The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

Find the best events happening tomorrow for kids (5–8)

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Sunday Sep. 21, 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

Ocean to Sound 50 Mile Relay

7 am – 4 pm

Ocean to Sound 50 Mile Relay

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Jones Beach State Park – Field 2Wantagh

Paws Walk Flyer

8 am – 1 pm

4th Annual Long Island Cares 5k & Paws Walk

Ages: All
Animals
Community

Belmont Lake State ParkNorth Babylon

Potatohampton 5K RunWalk in Honor of Peter Walsh

8 – 11 am

Potatohampton 5K Run/Walk in Honor of Peter Walsh

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

The Bridgehampton MuseumBridgehampton

8:30 – 11:30 am

Mashashimuet Park Friends and Family 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Mashashimuet ParkSag Harbor

10 am – 2 pm

Sun Day

Ages: 5 and up
Car Show
Community

819 Grand Boulevard Deer Park, NY 11729Deer Park

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10:30 am – noon

Celebrate the Art of Ben Shahn: “The People’s Painter” at the Jewish Museum

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Jewish MuseumUpper East Side

Jolly Roger Flag -Pic Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 6 pm

Jim Henson Birthday Celebration 2025

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Film

Museum of the Moving ImageAstoria, NY

11 am

日本語ストーリータイム Family Storytime in Japanese

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

2 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mott Haven Library

2:30 pm

Sunday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

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4 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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Zootopia

4 – 6 pm

“Better on the Big Screen” Zootopia

Ages: All
Film

St. George TheatreSaint George

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7 pm

MasterChef All-Stars Live!

Ages: 5 and up
Food & Drink
Theater

Kings TheatreBrooklyn

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7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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