations welcome.

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Markets & pop-upsFREE

Nathan Fielder Look-Alike Contest

📍 New York, NY 10012

📅 Sat, Nov 7, 1:00 PM

A free event at New York in Manhattan on Saturday, November 7, 13:00–15:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.

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Markets & pop-upsFREE

New Italian Cinema Events

📍 New York, NY, USA

📅 Sat, Nov 7, 4:00 PM

A free event at New York in Manhattan on Saturday, November 7, 16:00–19:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.

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outdoorsFREE

Paley Park

📍 Midtown

A tiny pocket park with a 20-foot waterfall that drowns out traffic. The water is off in January.

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Markets & pop-upsFREE

The Hormone Project with LOLA

📍 3 Howard St, New York, NY, USA

📅 Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 AM

A free event at 3 Howard St in Manhattan on Saturday, November 7, 10:00–17:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

Cardio Circuit Blast

📍 Highbridge Park

📅 Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM

This high-energy total body workout will keep you moving with challenging yet fun bodyweight circuits. Cardio Circuit Blast is a heart-pumping, high-intensity class that is open to all levels and the perfect way to…

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

Cardio Circuit Blast

📍 Thomas Jefferson Park

📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM

This high-energy total body workout will keep you moving with challenging yet fun bodyweight circuits. Cardio Circuit Blast is a heart-pumping, high-intensity class that is open to all levels and the perfect way to…

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

Forest Fitness

📍 Fort Tryon Park

📅 Sat, Oct 31, 8:30 AM

Join us for a free, year-round "Fitness at the Fort" exercise program on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays!

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

Full Body Circuit Training

📍 Chelsea Recreation Center

📅 Thu, Oct 29, 6:30 PM

This circuit training class combines both resistance and bodyweight exercises to provide you with a dynamic full body workout. Whether you are a beginner or know your way around the gym- this class for you! Come…

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Family & kidsFREE

Halloween

📍 Manhattan

📅 Fri, Oct 30, 3:00 PM

A free Halloween event at Olgas El Gallo Community Garden in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.

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Family & kidsFREE

Halloween Fun

📍 Manhattan

📅 Sat, Oct 31, 12:00 PM

A free Halloween event at Morris-Jumel Community Garden in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

Jesse Owens Track & Field Youth Program

📍 Thomas Jefferson Park

📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM

Join the Randall’s Island Park Alliance and City Parks Foundation for the Jesse Owens Track and Field Youth Program ! This free weekly program is available to youth ages 8-16 and enables participants to learn the…

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

Kids in Motion: Anne Loftus Playground

📍 Fort Tryon Park

📅 Thu, Oct 29, 2:00 PM

The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

Kids in Motion: Anne Loftus Playground

📍 Fort Tryon Park

📅 Fri, Oct 30, 2:00 PM

The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

Kids in Motion: Anne Loftus Playground

📍 Fort Tryon Park

📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM

The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…

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Family & kidsFREE

Kids In Motion: Bloomingdale Playground

📍 Bloomingdale Playground

📅 Thu, Oct 29, 2:00 PM

The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…

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Family & kidsFREE

Kids In Motion: Bloomingdale Playground

📍 Bloomingdale Playground

📅 Fri, Oct 30, 2:00 PM

The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…

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Family & kidsFREE

Kids In Motion: Bloomingdale Playground

📍 Bloomingdale Playground

📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM

The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…

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Family & kidsFREE

Kids in Motion: Samuel Seabury Playground

📍 Samuel Seabury Playground

📅 Thu, Oct 29, 2:00 PM

The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…

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Family & kidsFREE

Kids in Motion: Samuel Seabury Playground

📍 Samuel Seabury Playground

📅 Fri, Oct 30, 2:00 PM

The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…

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Family & kidsFREE

Kids in Motion: Samuel Seabury Playground

📍 Samuel Seabury Playground

📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM

The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

Kids in Motion: Sol Lain Playground

📍 Sol Lain Plgd

📅 Thu, Oct 29, 2:00 PM

The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

Kids in Motion: Sol Lain Playground

📍 Sol Lain Plgd

📅 Fri, Oct 30, 2:00 PM

The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

Kids in Motion: Sol Lain Playground

📍 Sol Lain Plgd

📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM

The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

Kids In Motions: Carmansville Playground

📍 Carmansville Playground

📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM

The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

Rise&Restore Circuit Training

📍 Highbridge Park

📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM

This circuit training class combines bodyweight resistance training and conditioning to provide you with a dynamic full body workout. Whether you are a beginner or looking for a challenge; this class for all fitness…

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

Running Group

📍 Inwood Hill Park

📅 Fri, Oct 30, 10:00 AM

This welcoming, beginner-friendly running group uses walk/run intervals to help you gradually build your endurance and confidence. Each session increases the running time at a comfortable pace, helping you progress…

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

STRONG Nation

📍 Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center

📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:30 AM

STRONG Nation combines body weight, muscle conditioning, cardio and plyometric training moves synced to original music that has been specifically designed to match every single move. Every squat, every lunge, every…

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

STRONG Nation

📍 Constance Baker Motley Recreation Center

📅 Sat, Oct 31, 1:00 PM

STRONG Nation combines body weight, muscle conditioning, cardio and plyometric training moves synced to original music that has been specifically designed to match every single move. Every squat, every lunge, every…

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Fitness & wellnessFREE

Yoga

📍 Washington Square Park

📅 Fri, Oct 30, 8:30 AM

Start your morning off balanced and refreshed with a free yoga class led by local yoga instructors Mariah and Frances in Garibaldi Plaza. Bring a yoga mat and water bottle.

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Family & kidsFREE

Double Dutch

📍 Washington Square Park

📅 Thu, Oct 29, 5:30 PM

A free event at Garibaldi Plaza (in Washington Square Park) in Manhattan on Thursday, October 29, 17:30–19:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.

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Family & kidsFREE

Movies Under the Stars: Minions & Monsters

📍 Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center

📅 Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM

A free event at West 59th St Lawn (in Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center) in Manhattan on Friday, October 30, 18:00–19:30. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.

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