Fun Activities for Teens in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Monday Aug. 18, 2025

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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2:30 – 5 pm

Back to School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Free

Neighborhood Care Clove RoadNew York City

3 pm

Recording Studio Access Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Music

Parkchester LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Anime Club: Let's Watch Anime

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural CenterBronx

3:30 pm

Anime Otaku Club

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Melrose LibraryBronx

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5:30 – 6:30 pm

Goat and Alpaca Yoga

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Health & Fitness

The Smithtown Historical SocietySmithtown

Tuesday Aug. 19

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

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 – noon

Storytime: Ladybugs

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

3 pm

Creative Conversations: Music Appreciation

Ages: 13 and up
Music

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

Cartographer 9×5

4 – 5 pm

The Cartographer’s Challenge

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Wednesday Aug. 20

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

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

Sands-Willets House

10:30 – 11:30 am

Tour the Historic Sands-Willets House, c. 1735/1845

Ages: 3 and up
History & Culture
Tours

Sands-Willets HousePort Washington

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

4 – 5 pm

Button and Jewelry Making Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Free

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

Teen Surrealism Painting

6 – 9 pm

SURREALISM PAINTING WORKSHOP FOR TEENS

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Classes

The Reboli Center for Art and HistoryStony Brook

Wednesday Night Lights Flyer

7 – 10 pm

Wednesday Night Lights

Ages: 9 and up
Free

Iron Point ParkFlanders

Thursday Aug. 21

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

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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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

Friday Aug. 22

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

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 3:30 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

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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