Things to do with kids in Upstate NY

Things to do with kids in Upstate NY

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Saturday Nov. 15, 2025

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Various

The Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze: Hudson Valley

Van Cortlandt ManorCroton-on-Hudson

All day

Santa Photo Experience

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The WestchesterWhite Plains

9 am – noon

Harvesting Hope: Pediatric Developmental Screenings

Ages: 8 and under
Free
Special Needs

Somos Bilingües: Bilingual Therapy & Evaluation ServicesDobbs Ferry

9:30 am – 5:30 pm

Fall Fest Big Weekend

Ages: All
Attractions

Westchester Children’s MuseumRye

10 am – 4 pm

Holiday Artisan Market

Ages: All
Art
Christmas

Greenburgh Public LibraryElmsford

10 am – 9:30 pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

10 am – 9:30 pm

Bear Mountain Ice Rink

Bear Mountain Ice RinkTomkins Cove

10 am – 2 pm

Holiday Market & Train Show

The Nature Center at GreenburghScarsdale

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10 am – 4 pm

Train Show

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions
Community

The Nature Center at GreenburghScarsdale

Scavenger Hunt at the Met Museum

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

The Wizard School Scavenger Hunt at the Met Museum

Ages: All
Attractions

The Metropolitan Museum of ArtUpstate NY

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Noon – 4 pm

Family Science Workshop: Visualizing Heat

Ages: 9 and up
Attractions
Environment

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon – 4 pm

Family Art Workshop: Recycled Rhythms

Ages: All
Classes
Craft & DIY

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon – 4 pm

Family Art Workshop: Hot Buttons

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon – 8 pm

Cross County Center Holiday Food Truck Market

Cross County CenterYonkers

Noon – 2 pm

LEGO Turkey Build Event

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Toys “R” Us at Macy’s Palisades CenterWest Nyack

1 – 2 pm

Goats on the Go

Ages: 9 – 12
Animals

Muscoot FarmKatonah

Dinosaur Tea Party

2 – 3 pm

Dinosaur Tea Party

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

4:30 – 6 pm

Magic with Illusionist Ryan Dutcher

Ages: 5 – 8
Comedy
Music

The Ark at the Shames JCCTarrytown

7 – 9 pm

Shrek The Musical

Ages: All
Theater

Yorktown StageYorktown Heights

7 – 9 pm

Children’s Shakespeare Theatre Presents: All’s Well That Ends Well

Ages: 9 and up
Theater

Palisades Presbyterian ChurchPalisades

Sunday Nov. 16

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Various

The Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze: Hudson Valley

Van Cortlandt ManorCroton-on-Hudson

All day

Santa Photo Experience

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The WestchesterWhite Plains

9:30 am – 5:30 pm

Fall Fest Big Weekend

Ages: All
Attractions

Westchester Children’s MuseumRye

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9:30 – 11 am

Yoga in the Gardens

Ages: 9 and up

Lasdon Public Gardens & Veterans MemorialKATONAH

10 am – 7:30 pm

Bear Mountain Ice Rink

Bear Mountain Ice RinkTomkins Cove

10 am – 2 pm

Holiday Market & Train Show

The Nature Center at GreenburghScarsdale

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10 am – 4 pm

Train Show

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions
Community

The Nature Center at GreenburghScarsdale

11 am – 7 pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

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Noon – 4 pm

Family Science Workshop: Visualizing Heat

Ages: 9 and up
Attractions
Environment

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon – 4 pm

Family Art Workshop: Recycled Rhythms

Ages: All
Classes
Craft & DIY

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon – 4 pm

Family Art Workshop: Hot Buttons

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon – 3 pm

Family Day: Art in Motion

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Katonah Museum of ArtKatonah

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