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 Sep. 28, 2025

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

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

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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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

8:30 am – noon

The Classic Apple Pie 5K

Ages: All

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

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9 – 10 am

Tunnel 2 Towers North Shore Kids Walk/Stroller-thon

Ages: 3 – 8
Free
Fundraisers

Gemelli’s North Gourmet Market – Parking Lot Starting LineGlen Head

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish History

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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

10 am – noon

Clay Pot Making for Littles

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

The Reboli Center for Art and HistoryStony Brook

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – 7 pm

New York Renaissance Faire

New York Renaissance FaireTuxedo Park

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Farm & Garden 2025 Fall Festival

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

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10 am – 5 pm

Gabby’s Dollhouse MEOWseum Discover Day’s Takeover

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions

Children’s Museum of Manhattan

hay Ride

10 am – 4 pm

Hallockville Country Fair

Ages: All
Festivals

Hallockville Museum FarmRiverhead

10 am – 5 pm

Armonk Outdoor Art Show

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Armonk Outdoor Art ShowArmonk

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10 am – 9:30 pm

Back to School at Cross County Center

Ages: All

Cross County CenterYonkers

10 am – noon

Adventure Course Free Public Sunday Program

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Alley Pond Adventure CourseOakland Gardens

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10 am – 4 pm

The Great Whale Takeover

Ages: All
Animals
Art

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

Boo at the Zoo

10 am – 5:30 pm

Bronx Zoo Boo at the Zoo

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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10 am – 7 pm

Brick-or-Treat: Monster Party

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions
Games

LEGOLAND Discovery Center WestchesterYonkers

Back to School Vivvi 9:28

10 – 11:30 am

Back to School, Back to Rhythm at Vivvi Tribeca

Ages: 8 and under
Dance
Music

Vivvi TribecaTribeca

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Whimsical Windchimes

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