Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Friday Oct. 17, 2025

Ray Morell Memorial 5K RunWalk

10 am – 1 pm

Ray Morell Memorial 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Eisenhower ParkLong Island

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

Face Value

10:30 am – 8:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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5:30 – 8:30 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS UNIQLO Friday Nights

Ages: All
Art
Free

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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5:30 – 8:30 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS UNIQLO Friday Nights

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community

Club 8Plainview

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6 – 9 pm

Spooky Fest

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

Saturday Oct. 18

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

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

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

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

NYBG FE updated photo for 8-14-25

10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Watson Adventures Indoor Kids (S)

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Watson Adventures’ Wizard School Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Attractions

Metropolitan Museum of ArtUpper East Side

Pumpkin-Patch

11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Aviator Sports and Events CenterBrooklyn

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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: All
Animals
Attractions

Aviator Sports and Events CenterBrooklyn

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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

FAD Market at Brooklyn Brewery

Noon – 6 pm

FAD Market at Brooklyn Brewery

Ages: All
Art
Community

Brooklyn BreweryBrooklyn

2 – 3:15 pm

Grow and Gather Family Gardening Program

Ages: All
Classes
Environment

Queens County Farm MuseumFloral Park

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