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Staten IslandDaniel Schwen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSat, Oct 3, 2026 · 9:00amFree
It’s My Park at Northerleigh Park
A free outdoor morning at a Staten Island park, starting at 9am.
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Things to Do on Staten Island This Weekend
Stumblday's 23 hand-checked picks for Oct 2–4: what's on across Staten Island this weekend — markets, outdoor events, and local happenings from the curated board.
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23 picks
Staten IslandDaniel Schwen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons#1Sat, Oct 3, 2026 · 9:00am · One Day Only
Staten IslandDaniel Schwen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsIt’s My Park at Northerleigh Park
A free outdoor morning at a Staten Island park, starting at 9am.
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St. George Theatre, St. George, Staten IslandHannahgoldstein at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFriday · Oct 2, 2026, 6pmTicketed
Sesame Street Live: Elmo's Got the Moves at the St. George Theatre
Elmo and his Sesame Street friends sing and dance on the stage of St. George's gilded 1929 movie palace, a short walk from the ferry.
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#2Friday · Oct 2, 2026, 6pm · One Day Only
St. George Theatre, St. George, Staten IslandHannahgoldstein at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSesame Street Live: Elmo's Got the Moves at the St. George Theatre
Elmo and his Sesame Street friends sing and dance on the stage of St. George's gilded 1929 movie palace, a short walk from the ferry.
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Alice Austen House, 2 Hylan Boulevard, Rosebank, Staten IslandOn view through winterSuggested donation
Andrea Modica: Italian Story
Photographer Andrea Modica's forty-year Italian journey — 67 intimate tritone images — fills Alice Austen's harborside Victorian cottage museum.
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#3On view through winter · Limited Run
Alice Austen House, 2 Hylan Boulevard, Rosebank, Staten IslandAndrea Modica: Italian Story
Photographer Andrea Modica's forty-year Italian journey — 67 intimate tritone images — fills Alice Austen's harborside Victorian cottage museum.
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Tompkinsville Park: Tompkinsville Park - Whole Park, Staten IslandSaturdays through Oct 17
New Beginnings
New Beginnings celebration takes over the entire Tompkinsville Park grounds.
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#4Saturdays through Oct 17 · Limited Run
Tompkinsville Park: Tompkinsville Park - Whole Park, Staten IslandNew Beginnings
New Beginnings celebration takes over the entire Tompkinsville Park grounds.
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Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandOngoing through October 12, 2026Free entry
Cottage Row Curiosities at Snug Harbor
Staten 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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#5Ongoing through October 12, 2026 · Ongoing
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandCottage Row Curiosities at Snug Harbor
Staten 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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Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston / New Brighton, Staten IslandFri & Sat nights, Oct 2–31, 2026$30
Spooky Snug Harbor Tour
A 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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#6Fri & Sat nights, Oct 2–31, 2026 · Limited Run
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston / New Brighton, Staten IslandSpooky Snug Harbor Tour
A 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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Historic Richmond Town, Richmondtown, Staten IslandOn view in the Historical Museum through June 2029Included with village admissi…
Founding Principles: The Declaration of Independence, Civics, and Staten Island
Campaign 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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#7On view in the Historical Museum through June 2029 · Limited Run
Historic Richmond Town, Richmondtown, Staten IslandFounding Principles: The Declaration of Independence, Civics, and Staten Island
Campaign 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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Decker Farm, Historic Richmond Town, New Springville, Staten IslandOctober weekends Oct 3–25, 2026, plus Monday Oct 12; 12–5pmTicketed
Pumpkin Picking at Decker Farm
Pick 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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#8October weekends Oct 3–25, 2026, plus Monday Oct 12; 12–5pm · Limited Run
Decker Farm, Historic Richmond Town, New Springville, Staten IslandPumpkin Picking at Decker Farm
Pick 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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National Lighthouse Museum, St. George, Staten IslandSunday · Oct 4, 2026, 12–5pm$3 suggested donation
8th Annual International Lighthouse Point Fest
Local 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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#9Sunday · Oct 4, 2026, 12–5pm · One Day Only
National Lighthouse Museum, St. George, Staten Island8th Annual International Lighthouse Point Fest
Local 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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Franklin D Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach: BBQ Area 6 Midland, Staten IslandSaturday 9am–2pm
Staten Island History Hunters Beach Hunt
Silver, coins and tokens seeded in Midland Beach sand for up to 75 metal detectorists, plus a gold hunt — Staten Island History Hunters' annual dig.
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#10Saturday 9am–2pm · One Day Only
Franklin D Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach: BBQ Area 6 Midland, Staten IslandStaten Island History Hunters Beach Hunt
Silver, coins and tokens seeded in Midland Beach sand for up to 75 metal detectorists, plus a gold hunt — Staten Island History Hunters' annual dig.
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Twisted Trails, Annadale, Staten IslandSelect nights Sep 26–Oct 31, 2026$15–$25 per person by night
Twisted Trails: Rise of the Giants Haunted Trail
A 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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#11Select nights Sep 26–Oct 31, 2026 · Limited Run
Twisted Trails, Annadale, Staten IslandTwisted Trails: Rise of the Giants Haunted Trail
A 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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Historic Richmond Town, Richmondtown, Staten IslandFridays & Saturdays, Sep 12–Oct 31, 2026 (no tours Oct 17); 7pm and 8:30pmTicketed
Village Ghost Tours at Historic Richmond Town
Walk a colonial-era village after dark and step inside its historic houses for stories of Staten Island's dead and the old courthouse trials.
