Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Friday Oct. 24, 2025

2 pm

Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Art
Community

Dakota’sBronx

2:30 – 6:30 pm

Asphalt Screams

Asphalt Green’s Upper East Side CampusUpper East Side

3 – 5 pm

Pickleball Open Class

Ages: All
Classes
Free

Gantry Plaza State Park – Handball CourtsLong Island City

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3 – 4 pm

Curator-Led Tour | Endless Limits & Time Exposed

Ages: All
Art
Tours

Parrish Art MuseumWater Mill

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3 – 6 pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island

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3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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3:30 – 6 pm

Walker Park: Wicked Walker Haunted House & Family Fun Halloween Event

Ages: All
Community
Free

Walker ParkStaten Island

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3:45 – 5:45 pm

Halloween Movie Party at the Great Neck Library – Parkville Branch

Ages: 9 and up
Film
Food & Drink

10 Campbell Street, New Hyde Park, NY 11040New Hyde Park

4 – 6 pm

Halloween Bash

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions
Halloween

Children’s Museum of the East EndBridgehampton,

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4 – 5 pm

FREE KIDS & TEENS AGES 9-12: CARTOONING, AND MANGA ART CLASS

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Art Studio NYManhattan

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4 – 5:30 pm

Kids Pumpkin Sundae Making Class

Tipsy Scoop QueensAstoria

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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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5 – 6:30 pm

Free Kids Halloween Party

Ages: All
Halloween
Holiday

Church of Our Saviour Lutheran ManhassetManhasset

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community

Club 8Plainview

6 – 8 pm

Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

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6 – 9 pm

Spooky Fest

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

6 – 8 pm

Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards – Classic Cinema Night with Top Gun

Ages: All
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

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6 – 8 pm

Open Mic Night at Hampton Coffee Company

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Free

Hampton Coffee CompanyHampton Bays

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6:15 – 7:45 pm

Wednesday Addams Mystery Dance

Ages: 3 – 12
Games
Halloween

Our HouseQueens

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6:30 – 8:30 pm

The Case of The Museum Mishap Family Workshop at the Science Museum of Long Island

Ages: 3 and up
Classes
Games

Science Museum Of Long IslandManhasset

6:30 – 8:30 pm

Park Slope Armory YMCA Halloween Party

Ages: All
Halloween
Holiday

Park Slope Armory YMCABrooklyn

6:30 – 8:30 pm

Spooktacular Family Fun at Cross Island YMCA

Ages: All
Art
Community

Cross Island YMCABellerose

Pumpkin Nights with Visitors

7 pm

Harvest Glow

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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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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7 – 9 pm

Haunted Tree House

Ages: 3 – 12
Animals
Attractions

Long Island AquariumRiverhead

7 pm

Flip Circus

Ages: All
Attractions

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

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7 – 9 pm

Spooky Fun for All Ages: Halloween Activities at Flight Adventure Park!

Ages: 5 – 8

Flight Adventure ParkRonkonkoma

7 – 9 pm

Fright Night at Flight Adventure Park

Ages: 13 and up
Attractions
Halloween

Flight Adventure ParkRonkonkoma

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