10:30 am – 12:15 pm The Feast of St. Francis Day & Blessing of the Animals Ages: AllAnimals Family Free Cathedral of St. John the DivineManhattanville
11 am – 5 pm Pumpkin Patch Ages: AllAnimals Attractions Family Aviator Sports and Events CenterBrooklyn
11 am – 5 pm Pumpkin Weekends Ages: 8 and underAnimals Attractions Family Alley Pond ParkQueens Village
11 am – noon Wild Remedies: Cultivating Your Cold & Flu Season Apothecary Ages: AllFamily Health & Fitness :iidrr GalleryLower East Side
11 am – 6 pm Annual Woodhaven Street Fair Ages: AllCommunity Family Festivals Annual Woodhaven Street FairWoodhaven
11 am – 8 pm Egyptian Festival 2025 Ages: AllCommunity Family Festivals Archangel Michael & Saint Mena Coptic Orthodox ChurchStaten Island
11 am – 4:30 pm South Street Seaport Museum Announces Free October Family Activity Weekends: Sailors’ Skills En Español Free Wavertree
11 am – 5 pm Maker Faire Coney Island Ages: AllCraft & DIY Family Festivals Coney Island AmphitheaterBrooklyn
Noon – 5 pm L’Alliance New York Announces North American Premiere of Les tutomouves 2025 Crossing The Line Festival En Español Free L’Alliance New York
Noon – 4 pm Oktoberfest – Celebrate at Snug Harbor Ages: AllFamily Food & Drink Games celebrate at snug harborStaten Island
Noon – 6 pm The Atlantic Antic™ 50th Anniversary Festival Ages: AllArt Attractions Family Atlantic Avenue from Hicks Street to Fourth Avenue
1 – 5 pm Uptown Rumble: Heavy Music in The Bronx Exhibit History & Culture Music Museum of Bronx HistoryBronx
1 – 6 pm Illuminations 2025 Art Exhibit by Park Slope Windsor Terrace Artists Art Free BWAC Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionBrooklyn
1 – 3 pm Adventure Course Free Public Sunday Program Ages: AllFamily Free Outdoors Alley Pond Adventure CourseOakland Gardens
1 – 6 pm Culture and The Urban Experience Take Center Stage in BWAC Fall Exhibitions Art Community Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionBrooklyn
Oct. 2, 5:30 pm Caribbean Heritage Theatre Comes to Queens: Conch Shell Productions Presents The Buzzer by CHANDRA THOMAS Queens Public Library at Forest Hills
Oct. 2, 5:30 pm Queens Spotlight on Caribbean Voices: Conch Shell Productions Presents Chandra Thomas’ The Buzzer Forest Hills, Queens Public Library
Gay City News Lawmakers demand answers from Amtrak after hundreds of arrests at Penn Station men’s bathroom