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Get Out: Mets Anniversary and Halloween Fest

Enjoy a great weekend with these fun activities all near your neighborhood.

Let’s go Mets fans!

This Friday, celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 1986 Mets championship season at Strawberry’s Sports Grill. Meet some of the team’s star players and reminisce about your favorite moments from their classic victory.

Then, conjure some early Halloween spirit at a cleanup of Lawrence cemetery. Help your neighbors dust the cobwebs off a tombstone or two. A ghost may show up to thank you in person.

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And forget Hollywood, Alley Pond’s astronomer Mark Freilich will show you where the real stars reside and how to spot them in the sky. It’s better than any celebrity sighting. So let’s get into the swing of this weekend. We’re hitting a homerun.

 
Where/When: Strawberry’s Sports Grill, 42-15 235th St., Douglaston, on Friday from 7 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.

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Why Go: Relive all the great memories from this championship game while you mingle with the team. Snap a photo and toast the evening with at least a dozen iconic players like Howard Johnson, Barry Lyons, Mookie Wilson, and of course, Darryl Strawberry. Tickets are limited.

Pricing: Tickets are $599

 
Where/When: Fort Totten Park, Totten Road and Cross Island Parkway, Bayside, on Saturday from noon until 4 p.m.

Why Go: Give your Halloween costume a dress rehearsal in the light of day at the park, and get a head start on trick-or-treating. Show up for some spooky fun with a pumpkin-catching game, rides and crafts.

Pricing: Free

 
Where/When: Lawrence Cemetery, 216th Street and 42nd Avenue, Bayside, on Saturday at 10 a.m.

Why Go: A cemetery cleanup will put you in a Halloween mood. Join Assemblyman Braunstein and the Bayside Historical society to help restore the grounds of a beloved landmark in the area.

Pricing: Free

 
Where/When: Great Neck South High School, 341 Lakeville Road, Great Neck, on Sunday at 9 a.m.

Why Go: Show your support for autism awareness at this annual run/walk. This fundraiser will benefit the Eden II program, which helps kids and adults with special services. You can help blaze the trail for a cure. 

Pricing: Donations are welcome

Where/When: Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston, on Saturday from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m.

Why Go: Astronomer Mark Freilich will point out the Big Dipper, the Little Dipper and many more. Get aquainted with all the constellations in the universe as they twinkle in the night sky. Snacks will be served.

Pricing: Members pay $12; non-members pay $14

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