The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

Find the best upcoming events & activities for kids (5–8)

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Saturday Sep. 20, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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8 am – 5 pm

Family Program | ‘The Book of Morgan’

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

9 am – 1 pm

Heritage Farm Stand Saturdays

Ages: All

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical GardenStaten Island

Unity Race 5K RunWalk

10 am – 1 pm

Unity Race 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Crotona Park – Middle of BlockBronx

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10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Watson Adventures’ Secrets of Central Park Scavenger Hunt for Families

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Tours

Central ParkUpper East Side

Jolly Roger Flag – Image Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Yo, Ho, Ho & A Barrel of Fun! – Image Only Only

11 am – 1 pm

Yo, Ho, Ho and a Barrel of Fun

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 6 pm

Jim Henson Birthday Celebration 2025

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Film

Museum of the Moving ImageAstoria, NY

11 am – 5 pm

Get Involved Literacy, Health, and Culture Celebration

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building PlazaNew York City

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11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Soil Studies

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

11 am – 7 pm

The Westerleigh Folk Festival

Westerleigh ParkStaten Island

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Noon – 5 pm

Kew Gardens Community Arts Day 2025

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Art

Kew Gardens Business DistrictKew Gardens

1 – 7 pm

Hispanic Heritage Cultural Celebration at the Staten Island Ferry Hawk Stadium

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
En Español

SIUH COMMUNITY PARK STATEN ISLAND FERRY HAWK STADIUMStaten island

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

The Joyce Theater no people

2 – 3:30 pm

Indigenous Enterprise

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Dance

The Joyce TheaterChelsea

2 pm

Kid's Movie Saturday

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Baychester LibraryBaychester

2 pm

September Family Movie Night

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

5:30 – 10 pm

Gotham Roller Derby games

Ages: 5 and up
LGBTQ+
Sports

Lefrak Center at Lakeside Prospect ParkBrooklyn

Sunday Sep. 21

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Ocean to Sound 50 Mile Relay

7 am – 4 pm

Ocean to Sound 50 Mile Relay

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Jones Beach State Park – Field 2Wantagh

Paws Walk Flyer

8 am – 1 pm

4th Annual Long Island Cares 5k & Paws Walk

Ages: All
Animals
Community

Belmont Lake State ParkNorth Babylon

8:30 – 11:30 am

Mashashimuet Park Friends and Family 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Mashashimuet ParkSag Harbor

Jolly Roger Flag – Image Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 6 pm

Jim Henson Birthday Celebration 2025

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Film

Museum of the Moving ImageAstoria, NY

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7 – 9 pm

MasterChef All-Stars LIVE!

Ages: 5 and up
Theater

Kings TheatreBrooklyn

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7 pm

MasterChef All-Stars Live!

Ages: 5 and up
Food & Drink
Theater

Kings TheatreBrooklyn

Monday Sep. 22

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

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