Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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

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Sunday Sep. 7, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

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 – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Such Are Snakes

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10 am – 8 pm

RECESS!! The Experience

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Empire OutletsSaint George

Fall Harvest Festival

11 am – 2 pm

FREE Fall Harvest Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

JCC BernikowStaten Island

Jolly Roger Flag -Pic Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 4 pm

Uptown Kid Lit

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

Inwood Hill ParkInwood

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11 am – noon

Historic Walking Tour of Manhasset Bay

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Port Washington Town DockPORT WASHINGTON

Noon – 4 pm

Bronx Block Party

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Festivals

Bronxwood Avenue, between Boston Road & Allerton AvenueBronx

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2 – 4 pm

4th Annual Rockaway Dog Parade

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions

Shorefront Dog RunFar Rockaway

2 pm

Sunday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

2 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mott Haven Library

2:30 pm

Sunday Story Time for Children!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Jefferson Market LibraryGreenwich Village

2:30 pm

Sunday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

2:30 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Kingsbridge LibraryBronx

2:30 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Washington Heights Library

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4 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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