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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in NYC on Sunday, Oct 4: 19 picks, refreshed weekly.
19 picks · checked Sep 28
Ballet Hispánico, Upper West Side, ManhattanBallet Hispánico shuts West 89th for company dance, free kids' classes, Latin social dancing, a bounce house and taco trucks — all free.
Ballet Hispánico, Upper West Side, ManhattanBallet Hispánico shuts West 89th for company dance, free kids' classes, Latin social dancing, a bounce house and taco trucks — all free.
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New York Renaissance Faire at Sterling Forest, Tuxedo, Hudson ValleySixteen acres of Sterling Forest become a 16th-century village: three armored jousts a day, a living chess match, falconry and 100-plus artisans. A ShortLine bus runs from Port Authority straight to the gate.
New York Renaissance Faire at Sterling Forest, Tuxedo, Hudson ValleySixteen acres of Sterling Forest become a 16th-century village: three armored jousts a day, a living chess match, falconry and 100-plus artisans. A ShortLine bus runs from Port Authority straight to the gate.
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Bronx Zoo, Bronx Park, BronxA new hay maze, costume parades with stilt walkers and a pumpkin garden take over the Bronx Zoo — opening weekend, included with admission.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx Park, BronxA new hay maze, costume parades with stilt walkers and a pumpkin garden take over the Bronx Zoo — opening weekend, included with admission.
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Morningside Heights, ManhattanBring the dog to St. John the Divine: a service beneath Luke Jerram's 23-foot Gaia globe, then outdoor pet blessings for St. Francis's 800th. Free.
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Morningside Heights, ManhattanBring the dog to St. John the Divine: a service beneath Luke Jerram's 23-foot Gaia globe, then outdoor pet blessings for St. Francis's 800th. Free.
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Randall's Island Park, Urban Farm & Fields 62/63, Randall's Island, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA pumpkin patch, seasonal cooking demos, face painting and hands-on nature stations fill Randall's Island's Urban Farm — free.
Randall's Island Park, Urban Farm & Fields 62/63, Randall's Island, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA pumpkin patch, seasonal cooking demos, face painting and hands-on nature stations fill Randall's Island's Urban Farm — free.
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New York Botanical Garden, Bedford Park, BronxMarigolds, a giant flower-covered Catrina and a community ofrenda take over NYBG, with son jarocho sets and papel picado workshops on weekends.
New York Botanical Garden, Bedford Park, BronxMarigolds, a giant flower-covered Catrina and a community ofrenda take over NYBG, with son jarocho sets and papel picado workshops on weekends.
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DR2, Union Square, ManhattanSilver Dovelet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsForty-five handcrafted puppets bring four Eric Carle books to life, from The Very Hungry Caterpillar to Brown Bear, Brown Bear, near Union Square.
DR2, Union Square, ManhattanSilver Dovelet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsForty-five handcrafted puppets bring four Eric Carle books to life, from The Very Hungry Caterpillar to Brown Bear, Brown Bear, near Union Square.
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New World Stages - Stage 5, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanSerge Sudeikin · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsIllusionist Jamie Allan mixes close-up magic with big-screen projections and tech-driven illusions in Amaze at New World Stages.
New World Stages - Stage 5, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanSerge Sudeikin · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsIllusionist Jamie Allan mixes close-up magic with big-screen projections and tech-driven illusions in Amaze at New World Stages.
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Lyric Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNineteen years after the books end, Albus Potter meddles with a Time-Turner in a play whose illusions are done live, in front of you.
Lyric Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNineteen years after the books end, Albus Potter meddles with a Time-Turner in a play whose illusions are done live, in front of you.
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The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanMoMA opens a century of animation from its own collection, from early hand-drawn cells to contemporary experiments.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanMoMA opens a century of animation from its own collection, from early hand-drawn cells to contemporary experiments.
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HERO at Rockefeller Center, Midtown, ManhattanSeventeen art projects across eight light-and-sound rooms below Rockefeller Center — the immersive show's final stretch before it closes.
HERO at Rockefeller Center, Midtown, ManhattanSeventeen art projects across eight light-and-sound rooms below Rockefeller Center — the immersive show's final stretch before it closes.
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National Lighthouse Museum, St. George, Staten IslandLocal restaurants and fire departments battle in a people's-choice soup contest by the St. George ferry, with magic and live acts.
National Lighthouse Museum, St. George, Staten IslandLocal restaurants and fire departments battle in a people's-choice soup contest by the St. George ferry, with magic and live acts.
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Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park / Glen Oaks, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSolve clues through three acres of towering corn to Victory Bridge in New York City's only corn maze, on a working Queens farm.
Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park / Glen Oaks, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSolve clues through three acres of towering corn to Victory Bridge in New York City's only corn maze, on a working Queens farm.
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Wave Hill, Riverdale, BronxGiant insect puppets made from hormone-therapy packaging turn Wave Hill's Sun Porch into a 'big bug' horror-movie insectarium, closing soon.
Wave Hill, Riverdale, BronxGiant insect puppets made from hormone-therapy packaging turn Wave Hill's Sun Porch into a 'big bug' horror-movie insectarium, closing soon.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met Fifth Avenue) — Uris Center for Education, Upper East Side, Manhattan125 works by NYC public school kids, pre-K through 12th grade and from all five boroughs, hang inside The Met for P. S. Art's 24th year.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met Fifth Avenue) — Uris Center for Education, Upper East Side, Manhattan125 works by NYC public school kids, pre-K through 12th grade and from all five boroughs, hang inside The Met for P. S. Art's 24th year.
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Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandA guided walk through the specimen trees of an 83-acre Staten Island campus planted over nearly two centuries of horticulture.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandA guided walk through the specimen trees of an 83-acre Staten Island campus planted over nearly two centuries of horticulture.
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Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandThe story of the merchant seamen who retired to this 83-acre Staten Island campus, told on the ground where they lived.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandThe story of the merchant seamen who retired to this 83-acre Staten Island campus, told on the ground where they lived.
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Heritage Farm, Snug Harbor, Livingston, Staten IslandKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWalk Snug Harbor's working urban farm and the composting operation that feeds it, on a Staten Island campus that grows its own food.
Heritage Farm, Snug Harbor, Livingston, Staten IslandKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWalk Snug Harbor's working urban farm and the composting operation that feeds it, on a Staten Island campus that grows its own food.
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Bryant Park (Fifth Avenue Terrace, New York Public Library), Midtown, ManhattanKen Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsYoung players from pre-K to 12th grade face off in an open-air chess tournament on the library's Fifth Avenue terrace, with an adult section too.
Bryant Park (Fifth Avenue Terrace, New York Public Library), Midtown, ManhattanKen Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsYoung players from pre-K to 12th grade face off in an open-air chess tournament on the library's Fifth Avenue terrace, with an adult section too.
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