{"title": "Civil War Living History at Fort Totten", "start": "2026-11-01T09:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The Castle", "address": "Dwight Street 177, Brooklyn", "price": "FREE", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["history/us"], "description": "Civil War Living History at Fort Totten is a day-long living history event on the grounds of The Castle. The Bayside Historical Society welcomes back the Civil War re-enactors of the 67th New York Infantry, First Long Island Volunteers. Visitors can experience the life of Union soldiers and explore all facets of life in the 1860s, learning how the soldiers portrayed by the 67th NY thought, ate, dressed, fought, and endured. Attendance is free, there is no rain date, and an RSVP is requested.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/civil-war-living-history-at-fort-totten-75657/", "official_url": "https://www.baysidehistorical.org/events-1/civil-war-living-history-at-fort-totten-4", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6a7462b12dca5ec89cef91a36265f5f26e154b183a6fced3137788e821c73440-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-01T09:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The Castle", "address": "Dwight Street 177, Brooklyn", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Second Sunday Castle Tours", "start": "2026-11-08T13:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The Castle", "address": "Dwight Street 177, Brooklyn", "price": "$0.00", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/architecture", "history/american-history"], "description": "Second Sunday Castle Tours are guided tours of The Castle in Fort Totten and its exhibitions, held on the second Sunday of each month. They are conducted by the Bayside Historical Society's staff and volunteers, with two tours of about 45 minutes each, starting at 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM. Admission is free, but reservations are required. 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The exhibit also tells how the Africans enslaved by the Lefferts family and their neighbors navigated the war, including fighting at Battle Pass in what is now Prospect Park.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/black-people-and-the-battle-of-brooklyn-exhibit-53028/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Living History After Dark", "start": "2026-10-30T17:30:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-30T19:00:00-04:00", "place": "Fraunces Tavern Museum", "address": "Pearl Street 54, 10004 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/frauncestavernmuseum/items/666176/?full-items=yes", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/american-revolution"], "description": "Living History After Dark is a candlelit evening event that turns Fraunces Tavern Museum into an after-dark adventure, with costumed interpreters, rare artifacts unveiled just for the night, and tales from the Revolutionary era, ending with a themed goody bag. It is held by Fraunces Tavern Museum, which is owned and operated by Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York, Inc. The museum invites everyone to experience history in a whole new light, and says the event is fun for all ages, with costumes encouraged but not required. Doors open at 5:30pm and close at 6:30pm.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/living-history-after-dark-52700/", "official_url": "https://www.frauncestavernmuseum.org/events-calendar/2025/10/30/living-history-after-dark-5bbx5", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b2787858c9782938874073f1bbae1d13cca0f20e6dcdd2806ca07df7ed5b8fe2-600.webp"}, {"title": "“Battle Pass in Prospect Park” Exhibit", "start": "2026-07-01T00:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-11-15T23:59:00-05:00", "place": "Lefferts Historic House", "address": "Flatbush Avenue 452, 11215 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/american-revolution"], "description": "This exhibit at Lefferts Historic House is a replica of the famous Battle Pass, a military installation with two historic replica cannons where visitors can learn about a formative battle. It was created by the Prospect Park Alliance to mark the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War's Battle of Brooklyn, the first and largest battle of the American War for Independence. In August 1776, American troops stationed two cannons on this site, in the hills separating Flatbush from the rest of Brooklyn, to defend against the British, but on August 27 British troops evaded these defenses, forcing the Americans to withdraw across the Gowanus Creek. Nearly a century later, Prospect Park landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux named the area Battle Hill to commemorate the soldiers who fought there.