Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday Oct. 4, 2025

Jolly Roger Flag -Pic Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The Grandest Princess Ball Ever at Carmine’s

Ages: 8 and under

Carmine’s Italian Restaurant – Times SquareNew York City

Noon – 8 pm

The Staten Island Oktoberfest

Ages: All

SIUH Community Park Staten Island Ferry Hawk StadiumStaten island

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1 – 3 pm

Rebel Stencil – Street Art Workshop at the Banksy Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

banksy museumnew york

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

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4 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

5:30 – 10 pm

Gotham Roller Derby games

Ages: 5 and up
LGBTQ+
Sports

Lefrak Center at Lakeside Prospect ParkBrooklyn

6 – 8:30 pm

Brooklyn FC vs Sporting JAX

Ages: All
Sports

Maimonides ParkBrooklyn

MadameMorbid2

7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

7 – 10 pm

Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Attractions

The Gateway PACSCBellport

7:30 – 9 pm

Baby Boomers!

Ages: All
Art
Comedy

The Chain TheatreGarment District

MadameMorbid2

9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

Sunday Oct. 5

Adelphi Panther’s for a Cause 5K Run Walk

8 am – noon

Adelphi Panther’s for a Cause 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Adelphi University, Nexus BuildingGarden City

Blazing Trails 5K & 1 Mile Walk for Autism

8:30 – 11:30 am

Blazing Trails 5K & 1 Mile Walk for Autism

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Eisenhower Park FIELD 2East Meadow

31st Annual Massapequa Park Mile

9 am – noon

31st Annual Massapequa Park Mile

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Massapequa Funeral Home Parking LotMassapequa Park

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

MWCABC 27th Annual 5K RunWalk

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

MWCABC 27th Annual 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Mary Jane Davies ParkManhasset

2nd Annual Montauk School PTA Fall Color Fun RunWalk

10 am – 1 pm

2nd Annual Montauk School PTA Fall Color Fun Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Montauk SchoolMontauk

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10 am – 1 pm

Variety Child Learning Center 2nd Annual Boo! Walk

Ages: All
Free

Theodore Roosevelt Memorial ParkOyster Bay

11 am – noon

Wild Remedies: Cultivating Your Cold & Flu Season Apothecary

Ages: All
Health & Fitness

:iidrr GalleryLower East Side

Jolly Roger Flag -Pic Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

CELEBRATE Oktoberfest FINAL Party Flyer

Noon – 4 pm

Oktoberfest – Celebrate at Snug Harbor

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Games

celebrate at snug harborStaten Island

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Noon – 6 pm

The Atlantic Antic™ 50th Anniversary Festival

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Atlantic Avenue from Hicks Street to Fourth AvenueBrooklyn

12:30 – 3:30 pm

Art in the Garden

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Classes

Patchen Community SquareBrooklyn

1 – 6 pm

Lighthouse Point Fest

Ages: All
Festivals

National Lighthouse MuseumStaten Island

2 – 3:30 pm

Baby Boomers!

Ages: All
Art
Comedy

The Chain TheatreGarment District

MadameMorbid2

4 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

MadameMorbid2

7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

7 – 10 pm

Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Attractions

The Gateway PACSCBellport

7:30 – 9 pm

Baby Boomers!

Ages: All
Art
Comedy

The Chain TheatreGarment District

MadameMorbid2

9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

Monday Oct. 6

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

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