Fun Activities for Teens in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday Aug. 9, 2025

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

11 am – noon

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

11 am – 4:45 pm

Raptor Fest

Ages: All
Animals
Festivals

Staten Island ZooStaten Island

Noon – 1 pm

Recipe Rebels

Ages: 9 and up
Craft & DIY
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

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2 – 4 pm

MoMA Family Art Making: Nature Drawings

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Sunday Aug. 10

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 12:30 pm

Delightful Wire Whisk Dragonflies

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

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1 – 2 pm

Kids on the Move! Trees R Us

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 – 3:30 pm

Movers and Makers: Family Tour and Workshop

New York Transit MuseumBrooklyn

2 – 4:45 pm

Raptor Fest

Ages: All
Animals
Festivals

Staten Island ZooStaten Island

Monday Aug. 11

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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2 – 4 pm

MoMA Family Art Making: Nature Drawings

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

2 pm

YA Button Maker Mondays

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Throg’s Neck LibraryThroggs Neck

3:30 pm

Teen Coloring Drop-In Program

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Richmondtown LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

The New York Public Library

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Soundview LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Anime Otaku Club

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Melrose LibraryBronx

Tuesday Aug. 12

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 1 pm

Back-to-School Party and Backpack Giveaway

Kings Theatre CourtyardBrooklyn

3 pm

Open Studio

Ages: 13 and up
Music

Mott Haven LibraryBronx

3 pm

Allerton Multimedia Studio: Independent Access Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Music

Allerton LibraryBronx

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4 – 5 pm

Jackbox Games

Ages: 9 and up
Free
Games

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

4 pm

Music Production Basics: Synthesizers

Ages: 13 and up
Music

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

4 pm

Teen Anime Club: Dororo

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Van Cortlandt LibraryBronx

Wednesday Aug. 13

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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