Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

Jamaica Q 5K Walk/Run

Ages: All
Fundraisers
Sports

York College (Performing Arts Center)Jamaica

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A Walk on Water (AWOW) Surf Therapy Day in Rockaway Beach

Ages: All
Free
Special Needs

Rockaway BeachQueens

The Eugene “Geno” Goodrich Foundation Fighting Melanoma 5K RunWalk

The Eugene “Geno” Goodrich Foundation Fighting Melanoma 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Farmingdale High SchoolFarmingdale

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Odyssey House Run for Your Life 2025

Ages: All
Health & Fitness

Icahn StadiumRandall’s Island

Boo at the Zoo

Bronx Zoo Boo at the Zoo

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

hay Ride

Hallockville Country Fair

Ages: All
Festivals

Hallockville Museum FarmRiverhead

New York City Congenital Heart Walk

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Fundraisers

Queens ZooCorona

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Gabby’s Dollhouse MEOWseum Discover Day’s Takeover

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

Worldwide Day of Play

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions
Music

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingSugar Hill

Earth Rocks! 2024, Danielle Medina, web, photo credit Winston Williams-Brooklyn Children’s Museum-002

Healthy Start to the New Year

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Craft & DIY

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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Family Art Project: Whimsical Windchimes

Woodside Fall Festival 2025

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Woodside Memorial ParkWoodside

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The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy

Poster HouseManhattan

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

Sensory Friendly Storytime!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Seward Park Library

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Watson Adventures’ Wild Wildlife Scavenger Hunt for Kids

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Attractions

Front Runners New York Cross Country 5K

Ages: All
Fundraisers
Sports

Van Cortlandt ParkBronx

Pumpkin-Patch

Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Aviator Sports and Events CenterBrooklyn

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CornFest+

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

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Celebrate the Equinox with Sisa Pakari

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

National Museum of the American Indian New YorkManhattan

Tim Broom Making as a William Sidney Mount Painting

Broom Making Demonstrations

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Southampton History MuseumSouthampton

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Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus! The Musical!

Ages: All

BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts CenterManhattan

Queens 42nd annual agriculture

42nd Annual Queens County Agricultural Fair

Queens County Farm MuseumFloral Park

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FREE NYC Emergency Management Family Preparedness Day

Ages: 5 and up
Free

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

Saturday Family Storytime: Summer at the Library

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Yorkville Library

Process Art: Read & Make

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Throg’s Neck LibraryThroggs Neck

Family Story Time: Stories for a Saturday Morning

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Meet the Author! Event: Kay Healy

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

St. George Library CenterStaten Island

Magical GIrls Festival Eventbrite

Magical Girls Festival

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Craft & DIY

Japan Village at Industry CityBrooklyn

Egyptian Festival 2025

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Archangel Michael & Saint Mena Coptic Orthodox ChurchStaten Island

2025 Annual Raritan Bay Festival

Conference House ParkStaten Island

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Family Dance & Community Engagement Workshop

Ages: All
Dance
Free

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