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/battle-pass-in-prospect-park-exhibit-53027/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7fb33b0844b17c77c9928d1e0ea6fee046ce93819b9a7f871655b3fe085652b9-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Guided Tours", "start": "2026-09-12T00:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-12-20T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Historic Richmond Town", "address": "441 Clarke Ave, 10306 Staten Island", "price": "", "price_from": "3.00", "price_to": "8.00", "tickets_url": "https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/historicrichmondtown/items/492436/calendar/?flow=943168&full-items=yes", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history"], "description": "Guided Tours are walking tours through Historic Richmond Town, a historic site of restored buildings from the 17th to 19th centuries on Staten Island. Led by expert Historical Interpreters, the tours include the 1820s Village Life Tour, exploring taverns, trades like basket making and broom making, and an 1820s kitchen, and the Two Centuries Tour, a survey of Staten Island from a 1640s Native Encampment through the Revolutionary era to slavery and emancipation in the 1820s. Each tour lasts 75 minutes and also includes admission to the Historical Museum, open 11am to 4pm on the day of the visit. The tour covers uneven ground and is not recommended for visitors with mobility issues.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/guided-tours-66593/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a097030439265b7461a69161ca8d3c2c78becaa2edc6256c3cf503ce98760a28-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Open Sew at The Castle", "start": "2026-11-08T13:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The Castle", "address": "Dwight Street 177, Brooklyn", "price": "$8 BHS members; $10 non-members", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/sewing"], "description": "Open Sew at The Castle is an afternoon gathering for people who sew, quilt, or enjoy handwork such as embroidery or knitting, bringing their own projects to work on together. It is hosted by the Bayside Historical Society, whose members meet in the sunlit upstairs Castle reception hall with views of open fields and Little Neck Bay. It is not a sewing class, but beginners are welcome and can find tips and inspiration from others; handwork of all kinds is encouraged, and attendees should bring their own sewing machine if possible, as only a limited number are available.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/open-sew-at-the-castle-75658/", "official_url": "https://www.baysidehistorical.org/events-1/open-sew-at-the-castle-67", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0c31b26a2b51206d26a3d0fe1e9647ca615bdf0a71cb4a6afa903df000662576-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Gather & Stitch at Fort Wadsworth", "start": "2026-11-09T11:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Ryan Visitor Center", "address": "New York Avenue 210, 10305 Staten Island", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/sewing"], "description": "Gather & Stitch at Fort Wadsworth is a social sewing meetup where quilters of all skill levels can stitch together, learn new skills, or get advice on projects they are currently working on. It is hosted by Gateway National Recreation Area of the U.S. National Park Service. Those with questions can call 718 815-6155. Attendance is free.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/gather-stitch-at-fort-wadsworth-55499/", "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=B172C0D0-E92D-C464-89060F4CE26FAE36", "image": ""}, {"title": "Open Hours", "start": "2026-10-30T12:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-30T16:00:00-04:00", "place": "Old Stone House", "address": "3rd Street 336, 11215", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/american-revolution", "art"], "description": "Open Hours are the public visiting times of the Old Stone House, a historic house in Brooklyn where visitors can drop in without a reservation. The organizer is Old Stone House & Washington Park, which keeps the house open and welcomes all, with a suggested three-dollar donation at the door and no one turned away for lack of funds. Upstairs, the contemporary exhibition 'Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Land', curated by Jeremy Dennis, brings together new work by Indigenous artists Luanne Redeye, Ella Mahoney, Leonard Harmon and Dennis himself to examine the contradiction between the Declaration of Independence's promises and the dispossession of Native lands. On the ground floor, the permanent exhibit 'The Old Stone House: Witness to War' leads visitors through ten themed areas covering the journey from the Lenape village of Marechkawick through Dutch colonization and the Revolutionary War era in Brooklyn.