Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday Oct. 11, 2025

11-11 Fall In

Noon – 1 pm

“Fall In”: WWII Basic Training Experience

Ages: 13 and up
Free
History & Culture

Southampton History MuseumSouthampton

Noon – 3 pm

Not So Scary Kids Adventure at Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Gateway PACSCBellport

Noon

30th Annual Panamanian Parade

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Panamanian ParadeBrooklyn

Feast 400×400

Noon – 11 pm

Mt. Loretto Italian Festival

Ages: All
Festivals

Mount LorettoStaten Island

2024-10-12 – Staten Island, NY – Casa Belvedere Fall Festival and Italian Exotic Car Show 2024-112

Noon – 5 pm

Italian Festival & Exotic Car Show at Casa Belvedere

Ages: All
Car Show
Festivals

Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa BelvedereSilver Lake

Noon – 6 pm

2nd Annual Fall Freedom Festival at Tappen Park

Ages: All
Festivals

Tappen ParkStaten Island

12:30 – 3:30 pm

Art in the Garden

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Classes

Patchen Community SquareBrooklyn

12:30 – 10:30 pm

Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Art
Community

Dakota’sBronx

1 pm

Family Movie Day

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

West Farms LibraryBronx

Unknown

1 – 3 pm

Rebel Stencil – Street Art Workshop at the Banksy Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

banksy museumnew york

1 – 2 pm

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Dancing with Julia

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Brooklyn Public Library — Central LibraryBrooklyn

2 – 3:15 pm

Grow and Gather Family Gardening Program

Ages: All
Classes
Environment

Queens County Farm MuseumFloral Park

2 pm

Play & Watch – Stand by Me

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Parkchester LibraryBronx

bebe-new

2 – 3 pm

Show Up, Kids! Interactive Family Comedy

Ages: 3 – 12
Comedy
Theater

The RATBrooklyn

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2 – 6 pm

Staten Island’s Newest Immersive Playground, RECESS!!

Ages: All
Attractions

Empire OutletsSaint George

Color Lab by Crayola

2 – 4 pm

Celebrate the Launch of Color Lab by Crayola

Ages: 8 and under
Free

Macy’s Herald SquareHerald Square

Movie and Snacks Corpse Bride

2:30 – 4:30 pm

Movie & Snacks: Corpse Bride

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Film

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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3 – 4:30 pm

Improv 4 Kids

Ages: 5 – 8
Comedy
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

Caperucita-by-GeorgeRiveron-14

3 – 4 pm

The True Story of Little Red

Ages: All
Comedy
Music

Teatro SEA at The Clemente CenterLower East Side

3 – 5 pm

Hispanic Heritage Month: Day of the Dead Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Free

Queens Public Library – BriarwoodBriarwood

Spares 400 x 400

3 – 5 pm

Spares & Scares

Ages: All

Rab’s Country LanesStaten Island

cornerstone artwork

3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

MadameMorbid2

4 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

ns witches 2024

6 – 9 pm

Spooky Fest

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

6 – 8:30 pm

Brooklyn FC vs Tampa Bay Sun FC

Ages: All
Sports

Maimonides ParkBrooklyn

6 – 10 pm

Halloween Glow in the Park at The Adventure Park at Long Island

Ages: All
Attractions
Dance

The Adventure Park at Long IslandWheatley Heights

Pumpkin Nights with Visitors

7 pm

Harvest Glow

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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 – 10 pm

Autumn Starfest

Ages: All
Community
Free

Central Park 99th Street and 5th Avenue EntranceManhattan

7:30 – 9 pm

Baby Boomers!

Ages: All
Art
Comedy

The Chain TheatreGarment District

Pumpkin Nights with Visitors

8 pm

Harvest Glow

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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