Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Sunday Nov. 30, 2025

Lightscape 2025

10 am – 6 pm

Lightscape

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Grateful for Trees

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Holiday

10 am – 4 pm

1863 Thanksgiving Day Celebration

Ages: All
Holiday

Old Bethpage Restoration VillageOld Bethpage

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Gratitude Weekend

Ages: All
Community

10 am – 7 pm

POP MART’s SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-Up Experience

Ages: All
Free
Markets

SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-UpManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Thank-FULL for You

Ages: All
Art
Holiday

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

10 am – 10 pm

Ice Skating at Roebling Rink

Ages: All
Attractions
Sports

Roebling RinkBrooklyn

Manhattan Selfies with Santa

10 am – 6 pm

Selfies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

10 am – 7 pm

Museum Of Ice Cream’s Pinkmas

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Museum of Ice Cream NYCSoHo

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

10:30 am

Harry Connick, Jr.’s The Happy Elf

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Argyle Theatre at Babylon VillageBabylon

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Santa Claus visit at Tanger Outlets Riverhead

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Tanger Outlets RiverheadRiverhead

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11 am – noon

Mario the Maker Magician 2.0

Ages: 5 – 8
Comedy
Craft & DIY

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

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11 am – 4:30 pm

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

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY
Free

South Street Seaport MuseumSeaport

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11 am – 7 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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11 am – 7 pm

Holiday Under the Palms at Brookfield Place

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

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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 – 1:30 pm

Ice Cream Sundae Decorating

Tipsy Scoop ManhattanUpstate NY

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Noon – 8 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Bryant Park 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018Manhattan

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Noon – 1:30 pm

Ice Cream Sundae Decorating in Brooklyn

Tipsy Scoop BrooklynBrooklyn

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Noon – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

Noon – 6 pm

Holidays on Atlantic Avenue

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Brooklyn

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Noon – 6 pm

Meet Santa and Other Beloved Holiday Characters at PaleyLand

The Paley MuseumManhattan

Noon – 5:30 pm

Gazillion Bubble Show: A Holiday Spectacular

Ages: 8 and under
Christmas
Holiday

New World StagesManhattan

Manhattan Winter Wonderland

Noon – 11:30 pm

Santa’s Winter Wonderland

WatermarkManhattan

Noon – 6 pm

PaleyLand

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Paley MuseumManhattan

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1 pm

Blippi: Join the Band Tour

Ages: All
Music
Theater

St. George TheatreSaint George

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1 – 5:45 pm

Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas + Book Signing

Ages: 5 and up
Books & Readings
Christmas

Museum of the Moving ImageAstoria, NY

1 – 1:30 pm

Instant Yiddish: Thanksgiving Edition

Ages: 13 and up
Classes
Free

The Workers CircleManhattan

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1 – 5 pm

Skating with Santa

Ages: All
Holiday

Staten Island Skating PavilionStaten Island

1 pm

Art in the Park: Poinsettia Ornaments

Clay Pit Ponds State Park PreserveStaten Island

1 – 2 pm

Bubbles the Silly Entertainer

Ages: 8 and under
Free

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

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