Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Thursday Aug. 28, 2025

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5 – 9:30 pm

LuminoCity Dino Safari

Ages: All
Attractions

Walt Whitman ShopsHuntington Station

6:30 – 8 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square ParkManhattan

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7 – 9:30 pm

Classical Ballet Variation Workshop

Ages: All
Classes
Dance

Ballet Long IslandRonkonkoma

7 pm

New York Liberty West Indian Night

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

Friday Aug. 29

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – School Trips!

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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10 am – 5 pm

Splashy Finale at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

10 – 11 am

Idlewild Trail Walk

Ages: All
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Free

Idlewild Environmental CenterSpringfield Gardens

Face Value

10:30 am – 8:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

11 am

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Games

Bagel Barista StationRockaway Park

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

1 pm

KIDS Movie Day!

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library

2 pm

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Games

Bagel Barista StationRockaway Park

2 pm

Teen Choice Movie Night

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

2 pm

Teen Movie Afternoon: Wicked

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Morningside Heights Library

3 – 4 pm

Magic by Myron Magic Show

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Gerritsen Beach LibraryBrooklyn

3:30 pm

Anime Otaku Club

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Melrose LibraryBronx

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5 – 10 pm

LuminoCity Dino Safari

Ages: All
Attractions

Walt Whitman ShopsHuntington Station

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community

Club 8Plainview

9:45 pm

Friday Night Fireworks

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Luna ParkBrooklyn

Saturday Aug. 30

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – School Trips!

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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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8 am – 5 pm

Watson Adventures’ Whodunit at the Met Family Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Attractions

Metropolitan Museum of ArtUpper East Side

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

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