The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday Oct. 4, 2025

MoMA Oct Fam Day

10:30 am – 5 pm

UNIQLO Family Day at MoMA

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumManhattan

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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

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – noon

New York Family Program: Cosmic Campfire presented by Star Forest

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

National SawdustBrooklyn

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11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The Grandest Princess Ball Ever at Carmine’s

Ages: 8 and under

Carmine’s Italian Restaurant – Times SquareNew York City

Brown Rice Family

Noon – 1 pm

Family Concert: Brown Rice Family

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
Music

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

Noon – 8 pm

The Staten Island Oktoberfest

Ages: All

SIUH Community Park Staten Island Ferry Hawk StadiumStaten island

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Noon – 4 pm

ShopRite Kidz Cook: Bento Box School Lunch

Ages: 5 – 12
Classes
Food & Drink

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

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1 – 3 pm

Rebel Stencil – Street Art Workshop at the Banksy Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

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Brown Rice Family

1:30 – 2:30 pm

Family Concert: Brown Rice Family

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
Music

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

2 pm

Family Movie Matinee

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Tremont LibraryBronx

2 – 3:30 pm

CANCELED CoComelon: Sing-A-Long LIVE

Ages: 8 and under
Music

United PalaceUpstate NY

2 pm

Family Movie Matinee and Coloring: Monsters Inc.

Ages: 12 and under
Film

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

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3 – 4:30 pm

Improv 4 Kids

Ages: 5 – 8
Comedy
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

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4 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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5:30 – 10 pm

Gotham Roller Derby games

Ages: 5 and up
LGBTQ+
Sports

Lefrak Center at Lakeside Prospect ParkBrooklyn

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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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Sunday Oct. 5

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Adelphi Panther’s for a Cause 5K Run Walk

8 am – noon

Adelphi Panther’s for a Cause 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Adelphi University, Nexus BuildingGarden City

Blazing Trails 5K & 1 Mile Walk for Autism

8:30 – 11:30 am

Blazing Trails 5K & 1 Mile Walk for Autism

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Eisenhower Park FIELD 2East Meadow

31st Annual Massapequa Park Mile

9 am – noon

31st Annual Massapequa Park Mile

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Massapequa Funeral Home Parking LotMassapequa Park

MWCABC 27th Annual 5K RunWalk

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

MWCABC 27th Annual 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Mary Jane Davies ParkManhasset

2nd Annual Montauk School PTA Fall Color Fun RunWalk

10 am – 1 pm

2nd Annual Montauk School PTA Fall Color Fun Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Montauk SchoolMontauk

10 – 11:15 am

Halloween Dance Party

Ages: 5 – 8
Halloween
Holiday

Simply Gather SIStaten Island

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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

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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Noon – 4 pm

Oktoberfest – Celebrate at Snug Harbor

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Games

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Noon – 6 pm

The Atlantic Antic™ 50th Anniversary Festival

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Atlantic Avenue from Hicks Street to Fourth AvenueBrooklyn

1 – 6 pm

Lighthouse Point Fest

Ages: All
Festivals

National Lighthouse MuseumStaten Island

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