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Friday Oct. 17, 2025

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Various

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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The Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze: Hudson Valley

Van Cortlandt ManorCroton-on-Hudson

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10am–5pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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10am–6pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10am–6pm

Wicked Broadway Garden

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Botanical GardenBronx

10–10:15am

THE NEW WORK-LIFE BALANCE: FOR MOMS RETURNING TO WORK

Ages: 2 and under
Art
Classes

Creative CornerLarchmont

10:30–11:30am

Dobbs Ferry Library Storytime

Ages: 4 and under
Books & Readings
Free

Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park Keeper’s HouseDobbs Ferry

Playtime Storytime

10:30–11:15am

Playtime Storytime

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

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11am–5pm

Brick-or-Treat: Monster Party

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions
Games

LEGOLAND Discovery Center WestchesterYonkers

Noon–4pm

“Bulls of Wall Street,” a New Exhibition on 19th-century Finance

The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion MuseumNorwalk

Noon–6pm

Brick-or-Treat

LEGOLAND New York ResortGoshen

2pm

Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Art
Community

Dakota’sBronx

Jenga

4–5pm

Giant Game Night @ the Village Branch

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
Games

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library Village BranchHaverstraw

4–7pm

The Bronx Fun O Ween Festival

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Festivals

49th Police PrecinctBronx

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5–7pm

Mappy Hour

Ages: All
History & Culture

Putnam History MuseumCold Spring

THE SPARKLE BOOKSTORE JENNA SCHROEDER

5–7pm

Meet Jenna Schroeder “Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza” Children’s Author Jenna at The Sparkle Bookstore in NY 10/17, 5-7 p.m.

The Sparkle BookstoreSparkill

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5:30–8pm

Mystic Moon: A Spooktacular Experience at Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard

Ages: 3 and up
Food & Drink
Halloween

Harvest Moon Farm & OrchardNorth Salem

Westchester Lyndhurst After Dark

6–10pm

Lyndhurst After Dark 2025

Ages: 9 and up
Attractions
Halloween

LyndhurstTarrytown

7pm

The Haunt at Wildcliff Mansion

Ages: 9 and up
Halloween
Holiday

Hudson Park Children’s GreenhouseNew Rochelle

Pumpkin Nights with Visitors

7pm

Harvest Glow

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

7pm

Flip Circus

Ages: All
Attractions

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

Pumpkin Nights with Visitors

8pm

Harvest Glow

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Pumpkin Nights with Visitors

8:30pm

Harvest Glow

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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