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Weekend Guide
October 23–25, 2026
Handpicked, budget-friendly happenings on the UWS, plus a few nearby highlights worth the trip. Not everything happening, just the ones I'd text a friend about. Because "What should we do?" shouldn't be stressful.
Hi loopers,
Addie and I are back from Cancún, where we celebrated an early Thanksgiving with my family. Lots of pool time, a little rain and a whole lot of smiles. We landed just in time for a big one: Lincoln Center's Open House all weekend, a gnome-themed Halloween party on the High Line, costumed pups in Riverside Park, and Trick-or-Streets on Columbus Avenue on Sunday.
Halloween and fall events that run all season, plus dates worth bookmarking, are at the end, along with indoor favorites. Planning ahead? My Halloween & Día de los Muertos guide rounds up UWS trick-or-treat streets and more.
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The travel hero of our Cancún trip. Nana gave Addie a sticker book for the flight home, and it kept us entertained the whole way back: First 100 Stickers: Words, with over 500 stickers. It's a keeper. Get it here. (Affiliate link: as an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.)
Karaoke night is Friday, Nov 13, at The Throwback! Last April, Stephanie and I threw a moms' dance party. Now it's karaoke, for moms, besties and anyone who's ever sung into a hairbrush like their life depended on it. Happy hour and song picks from 7 to 8 PM, then we sing it away from 8 to 10. Fly solo or bring your crew. Only 40 spots at $20 each (covers entry and the room). To save yours, Venmo @theparentloop with your full name, email and "karaoke" in the note, and you'll get a confirmation. Ages 21+.
Friday - October 23
Storytime @ Book Culture on Broadway (2915 Broadway at 114th St), 10:30 AM, young kids.
Family Storytime: Ukulele Storytime @ NYPL–Columbus, 11–11:45 AM, ages 5 and under. Songs, rhymes and read-alouds as part of the library's Open House Week.
Community Playdate @ NYPL–Bloomingdale, 11 AM–12 PM, ages 0–5. First come, first served.
Family Board Games @ NYPL–Columbus, 3–4 PM, ages 6–12. Game afternoon with friends and librarians.
Little New-Yorkers: She Made a Monster @ New-York Historical, 3:30–4:30 PM, little kids, then Crafts and Classics Club at 5–6 PM, all ages. A spooky-season story and craft about how Mary Shelley created Frankenstein, then sew an appliqué quilt square while listening to The Chronicles of Narnia. Included with museum admission (pay-as-you-wish after 5 PM).
Finding Yourself in Stories: Avatar: The Last Airbender @ Tibet House (22 W 15th St), 5:30–6:30 PM, ages 8–16. Filmmaker Dechen Kelden screens an episode of the original animated series, then leads a family conversation about its storytelling and worldbuilding. Tickets $20.
Movie Nights: Hairspray @ Hudson Yards Public Square & Gardens, 6–8 PM. Rated PG. Bring a blanket; doors open an hour early.
Saturday - October 24
Puzzles & Play @ NYPL–Bloomingdale, 10 AM–2 PM, toddlers through elementary.
Kidding Around's 35th Birthday Bash @ Kidding Around (60 W 15th St), 10 AM–3 PM, ages 0–12. The toy store turns 35 with goody bags from 10 AM, a Very Hungry Caterpillar puppet show at 11, Lucy Kalantari at 1 PM, plus crafts, games and raffles all day. RSVP on Eventbrite.
Lincoln Center Open House @ Lincoln Center, Saturday and Sunday from 11 AM, all ages. The whole campus opens up for storytimes at Lincoln Center Theater, an operatic storytelling workshop with The Met, a dance workshop with the School of American Ballet and New York City Ballet, Jazz at Lincoln Center, costume and puppet making, and roaming puppets. Drop in and stay as long as you like; first come, first served. The Parent Loop pick!
Weekend Kids Art Studio @ Museum of the City of New York (Fifth Ave at 103rd St), from 11 AM, ages 3+. Drop-in art inspired by the museum's exhibitions; take it home or leave it on display. Included with museum admission.
High Line Halloween: Gnome-topia @ the High Line at the 14th Street Passage, 11 AM–2 PM, best for ages 6–10, all welcome. A giant cardboard world where the plants are larger than life: Toad-in-the-Hole, a Red Hat–Green Hat relay for candy, a costume station, face painting and a DJ. Covered, rain or shine. RSVP on Eventbrite. The Parent Loop pick!
Fall Harvest Festival @ Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 11 AM–5 PM, all ages. Mini pumpkin decorating, face painting, story time, lawn games and live music, with a costume parade at 3 PM led by Batalá New York. Tickets $38 for adults; kids under 12 get in at no cost.
Riverside Park Pup Halloween Parade @ Riverside Park, 12–3 PM, all ages. Costumed dogs gather at Dinosaur Playground (97th St) and parade north to Ellington in the Park (105th St), with a costume contest. Fun to watch even without a pup. Rain date Sunday. The Parent Loop pick!
