Spooktacular brings a high-flying circus of vampires, skeletons, and acrobatic cats to the Tribeca Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 3 pm. Go here for tickets and more information.

Lunch Box, the pop-up food fair sponsored by the Downtown Alliance, returns to 28 Liberty Street’s Fosun Plaza on Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm. Ten of Lower Manhattan’s newest restaurants will offer their dishes for $10.

Barn dance Swing and square dancing come together in Wagner Park on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 5 pm. Brooklyn Contra, a non-profit organization, teaches a style of community folk line dancing, accompanied by live music.

Remembering the original World Trade Center In its permanent collection, the Skyscraper Museum offers photographs, film, and models of the tTwin Towers, covering both its history and the rebuilding of the site after 9/11. A mural 25-feet long and 11-feet tall includes timelines, construction views and master plans.

Birding in The Battery A bird walk with Marieke Bender and Gabriel Willow takes birders from Wagner Park in Battery Park City to The Battery. The tour highlights migratory birds and the banners of bird photography by local birder Gail Karlsson. The event begins at 8 am on Sept. 30 in Wagner Park, 20 Battery Pl. Binoculars and field guides provided, or bring your own.

Original historic documents from the nation’s founding are on view at the South Street Seaport Museum’s 1868 A.A. Thomson & Co. building, 213 Water St. The U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, a pre-edited copy of George Washington’s inaugural address and more are part of the museum’s exhibition “The Promise of Liberty: Words That Shaped a Nation.” So here for more information.

Art from other planes of consciousness “Conduits of the Unseen: Women Artists Imagine Other Worlds” brings together 17 20th century artists whose other worldly influences included alternate realities, spirits, cosmic forces, and more. The exhibition is anchored by the work (including the above painting) of Paulina Peavy, an artist known for channeling her inspiration through a spirit guide. Sept. 9 to Oct. 31 at Andrew Edlin Gallery, 292 Broadway, 2nd Floor.