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Saturday Oct. 4, 2025

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2 am – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

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8 am – 3 pm

Maria Hernandez Farmers Market

Maria Hernandez ParkBushwick

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8 am – 5 pm

Gagosian presents Christopher Kulendran Thomas’ first solo exhibition in the United States: Peace Core

Free

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8 – 9 am

Brooklyn Bridge parkrun

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1

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9 am – 5 pm

Adapt/Evolve

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design Gallery

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9 am – 5 pm

WikiGameJam

Hex HouseEast Williamsburg

9 am – 2 pm

Baby Gear Trend Show at Nordstrom NYC

Ages: All
Expo
Family
Free

Nordstrom NYC Flagship

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10 am – 5 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

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10 am – 3 pm

Mazzone Ace Hardware Pumpkinfest

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

Mazzone Ace Hardware Pumpkinfest

10 am – 2:30 pm

Hispanic Heritage Month Tennis Celebration

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterCorona

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10 am – noon

Foraging Tour with “Wildman” Steve Brill

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

MoMA Oct Fam Day

10:30 am – 5 pm

UNIQLO Family Day at MoMA

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

Museum of Modern Art

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Flowers for Skyscrapers

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

Wagner ParkBattery Park

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11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Morgan Library & Museum

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

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FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

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11 am – noon

Tour the Historic Lawrence Cemetery in Bayside

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

11 am – 8 pm

Egyptian Festival 2025

Archangel Michael & Saint Mena Coptic Orthodox Church

Sailors’ Skills

11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Announces Free October Family Activity Weekends: Sailors’ Skills

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11 am – 2 pm

Free Books from Brooklyn Book Bodega!

Brooklyn Book Bodega

11 am – 6 pm

ASCEND: The Evolution of Identity

Art
Free

Alessandro Berni GalleryChelsea

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11 am – 12:30 pm

Recorrido gratis del High Line: De rieles de tren a flores | Free High Line Tour: From Rails to Flowers

The High LineChelsea

11 am – 4 pm

Scout Fest 2025

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Family
Free

Immanuel Union ChurchWesterleigh

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11 am – 4 pm

City of Forest Day

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11:30 am – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Family
Free

IKEA House Warming

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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Noon – 5 pm

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

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Noon – 6 pm

Six Foot Platform: ASHLEY PALMER | SAFE SPACE

Art
Free

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Brown Rice Family

Noon – 1 pm

Family Concert: Brown Rice Family

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free
Music

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

Noon – 3 pm

Shoelace Park Forest Fest

Noon – 6 pm

Historic Neir’s Tavern 196th Anniversary Block Party

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Neir’s TavernWoodhaven

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