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October for Free: Top Free Events in NYC 🎃 1️⃣ Village Halloween Parade (Oct 31): The 53rd annual parade, this year’s theme is Body & Soul nychalloween 2️⃣ Dog Halloween Costume Contests (throughout Oct): Tompkins Square Parade (Oct 17), Carl Schulz Halloween Howl (Oct 18), Fort Greene Great PUPkin (Oct 24) & more to be announced 3️⃣ Law & Order Dun Dun Diner (Oct 9-10): Immersive nbclawandorder diner-inspired experience with free & paid ticket options 4️⃣ Governors Island Pumpkin Point (Oct 24-25): Free pumpkin patch and fall festival with pumpkin picking, trick or treating, performances & more! governorsisland 5️⃣ Bryant Park Winter Village Opens (Oct 28): Annual holiday market, ice skating rink & Lodge w/ free events, up through early 2027. bryantparknyc + more: 🍂 ugg Season Pop-Up (Oct 1-2): Free treats, charms & more. Gansevoort Plaza, 2PM-8PM 🎲 Life-Sized Monopoly (Oct 2-4): Vanderbilt Hall at Grand Central Terminal, 10AM-7PM 🎪 Atlantic Antic Festival (Oct 4): Brooklyn’s biggest street festival with food, live music, vendors & kids’ activities. Atlantic Ave from 4th Ave to Hicks St, 12PM-6PM atlanticanticbrooklyn 💎 lvmh Les Journées Particulières (Oct 16-18): Free behind-the-scenes access to luxury houses, including the tiffanyandco jewelry workshop and Sephora’s 5th Ave store. 🏛️ Open House New York (Oct 16-18): 300+ sites across all 5 boroughs open for tours, most free & drop-in. Some sites are ticketed openhousenewyork Follow nyc_forfree for free things to do every day! #nycforfree #nycevents #nycfall #halloweennyc #freeinnyc