Free kayaking at Pier 96
Sat, Oct 10 · 1:00 PM
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Fishing at the Harlem Meer
Sat, Oct 10 · 10:00 AM
Central Park
The Climate Imaginarium
Sat, Oct 10 · 11:00 AM
Nolan Park
Lazy Saturday Afternoon on Jamaica Bay! (Beach 75th St & the Bay) 2026
Sat, Oct 10 · 2:30 PM
Arverne
ZyxxCon II: The Wrath of Con
Sat, Oct 10 · 2:00 PM
Bushwick • $
commUNITY Run Club
Sun, Oct 11 · 6:00 PM
Hell's Kitchen
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Fri, Oct 9 · 7:30 PM
The BIG Spades League - Monthly Spades and Game Night
Row House · Harlem
$$
Sat, Oct 10 · 1:00 PM
Free kayaking at Pier 96
Manhattan Community Boathouse - Pier 96 · Hell's Kitchen
Sat, Oct 10 · 10:00 AM
Fishing at the Harlem Meer
Charles A. Dana Discovery Center · Central Park
Sat, Oct 10 · 11:00 AM
The Climate Imaginarium
Colonels Row · Nolan Park
Sat, Oct 10 · 2:30 PM
Lazy Saturday Afternoon on Jamaica Bay! (Beach 75th St & the Bay) 2026
Vernam Barbadoes Peninsula · Arverne
Sat, Oct 10 · 12:00 PM
Italian Festival at The Mount
Mount Loretto Unique Area · Charleston
Sat, Oct 10 · 2:00 PM
ZyxxCon II: The Wrath of Con
Pine Box Rock Shop · Bushwick
$
Sun, Oct 11 · 1:00 PM
NYC SHIH TZU MEETUP, THE OG
Socrates Sculpture Park · Astoria
Sun, Oct 11 · 9:30 AM
Teens Lounge
Bukharian Jewish Community Center · Forest Hills
Sun, Oct 11 · 12:00 PM
Family Day at Barcade
Barcade · Williamsburg
$$
Sun, Oct 11 · 12:00 PM
Blessing of the Animals
Marble Collegiate Church · Midtown
Sun, Oct 11 · 6:00 PM
commUNITY Run Club
Nicklz Times Square Dispensary - NYC Dispensary & Weed Delivery · Hell's Kitchen
Mon, Oct 12 · 7:30 PM
Teens Lounge - Mondays & Thursdays
Bukharian Jewish Community Center · Forest Hills
Mon, Oct 12 · 7:00 PM
Glendale Community Hobby Night
Brewery Keegan-Hessier American Legion Post 1185 · Flushing
Tue, Oct 13 · 11:00 AM
22 Club
Church of the Epiphany · Manhattan
Tue, Oct 13 · 5:00 PM
Chess Fundraiser at Cul De Sac - Outdoor Bathhouse
La Plaza Cultural · East Village
Tue, Oct 13 · 5:00 PM
Tuesday Game x pinkFROG Mahjong
pinkFROG cafe · Williamsburg
Tue, Oct 13 · 11:00 AM
22 Club Bingo
Church of the Epiphany · Manhattan
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:15 PM
Youth Group
The West End Theatre · Manhattan
Wed, Oct 14 · 6:30 PM
Wednesday Community Run
Over the Moon Juice & Coffee · Jackson Heights
$
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:15 PM
Youth Group
St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church · Manhattan
Wed, Oct 14 · 11:00 AM
Storytime in the Park
Fort Greene · Fort Greene
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:15 PM
Youth Group – Youth Hang
St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church · Manhattan
Wed, Oct 14 · 6:30 PM
Hush Hour: A Silent Book Club at Lofty Pigeon Books
Lofty Pigeon Books · Kensington
Thu, Oct 15 · 6:30 PM
Weekly ¡DALE! Runs
Queens Beer Factory · Jackson Heights
$$
Thu, Oct 15 · 8:00 PM
Queer Trivia Extravaganza
Secret Pour · Bedford-Stuyvesant
$$
Thu, Oct 15 · 8:00 PM
Queer Tag: LGBTQ Laser Tag & Bowling Night
Lucky Strike Chelsea Piers · Chelsea
Fri, Oct 16 · 6:00 PM
Cub Scouts Lucky Pack 7 Weekly Meeting
St John's Lutheran Church · Greenpoint
Fri, Oct 16 · 6:00 PM
karaoke
The Stonewall Inn · Manhattan
Sat, Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
Homecoming: For The Harbor
The Arts Center at Governors Island (Building 110) · Governors Island
Sat, Oct 17 · 10:00 AM
Open House New York: Self-Guided Canoeing from 19th St.
