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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in Staten Island the weekend of Oct 9–12, 2026: 26 picks, refreshed weekly.
26 picks · checked Sep 28
The Mount, 6581 Hylan Boulevard, Pleasant Plains, Staten IslandRides, sangria gardens, eating contests and a fireworks show make this Staten Island's biggest Italian feast, all Columbus Day weekend.
The Mount, 6581 Hylan Boulevard, Pleasant Plains, Staten IslandRides, sangria gardens, eating contests and a fireworks show make this Staten Island's biggest Italian feast, all Columbus Day weekend.
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Bay St between Victory & Wall St, Staten Island13.1 miles from the St. George ferry past harbor views, Fort Wadsworth and the Verrazzano — the finale of NYRR's Five-Borough Series.
Bay St between Victory & Wall St, Staten Island13.1 miles from the St. George ferry past harbor views, Fort Wadsworth and the Verrazzano — the finale of NYRR's Five-Borough Series.
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Decker Farm, Historic Richmond Town, New Springville, Staten IslandPick from a real pumpkin patch, ride a tractor-towed hayride and launch gourds from a bungee chucker on an 11-acre historic Staten Island farm.
Decker Farm, Historic Richmond Town, New Springville, Staten IslandPick from a real pumpkin patch, ride a tractor-towed hayride and launch gourds from a bungee chucker on an 11-acre historic Staten Island farm.
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St. George Theatre, St. George, Staten IslandHannahgoldstein at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGeorge Lopez brings his stand-up to St. George's restored historic theater, a short walk from the Staten Island Ferry terminal.
St. George Theatre, St. George, Staten IslandHannahgoldstein at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGeorge Lopez brings his stand-up to St. George's restored historic theater, a short walk from the Staten Island Ferry terminal.
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Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston / New Brighton, Staten IslandA flashlight ghost tour of Snug Harbor's darkest history — Chaplain Quinn's murder, Captain Randall's grave — with ghost-hunting gear in hand.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston / New Brighton, Staten IslandA flashlight ghost tour of Snug Harbor's darkest history — Chaplain Quinn's murder, Captain Randall's grave — with ghost-hunting gear in hand.
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Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Staten Island, New Dorp, Staten IslandA five-piece band plays violin, organ, synths and sound effects live under Max Schreck's Count Orlok in Murnau's silent Nosferatu.
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Staten Island, New Dorp, Staten IslandA five-piece band plays violin, organ, synths and sound effects live under Max Schreck's Count Orlok in Murnau's silent Nosferatu.
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St. George Theatre, St. George, Staten IslandTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSeven-piece SoCal yacht-rock band Yachtley Crew, signed by Jimmy Buffett's label, sails into St. George's historic theater.
St. George Theatre, St. George, Staten IslandTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSeven-piece SoCal yacht-rock band Yachtley Crew, signed by Jimmy Buffett's label, sails into St. George's historic theater.
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Tompkinsville Park: Tompkinsville Park - Whole Park, Staten IslandNew Beginnings celebration takes over the entire Tompkinsville Park grounds.
Tompkinsville Park: Tompkinsville Park - Whole Park, Staten IslandNew Beginnings celebration takes over the entire Tompkinsville Park grounds.
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Franklin D Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach: Boardwalk Midland Beach, Staten IslandFree Zumba on Staten Island's FDR Boardwalk — dance-cardio with ocean views in NYC Parks' Shape Up program.
Franklin D Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach: Boardwalk Midland Beach, Staten IslandFree Zumba on Staten Island's FDR Boardwalk — dance-cardio with ocean views in NYC Parks' Shape Up program.
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Tompkinsville Park: Tompkinsville Park - Whole Park, Staten IslandA community greenhouse project brings hands-in-the-dirt growing to Tompkinsville Park, minutes from the Staten Island Ferry.
Tompkinsville Park: Tompkinsville Park - Whole Park, Staten IslandA community greenhouse project brings hands-in-the-dirt growing to Tompkinsville Park, minutes from the Staten Island Ferry.
