Fun Local Toddler Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday Oct. 4, 2025

9 am – 1 pm

Heritage Farm Stand Saturdays

Ages: All

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical GardenStaten Island

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10 – 11:30 am

Wake Up & Dance with Suzi Shelton

Ages: 8 and under
Community
Music

ShapeShifter LabBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Weekends

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The Grandest Princess Ball Ever at Carmine’s

Ages: 8 and under

Carmine’s Italian Restaurant – Times SquareNew York City

Noon – 8 pm

The Staten Island Oktoberfest

Ages: All

SIUH Community Park Staten Island Ferry Hawk StadiumStaten island

2 – 3:30 pm

CANCELED CoComelon: Sing-A-Long LIVE

Ages: 8 and under
Music

United PalaceUpstate NY

2 pm

Family Movie Matinee and Coloring: Monsters Inc.

Ages: 12 and under
Film

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

Sunday Oct. 5

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11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Weekends

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

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Noon – 4 pm

Oktoberfest – Celebrate at Snug Harbor

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Games

celebrate at snug harborStaten Island

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Noon – 6 pm

The Atlantic Antic™ 50th Anniversary Festival

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Atlantic Avenue from Hicks Street to Fourth AvenueBrooklyn

1 – 6 pm

Lighthouse Point Fest

Ages: All
Festivals

National Lighthouse MuseumStaten Island

Monday Oct. 6

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

Tuesday Oct. 7

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

Wednesday Oct. 8

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

Thursday Oct. 9

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

10 am

Tot Time!

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Rainbow Playground at Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

Brooklyn Prospect Park Stroller Walk

10 am

Prospect Park Stroller Walk

Ages: 2 and under
Community
Free

Prospect Park Audubon CenterBrooklyn

10:15 am

Lavender Blues: Little Learners

Ages: 12 and under
Music

Riverdale LibraryBronx

11:30 am

Little Movers: Toddler Time

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Y Parent Sukkah

5 – 6:30 pm

Y Parent Dinner in the Sukkah

Ages: 8 and under
Food & Drink
Holiday

14th Street YManhattan

Friday Oct. 10

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

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6 – 11 pm

Mt. Loretto Italian Festival

Ages: All
Festivals

Mount LorettoStaten Island

Saturday Oct. 11

9 am – 1 pm

Heritage Farm Stand Saturdays

Ages: All

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical GardenStaten Island

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

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10 am – 5 pm

Community Superheroes Week with FDNY

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

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11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Weekends

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The Grandest Princess Ball Ever at Carmine’s

Ages: 8 and under

Carmine’s Italian Restaurant – Times SquareNew York City

Feast 400×400

Noon – 11 pm

Mt. Loretto Italian Festival

Ages: All
Festivals

Mount LorettoStaten Island

Noon – 6 pm

2nd Annual Fall Freedom Festival at Tappen Park

Ages: All
Festivals

Tappen ParkStaten Island

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3 – 5 pm

Spares & Scares

Ages: All

Rab’s Country LanesStaten Island

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