Halloween Boo Bash @ the White Garden, Randall's Island, 12–3 PM, all ages. Giant bubbles with Bubble Dad, hip hop juggling, story time stretches and a dance class. Come in costume.
Amsterdam Avenue Open Streets @ Amsterdam Ave from W 106th to W 110th Sts, 12–7 PM, all ages. The car-free stretch runs Saturdays through October 31, with the ON AIR maker's market between 106th and 107th. Two Saturdays left this season.
Open Process Art @ NYPL–Columbus, 12–3 PM, preschool through elementary. Kids choose their own materials and make whatever they like.
Hablemos: Revolutionary Women / Mujeres Revolucionarias @ New-York Historical, 1–2:30 PM. The Spanish-language family program on history and art. Registration required. The Parent Loop pick!
Halloween Spooktacular @ Andrew Haswell Green Park, East River Esplanade at 60th St, 1–4 PM, all ages. Live music, face painting, Halloween crafts and ice cream. Costumes encouraged.
FDB Garden Halloween Party @ Frederick Douglass Blvd Community Garden (300 W 152nd St), 2–5 PM, all ages. Candy bags, face painting and pizza.
Sunday - October 25
Lincoln Center Open House @ Lincoln Center, from 11 AM, all ages. See Saturday. Sunday adds a family sound bath and guided Morning Meditation at 11 AM (Kenneth C. Griffin Sidewalk Studio, David Geffen Hall) and Come & Sing: Climate Songs, a community choir sing-along, at 1 PM in the David Rubenstein Atrium.
Trick-or-Streets on Columbus Ave, Columbus Ave from W 68th to W 77th Sts, 11 AM–8 PM, all ages. The Columbus Avenue BID's car-free Halloween day. From 3–6:30 PM, Doggy Trick-or-Treat Night brings a costumed dog parade, treats from local shops and adoptable dogs, with a dog talent show at 5 PM on the stage at W 73rd St. The Parent Loop pick!
Sunday Story Time: Lila and the Jack-o'-Lantern @ New-York Historical, 11:30 AM–12:30 PM, young kids. A story and craft about how Halloween came to America. Included with museum admission.
The Cat in the Hat Comes to Paley @ The Paley Museum (25 W 52nd St), 12–5:30 PM, all ages. Advance screenings of the new Cat in the Hat movie at 12:15, 2:15 and 4:15, classic Dr. Seuss TV specials, crafts and storytime at 1 and 3. Stripes and silly hats encouraged. Tickets $21.50.
Storytime @ Book Culture on Broadway, 1 PM, young kids.
Open Studio @ The Met Cloisters, 1 PM, all ages. Drop-in art-making. Included with museum admission.
Monster Mash Jam @ Reverie Room (163 W 72nd St, second floor), 1–4 PM, all ages. A Halloween music jam with keyboards and drums provided; bring an instrument or your voice, and come in costume. Buy anything from the bodega downstairs to join; suggested donation $5–10.
Carve a Pumpkin for Halloween @ LaGuardia Corner Community Garden (511 LaGuardia Pl), 2–5 PM, all ages. Carve or paint a spooky (or cute) pumpkin; pumpkins and tools provided.
Jazz in the Park @ Ralph Ellison Plaza (Riverside Dr at W 150th St), 2–5 PM, all ages. Live jazz in the park.
Rosie Revere, Ada Twist, and Iggy Peck @ New Victory Theater, ages 4 and up. Final weekend for the one-hour musical based on The Questioneers books. Tickets from $25.
Halloween, Día de los Muertos and fall: all season, plus dates to bookmark
This isn't everything out there, just the ones I'd put on my calendar.
The Parent Loop's Halloween & Día de los Muertos Guide. UWS trick-or-treat streets, Halloween day parties, Día de los Muertos celebrations worth the trip, and a family scavenger hunt for some of the best-decorated stoops on the UWS, in Central Park and on the UES. See the full guide.
All season
Día de los Muertos @ New York Botanical Garden (Bronx), through November 2, all ages. This weekend: papel picado and silk flower making (11 AM–3 PM), live son jarocho (11 AM, 12 & 1 PM), and kids' activities in the Children's Adventure Garden (11 AM–5 PM) like potting a marigold. Giant Catrina and monarch butterfly puppets roam on select dates. Bring a photo or written memory for the community ofrenda. The parade is November 1 at 2 PM. Included with the All-Garden Pass.
Boo at the Zoo @ Bronx Zoo, Saturdays and Sundays through November 1, best for toddlers through elementary. Costume parades, a candy trail, magic shows and animal chats. Included with zoo admission.
Ascarium @ New York Aquarium, Coney Island, Oct 24–25 and 31, 11 AM–4 PM. Shark and octopus pumpkin sculptures, bubble shows, face painting, a costume parade and a spooky scavenger hunt. Included with aquarium admission.
Pumpkin Point @ Nolan Park, Governors Island, Oct 24–25, 10 AM–5 PM, all ages. Pumpkin picking (one per person), pumpkin painting, trick-or-treating, ghost tours and folk music. Ferry fare applies.