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Willowbrook Park: Carousel Lawn, Staten IslandPick up free daffodil bulbs and native pollinator seeds for the living 9/11 memorial on Willowbrook Park's Carousel Lawn — waitlist spots go fast.
Willowbrook Park: Carousel Lawn, Staten IslandPick up free daffodil bulbs and native pollinator seeds for the living 9/11 memorial on Willowbrook Park's Carousel Lawn — waitlist spots go fast.
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Twisted Trails, Annadale, Staten IslandA haunted forest walk with 36 themed lands and four new giants on the trail — Staten Island's homegrown scare is in its sixth season.
Twisted Trails, Annadale, Staten IslandA haunted forest walk with 36 themed lands and four new giants on the trail — Staten Island's homegrown scare is in its sixth season.
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Carpenter's Shop, Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandMore than a dozen vintage Ouija boards, old sheet music and a Norman Rockwell illustration anchor a spooky-season history talk at Snug Harbor.
Carpenter's Shop, Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandMore than a dozen vintage Ouija boards, old sheet music and a Norman Rockwell illustration anchor a spooky-season history talk at Snug Harbor.
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Historic Richmond Town, Richmondtown, Staten IslandWalk a colonial-era village after dark and step inside its historic houses for stories of Staten Island's dead and the old courthouse trials.
Historic Richmond Town, Richmondtown, Staten IslandWalk a colonial-era village after dark and step inside its historic houses for stories of Staten Island's dead and the old courthouse trials.
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Hameline Field, Wagner College, Grymes Hill, Staten IslandWagner hosts Ivy League Princeton on its Grymes Hill campus for a Family Fun Fest game day, with New York Harbor views from the hilltop.
Hameline Field, Wagner College, Grymes Hill, Staten IslandWagner hosts Ivy League Princeton on its Grymes Hill campus for a Family Fun Fest game day, with New York Harbor views from the hilltop.
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Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandStaten Island artisans set up along Snug Harbor's Cottage Row with food and live entertainment at this free open-air market.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandStaten Island artisans set up along Snug Harbor's Cottage Row with food and live entertainment at this free open-air market.
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Alice Austen House, 2 Hylan Boulevard, Rosebank, Staten IslandPhotographer Andrea Modica's forty-year Italian journey — 67 intimate tritone images — fills Alice Austen's harborside Victorian cottage museum.
Alice Austen House, 2 Hylan Boulevard, Rosebank, Staten IslandPhotographer Andrea Modica's forty-year Italian journey — 67 intimate tritone images — fills Alice Austen's harborside Victorian cottage museum.
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H.H. Biddle House (Conference House Park), Tottenville, Staten IslandAntique ornaments from Tottenville's Atlantic Terra Cotta Company fill a free, self-guided sculpture garden beside Staten Island's Biddle House.
H.H. Biddle House (Conference House Park), Tottenville, Staten IslandAntique ornaments from Tottenville's Atlantic Terra Cotta Company fill a free, self-guided sculpture garden beside Staten Island's Biddle House.
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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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Historic Richmond Town, Richmondtown, Staten IslandCampaign buttons and 1776 objects anchor a two-gallery look at how government actually works, told through Staten Island's own record.
Historic Richmond Town, Richmondtown, Staten IslandCampaign buttons and 1776 objects anchor a two-gallery look at how government actually works, told through Staten Island's own record.
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Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandA guided look inside Snug Harbor's working glass house, where the botanical garden's tropical and tender collections are grown on.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandA guided look inside Snug Harbor's working glass house, where the botanical garden's tropical and tender collections are grown on.
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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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Heritage Farm, Snug Harbor, Livingston, Staten IslandProduce grown metres away on Snug Harbor's own two-and-a-half-acre Heritage Farm: seasonal vegetables, herbs and cut flowers.
Heritage Farm, Snug Harbor, Livingston, Staten IslandProduce grown metres away on Snug Harbor's own two-and-a-half-acre Heritage Farm: seasonal vegetables, herbs and cut flowers.
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