Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Friday Aug. 1, 2025

Bronx NYC Parks Presents Gaga Festival

4 – 6 pm

NYC Parks Presents: Gaga Festival

Ages: All
Free
Games

Spuyten Duyvil PlaygroundBronx

4 – 9 pm

Summer Fridays

Ages: All
Free

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

4 pm

TEENS GET CRAFTY: Stand-Up Picture Frames!

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Kingsbridge LibraryBronx

4 pm

Summer Adventure Crafternoon

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Fort Washington Library

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4:30 – 6 pm

BBK Rocks New York City

Ages: All
Free
Music

The Cutting Room NYCManhattan

4:30 pm

Summer Movies at the Teen Center

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

DTH

5 – 6 pm

Dance Workshop With Dance Theatre of Harlem

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Lincoln Center’s David Geffen HallManhattan

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5 – 10 pm

LuminoCity Dino Safari

Ages: All
Attractions

Walt Whitman ShopsHuntington Station

5 – 10 pm

Summerfest 2025

Downtown SayvilleSayville

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community

Club 8Plainview

6 – 7 pm

History of Balloons

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Comedy

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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6 – 7 pm

History of Balloons (For families with children up to 5th grade)

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Caribbean

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band

7 – 8:30 pm

Bryant Park Picnic Performances Presented by Bank of America: Carnegie Hall Citywide | Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band

Ages: All
Free
Music

Bryant ParkManhattan

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7:30 – 10 pm

The Port Summer Show Presents “Bye Bye Birdie”

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Community

Paul D. Schreiber High SchoolPort Washington

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8 – 10 pm

Wild at Night: Evening Nature Encounters

Ages: 9 and up
Animals
Attractions

HOG HIGH INTENSITY – 2025 RICOCHET

8 – 10:30 pm

HOG High Intensity

Ages: All
Sports

9:45 pm

Friday Night Fireworks

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Luna ParkBrooklyn

Saturday Aug. 2

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – School Trips!

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

8 am – noon

Mike Emmel, Captain America Charity Run 5K

Ages: All
Fundraisers
Sports

Coreys Creek ParkBluepoint

9 am – noon

Commack Volunteer Ambulance 5K Run/Walk

Ages: All
Fundraisers
Sports

Commack Volunteer Ambulance CorpsCommack

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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10 am – noon

Community Science Seining

Ages: All
Caribbean
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

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 – 5 pm

Seas the Play!

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

Westhampton Beach Historical Society

10 am – 1 pm

Historic Crafts: Farm Animals & Music

Ages: 3 and up
Free
History & Culture

The Greater Westhampton Historical MuseumWesthampton Beach

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