Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday Sep. 13, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

All day

The Feast of San Gennaro

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

Little ItalyManhattan

Queens UniverSoul Circus

Various

UniverSoul Circus

Ages: All
Attractions
Music

Roy Wilkins ParkJamaica

Manhattan Haunted Hues

Various

Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New YorkManhattan

2025 8 Scarecrow contest GFX

All day

8th Annual Scarecrow Contest at The Shoppes

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

Lightning Warriors Group (1) (1)

6:30 – 10:30 am

Lightning Warriors’ 6th annual Mini Maniac Triathlon

Ages: All
Sports

Smith Point County ParkShirley

NSSA’s Jack’s Run 5K RunWalk

8 – 11 am

NSSA’s Jack’s Run 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 3 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Eisenhower ParkLong Island

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8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Chantal Akerman: The Long View SEPTEMBER 11 – OCTOBER 16, 2025

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Stephen Prina: A Lick and a Promise SEPTEMBER 12 – DECEMBER 13, 2025

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

Free Theater program for SNAP-eligible Teens Now Accepting Applications

Ages: 13 and up
Free
Theater

Stella Adler Studio of ActingNew York City

Pride in Port 2017 photo Sousa float

8:30 am – 4 pm

Pride in Port

Ages: All
Community
Free

Pride in PortPort Washington

Port Jefferson Dragon Boat Race Fest Flyer 2023 (1)

8:30 am – 5 pm

11th Annual Port Jefferson Dragon Boat Race Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Jeanne Garant Harborfront ParkPort Jefferson

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

9 am – noon

7th Annual Esophageal Cancer Awareness 5K Run/Walk

Ages: All
Fundraisers

Marine Park BrooklynBrooklyn

9 am – noon

Run For Heroes 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Setauket Fire DepartmentSetauket

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

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Paint and Fly with Monarch Butterflies

Ages: All
Craft & DIY

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10 am – 3 pm

TAG SALE

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Craft & DIY

The Art GuildManhasset

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – 8 pm

RECESS!! The Experience

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Empire OutletsSaint George

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10 am – 5 pm

The Long Island Fair

Ages: All
Animals
Festivals

Old Bethpage Restoration VillageOld Bethpage

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10 am – noon

10th Annual Heroes Against Heroin 5K Walk at Jones Beach

Ages: All
Fundraisers

Jones Beach State Park, Field 1Wantagh

St Johns Dedicated 2 (1)

10 am – 4 pm

72nd Annual St. John’s Church County Fair

St John’s of LattingtownLocust Valley

10 am – 5 pm

The Pepsi Challenge

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

harlem plazaHarlem

10 am – 4 pm

Read Around the World: Connecting Cultures Through Storytime

Global School BrooklynBrooklyn

10 – 11 am

Mad Science in Crocheron

Ages: All
Free

Buz O’ Rourke Playground in Crocheron ParkFlushing

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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