Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

Find the best events happening next week for preschoolers (3–4)

Browse tons of fun local activities for kids and families.

Post an Event

Friday Oct. 17, 2025

nyf-calendar-Community-Superheroes-Week-with-FDNY-2025-10

10 am – 5 pm

Community Superheroes Week with FDNY

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

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

4 – 5 pm

Ramleela Diwali Puppet Show with The Culture Tree

Ages: 8 and under
Free
History & Culture

53rd Street LibraryManhattan

qf-calendar-2025-Flushing-YMCA-Annual-Chuseok-Celebration-2025-10

5 – 8 pm

2025 Flushing YMCA Annual Chuseok Celebration

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

Flushing YMCAQUEENS

frights and bites Halloween (1)

6:30 – 8 pm

Frights and Bites Outdoor Movie Night!

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

SMALL-Haunted-Tree-House–768×1024

7 – 9 pm

Haunted Tree House

Ages: 3 – 12
Animals
Attractions

Long Island AquariumRiverhead

Saturday Oct. 18

9 am – 1 pm

Heritage Farm Stand Saturdays

Ages: All

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical GardenStaten Island

Learn Play Grow_Corlears School_620 x 400

9 – 11:15 am

Learn. Play. Grow. @ Corlears School

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Corlears SchoolChelsea

Spooktacular St. Paul and St. Andrew 10:18

10:30 – 11:15 am

Spooktacular!

Ages: 8 and under
Dance
Halloween

St. Paul and St. Andrew ChurchUpper West Side

Pumpkin-Patch_0e44f9

11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Weekends

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

Halloween-Costume-Kids_71dc3f

11 am – 5 pm

Candy Hunt

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Putting the Farm to Sleep

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Free

Wyckoff House MuseumBrooklyn

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

2025 Fall Festival

Noon – 4 pm

Rolling River Day Camp Annual Fall Festival

Ages: 3 – 12
Festivals
Free

Rolling River Day CampEast Rockaway

12:30 pm

Rumpelstiltskin

Ages: 3 – 12
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

HALLOWEEN_89062c

1 – 3 pm

HALLOWEEN PARTY KIDS 10/ 18 & 10/ 25. Port Washington NY

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Craft & DIY

11 sintsink dr e port washibnton NY 11050Port Washington

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

2 pm

Kid's Movie Saturday

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Baychester LibraryBaychester

bebe-new

2 – 3 pm

Show Up, Kids! Interactive Family Comedy

Ages: 3 – 12
Comedy
Theater

The RATBrooklyn

2:30 – 7:30 pm

Spooktacular 2025

Ages: All
Halloween
Holiday

Staten Island ZooStaten Island

4 – 8 pm

Harvest Festival

Ages: All
Festivals

Castleton Avenue Between Davis and Belmont AvenueStaten Island

SMALL-Haunted-Tree-House–768×1024

7 – 9 pm

Haunted Tree House

Ages: 3 – 12
Animals
Attractions

Long Island AquariumRiverhead

Sunday Oct. 19

HALLOWEEN_dc0bf3

1 am – 3 pm

HALLOWEEN PARTY KIDS 10/ 18 & 10/ 25. Port Washington NY

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Craft & DIY

11 sintsink dr e port washibnton NY 11050Port Washington

JPlay!

10 am – noon

JPlay!

Ages: 4 and under
Community

The Senesh SchoolBrooklyn

10 – 11 am

Creepy Critters Family Workshop at The Science Museum of Long Island

Ages: 3 – 12
Classes
Halloween

Science Museum Of Long IslandManhasset

Home We Build Together

10 am – noon

The Home We Build Together Discussion Group

Ages: 8 and under
Community
Holiday

14th Street YEast Village

Pumpkin-Patch_0e44f9

11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Weekends

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

Halloween-Costume-Kids_71dc3f

11 am – 5 pm

Candy Hunt

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

11 am – 12:30 pm

Royal Tea Party with Snow White & The Evil Queen

Ages: 3 – 12
Halloween
Holiday

Central Park East Meadow at 5th AvenueManhattan

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

Noon – 1 pm

Just for Kids: Corn Husk Doll Making

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Marine ParkBrooklyn

Malificent and Sleeping Beauty

Noon – 1 pm

Princess and Villains Day at the Castle

Ages: 3 and up

hempstead houseSands Point

+ Export Events

More from Around NYC

week

Victoria’s Secrets: A glorious week

gun apprehended by cops in subways during fare evasion arrest

Fare evasion: Transit cops nab gun-toting suspects caught illegally entered subways in Brooklyn and the Bronx

“Blue Moon," directed by Richard Linklater, is running at the Angelika Film Center and the AMC Lincoln Square 13.

Ethan Hawke stars as fading lyricist in melancholic ‘Blue Moon’

downtown-brooklyn-182-duffield-street-oct2024-sdevries-1

Proposed Downtown Brooklyn tower could obstruct neighboring views, change landmark row