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Saturday, October 17

10am to 5:30pm, through Oct 18
Bronx Zoo
The Bronx Zoo's annual Halloween celebration on fall weekends features trick-or-treat trails, costume parades, pumpkin carving demos, and seasonal animal enrichment, all included with regular zoo admission. Advance reservations are required; free for WCS members.FallHalloweenFrom Fall events in NYC
10am to 5:30pm, through Oct 18$11
Prospect Park Zoo
Every October weekend the zoo turns playful-spooky: a trail of nocturnal animal neighbors, tombstones of extinct species in Sea Lion Court, spooky science activities, live performances and harvest photo spots. Costumes encouraged; free with zoo admission.FallHalloweenDrop-inFrom Fall events in Brooklyn
11am to 4pm
Historic Richmond Town
The historic village's fall open house: tour centuries-old homes, watch craft and trade demos, and join old-fashioned games on the village green.FallOutdoorDrop-inFrom New York family events
11am to 3pmFree
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Bridge Park closes its season with a free fall celebration at Pier 6: live music, arts and crafts, face painting, a mini pumpkin patch, lawn games, and hands-on activities from the park's education and horticulture teams, plus a kids' corn maze new this year. Costumes encouraged.FallOutdoorDrop-inFrom Fall events in NYC
11am to 4pmFree
Historic Richmond Town
Historic Richmond Town's annual festival of historic trades and Staten Island cultural heritage, free and open to the public. Watch tinsmithing, blacksmithing, carpentry, candle making, and more in historic houses and shops, with fresh-baked bread, soup, and cider made on site.FallDrop-inFrom Fall events in NYC
11am to 4pm, one of 8 dates$10
Queens County Farm Museum
NYC's only corn maze, a 3-acre living labyrinth at the farm. This year's design honors America's 250th anniversary with the torch of the Statue of Liberty. A Stalk Talk orients you before you hunt for clues and solve puzzles on the way to Victory Bridge. Advance tickets required; last entry 4pm.FallHalloweenOutdoorFrom Fall events in NYC
11am to 4pm, through Oct 18
New York Aquarium
The New York Aquarium's family-friendly fall festival brings marine-themed magic shows, Halloween crafts, Wildlife Theater shows, face painting and games to the plaza, alongside the aquarium's piranhas, wolf eels and spider crabs. New this year: the Sea of Illusions and Bubble Play. All Ascarium activities are included free with aquarium admission.FallHalloweenFrom Fall events in Brooklyn
11am to 4pm, through Oct 18$10
Queens County Farm Museum
Get lost in the farm's giant corn maze, open weekends plus Columbus Day: a classic fall challenge for kids and grownups, with the farm stand nearby.FallOutdoorDrop-inFrom New York family events
11am to 8pm, through Oct 18
Luna Park
Coney Island's amusement park goes full spooky season for its 10th annual Halloween Harvest. Wristband holders get pumpkin decorating, face painting, balloon twisting, mini tractor races through hay bales, and trick-or-treating, plus pumpkin-spice funnel cake and other fall treats across the park.FallHalloweenFrom Fall events in NYC
11am to 6pm, through Oct 18$30
Brooklyn Museum
East Coast debut of the first major Americas exhibition on manga as an art form, with more than 600 original drawings from ONE PIECE, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Inuyasha and more, plus a companion show on Japanese storytelling before manga. Timed tickets include general admission; cosplay encouraged.FallIndoorRain or shineFrom Fall events in Brooklyn
12 to 2pmFree
New York
A yearly celebration of Indigenous culture, diversity, pride and unity with traditional dancers, a regalia parade and community speakers. Lineup begins at 9am in Madison Square Park, the parade steps off at noon and travels down Broadway to 17th Street.FallOutdoorDrop-inFrom Fall events in NYC
12 to 5pmFree
Snug Harbor Cultural Center
During Open House New York weekend, Snug Harbor opens the private artist studios in Buildings F and H to the public. Meet working artists, see works in progress, and explore spaces usually closed to visitors. Free; RSVP requested but not required.FallRain or shineDrop-inFrom Fall events in NYC