Halloween Harvest @ Luna Park, Coney Island, through November 1. Pumpkin decorating, trick-or-treating and costumed staff alongside the rides, with a not-too-scary theme for little ones.
The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze @ Van Cortlandt Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, select nights through November 8. Thousands of hand-carved, lit pumpkins. Timed entry from $24.
Dates to bookmark
Wave Hill-O-Ween @ Wave Hill (Bronx), Oct 29, 3:30–6:30 PM. Halloween in the garden for ghosts, goblins, pirates and princesses.
Haunted Heights: Halloween at Morningside Park @ the North Lawn (120th St and Morningside Ave), Oct 30, 3–6 PM. Music, crafts, make-your-own lava lamps, and a close look at human and animal brains with Columbia's Zuckerman Institute. Come in costume.
Día de Muertos with Mano a Mano @ St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, Oct 30, 12–5 PM, and at Lincoln Center's David Rubenstein Atrium, Nov 1, 6–7:30 PM. Bring a copy of a photo or a note for a loved one.
Hudson Yards Movie Nights: Beetlejuice, Oct 30, 6–8 PM.
Spooky City: Faces and Places of NYC @ Museum of the City of New York, Oct 31, 11 AM–3 PM, ages 3+. Gallery mysteries, scavenger hunts, mask making, a costume contest and a Monster Mash dance party. Included with museum admission.
Halloween Celebration @ American Museum of Natural History, Oct 31, 11 AM–4 PM. Crafts, face painting, science demos and a trick-or-treat costume parade (no masks). $25 plus museum admission ($15 for members).
Seaport Halloween Kids Food Festival @ Pier 16, South Street Seaport, Oct 31, 11 AM–4 PM. Trick-or-treating around the Seaport, a costume parade and contest, a monster mash and a scavenger hunt on the tall ship Wavertree. Registration required.
Spooktacular at Hudson Yards, Oct 31, 11 AM–2 PM. A Mozart for Munchkins Halloween concert at 11 AM and a KIDZ BOP Monster Bash dance party at 1 PM. RSVP required.
1976 Historical Hallowe'en Party @ New-York Historical, Oct 31, 1–3 PM. Hands-on games, spooky and silly stories, historical crafts and buckets of candy. Tickets required.
Día de los Muertos Celebration @ Brooklyn Army Terminal Arches (Sunset Park), Oct 31, 2–7 PM. A communal ofrenda, crafts, face painting, live music and performances.
Trick-or-Streets on the UWS, Oct 31, car-free blocks for trick-or-treating: Amsterdam Ave from Cathedral Pkwy to W 106th St (2–4 PM), W 107th St from Manhattan Ave to Central Park West (3–6:30 PM), W 78th St from Amsterdam to Columbus and W 87th St from Columbus to Central Park West (4–9 PM), W 87th St from Riverside Dr to West End Ave (4:30–7:30 PM), and W 69th St from Broadway to Central Park West (6–8 PM).
Hippo Halloween Parade, Oct 31, 3:30–5:30 PM. Costumed kids gather at the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (89th St and Riverside Dr) and parade to Hippo Playground, with Ramblin' Dan's Freewheelin' Band leading the way.
Village Halloween Parade, Oct 31, evening, up Sixth Ave from Canal St to W 15th St. Giant puppets, bands and costumed New Yorkers for the 53rd year.
Day of the Dead Family Celebration @ Green-Wood Cemetery (Brooklyn), Nov 2, 4–7 PM. Crafts, music and performances near the Historic Chapel. Registration recommended; walk-ins welcome.
Indoor favorites for rainy or chilly days
Discovery Room @ American Museum of Natural History, open daily except Tuesdays, pre-K and up. Live animals, fossil assembly and specimens. Included with admission. While you're there, Monarch's Journey is a sweet tie-in to the butterflies of Día de los Muertos.
Children's Museum of Manhattan (212 W 83rd St), Tuesday–Sunday 10 AM–5 PM, ages 0–6. Halloween-themed sensory art and science programs on select October dates, plus PlayWorks for the littlest ones. Admission required.
The 81st Street Studio @ The Met, Thursday–Tuesday 10 AM–5 PM (last entry 4 PM, closed Wednesdays), ages 3–11. No museum admission needed.
Twilight Zone: Hidden Wonders of the Ocean @ ARTECHOUSE, beneath Chelsea Market (439 W 15th St), closed Wednesdays. An immersive art-meets-science room built with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, using real deep-sea footage of glowing creatures. Timed tickets $18–24; kids under 3 get in at no cost.
Balloon Museum: DAYDREAM @ Tin Building, South Street Seaport, best for ages 4–12. Giant inflatable art installations you can touch and play in. Tickets from $39 for adults and $29 for kids 3–11; kids under 3 get in at no cost.
Doll Dressing @ The Museum at FIT (Chelsea), closed Mondays and Tuesdays. More than 170 dolls shown alongside full-size fashion, through January 3.
Little Red's Hood @ Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre, weekends, ages 3–7. $10/$15, advance tickets only.
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