Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday Nov. 8, 2025

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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Various

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

New York Botanical GardenBronx

RCCS Dress Rehearsal

Various

Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Radio City Music HallManhattan

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Various

Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center

Ages: All
Attractions

Damrosch Park at Lincoln CenterUpper West Side

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All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Long Island LuminoCity

Various

LuminoCity: Fantasy Winter Fairyland

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

Various

Santa Photos

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Walt Whitman ShopsHuntington Station

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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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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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8 am – 11 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

Hudsy 5K RunWalk A 5K RunWalk Honoring Joan Hudson

9 am – noon

Hudsy 5K Run/Walk A 5K Run/Walk Honoring Joan Hudson

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Quogue Elementary SchoolQuogue

12th Annual Saving the Elephants 5K & 10K RunWalk

9 am – noon

12th Annual Saving the Elephants 5K & 10K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Naumburg BandshellBrooklyn

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9 – 11:15 am

Learn. Play. Grow. @ Corlears School

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Corlears SchoolChelsea

9 am

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Attractions

The Rink at Rockefeller CenterManhattan

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am

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Ages: 2 and under
Free
Holiday

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Rolling Out the Autumn Landscape

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

10 am – 3 pm

Pumpkin Smash

Ages: All
Free

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical GardenStaten Island

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10 am – noon

Adult & Child Paint Workshop With Deborah Acquino

Ages: 5 – 12
Art

Southampton Arts CenterSouthampton

Meet The Tree Day 2025

10 am – 3 pm

Meet The Tree Day 2025

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Rockefeller CenterManhattan

10 am – 3 pm

Yankee Fair

Plymouth ChurchBrooklyn

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Pumpkin-Patch

11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Aviator Sports and Events CenterBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Weekends

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

Skyscrapers FP 2025

11 am – 1 pm

Family Program: Skyscrapers

Ages: 5 – 12
Art

Center for ArchitectureGreenwich Village

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11 am

Laurie Berkner Solo – Greatest Hits

Ages: 8 and under
Music

Adler Hall at New York Society for Ethical CultureManhattan

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11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Announces Free November Family Activity Weekends: Sailors Scrimshaw

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY
Free

South Street Seaport MuseumSeaport

11:30 am

huddle

Ages: 2 and under
Free
Holiday

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

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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

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Noon – 1:15 pm

Snow White

Ages: 5 – 8
Music
Theater

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

Noon – 3 pm

Swish & Skill at Faber: Free Instructional Basketball Clinic for Kids

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Faber ParkStaten Island

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