Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Friday June 13, 2025

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10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Spring First Discoveries

Ages: 4 and under

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

10:30 am

Summer Learning Kickoff: Michael and the Rockness Monsters

Ages: 12 and under
Music

Hudson Park Library

11 am – 4 pm

Crafting with Pride

Ages: All

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 1 pm

Free Eco Art & Performance Workshops at Socrates Sculpture Park

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Classes

Socrates Sculpture ParkLong Island City

11 am

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Games

Bagel Barista StationRockaway Park

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11:30 am – 1 pm

Walking Tour: “All-of-a-Kind Family”

Museum at Eldridge StreetLower East Side

2 pm

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Games

Bagel Barista StationRockaway Park

3:15 pm

Balloon Bending Bonanza!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Huguenot Park LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Painting Club

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

DIY Tote Bags

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

4 – 10 pm

National BBQ Festival

Eisenhower ParkLong Island

4 pm

Father's Day craft

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Allerton LibraryBronx

Dreamland – rollercoaster 900×600

5 – 11 pm

FunFest Long Island

Suffolk County Community CollegeBrentwood

5 – 7:30 pm

Father’s Day Silent Disco

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Alfred E. Smith Recreation CenterManhattan

Long Island Mattituck Lions Club 69th Annual Strawberry Festival

5 – 11 pm

Mattituck Lions Club 70th Annual Strawberry Festival

Mattituck Lions Club Strawberry FestivalMattituck

RQCF

5:30 – 10 pm

Rachel Quinn Children’s Foundation Cocktail Benefit 2025

The Better Man Distilling CompanyNY

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community

Club 8Plainview

Sprint to Flint 5K & 1M RunWalk & Tots Run!

6 – 9 pm

Sprint to Flint 5K & 1M Run/Walk & Tots Run!

Ages: All
Fundraisers
Sports

Flint Park PlayhouseLarchmont

6:45 – 9 pm

Pride Art/Keith Haring: Family Program

Ages: 9 and up
LGBTQ+

Connetquot River State Park PreserveOakdale

Saturday June 14

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Various

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

All day

Flag Day the Port Richmond Way

Port Richmond AvenueStaten Island

8 am – 5 pm

Grow and Gather Family Gardening Program

Ages: All
Classes
Environment

Queens County Farm MuseumFloral Park

Children in Conflict 5K WalkRun

9 am – noon

Children in Conflict 5K Walk/Run

Ages: All
Fundraisers
Sports

Butterfly GardenManhattan

St. Anthony’s Feast 5K Family Fun Run 2025

9 am – noon

St. Anthony’s Feast 5K Family Fun Run 2025

Ages: All
Fundraisers
Sports

St. Anthony’s ChurchOceanside

Tyree Curry 5K RunWalk

9 am – noon

Tyree Curry 5K Run/Walk

Ages: All
Fundraisers
Sports

Kennedy Memorial ParkHempstead

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Brooklyn Pride LGBTQIA+ 5K RunWalk

10 am – 1 pm

Brooklyn Pride LGBTQIA+ 5K Run/Walk

Ages: All
Fundraisers
Sports

Prospect ParkBrooklyn

10 am – noon

Super Seedlings

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

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10 am – 5 pm

Splish Splash Father’s Day Flop Contest

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Splish Splash WaterparkCalverton

10 am – 12:15 pm

TADA! Summer Open House

Ages: 5 – 12
Open Houses

TADA! Youth TheaterStaten Island

10 am – 4 pm

The Brooklyn Sportscard & Memorabilia Show

Ages: 13 and up
Sports

St. Patrick’s Catholic Academy schoolBrooklyn

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