Ghost storiesAfter darkAges 8+
#12Fridays & Saturdays, Sep 12–Oct 31, 2026 (no tours Oct 17); 7pm and 8:30pm · Limited Run
Historic Richmond Town, Richmondtown, Staten IslandVillage Ghost Tours at Historic Richmond Town
Walk 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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Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandSaturday, October 3, 2026, 7–9 PM (doors 6:30 PM)General admission $20
Jazz Is Staten Island: Flamenkora
FlamenKora weaves trumpet, flamenco guitar and Senegalese kora into African flamenco jazz in Snug Harbor's Carpenter's Shop.
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#13Saturday, October 3, 2026, 7–9 PM (doors 6:30 PM) · One Day Only
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandJazz Is Staten Island: Flamenkora
FlamenKora weaves trumpet, flamenco guitar and Senegalese kora into African flamenco jazz in Snug Harbor's Carpenter's Shop.
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Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Staten Island, Mid-Island, Staten IslandStabbur's Master · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSunday · Oct 4, 2026, 7:15pm (also Oct 7, 2026)Ticketed
Ninja Scroll (New 4K Restoration) at Alamo Drafthouse Staten Island
Yoshiaki Kawajiri's 1993 anime landmark returns in a director-approved 4K restoration from the original negative, on Staten Island.
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#14Sunday · Oct 4, 2026, 7:15pm (also Oct 7, 2026) · One Weekend Only
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Staten Island, Mid-Island, Staten IslandStabbur's Master · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNinja Scroll (New 4K Restoration) at Alamo Drafthouse Staten Island
Yoshiaki Kawajiri's 1993 anime landmark returns in a director-approved 4K restoration from the original negative, on Staten Island.
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Great Kills Park (Cedar Grove Avenue and Cedar Grove Court), Great Kills, Staten IslandSunday, Oct 4, 2026, 6–7:30pmFree
Creatures of the Night: Bats at Great Kills Park
Urban Park Rangers lead a dusk walk to meet Staten Island's bats as they wake up over Great Kills — free and no sign-up needed.
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#15Sunday, Oct 4, 2026, 6–7:30pm · One Day Only
Great Kills Park (Cedar Grove Avenue and Cedar Grove Court), Great Kills, Staten IslandCreatures of the Night: Bats at Great Kills Park
Urban Park Rangers lead a dusk walk to meet Staten Island's bats as they wake up over Great Kills — free and no sign-up needed.
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Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandOngoing through December 20, 2026$10 and under
Glass House Tour at Snug Harbor
A 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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#16Ongoing through December 20, 2026 · Ongoing
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandGlass House Tour at Snug Harbor
A 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 IslandOngoing through October 25, 2026$10 and under
Trees of Snug Harbor Walk
A guided walk through the specimen trees of an 83-acre Staten Island campus planted over nearly two centuries of horticulture.
Tree walkUnder 10Family
#17Ongoing through October 25, 2026 · Ongoing
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandTrees of Snug Harbor Walk
A guided walk through the specimen trees of an 83-acre Staten Island campus planted over nearly two centuries of horticulture.
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H.H. Biddle House (Conference House Park), Tottenville, Staten IslandOn view daily through December 31, 2026Free
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Antique 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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#18On view daily through December 31, 2026 · Limited Run
H.H. Biddle House (Conference House Park), Tottenville, Staten IslandOngoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Antique 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 IslandOngoing through December 6, 2026$10 and under
Sailors' Snug Harbor Art and Architecture Tour
A guided walk through the Greek Revival row and painted ceilings of the nineteenth-century sailors' retirement home at Snug Harbor.
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#19Ongoing through December 6, 2026 · Ongoing
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandSailors' Snug Harbor Art and Architecture Tour
A guided walk through the Greek Revival row and painted ceilings of the nineteenth-century sailors' retirement home at Snug Harbor.
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Staten Island Children's Museum, New Brighton, Staten IslandScan by NYPL · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsSunday, Oct 4, 2026, hourly 12–3pmIncluded with museum admission
ShopRite Kidz Cook: Cowboy Caviar at Staten Island Children's Museum
Kids chop veggies, toss in beans and corn and scoop up their own cowboy caviar in a hands-on cooking class at the Staten Island Children's Museum.
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#20Sunday, Oct 4, 2026, hourly 12–3pm · One Day Only
Staten Island Children's Museum, New Brighton, Staten IslandScan by NYPL · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsShopRite Kidz Cook: Cowboy Caviar at Staten Island Children's Museum
Kids chop veggies, toss in beans and corn and scoop up their own cowboy caviar in a hands-on cooking class at the Staten Island Children's Museum.
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Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandOngoing through November 14, 2026$10 and under
Sailor's Snug Harbor Historical Tour
The story of the merchant seamen who retired to this 83-acre Staten Island campus, told on the ground where they lived.
History tourUnder 10Family
#21Ongoing through November 14, 2026 · Ongoing
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandSailor's Snug Harbor Historical Tour
The 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 CommonsOngoing through November 8, 2026$10 and under
Heritage Farm and Compost Tour
Walk Snug Harbor's working urban farm and the composting operation that feeds it, on a Staten Island campus that grows its own food.
Urban farmUnder 10Family
#22Ongoing through November 8, 2026 · Ongoing
Heritage Farm, Snug Harbor, Livingston, Staten IslandKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHeritage Farm and Compost Tour
Walk 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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Heritage Farm, Snug Harbor, Livingston, Staten IslandOngoing through October 17, 2026Free entry
Heritage Farm Stand at Snug Harbor
Produce 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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#23Ongoing through October 17, 2026 · Ongoing
Heritage Farm, Snug Harbor, Livingston, Staten IslandHeritage Farm Stand at Snug Harbor
Produce 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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