Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

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Sunday Oct. 12, 2025

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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Various

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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Various

The Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze: Hudson Valley

Van Cortlandt ManorCroton-on-Hudson

Manhattan Haunted Hues

Various

Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New York

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Various

Halloween Harvest

Luna ParkBrooklyn

Queens Cityside Pumpkin Patch Media Night PHOTO TOUCHEDUP

Various

Cityside Pumpkin Patch

The Summer ClubLong Island City

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Various

Halloween House Long Island

Broadway CommonsHicksville

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8 am – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

8:15 – 11 am

RACE FOR CATHERINE

Ages: All
Fundraisers

Fairfield Hills CampusNewtown

Jaclyn M. Ramirez Annual Memorial 5K

8:30 am – noon

Jaclyn M. Ramirez Annual Memorial 5K

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Eisenhower Park FIELD 2East Meadow

9 am – 4 pm

Bronx Park East Farmers Market

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

2045 Bronx Park EastBronx

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9 am – 2 pm

Riverdale Y Sunday Market

Riverdale TempleBronx

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish History

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9:45 – 11 am

Children’s Event with the Peace Torch

Flushing Meadows Corona ParkFlushing

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid Museum

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10 am – 5 pm

Nyack Famous Street Fair

Downtown NyackNyack

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

10 am

Rising NYRR at the NYRR Staten Island Half

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

SIUH Community Park Staten Island Ferry Hawk StadiumStaten island

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Farm & Garden 2025 Fall Festival

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

10 am – noon

Adventure Course Free Public Sunday Program

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Alley Pond Adventure CourseOakland Gardens

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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10 am – 5 pm

Community Superheroes Week with FDNY

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions

Children’s Museum of Manhattan

Boo at the Zoo

10 am – 5:30 pm

Bronx Zoo Boo at the Zoo

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

10 am – 6 pm

Wicked Broadway Garden

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Indigenous Peoples’ Weekend

Ages: All
Art
Classes

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10 am – 7 pm

Brick-or-Treat: Monster Party

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions
Games

LEGOLAND Discovery Center WestchesterYonkers

10 am – 6 pm

Brick-or-Treat

LEGOLAND New York ResortGoshen

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Corn Husk Dolls

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

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10 am – 5 pm

Catskill Mountain Railroad Fall Foliage Adventure Trains

Catskill Mountain RailroadKingston

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