Gowanus Dredgers Bunker · Sunset Park
Sat, Oct 17 · 10:00 AM
FALL FESTIVAL / EL FESTIVAL DE OTOÑO
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum · Inwood
Sat, Oct 17 · 11:00 AM
Barktoberfest
Pier 57 Rooftop Park · Chelsea
Sat, Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
Sunset Park Kite Flying Contest
Sunset Park · Sunset Park
Sat, Oct 17 · 8:30 AM
Pink Power Walk
Flushing Meadows Corona Park · Flushing
Sun, Oct 18 · 12:00 PM
Central Park Singles Stroll (50 & OVER)
Tavern On the Green · Central Park
$$
Sun, Oct 18 · 3:00 PM
The 10th Annual Great Tribeca Scavenger Hunt
Bogardus Plaza · Tribeca
Sun, Oct 18 · 12:30 PM
Community Bike Ride to the Third Avenue Safety Walk
Liebre Cafe · Sunset Park
$$
Sun, Oct 18 · 1:00 PM
Carl Schurz Park's Annual Harvest Festival
Carl Schurz Park · Upper East Side
Wed, Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
Poly Connections: Game Night
Herald Square · Midtown
Thu, Oct 22 · 4:30 PM
Windsor Terrace Fall Festival
Brooklyn Prospect Windsor Terrace Elementary & Middle School · Windsor Terrace
Thu, Oct 22 · 4:30 PM
Windsor Terrace Fall Festival
Brooklyn Prospect Sunset Yards Elementary School & Middle School · Sunset Park
Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
Free Bike Helmet Giveaway and Fitting
P.S. 503: The School of Discovery · Sunset Park
Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM
28th Annual Great PUPkin Dog Costume Contest
Fort Greene Park · Fort Greene
Sat, Oct 24 · 9:00 AM
Cars & Coffee x Retromobile NYC x Bang & Olufsen
Bang & Olufsen · SoHo
Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM
Halloween Fest
Fort Greene Park · Fort Greene
Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
Sunset Park BID Annual Family Fun Day
Sunset Park · Sunset Park
Sun, Oct 25 · 10:30 AM
Free Exercise Classes: Zumba
Essex Market · Lower East Side
Sun, Oct 25 · 12:00 PM
Halloween Harvest Festival 2026
Socrates Sculpture Park · Astoria
Sun, Oct 25 · 12:30 PM
Lincoln Center Open House
TKTS Lincoln Center · Upper West Side
Wed, Oct 28 · 6:30 PM
Book Swap
Good Company - Cannabis Dispensary · Upper West Side
Thu, Oct 29 · 6:00 PM
Walk, Run, Roll
Soft Bar · Greenpoint
$
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Rec Center Realness! A Sober & Socializing Game Night & Halloween Party!
Sprout Society · Bushwick
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
CRITICAL MASS
Union Square Park · Gramercy
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM
Halloween Festival
Harlem Grown · Harlem
Sat, Oct 31 · 7:00 PM
New York’s 53rd Annual Village Halloween Parade
Varick Street & Dominick Street · Manhattan
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM
Halloween celebration
Ridgewood Savings Bank · Bensonhurst
Sat, Oct 31 · 3:00 PM
DUMBOween March to the Arch
DUMBO Archway · Dumbo
Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
Sunset Park Halloween Parade
Sunset Park · Sunset Park
Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
14th Annual Miss Abbie's Halloween Health/Wellness & Citywide Block Event
Decatur Avenue · West Bronx
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