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/open-hours-76987/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6500f42884a5b5d67183669b37bf6c23a15f15238db7e199bdb63def46ddfab7-600.webp"}, {"title": "Spies Among Us: From the American Revolution to 1830s New York", "start": "2026-11-06T12:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-06T13:30:00-05:00", "place": "Mount Vernon Hotel Museum", "address": "East 61st Street 421, 10065 New York", "price": "", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spies-among-us-from-the-american-revolution-to-1830s-new-york-tickets-2001890882519", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/american-revolution"], "description": "A program at the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden looking back at spies and spying in New York City from the American Revolution to the 1820s and 1830s. The museum's brand new program explores the spying and spying techniques of ordinary citizens, from George Washington's Culper Spies in the Revolutionary War to the War of 1812 and early 19th-century reform movements like temperance and abolition, which set the stage for spies of the Civil War. It is followed by a tour of the Mount Vernon Hotel, where from 1826 to 1833 guests might have gossiped about spies of their day—or been spies themselves—while pursuing leisure activities in the then-tranquil countryside of Manhattan. The museum marks 250 years of American Independence and 200 years of the Mount Vernon Hotel with this look at a hidden facet of New York City history.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/spies-among-us-from-the-american-revolution-to-1830s-new-yor-54013/", "official_url": "https://mvhm.org/event/spies-among-us-from-the-american-revolution-to-1830s-new-york/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Tour the Building with a Docent, October (2-4 PM on the half hour)", "start": "2026-10-31T14:00:00-04:00", "end": null, "place": "The New York Society Library", "address": "East 79th Street 53, 10075", "price": "free of charge; drop in", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history"], "description": "Escape the hustle and bustle of the city and step into history on a docent-led tour of the Library's landmark 1917 building, exploring the gallery and its architectural wonders. The New York Society Library offers these tours, which on some days focus especially on the Peluso Family Exhibition Gallery and its current exhibition, 'Collective Witness: A Library for a Young Country,' celebrating the United States' 250th anniversary and exploring how a public library and a nascent democracy converged in New York City. Tours run on the half hour, and visitors meet their docent guide in the first-floor public Reference Room, to the right as they enter. The event is open to the public and visitors can simply drop in.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/tour-the-building-with-a-docent-october-2-4-pm-on-the-half-h-79672/", "official_url": "https://www.nysoclib.org/events/tour-building-docent-october-2-4-pm-half-hour", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7c4561d354af77449b1ec93f426289ca85eaec9df4cdcc39b3a0ec29cc2a835f-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Open House at the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden-Tues, Nov 3rd", "start": "2026-11-03T11:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-03T16:30:00-05:00", "place": "Mount Vernon Hotel Museum", "address": "East 61st Street 421, 10065 New York", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-house-at-the-mount-vernon-hotel-museum-garden-tues-nov-3rd-tickets-2003830449817", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/local-history"], "description": "A free, all-day open house at a historic house museum celebrating a new exhibition and the 200th anniversary of the Mount Vernon Hotel opening on this site. The Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden invites the public to drop in between 11am and 4:30pm for complimentary tours, Insider Talks on the exhibition The Empire City Begins: New York in the 1820s and 1830s, and refreshments in the historic Tavern. Visitors can also play a traditional 19th-century game, stroll the historic garden, browse the gift shop, and learn about the hidden history of day hotels in 1820s New York.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/open-house-at-the-mount-vernon-hotel-museum-garden-tues-nov-54012/", "official_url": "https://mvhm.org/event/open-house-at-the-mount-vernon-hotel-museum-garden-tues-nov-3rd/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/61d4ce3d251a6651aebc9429ab891f677ac2db4c30af0ce60ec8e5c482bb7aa6-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Halloween Special: Green-Wood Trolley Tour & Spirits Tasting", "start": "2026-10-31T15:30:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-31T18:00:00-04:00", "place": "Industry City", "address": "67 34th Street, Brooklyn, NY", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["food-drink/spirits", "history/local-history", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "Halloween Special: Green-Wood Trolley Tour & Spirits Tasting takes visitors into the storied past of distilled spirits in Brooklyn. It is run with Fort Hamilton Distillery and the neighbors at Green-Wood Cemetery.