Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday Oct. 18, 2025

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Pumpkin-Patch

11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Aviator Sports and Events CenterBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Weekends

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

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11 am – 5 pm

Candy Hunt

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Aviator Sports and Events CenterBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Candy Hunt

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

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11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 4 pm

The Amazing Maize Maze

Ages: All
Attractions

Queens County Farm MuseumFloral Park

Shelter Island Fall 5K RunWalk

11 am – 1 pm

Shelter Island Fall 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Crescent BeachShelter Island

FAD Market at Brooklyn Brewery

Noon – 6 pm

FAD Market at Brooklyn Brewery

Ages: All
Art
Community

Brooklyn BreweryBrooklyn

Noon – 3 pm

Not So Scary Kids Adventure at Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Gateway PACSCBellport

Oct 18 La Sonnambula

1 – 4:30 pm

THE MET: LIVE IN HD—LA SONNAMBULA

Ages: All
Theater

Guild HallEast Hampton

2 – 3:15 pm

Grow and Gather Family Gardening Program

Ages: All
Classes
Environment

Queens County Farm MuseumFloral Park

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

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3 – 4:30 pm

Improv 4 Kids

Ages: 5 – 8
Comedy
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

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3 – 4 pm

The True Story of Little Red

Ages: All
Comedy
Music

Teatro SEA at The Clemente CenterLower East Side

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4 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

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6 – 9 pm

Spooky Fest

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

6 – 8:30 pm

Brooklyn FC vs Carolina Ascent FC

Ages: All
Sports

Maimonides ParkBrooklyn

Queens Maze by Moonlight

6 – 9 pm

Maze by Moonlight

Queens County Farm MuseumFloral Park

7 pm

Harvest Glow

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

7 – 10 pm

Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Gateway PACSCBellport

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7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

8 pm

Harvest Glow

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

8:30 pm

Harvest Glow

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

Sunday Oct. 19

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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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Various

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

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Manhattan Haunted Hues

Various

Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

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8 am – noon

Michael Sena’s Run for Hope 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Deer Park High SchoolDeer Park

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8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Stephen Prina: A Lick and a Promise SEPTEMBER 12 – DECEMBER 13, 2025

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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