Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

Compostapalooza

Compostapalooza

Riverside Park 95th Street Compost CompoundManhattan

Hillburn Fall Festival

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Hillburn Recreation FieldHillburn

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration with NAIC-NY

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Mitsubishi River WalkBronx

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The Yin Yoga and Live Sound Bath Flute Session at Arverne East

arverne east community centerFar Rockaway

30th Annual Panamanian Parade

Panamanian ParadeBrooklyn

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Italian Festival & Exotic Car Show at Casa Belvedere

Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa BelvedereSilver Lake

2nd Annual Fall Freedom Festival at Tappen Park

Ages: All
Family
Festivals

Tappen ParkStaten Island

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Dancing with Julia

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

Brooklyn Public Library — Central LibraryBrooklyn

Hispanic Heritage Month: Day of the Dead Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Queens Public Library – BriarwoodBriarwood

Spares 400 x 400

Spares & Scares

Ages: All
Family

Rab’s Country LanesStaten Island

Brooklyn FC vs Tampa Bay Sun FC

Ages: All
Family
Sports

Maimonides ParkBrooklyn

Autumn Starfest

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Central Park 99th Street and 5th Avenue EntranceManhattan

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Children’s Event with the Peace Torch

Flushing Meadows Corona ParkFlushing

Rising NYRR at the NYRR Staten Island Half

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

SIUH Community Park Staten Island Ferry Hawk StadiumStaten island

JPlay!

JPlay! – Special Kickoff in the Sukkah

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Hannah Senesh Community Day SchoolBrooklyn

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Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Royal Tea Party with Snow White & the Evil Queen!

Ages: 5 – 12
Family

Central Park East Meadow at 5th AvenueManhattan

Rev. Dr. Michael Bos blesses a poodle

Peacocks to Poodles: Marble Collegiate Church’s Annual Blessing of the Animals

Marble Collegiate ChurchNOMAD

New York Hispanic Heritage Day Parade

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

New York Hispanic Heritage Day ParadeManhattan

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Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Theater

Queens TheaterCorona

4th Annual Sensory Friendly Pumpkin Picking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

PS 42Staten Island

Ukulele Matinee with Feng E

Ages: All
Family
Music

Cutting Room NYCManhattan

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Tiny Brushes: A Diwali Experience | Story & Paint

The Figure StudioSouth Ozone Park

Adelphi Orchestra – Echoes of the Isles

Ages: All
Family
Music

Broadway Presbyterian ChurchUpper Westside Manhattan

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Forest Ave BOO-ZAR by Faire and Flourish

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

Parking Lot of Kings Arms DinerStaten Island

Creatures of the Night: Bats

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Forest Park Visitor CenterWoodhaven

Columbus Day Parade

Columbus Day ParadeManhattan

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Italian American Heritage Month Celebration

Italian American Heritage Month CelebrationBronx

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BubbleMania: Science, Art & Comedy! with Casey Carle

Ages: 5 – 12
Comedy
Family

Staten Island Childrens MuseumStaten Island

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Bird and Nature Walk: North Park (Freshkills)

Ages: All
Family

Freshkills North ParkStaten Island

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KCDA Hispanic Heritage Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Viva ToroBrooklyn

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A Taste of the Tin Building: A Party hosted by Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Gregory Gourdet

Ages: All
Family
Food & Drink

Invesco QQQ Festival Campus in the Seaport | Tin BuildingManhattan

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