Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

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Thursday Oct. 9, 2025

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Farm & Garden 2025 Fall Festival

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

6:30 – 9 pm

INKTOBER Workshop for Teens

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Classes

The Reboli Center for Art and HistoryStony Brook

Friday Oct. 10

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Farm & Garden 2025 Fall Festival

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

11 am – 5 pm

Stew Leonard’s of Yonkers Children’s Pumpkin Palooza

Ages: All
Craft & DIY

Stew Leonard’s YonkersYonkers

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6 – 9 pm

Spooky Fest

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

Saturday Oct. 11

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Farm & Garden 2025 Fall Festival

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Indigenous Peoples’ Weekend

Ages: All
Art
Classes

10 am – 1 pm

Fall for Nature Family Picnic

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

The Nature Center at GreenburghScarsdale

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Corn Husk Dolls

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

11 am – 5 pm

Stew Leonard’s of Yonkers Children’s Pumpkin Palooza

Ages: All
Craft & DIY

Stew Leonard’s YonkersYonkers

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Noon – 4 pm

Family Art Workshop: Sun Prints

Ages: All
Art
Classes

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon – 4 pm

Family Art Workshop: Masquerade Masks

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

12:30 – 3:30 pm

Art in the Garden

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Classes

Patchen Community SquareBrooklyn

2 – 5 pm

Fall for Nature Family Picnic

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

The Nature Center at GreenburghScarsdale

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6 – 9 pm

Spooky Fest

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

Sunday Oct. 12

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 – 5 pm

Nyack Famous Street Fair

Downtown NyackNyack

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Farm & Garden 2025 Fall Festival

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Indigenous Peoples’ Weekend

Ages: All
Art
Classes

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Corn Husk Dolls

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Queens

11 am – 5 pm

Stew Leonard’s of Yonkers Children’s Pumpkin Palooza

Ages: All
Craft & DIY

Stew Leonard’s YonkersYonkers

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Noon – 4 pm

Family Art Workshop: Sun Prints

Ages: All
Art
Classes

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon – 4 pm

Family Art Workshop: Masquerade Masks

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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2:30 – 3:30 pm

Tiny Brushes: A Diwali Experience | Story & Paint

The Figure StudioSouth Ozone Park

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4 – 5 pm

Tiny Brushes: A Diwali Experience | Story & Paint

The Figure StudioSouth Ozone Park

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6 – 9 pm

Spooky Fest

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

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