Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Monday Oct. 13, 2025

Manhattan Haunted Hues

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Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New YorkManhattan

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Various

Halloween Harvest

Luna ParkBrooklyn

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Various

Cityside Pumpkin Patch

The Summer ClubLong Island City

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Various

Halloween House Long Island

Broadway CommonsHicksville

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8 am – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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9 – 10 am

Leaf Litter Craft Workshop (Cutchogue)

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Downs Farm PreserveCutchogue

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Farm & Garden 2025 Fall Festival

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

Boo at the Zoo

10 am – 5:30 pm

Bronx Zoo Boo at the Zoo

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

10 am – 6 pm

Wicked Broadway Garden

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Indigenous Peoples’ Weekend

Ages: All
Art
Classes

10 am – noon

Cheap Skate with The Labubu

Ages: All
Attractions

United Skates of AmericaSeaford

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10 am – 6 pm

The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

FashionWorkshop

10 am – 1 pm

KIDS FASHION WORKSHOP Port Washington October 13

Ages: 3 – 12
Beauty
Classes

11 sintsink dr e port washibnton NY 11050Port Washington

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

11 am – 8 pm

Famous Food Festival “Taste the World”

Tanger Outlets Deer ParkDeer Park

Pumpkin-Patch

11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Aviator Sports and Events CenterBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Weekends

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

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11 am – 4 pm

The Amazing Maize Maze

Ages: All
Attractions

Queens County Farm MuseumFloral Park

Brooklyn New York Aquarium Ascarium

11 am – 4 pm

New York Aquarium Ascarium

Ages: All
Animals
Halloween

New York AquariumBrooklyn

11:30 am – 3:30 pm

Columbus Day Parade

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Columbus Day ParadeManhattan

Feast 400×400

Noon – 6 pm

Mt. Loretto Italian Festival

Ages: All
Festivals

Mount LorettoStaten Island

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12:30 – 3:30 pm

Italian American Heritage Month Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Italian American Heritage Month CelebrationBronx

2 pm

Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Art
Community

Dakota’sBronx

3 – 5 pm

Pickleball Open Class

Ages: All
Classes
Free

Gantry Plaza State Park – Handball CourtsLong Island City

BubbleMania! 1

3:30 – 4:15 pm

BubbleMania: Science, Art & Comedy! with Casey Carle

Ages: 5 – 12
Comedy

Staten Island Childrens MuseumStaten Island

7 – 11 pm

Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse

The Gateway PACSCBellport

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