Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Friday June 20, 2025

4 pm

Summer kickoff '25: Wow Party Bubble Show!

Ages: 12 and under
Music

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

4 pm

Summer Kickoff Celebration: MAPS Experiments in Color: Multidisciplinary Arts Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

George Bruce Library

4 pm

TEENS GET CRAFTY: Sneaker & Lanyard Keychains!

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Kingsbridge LibraryBronx

4 pm

Teen Zine Challenge: Zine-Making 101

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

New Amsterdam Library

4 – 5 pm

Homecrest Juneteenth Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Homecrest LibraryBrooklyn

Dreamland – rollercoaster 900×600

5 – 11 pm

FunFest Long Island

Suffolk County Community CollegeBrentwood

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5 – 9 pm

Swedish Midsummer Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Rockefeller ParkBattery Park City

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5 pm

Sheet Pan Nachos

Ages: All

Westhampton Free LibraryWesthampton Beach

IKEA Midsummer

5 – 7 pm

Celebrate Swedish Midsummer: Unlimited Food & Fun at IKEA Brooklyn!

Ages: All
Food & Drink

IKEA BrooklynBrooklyn

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community

Club 8Plainview

6:30 pm

Manhattan Anti-Prom 2025

Ages: 13 and up
Music

Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

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7 – 11 pm

Annual Gregorian Festival

St. Gregory the Great FestivalBellerose

Saturday June 21

Dreamland – Largo rides 1500×1000

All day

Hicksville Summer Carnival at Broadway Commons

Broadway CommonsHicksville

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All day

Muppet Babies Take MoMI

Ages: All
Free

Museum of the Moving ImageAstoria, NY

8 am – 5 pm

Grow and Gather Family Gardening Program

Ages: All
Classes
Environment

Queens County Farm MuseumFloral Park

Photo – Generic Classroom

8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Safe Boating Course

Ages: 9 and up
Boating
Classes

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Joanna Sophia Fun Run Walk Saturday June 21st Epilepsy Sudep

8:30 am – 2 pm

Joanna Sophia 6th Annual Fun Run Walk Around The World In 5k

Ages: All
Community
Dance

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox ChurchFlushing

Sammy’s Hope 5K RunWalk

9 am – noon

Sammy’s Hope 5K Run/Walk

Ages: All
Fundraisers
Sports

Sayreville Sports ComplexSayreville

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

Dime McCarren 5K RunWalk

9 am – noon

Dime McCarren 5K Run/Walk

Ages: All
Fundraisers
Sports

John Ericsson PlaygroundBrooklyn

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10 am – 1 pm

Mad Fun Farm Garden Volunteer Session

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Mad Fun FarmEast Harlem

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

10 am – noon

Super Seedlings

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

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10 am – 4:30 pm

We are the Rainbow: Underwater and Dance

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10 am – 7 pm

Fanatics Fest NYC

Ages: All
Expo
Sports

Javits CenterManhattan

10 am – 4 pm

FREE Community Day & Health Fair

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Free

215-32 Jamaica Avenue Queens Village NYQueens Village

Manhattan Harlem Grown’s Juneteenth Celebration

10 am – 3 pm

Harlem Grown’s Juneteenth Celebration

134th St. FarmManhattan

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Colorful Critters

10 am – 6 pm

Get ready for New York’s hottest Anime/TCG Marketplace Expo — Card Clash Expo!

Ages: 5 and up
Community
En Español

Samanea MallWestbury

Free Kayaking

10 am – 4 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

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10 am – 5 pm

Amazon Juneteenth Free Day

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions
Free

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

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10 am – noon

Goat on a Boat

Ages: All

Mashashimuet ParkSag Harbor

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