The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday Oct. 18, 2025

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

5K Run for the Ridley

8 – 11 am

5K Run for the Ridley

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

McDermott Ave parking lotRiverhead

8:30 am – noon

Runtoberfest 5K

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Cedar Creek Park – Field 4Seaford

Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor’s 5K RunWalk

9 am – noon

Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor’s 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Oyster Bay Community CenterOyster Bay

Terryville FD Stop, Drop & Run 5K RunWalk

9 am – noon

Terryville FD Stop, Drop & Run 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Terryville Fire Dept. Station #2Port Jefferson Station

Dyckman 5K RunWalk

9 am – noon

Dyckman 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Quisqueya PlazaManhattan

The GSE Shybunko Memorial Fund Presents Our 2nd Annual Legacy Run in the Park 5K

9 am – noon

The GSE Shybunko Memorial Fund Presents: Our 2nd Annual Legacy Run in the Park 5K Walk/Run

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Long Island Innovation Park at HauppaugeHauppauge

Suffolk County 5K For Life Run Walk

9 am – noon

Suffolk County 5K For Life Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Heckscher State ParkEast Islip

9 am – 1 pm

Heritage Farm Stand Saturdays

Ages: All

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical GardenStaten Island

American LegionsVeterans of Foreign Wars Run for Heroes 5K RunWalk

9 am – noon

American Legions/Veterans of Foreign Wars Run for Heroes 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Baldwin Harbor ParkBaldwin

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

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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: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

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

Shelter Island Fall 5K RunWalk

11 am – 1 pm

Shelter Island Fall 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Crescent BeachShelter Island

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Putting the Farm to Sleep

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Free

Wyckoff House MuseumBrooklyn

11 am – 3 pm

Waldorf School of Garden City Annual Fall Fair

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Festivals

Waldorf School of Garden CityGarden City

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11:30 am – 1 pm

Cinema at L’Alliance New York Presents Screening of The Illusionist

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Florence Gould TheaterUpper East Side

Brooklyn Rock and Roll Playhouse

Noon

The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays the Music of Fleetwood Mac + More

Ages: 12 and under
Music

Brooklyn BowlBrooklyn

Noon – 3 pm

Swish & Skill at Faber: Free Instructional Basketball Clinic for Kids

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Faber ParkStaten Island

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1 – 3 pm

Rebel Stencil – Street Art Workshop at the Banksy Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

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1 – 2 pm

Hispanic Heritage Month: Wepa! Latin Dance

Ages: 5 – 12
Dance
Free

Peninsula, Queens Public LibraryRockaway Beach

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

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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

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

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4 – 4:45 pm

The Mainstages Game Show: All For Won

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

Sunday Oct. 19

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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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