The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Friday June 27, 2025

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6 – 10 pm

Food Truck Festival at The Mount!

Mount LorettoStaten Island

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6 – 8:30 pm

Swim Across America – New York Athletic Club Pool Swim

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Fundraisers

The New York Athletic Club at Travers IslandPelham

Saturday June 28

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8 am – noon

Lindy Cares Color Run

Firemans Memorial ParkRidge, NY

10 am – noon

Super Seedlings

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

pride parade

10 am – 4:30 pm

We are the Rainbow: Parade

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10:15 am

Sensory Friendly Storytime!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Seward Park Library

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

10:30 am

Family Storytime: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Little Ones

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

10:30 am

Family Saturday Matinee

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Morningside Heights Library

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11 am – 4 pm

Bounce House

Ages: 3 – 8

Staten Island Childrens MuseumStaten Island

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11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Free June Family Activity Weekends

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

South Street Seaport MuseumManhattan

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11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Announces Free June Family Activity Weekends

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

Manhattan

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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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11 am – 3 pm

Mud Day

Ages: All
Free
Games

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

11:30 am

Summer Adventure Kickoff: Dance Party with Bubbles The Silly Entertainer

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

Fort Washington Library

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Noon – 10 pm

Food Truck Festival at The Mount!

Mount LorettoStaten Island

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Noon – 6 pm

Verizon Arcade Unplugged Pop-Up

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Games

1255 Hempstead Tpke, Uniondale, NY 11553Long Island

Noon

FAMILY CRAFT: Celebrate Pride!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library

12:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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12:30 – 1:30 pm

From Storytime to Screentime in New York: The Berenstain Bears

Ages: 8 and under

The Paley MuseumManhattan

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2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Comedy

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community

2 pm

Turtle Dance Music Presents The Bubble, Comedy and Music Show

Ages: 12 and under
Music

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

2 pm

DIY Art Afternoon

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Charleston LibraryStaten Island

2 pm

Little Makers Club: Caribbean Inspired Bongo Shaker Güira Craft

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Macomb’s Bridge Library

2:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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3 – 5 pm

The Wiggles

Ages: 8 and under
Music
Theater

Kings TheatreBrooklyn

3 – 10 pm

Salute to Veterans Family Fun Event

Ages: 8 and under
Food & Drink
Free

Town Park Point LookoutPoint Lookout

3 pm

Family Crafts: Celebrate Pride

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

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6 – 8 pm

The Wiggles

Ages: 8 and under
Music
Theater

Kings TheatreBrooklyn

Sunday June 29

pride parade

10 am – 4:30 pm

We are the Rainbow: Parade

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

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