Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

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Friday Sep. 26, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

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Various

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

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Various

The Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze: Hudson Valley

Van Cortlandt ManorCroton-on-Hudson

Queens UniverSoul Circus

Various

UniverSoul Circus

Ages: All
Attractions
Music

Roy Wilkins ParkJamaica

Manhattan Haunted Hues

Various

Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New York

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Various

Halloween Harvest

Luna ParkBrooklyn

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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

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9 am – 2 pm

Cypress Hills Farmstand

Cypress Hills – Fulton Street Senior CenterBrooklyn

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish History

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10 am – 5 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Free

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid Museum

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Farm & Garden 2025 Fall Festival

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

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10 am – 9:30 pm

Back to School at Cross County Center

Ages: All

Cross County CenterYonkers

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

10 am – 11:15 pm

THE NEW WORK-LIFE BALANCE: FOR MOMS RETURNING TO WORK

Ages: 2 and under

Make-ModernCos Cob

Playtime Storytime

10:30 – 11:15 am

Playtime Storytime

Ages: 4 and under

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

Face Value

10:30 am – 8:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

10:30 – 11:30 am

Shigeru Ban Builds a Better World

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

Legendary Crafts Jelly Fish Wand – Image Only

11 am – 4 pm

Legendary Crafts

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Jolly Roger Flag -Pic Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 7 pm

Zappos Pop-Up Shop

Ages: All
Community
Free

Zappos Pop-Up ShopBrooklyn

11 am

Bilingual Storytime / Hora de Cuentos Bilingues + Open Play

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Macomb’s Bridge Library

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11 am – 5 pm

Brick-or-Treat: Monster Party

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions
Games

LEGOLAND Discovery Center WestchesterYonkers

Noon – 4 pm

“Bulls of Wall Street,” a New Exhibition on 19th-century Finance

The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion MuseumNorwalk

2 – 4:45 pm

Fishing Frenzy Fridays

Ages: All
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park Penn PierBrooklyn

2:30 – 4 pm

Gabby’s Dollhouse Kitty Ears

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions
Craft & DIY

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

3 pm

Art Kit Giveaway

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Seward Park Library

3 pm

Friday Feature Films: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Hamilton Grange Library

3 pm

Teen Film Fridays

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Bloomingdale Library

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