Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Friday May 30, 2025

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7 – 9:30 pm

Speakeasy, Die Softly: Immersive Murder Mystery Dinner Theater at Carmine’s

Ages: All
Games
Nightlife

Carmine’s Italian Restaurant – Times SquareNew York City

7:30 pm

Let’s Sing Taylor – A Live Band Experience

Ages: All
Music

The ParamountHuntington

Saturday May 31

Version 2

All day

Blue Balloon Spring Songwriting Showcase

Ages: All
Art
Music

City Winery New YorkManhattan

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Various

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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Various

The Big Bounce America

Ages: All
Attractions

Broadway CommonsHicksville

8:30 am – noon

Great South Bay YMCA 5K Run/Walk in Memory of Judi

Ages: All
Fundraisers
Sports

Great South Bay YMCABay Shore

Run Walk Praise Spring 5K RunWalk

9 am – noon

Run Walk Praise Spring 5K Run/Walk

Ages: All
Fundraisers
Sports

Baldwin Harbor ParkBaldwin

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 – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Barking up a Wave Hill Tree

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

10:30 am – noon

Science in the Woods

Ages: 9 – 12
Free

Alley Pond Environmental CenterDouglaston

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10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Watson Adventures’ Wizard School Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Attractions

Metropolitan Museum of ArtUpper East Side

11 am – 5 pm

Pickles and Paws🐾🥒

Ages: All
Animals
Festivals

Southaven County ParkYaphank

11 am – 5 pm

Pickles and Paws

Ages: All
Animals
Festivals

Southaven County ParkYaphank

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 4 pm

Up-Cycled Ocean Crafts

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market at Brooklyn Brewery

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

Brooklyn BreweryBrooklyn

Noon – 5 pm

LIC Springs!

Ages: All
Art
Community

LIC Springs!Long Island City

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Noon – 7 pm

Bronx Night Market

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Fordham PlazaBronx

New York City Ballet

12:30 – 1:15 pm

Children’s Workshops at New York City Ballet

Ages: All
Art
Community

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingManhattan

1 – 2:30 pm

Nature Open Mic

Ages: All
Free

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

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2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Comedy

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

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2 – 3 pm

Show Up, Kids! Interactive Family Comedy

Ages: 3 – 8
Comedy

The RATBrooklyn

2 – 5 pm

Dragon Boat Family Festival

Ages: All
History & Culture

Museum of Chinese in AmericaManhattan

Lullaby Project Celebration Concert

3 – 4:30 pm

Lullaby Project Celebration Concert

Ages: 2 and under
Music

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

4 – 7:30 pm

Parent Date Night

Ages: 5 – 12

Sky Village Astoria ParkLong Island City

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4 – 6:30 pm

Speakeasy, Die Softly: Immersive Murder Mystery Dinner Theater at Carmine’s

Ages: All
Games
Nightlife

Carmine’s Italian Restaurant – Times SquareNew York City

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4:30 – 5:20 pm

Preschool Ballet Class

Ages: 3 – 4
Classes
Dance

Ballet Long IslandRonkonkoma

7 pm

The Canine Stars: Stunt Dog Show

Ages: All
Animals
Theater

St. George TheatreSaint George

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8 – 10:30 pm

Speakeasy, Die Softly: Immersive Murder Mystery Dinner Theater at Carmine’s

Ages: All
Games
Nightlife

Carmine’s Italian Restaurant – Times SquareNew York City

Sunday June 1

Version 2

All day

Blue Balloon Spring Songwriting Showcase

Ages: All
Art
Music

City Winery New YorkManhattan

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Various

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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