Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday Oct. 4, 2025

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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

8:30 am – noon

Weekend FunRun Suffolk County 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Blydenburgh County Park Campground PlaygroundHauppauge

CrimsonRise Waterfront 5K and 1M RunRollWalk

8:30 – 11:30 am

CrimsonRise Waterfront 5K and 1M Run/Roll/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Wolfe’s Pond BeachStaten Island

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

9 am – 1 pm

Heritage Farm Stand Saturdays

Ages: All

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical GardenStaten Island

Bill G. Werner Memorial 5k Run

9 am – noon

Bill G. Werner Memorial 5K+ Run

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

NYIT The Riland BuildingOld Westbury

9 am – 2 pm

Baby Gear Trend Show at Nordstrom NYC

Ages: All
Expo
Free

Nordstrom NYC FlagshipManhattan

Anthony’s Red Shoe FUNd Run 5K RunWalk

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Anthony’s Red Shoe FUNd Run 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Stony Brook University Student Activity CenterStony Brook

9:30 am – 4 pm

Nassau Reptile Expo

Ages: All
Animals
Expo

Cradle of Aviation MuseumGarden City

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Farm & Garden 2025 Fall Festival

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

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10 am – 3 pm

Mazzone Ace Hardware Pumpkinfest

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Mazzone Ace Hardware PumpkinfestBrooklyn

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10 – 11:30 am

Wake Up & Dance with Suzi Shelton

Ages: 8 and under
Community
Music

ShapeShifter LabBrooklyn

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

Boo at the Zoo

10 am – 5:30 pm

Bronx Zoo Boo at the Zoo

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

manhattan Celebrate Latinx Heritage Week at CMOM

10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Latinx Heritage Week at CMOM

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Papery Partners

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

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10 am – 6 pm

The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

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10 – 10:45 am

All Things Apples at CMEE

Ages: 3 – 8

Children’s Museum of the East EndBridgehampton

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10 – 11:30 am

Preview Harrow New York, Open House

Ages: All
Free
Open Houses

Harrow International School New YorkOakdale

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

MoMA Oct Fam Day

10:30 am – 5 pm

UNIQLO Family Day at MoMA

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Flowers for Skyscrapers

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Wagner ParkBattery Park

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11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumManhattan

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Community

Empire StoresBrooklyn

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

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11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 4 pm

The Amazing Maize Maze

Ages: All
Attractions

Queens County Farm MuseumFloral Park

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