The Best Art Shows and Exhibits Happening Now in NYC

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Find the best events happening today for kids (5–8)

A guide to all the best art shows, art events and art exhibits

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Friday Nov. 14, 2025

4:30 – 5:30 pm

New School Drama and New Victory LabWorks Present: Maggie at the Middle of the Mess

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Free

Bank Street TheaterWest Village

Saturday Nov. 15

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Making Our Own Light

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

November FD

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Making Our Own Light

Ages: All
Art
Caribbean

5816 Clarendon RoadBrooklyn

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11:30 am – 1 pm

Coquilles

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Dance

L’Alliance New YorkL’Alliance New York

Noon

New School Drama and New Victory LabWorks Present: Maggie at the Middle of the Mess

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Free

Bank Street TheaterWest Village

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12:30 – 5 pm

Craft and Care

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

Westbeth Artists Community RoomNew York City

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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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2 – 4 pm

Family Art Hour: with C.J. Chueca

Ages: 5 – 8
Art

International Center of Photography (ICP)Lower East Side

4:30 – 5:30 pm

New School Drama and New Victory LabWorks Present: Maggie at the Middle of the Mess

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Free

Bank Street TheaterWest Village

Sunday Nov. 16

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Making Our Own Light

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

November FD

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Making Our Own Light

Ages: All
Art
Caribbean

5816 Clarendon RoadBrooklyn

Noon

New School Drama and New Victory LabWorks Present: Maggie at the Middle of the Mess

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Free

Bank Street TheaterWest Village

3:30 – 4:45 pm

Family Paint and Play

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Community

My Gym Fresh MeadowsFresh Meadows

Wednesday Nov. 19

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3 – 4 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Seasonal Crafts

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Faber ParkStaten Island

Friday Nov. 21

4:30 – 9 pm

Gingerbread House Painting

Ages: All
Art
Community

COLOR ME MINE UPPER WEST SIDEUpper West Side

Saturday Nov. 22

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

11 am

Story Reading + Craft Time at an Art Gallery

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

FUGUE GALLERYChinatown

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1 – 3 pm

Rebel Stencil – Street Art Workshop at the Banksy Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

banksy museumnew york

Sunday Nov. 23

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

10 am – noon

Children’s Holiday Clay Pot Making

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

The Reboli Center for Art and HistoryStony Brook

Wednesday Nov. 26

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3 – 4 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Seasonal Crafts

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Faber ParkStaten Island

Friday Nov. 28

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2 – 4 pm

Crafternoon

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Saturday Nov. 29

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Unknown

1 – 3 pm

Rebel Stencil – Street Art Workshop at the Banksy Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

banksy museumnew york

Sunday Nov. 30

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Tuesday Dec. 2

CMOM_Warm and Cozy_Dec25 Programming

10 am – 5 pm

Warm and Cozy at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

Wednesday Dec. 3

CMOM_Warm and Cozy_Dec25 Programming

10 am – 5 pm

Warm and Cozy at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

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3 – 4 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Seasonal Crafts

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Faber ParkStaten Island

Thursday Dec. 4

CMOM_Warm and Cozy_Dec25 Programming

10 am – 5 pm

Warm and Cozy at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

Friday Dec. 5

CMOM_Warm and Cozy_Dec25 Programming

10 am – 5 pm

Warm and Cozy at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

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