Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

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Saturday July 12, 2025

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Various

Cross County Center Summer Fest

Ages: All
Free

Cross County CenterYonkers

All day

Sports Watch Parties at Hudson Yards: FIFA Club World Cup

Ages: All
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

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All day

Sports Watch Parties at Hudson Yards: Wimbledon

Ages: All
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

Various

Nature Exploration: Lake Appreciation

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Prospect Park Audubon CenterBrooklyn

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

10 am – noon

Super Seedlings

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

Free Kayaking

10 am – 4 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Free

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Set Sail!

10 am – 5 pm

Kids Creative Corner

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

MDMA 07-19-2024 – Edward Hopper Installation

10 am – 5 pm

Step into Hopper

Ages: All
Art
Free

W 14th Street PromenadeMeatpacking District

10 am – 8 pm

Samsung Galaxy Experience Space

Galaxy Experience SpaceSoHo

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10 am – noon

Family & Kids Art Workshop with Artists Wade and Leta

Ages: All
Free

Rockefeller Center PlazaManhattan

10 am – 5 pm

Test-drive Nintendo Switch 2

Ages: All
Free
Games

Best Buy Valley StreamValley Stream

Bronx NYC Parks Presents LTR 2025

10 am – 1 pm

NYC Parks Presents: LTR 2025

Ages: All
Community
Free

Asphalt Soccer Court in Pulaski ParkBronx

10 am – 6 pm

Poster House at West Side Fest

Ages: All
Art
Free

Poster HouseManhattan

10:50 am – 7 pm

göt2b Emergency Box Machine

Ages: All
Beauty
Free

Domino ParkBrooklyn

Laura and HCA Statue

11 am – noon

Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Series in Central Park

Central ParkManhattan

Crafter Weekend GFX

11 am – 5 pm

Craft Fair Weekends at The Shoppes

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

RSK picture

11 am – noon

Ready, Set, Kindergarten! at the Sheepshead Bay Library

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

Manhattan Goatham

11 am – 1:30 pm

Goatham

Ages: All
Animals
Festivals

Riverside ParkManhattan

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11 am – 2 pm

City of Water Day

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

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11 am – 4 pm

Anniversary of the Battle of Stony Point

Stony Point Battlefield State Historic SiteStony Point

11 am – noon

July Kids Zone Event

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Queens CenterQueens

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11:30 am – 4 pm

“Hike the Hudson” Backpacks

Ages: All
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

Noon – 9 pm

Brooklyn Army Terminal Summer Series Carnaval de Chilenos & Tecuanos

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Brooklyn Army TerminalNYC

Noon – 1:30 pm

Weekend Kids

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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Noon – 4:30 pm

Wotagei Workshop

Ages: All
Classes
Community

The 2nd Floor of Japan VillageBrooklyn

Noon – 6 pm

Sol de Janeiro’s Badalada Pop-Up

Ages: All
Beauty
Free

Gansevoort PlazaMeatpacking

Noon – 4 pm

Bronx River City of Water Day Celebration

Ages: All
Caribbean
Community

Starlight ParkBronx

2 – 9 pm

Long Island Nostalgia Fest

Wilson ParkMineola

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