The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday Oct. 25, 2025

Outrun the Stigma 5K RunWalk

8:30 am – noon

Outrun the Stigma 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

RACE SITEMassapequa Park

Marianne Volpe 5K & Pumpkin Fun Run

9 am – noon

Marianne Volpe 5K & Pumpkin Fun Run

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Baldwin Harbor ParkBaldwin

SBFD Engine Company Monster Dash 5K RunWalk

9 am – noon

SBFD Engine Company Monster Dash 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Halloween

Stony Brook Fire DepartmentStony Brook

Floral Park Knights of Columbus Presents Rhatigan’s Run 5K Run Walk

9 am – noon

Floral Park Knights of Columbus Presents Rhatigan’s Run 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Halloween

Floral Park Knights of Columbus CouncilFloral Park

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10 am – 5 pm

Trick-Or-Treating At The Museum

Ages: 3 – 12
Halloween
Holiday

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

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10 am – noon

Spooky Fun for All Ages: Halloween Activities at Flight Adventure Park!

Ages: 5 – 8

Flight Adventure ParkRonkonkoma

Kids Clinics AT

10 am – noon

FREE Kids Pickleball Clinics presented by Raising Cane’s

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
Sports

CityPickle Atlantic TerminalBrooklyn

10 am – 8 pm

Staten Island Spook-tacular Craft and Vendor Market

Ages: All
Free

Empire OutletsSaint George

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10 – 11:30 am

Fall Fun Celebration with SOFO Museum

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Environment

Downs Farm PreserveCutchogue

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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

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11 am

Uncle Vlad’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions
Halloween

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

FHL – Halloween

11 am – 2 pm

High Line Halloween: Little Park of Horrors

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
Halloween

The High LineChelsea

Spooktacular BKCO 10:25

11 – 11:45 am

Spooktacular!

Ages: 8 and under
Dance
Halloween

St. Ann & the Holy Trinity ChurchBrooklyn

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

11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The Grandest Princess Ball Ever at Carmine’s

Ages: 8 and under

Carmine’s Italian Restaurant – Times SquareNew York City

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Noon – 6 pm

Fall Festival at The Mount

Ages: All

Mount LorettoStaten Island

Noon – 4 pm

FREE Brooklyn RISE Fall Harvest Festival

Ages: 3 and up
Festivals
Free

Brooklyn RISE Charter SchoolBrooklyn

Noon – 3 pm

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

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Faber ParkStaten Island

Noon – 3 pm

Kids Fall Spooktacular

Ages: All
Community
Free

Wyckoff House MuseumBrooklyn

12:30 pm

Rumpelstiltskin

Ages: 3 – 12
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

12:30 – 2 pm

Lunch & Dance with Taylor

Ages: 3 – 12
Music

The Mansion at Glen CoveGlen Cove

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1 pm

Uncle Vlad’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions
Halloween

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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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 – 3 pm

Halloween Kids Party

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Dance

My Spectrum SchoolPort 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 – 5 pm

Trunk-or-Treat at Culture Lab LIC

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Fundraisers

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

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2 – 3 pm

Show Up, Kids! Interactive Family Comedy

Ages: 3 – 12
Comedy
Theater

The RATBrooklyn

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2 pm

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

Ages: All
Film
Theater

On Your Mark PlayhouseStaten Island

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2 – 4 pm

Crafternoon

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

2:30 pm

Rumpelstiltskin

Ages: 3 – 12
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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3 – 4:30 pm

Improv 4 Kids

Ages: 5 – 8
Comedy
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

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