Fun Activities for Teens in NYC

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Thursday Oct. 30, 2025

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
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Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

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4 – 6:30 pm

STEM Family Sundays at iFLY

Ages: 3 and up

iFlyLong Island City

5 – 7 pm

FREE Spooks & Sweets at the Carter Center

YMCA Cornerstone Gerard Carter CenterStaten Island

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7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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7 – 10 pm

Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Attractions

The Gateway PACSCBellport

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7 – 8 pm

ITNY 2025 Fall Frolic

Ages: 5 and up
Dance

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9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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Friday Oct. 31

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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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

2 – 5 pm

Staten Island Boo Bash

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Westerleigh ParkStaten Island

3 pm

Jerome Park-Frightful Flicks Matinee

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Jerome Park LibraryBronx

3 pm

Teen Film Fridays

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Bloomingdale Library

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3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

3:30 – 5:30 pm

Halloween at the Brooklyn Basketball Training Center

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Halloween

Brooklyn Basketball Training CenterBrooklyn

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Spooky Halloween Celebration

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Halloween

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

4 – 7 pm

Boo Bash

Dave & Buster’s Staten IslandStaten Island

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4 – 7 pm

Halloween Teen Night

Ages: 13 and up

The Whitney Museum of American ArtMeatpacking

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5 – 6 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Game Zone

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community

Club 8Plainview

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6:30 pm

Abbott and Costello’s Scaredy Cat Halloween Double Feature

Ages: 5 and up
Comedy
Film

Museum of the Moving ImageAstoria, NY

6:30 – 8 pm

Halloween Kids Party

Ages: All
Halloween
Holiday

GelaterraStaten Island

MadameMorbid2

7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

7 – 10 pm

Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Attractions

The Gateway PACSCBellport

7 – 8:30 pm

Sleepy Hollow the Musical

Ages: 9 and up
Theater

The Players TheatreNew York City

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9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

Saturday Nov. 1

8:30 am – noon

Long Island Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Holiday

Eisenhower ParkQueens

PAWS OF WAR 5K Family RunWalk

9 am – noon

PAWS OF WAR 5K Family Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Heckscher State ParkEast Islip

Sachem Day 71st Anniversary 5K & Fun Run

9 am – noon

Sachem Day 71st Anniversary 5K & Fun Run

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Sachem North High SchoolLake Ronkonkoma

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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 am – 11:30 pm

Spooky Staten Island History Hike

Ages: All
Free

Silver Lake ParkStaten Island

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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