The Best Art Shows and Exhibits Happening Now in NYC

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Find the best events happening next week for kids (5–8)

A guide to all the best art shows, art events and art exhibits

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Wednesday Oct. 22, 2025

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1:30 – 3 pm

Homeschool Hangout

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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3 – 4 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Seasonal Crafts

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Faber ParkStaten Island

Thursday Oct. 23

Nature’s Engineers, June 2024, windmills, web, photo credit Winston Williams-Brooklyn Children’s Museum-029

2 – 5 pm

Bright Habits Powered by National Grid

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Friday Oct. 24

6:30 – 8:30 pm

Spooktacular Family Fun at Cross Island YMCA

Ages: All
Art
Community

Cross Island YMCABellerose

Saturday Oct. 25

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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1 – 3 pm

Rebel Stencil – Street Art Workshop at the Banksy Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

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2 – 4 pm

Crafternoon

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Sunday Oct. 26

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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10 am – 6:30 pm

Celebrate Halloween

Ages: 12 and under
Animals
Art

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

11 am – 3 pm

Haunted Boo-seum

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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2 – 4 pm

Spooky-Palooza: A Weeklong Celebration of Creative Spooky Fun!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

The ChurchSag Harbor

Wednesday Oct. 29

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3 – 4 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Seasonal Crafts

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Faber ParkStaten Island

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4 – 6 pm

Wednesday Workshops for Kids: Spooky Science

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Halloween

The Education Center at Planting FieldsOyster Bay

Friday Oct. 31

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4 – 6 pm

Spooky-Palooza: A Weeklong Celebration of Creative Spooky Fun!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

The ChurchSag Harbor

Saturday Nov. 1

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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9 – 10 am

Leaf Litter Craft Workshop

Ages: 3 – 12
Animals
Art

Downs Farm PreserveCutchogue

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11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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11 am – 12:30 pm

Spooky-Palooza: A Weeklong Celebration of Creative Spooky Fun!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

The ChurchSag Harbor

Cumbia Photo

11:30 am – 1 pm

Move to the Music: Cumbia

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community

Museum of the City of New YorkEast Harlem

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1 – 3 pm

Rebel Stencil – Street Art Workshop at the Banksy Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

banksy museumnew york

Sunday Nov. 2

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

SpookyPalooza 12

11 am – 12:30 pm

Spooky-Palooza: A Weeklong Celebration of Creative Spooky Fun!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

The ChurchSag Harbor

Tuesday Nov. 4

2:30 – 4:30 pm

Fall Fun Day

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Wednesday Nov. 5

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3 – 4 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Seasonal Crafts

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Faber ParkStaten Island

Saturday Nov. 8

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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10 am – noon

Adult & Child Paint Workshop With Deborah Acquino

Ages: 5 – 12
Art

Southampton Arts CenterSouthampton

Skyscrapers FP 2025

11 am – 1 pm

Family Program: Skyscrapers

Ages: 5 – 12
Art

Center for ArchitectureGreenwich Village

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1 – 3 pm

Rebel Stencil – Street Art Workshop at the Banksy Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

banksy museumnew york

Skyscrapers FP 2025

2 – 4 pm

Family Program: Skyscrapers

Ages: 5 – 12
Art

Center for ArchitectureGreenwich Village

Sunday Nov. 9

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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1 – 4 pm

Family Program | Songs and Stories

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

Wednesday Nov. 12

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3 – 4 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Seasonal Crafts

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Faber ParkStaten Island

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