Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Sunday Oct. 12, 2025

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11 am – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

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11 am – 5 pm

Montauk Chamber of Commerce Fall Fest Weekend

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11 am – 12:30 pm

Royal Tea Party with Snow White & the Evil Queen!

Ages: 5 – 12

Central Park East Meadow at 5th AvenueManhattan

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11 am – 12:30 pm

Royal Tea Party w/ Snow White & the Evil Queen!

Ages: 8 and under

Central Park, East Meadow 5th Ave, New York, NY 10029Astoria

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

Noon – 3 pm

Not So Scary Kids Adventure at Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Gateway PACSCBellport

Noon – 5 pm

Shuffleboard for The Shorter Set

Ages: 9 and up
Food & Drink
Games

The Royal Palms Shuffleboard ClubBrooklyn

Feast 400×400

Noon – 9 pm

Mt. Loretto Italian Festival

Ages: All
Festivals

Mount LorettoStaten Island

Rev. Dr. Michael Bos blesses a poodle

Noon – 1 pm

Peacocks to Poodles: Marble Collegiate Church’s Annual Blessing of the Animals

Ages: All
Animals
Community

Marble Collegiate ChurchNOMAD

oyster fest

Noon – 6 pm

Oyster Fest at GHBC

Ages: 9 – 12
Community
Festivals

Greenport Harbor Brewing Company’s Greenport Tasting RoomGreenport

Noon – 6 pm

New York Hispanic Heritage Day Parade

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

New York Hispanic Heritage Day ParadeManhattan

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Noon – 4 pm

The Month of the ’Mallow Mash

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Five Below – 5th Ave NYCManhattan

12:30 – 10:30 pm

Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Art
Community

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1 pm

Ice Cream Sundae Decorating

Ages: All
Caribbean
Classes

Tipsy Scoop QueensAstoria

1 – 3 pm

Adventure Course Free Public Sunday Program

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Alley Pond Adventure CourseOakland Gardens

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1 pm

Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical

Ages: 5 – 12
Theater

Queens TheaterCorona

1 – 3 pm

4th Annual Sensory Friendly Pumpkin Picking

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

PS 42Staten Island

2 – 3:30 pm

Movers and Makers: Family Tour and Workshop

New York Transit MuseumBrooklyn

2 – 4 pm

Ukulele Matinee with Feng E

Ages: All
Music

Cutting Room NYCManhattan

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2 – 6 pm

Staten Island’s Newest Immersive Playground, RECESS!!

Ages: All
Attractions

Empire OutletsSaint George

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2:30 – 3:30 pm

Tiny Brushes: A Diwali Experience | Story & Paint

The Figure StudioSouth Ozone Park

3 – 4:30 pm

Adelphi Orchestra – Echoes of the Isles

Ages: All
Music

Broadway Presbyterian ChurchUpper Westside Manhattan

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3 – 7 pm

Forest Ave BOO-ZAR by Faire and Flourish

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Parking Lot of Kings Arms DinerStaten Island

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4 pm

Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical

Ages: 5 – 12
Theater

Queens TheaterCorona

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4 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

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4 – 5 pm

Tiny Brushes: A Diwali Experience | Story & Paint

The Figure StudioSouth Ozone Park

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4 – 6 pm

Howl O Ween Photoshoot

Ages: All
Animals
Halloween

isham parkManhattan

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6 – 9 pm

Spooky Fest

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

Pumpkin Nights with Visitors

7 pm

Harvest Glow

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

7 – 10 pm

Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Attractions

The Gateway PACSCBellport

7 – 8:30 pm

Creatures of the Night: Bats

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Forest Park Visitor CenterWoodhaven

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