12 to 6pm$49.86
Agger Fish Warehouse
Car-culture festival born from a Greenpoint Instagram account returns to the Navy Yard with 120+ curated classic and contemporary cars, DJs, a live portrait studio, a fashion and collectibles marketplace, food and drinks, plus a kids zone. Kids 12 and under get in free. Rain or shine.FallFrom Fall events in Brooklyn
12 to 5pm
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Annual open house of the 300-acre Brooklyn Navy Yard campus, part of Open House New York Weekend. Step inside studios of fashion, design and tech businesses with behind-the-scenes access, hands-on demos, live art and tours across two tracks: Creative Currents (artist studios) and BNY Past, Present and Future (labs and waterfront history). Check in at Building 77.FallFrom Fall events in Brooklyn
2:30 to 7:30pm, through Oct 18$30
Staten Island Zoo
The zoo's annual Halloween weekend with trick-or-treat stations, a costume contest, creepy-crawly animal encounters, and seasonal crafts. Tickets $30, $25 members.FallHalloweenOutdoorFrom New York family events
All dayFree
New York
The 36th annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade turns the East Village into a runway for costumed canines. Thousands of dogs march down Avenue B before the costume competition in Tompkins Square Park, with a festival block, adoptable rescue pups and brand activations. Marching requires advance registration; spectating is free.FallHalloweenOutdoorFrom Fall events in NYC
All day, through Oct 17
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
North America's largest poetry festival returns to NJPAC with three days of readings, performances and conversations, headlined by Patti Smith.FallIndoorRain or shineFrom Fall events in Jersey City
All day, through Oct 18
New York
The 24th annual OHNY Weekend unlocks more than 300 sites across the five boroughs for tours, talks and exploration, including many places normally closed to the public. Most sites are free and drop-in; ticketed tours go fast. The 2026 lineup spans architecture, infrastructure, parks and cultural landmarks.FallOutdoorIndoorFrom Fall events in NYC
All day, through Oct 18
Seaport
Four days, nearly 50 events and more than 300 chefs at the Seaport, with the Rooftop at Pier 17 newly in the festival footprint. Signature events include the Blue Moon Burger Bash, Oyster Bash, Grand Tasting walk-arounds, Tacos and Tequila and New York After Dark. Net proceeds support the Event Zero Foundation and the James Beard Foundation.FallFrom Fall events in NYC
All day, through Oct 18
Zeppelin Hall
Liberty Harbor's waterfront beer hall hosts its annual Oktoberfest with German beers, bratwurst and live music along the Hudson, running daily through October 18.FallOktoberfestOutdoorFrom Fall events in Jersey City
All day, through Oct 25
The Clairidge
The 15th annual Montclair Film Festival screens 70 features and 70 shorts across ten days, with premieres, panels and celebrity conversations.FallIndoorEveningFrom Fall events in Jersey City
1 to 5pm, through Oct 31Free
Queens County Farm Museum
Pick your pumpkin straight from the patch at Queens' 47-acre working farm, then visit the farm animals and historic farmhouse. Free entry; pumpkins priced by size.FallOutdoorDrop-inFrom New York family events
11am to 11pm, through Nov 1
LeFrak Center at Lakeside
Month-long fall takeover of the LeFrak Center with a pumpkin patch, corn maze, carnival midway, tarot readings, seasonal food and photo ops. Patch entry and photos are free; activities priced individually or by all-access pass. A separately ticketed Haunted Hotel runs alongside, recommended for ages 13 and up.FallHalloweenDrop-inFrom Fall events in Brooklyn
All day, through Nov 2
New York Botanical Garden
NYBG's inaugural month-long Día de los Muertos celebration fills the garden with marigolds, a community ofrenda, calaveras, and a giant Catrina sculpture. Weekends bring folk music, MAZarte dance performances, and hands-on papel picado and silk flower workshops, closing with a parade and dance party on November 1.FallHalloweenFrom Fall events in NYC
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