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Monday Oct. 20, 2025

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10 am – 6 pm

Sea Chapel

RISE, 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway, NY 11692The Rockaways

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10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Fantastical Realities: Sandra Caplan, Maya Ciarrocchi, and Ray Ciarrocchi

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

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11 am – 5 pm

JOURNEY OF THE MIND

Art
Free

Queens MuseumQueens

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Noon – 5 pm

L’Alliance New York Announces North American Premiere of Les tutomouves 2025 Crossing The Line Festival

L’Alliance New York

2 pm

Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

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2 – 3:30 pm

Quiet Reading Party

Brooklyn Public Library – Mill BasinMill Basin

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2 – 8 pm

NYC Public Interest Technology (PIT) Pop-Up

Free

The Oculus World Trade CenterLower Manhattan

3 – 5 pm

Pickleball Open Class

Ages: All
Classes
Family
Free

Gantry Plaza State Park – Handball CourtsLong Island City

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3 – 6 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Diwali Celebration at the Seaport Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
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South Street Seaport MuseumDowntown Manhattan

4 – 5 pm

Button and Jewelry Making Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Family
Free

Dongan Hills Library

Paws Days

5 – 6:30 pm

Paw Play Days

Ages: All
Animals
Family
Film

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5 – 6:30 pm

Paw Play Days

Ages: All
Animals
Art
Family

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

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5 – 9 pm

HOME/LAND: a blend of theater, dance, projection, and demonstration

Dance
Free

Washington Square ParkGreenwich Village

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6 – 9 pm

Karaoke con Estrellas de Broadway

Baby Grand LESLower East Side

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6 – 9 pm

Karaoke with Broadway Stars

Free
Music

Baby Grand LESLower East Side

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6:30 – 7:30 pm

Fitness @ Grand Central x Club Pilates

Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central Terminal

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8 – 11 pm

Random Strangers Jam – Free NYC Funk Rock Jam Session – 3rd Mondays 8-11pm Alewife Brewing

Alewife Brewing CompanySunnyside

Tuesday Oct. 21

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge Park

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All day

Menagerie: A Tribute to Animals Through Coney Island’s History and Beyond

Art
Free

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All day

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Flatiron North PlazaFlatiron North Plaza

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9 am – 5 pm

Adapt/Evolve

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design Gallery

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive Center

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10 am – 6 pm

Sea Chapel

RISE, 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway, NY 11692The Rockaways

Postcard front

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Fantastical Realities: Sandra Caplan, Maya Ciarrocchi, and Ray Ciarrocchi

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

JOTM NY

11 am – 5 pm

JOURNEY OF THE MIND

Art
Free

Queens MuseumQueens

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Noon – 5 pm

L’Alliance New York Announces North American Premiere of Les tutomouves 2025 Crossing The Line Festival

L’Alliance New York

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2 – 8 pm

NYC Public Interest Technology (PIT) Pop-Up

Free

The Oculus World Trade CenterLower Manhattan

4 – 5 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Program Current Event Journaling & Debate

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Family
Free

Faber ParkPort Richmond

Dance Journey with Adult Ballroom picture

6 – 7:30 pm

Step Into Dance: Ballroom Workshop Series at the Sheepshead Bay Library

Dance
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BaySheepshead Bay

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6 – 7:15 pm

Hello (And Goodbye) To All That

Jefferson Market LibraryGreenwich Village

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