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/halloween-special-green-wood-trolley-tour-spirits-tasting-66644/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1a301538a53f239dee9c1903dcf2592207bc614d87ac3318eb5e2fb2ad4a7647-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Public Walking Tour- Chinatown: A Walk through History", "start": "2026-11-07T11:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T13:00:00-05:00", "place": "Museum of Chinese in America", "address": "Centre Street 215, 10013", "price": "$25/adult, $20/adult 55 & up, $20/student (with valid ID), free for children under 5; $15/MyMOCA mem", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "25.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.universe.com/events/public-walking-tour-chinatown-a-walk-through-history-tickets-HLD238", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/new-york"], "description": "A guided walking tour through Chinatown, one of New York City's oldest and most culturally diverse neighborhoods. It is offered by the Museum of Chinese in America and shows how everyday buildings and places of historical significance reflect and shape a community, tracing the area from the Native American Lenape village of Werpoes Hill to today's Chinatown. Stops include Chinatown's oldest streets, a bustling neighborhood park and a Catholic church with layered histories, its oldest general store, and a Chinese eatery that served the turn-of-the-century \"bachelor society.\" The tour lasts about ninety minutes, covers one to one and a half miles, leaves from the museum's lobby, is capped at 15 participants, and tickets include museum admission.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/public-walking-tour-chinatown-a-walk-through-history-54049/", "official_url": "https://www.mocanyc.org/event/public-walking-tour-chinatown-a-walk-through-history-14-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/648089b32f776d31f65cfdbb00aed4075522ceaae7a3c3b43094d7cb22ff10b4-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Annual Veterans' Day Ceremony", "start": "2026-11-11T15:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-11T16:30:00-05:00", "place": "Intrepid Museum", "address": "West 46th Street 86, 10036 New York", "price": "Free with admission", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["occasion/veterans-day"], "description": "The Annual Veterans' Day Ceremony is a tribute to the nation's military service members, held at the Intrepid Museum. It features remarks and the laying of a commemorative wreath in the Hudson River. The ceremony is organized by the Intrepid Museum and is open to all Museum visitors, with a live stream on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/annual-veterans-day-ceremony-53198/", "official_url": "https://intrepidmuseum.org/annual-veterans-day-ceremony", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b969cdfa7644b5c58d94440101df11b308d4c6db1240412abc038aae5033b03e-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Village Ghost Tours", "start": "2026-09-12T00:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-31T00:00:00-04:00", "place": "Historic Richmond Town", "address": "441 Clarke Ave, 10306 Staten Island", "price": "$12 per person", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "12.00", "tickets_url": "https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/historicrichmondtown/items/490569/?full-items=yes&flow=943168", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/local-history", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "Village Ghost Tours is a one-hour walking ghost tour through the historic village, visiting historic structures after dark by lantern light. It is led by historical interpreters in costume who explore folklore and mysteries from the past, discussing the lives and deaths of Staten Islanders, including accused people who stood trial at the 3rd County Courthouse. The guides also share reflections on their own unexplained encounters in town, in a storytelling program rather than paranormal ghost hunting. It is recommended for ages 8 and up, with children accompanied by an adult, and runs rain or shine.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/village-ghost-tours-66594/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d004f5ce40433048306794e539d74bca275836a74020604c2633522f04e7edaa-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Fort Tompkins Tour", "start": "2026-11-07T10:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Ryan Visitor Center", "address": "New York Avenue 210, 10305 Staten Island", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/military"], "description": "A guided tour around Fort Tompkins, exploring the fort and its surrounding areas. It is run by Gateway National Recreation Area, part of the U.S. National Park Service. Inclement weather will cancel the tour, so dress appropriately for the weather and bring water. Reservations can be made by calling 718-354-4500.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/fort-tompkins-tour-55495/", "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=B0B5F29D-9703-F1A1-7FE0831DD126FF6A", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ad798964375a2d3e0049497425b03e55aca228cce0b32c36f0b818b3b1d56432-600.webp"}]}