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Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

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Sunday Aug. 4, 2024

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Various

Summer Dates for The Lion King on Broadway

Ages: 9 and up
Theater

Minskoff TheatreMidtown

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Various

Free Kayaking

Ages: 5 and up
Boating
Community

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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All day

Sports Watch Parties at Backyard at Hudson Yards: 2024 Paris Olympic Games

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Backyard at Hudson YardsHudson Yards

All day

The Billie Holiday Theatre Presents Sky’s The Limit: Style As Resistance

Ages: All
Art
Community

The Billie Holiday TheatreBrooklyn

All day

Storywalk at Tallman

Tallman State ParkSparkill

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8 am – 1 pm

RiseBoro Farmers Market at Irving Square Park

Irving Square ParkBrooklyn

9 am – noon

NYRR Open Run: Conference House Park

Ages: All
Free

Conference House ParkStaten Island

9 am – noon

Harry Potter: the Exhibition Sensory Sunday

Ages: 9 and up
Attractions
Special Needs

Harry Potter ExhibitionHaddon Heights

9 am – 5 pm

2024 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival

Flushing Meadows Corona ParkFlushing

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10 am – 5 pm

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Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

ARTECHOUSE NYCMeatpacking

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10 am – 5 pm

New York Aquarium ‘Washed Ashore’ Experience

Ages: All
Animals
Art

New York AquariumBrooklyn

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Animal Chronicles

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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10 am – 6 pm

Wonderland: Curious Nature

New York Botanical GardenBronx

Alef-Bet In Space

10 am – 5:30 pm

Alef-Bet Launches to Space at the Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 12 and under
History & Culture
Holiday

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 7 pm

LEGO DREAMZzz: Agents Wanted Event

Ages: All
Attractions

LEGOLAND Discovery Center WestchesterYonkers

10 am – 4 pm

Old Time Base Ball Tournament

Old Bethpage Restoration VillageOld Bethpage

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10 am – 8 pm

Ulster County Fair

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Ulster County FairgroundsNew Paltz

10 am – 8 pm

Galaxy Experience Space

Galaxy Experience SpaceSoHo

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10 am – 7:30 pm

Balloon Story

Ages: All
Attractions

Park Avenue ArmoryManhattan

10 – 11 am

Play in the Park! Activities for Kids & Families

Ages: All
Free
Music

Domino ParkBrooklyn

10 am – 6 pm

Happy Birthday Harry Potter!

Ages: All
Attractions
Games

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & AquariumCold Spring Harbor

Bronx Maira’s Marvelous Maps

10 am – 1 pm

Maira’s Marvelous Maps

Wave HillThe Bronx

Brooklyn Summer Discovery Weekends

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Summer Family Discovery Weekends

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

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10:30 am – 3:30 pm

Butterfly Arbor

Ages: All
Environment

Greenburgh Nature CenterScarsdale

Westchester FunBox

10:30 am – 7:30 pm

FUNBOX

Ages: All
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

11 am – 4 pm

Open Village

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

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11 am – 4 pm

SeaGoing Crafts

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Pirate Quest, July and August

11 am – 4 pm

Pirate Quest

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Harry Potter Scavenger Hunt and Wand, Diagon Alley

11 am – 4 pm

HARRY POTTER SCAVENGER HUNT & CRAFT

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 9 pm

Summerfest 2024

Sayville SummerfestSayville

11 am – 4 pm

Harry Potter Scavenger Hunt & Craft

Ages: All
Attractions
Games

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 11 pm

NBC Olympics Viewing Village at The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Free
Games

The Rink at Rockefeller CenterManhattan

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