The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Sunday Oct. 5, 2025

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Adelphi Panther’s for a Cause 5K Run Walk

8 am – noon

Adelphi Panther’s for a Cause 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Adelphi University, Nexus BuildingGarden City

Blazing Trails 5K & 1 Mile Walk for Autism

8:30 – 11:30 am

Blazing Trails 5K & 1 Mile Walk for Autism

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Eisenhower Park FIELD 2East Meadow

31st Annual Massapequa Park Mile

9 am – noon

31st Annual Massapequa Park Mile

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Massapequa Funeral Home Parking LotMassapequa Park

MWCABC 27th Annual 5K RunWalk

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

MWCABC 27th Annual 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Mary Jane Davies ParkManhasset

2nd Annual Montauk School PTA Fall Color Fun RunWalk

10 am – 1 pm

2nd Annual Montauk School PTA Fall Color Fun Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Montauk SchoolMontauk

10 – 11:15 am

Halloween Dance Party

Ages: 5 – 8
Halloween
Holiday

Simply Gather SIStaten Island

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10 am – 1 pm

Variety Child Learning Center 2nd Annual Boo! Walk

Ages: All
Free

Theodore Roosevelt Memorial ParkOyster Bay

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11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Weekends

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

CELEBRATE Oktoberfest FINAL Party Flyer

Noon – 4 pm

Oktoberfest – Celebrate at Snug Harbor

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Games

celebrate at snug harborStaten Island

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Noon – 6 pm

The Atlantic Antic™ 50th Anniversary Festival

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Atlantic Avenue from Hicks Street to Fourth AvenueBrooklyn

12:30 – 3:30 pm

Art in the Garden

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Classes

Patchen Community SquareBrooklyn

1 – 6 pm

Lighthouse Point Fest

Ages: All
Festivals

National Lighthouse MuseumStaten Island

2 – 4 pm

Trial and Error Launch Party

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Books of WonderManhattan

dj got me fit

4 – 4:45 pm

DJ Got Me Fit Dance Party

Ages: 5 – 12
Dance

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

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