Things to do with kids in Manhattan

Things to do with kids in Manhattan

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Sunday Sep. 21, 2025

11 am

日本語ストーリータイム Family Storytime in Japanese

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Noon – 1:30 pm

Paley Family | From Storytime to Screentime in New York | Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!

Ages: All
Books & Readings

The Paley Center for MediaManhattan

12:30 – 6 pm

56th Annual African American Day Parade

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

African American Day ParadeManhattan

2 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mott Haven Library

2:30 pm

Crafty Sundays

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Mott Haven Library

Monday Sep. 22

Manhattan Haunted Hues

Various

Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New YorkManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

10 am

Baby Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

2:30 pm

Musical Mondays

Ages: 13 and up
Music

67th Street Library

3 pm

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! Crafts

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Hamilton Grange Library

3:15 pm

Movie Monday – Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

Tuesday Sep. 23

Manhattan Haunted Hues

Various

Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New YorkManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

10 am

Toddler Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

11 am

Live Virtual Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

11 am

Meet the Author: Michael Wang

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

3 pm

Quiet Time Crafts: Back to School Zine Making

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Macomb’s Bridge Library

4 pm

Movie Night: An Inconvenient Truth

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Mott Haven Library

4 pm

Family Storytime: Preschool Fun!

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

4:30 pm

Back to School Movie Night: Clueless

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library

5 pm

Mending and Sewing Workshops: Mending Small Holes

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

67th Street Library

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5:15 – 6 pm

ASL-interpreted Tashlich & Outdoor Shofar-Blowing

Ages: All
Community
Holiday

East 20th Street & The East RiverStuyvesant Town

Wednesday Sep. 24

Manhattan Haunted Hues

Various

Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New YorkManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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