Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

Bastille Day 2025

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Bastille DayManhattan

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Kids on the Move! Go with the Flow

Ages: All
Family
Outdoors

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Queensboro Dance Festival International Beats Plaza Party at 71st Ave Plaza

Ages: All
Classes
Dance
Family

71st Ave Plaza RidgewoodRidgewood

Choral Evensong

Choral Evensong with Presiding Bishop Sean W. Rowe

Ages: All
Family
Free
Religious

Cathedral of St. John the DivineManhattan

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Lincoln Center Summer for the City presents Brazil Week: Dance Storytime With Ingrid Silva

Ages: All
Family
Free

Lincoln Center’s David Geffen HallManhattan

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Family Program: Sketching in the Garden and Galleries

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumUpper East Side

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Boogie Woogie Wednesday: Hip Hop and Street Dance

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

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Lincoln Center Summer for the City presents Brazil Week: Gafieira Rio Miami

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

Lincoln Center, Josie Robertson PlazaManhattan

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New Victory Dance: Program A

Ages: 9 – 12
Dance
Family
Theater

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

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Crazy Science: Dry Ice Discovery

Ages: 3 – 8
Family

Staten Island Childrens MuseumStaten Island

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Family Art Project: Monet’s Magnificent Pond

Family Program: Andrea Beaty’s Iggy Peck, Architect

Ages: 5 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

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Watson Adventures’ Grand Central Scramble Scavenger Hunt For Families

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Family
Games

Grand Central TerminalNew York City

Grand Opening Party for iFLY Queens!

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

iFlyLong Island City

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Queensboro Dance Festival Performances at Roy Wilkins Park

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

Roy Wilkins ParkJamaica

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Moth Night: Exploring Night Science! Presented in collaboration with the Staten Island Children’s Museum.

Ages: All
Family

Staten Island Museum at Snug HarborStaten Island

Only In Harlem 5K RunWalk

Only In Harlem 5K Run/Walk

Randall’s Island Field #10Brooklyn

Day of Champions at the Ferry Hawks Stadium

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Games
Sports

Staten Island University Hospital Community ParkStaten Island

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Poster Kids: Whose Gig is it Anyway?

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Family
Free

Poster HouseChelsea

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Queensboro Dance Festival Performances at Bayside Historical Castle at Fort Totten

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

Fort Totten ParkFort Totten

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Storytime with Literacy, Inc.

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

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Stories in the Garden

Ages: 8 and under
Books & Readings
Classes
Family

Poster Tots: Cut/Paste

Ages: 3 – 4
Art
Family
Free

Poster HouseChelsea

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Family
Free

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

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New Victory Dance: Program B

Ages: 9 – 12
Dance
Family
Theater

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

Queens 46th Thunderbird American Indian Powwow

46th Annual Thunderbird American Indian Powwow

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Festivals

Queens County Farm MuseumFloral Park

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HIP HOP HALF MARATHON & 5K

Ages: All
Family
Fundraisers

American Veterans Memorial PierBrooklyn

Superhero Neuroinclusive 5K Run / 1 Mile Family Walk

Forest ParkWoodhaven

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Family Art Project: Garden Guardians

Ages: All
Art
Classes
Family

Family Program: Mapping the City

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

Brooklyn Summer Market

Ages: All
Family
Markets

Industry CityBrooklyn

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ShopRite Kidz Cook: Berry Parfaits

Ages: 3 – 8
Classes
Family
Food & Drink

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

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