Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday Aug. 16, 2025

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10:30 am – noon

CANCELED Kids Cooking Class: Summer Ice Cream Fun with Sugar Hill Creamery

Ages: 5 – 8
Classes
Craft & DIY
Family

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FAD Market at Governors Island

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market at Governors Island

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions
Family

Govenors IslandManhattan

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

11 am – noon

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

11 am

Color Club!

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY
Family

96th Street Library

11 am

Saturday Family Storytime: Summer at the Library

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Yorkville Library

11:30 am – 4:30 pm

OtherWorlds Fair

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Govenors IslandBrooklyn

Noon – 1:30 pm

Weekend Kids

Ages: All
Family
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

Noon – 1:30 pm

Paley Family | From Storytime to Screentime in New York | Harold & the Purple Crayon Episode 1

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family

The Paley Center for MediaManhattan

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Noon – 4 pm

Family and Kids Activities at Top of the Rock Observation Deck at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Family

Top of the Rock Observation DeckManhattan

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Noon – 3 pm

Randall’s Island Park: Taste of the Farm

Randall’s Island Urban FarmRandall’s Island

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Noon – 7 pm

Jeni’s x Cj Hendry: The OPAQUE Pop-Up Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Food & Drink

Jeni’s x Cj Hendry: The OPAQUE Pop-Up ExperienceManhattan

Manhattan 25TH ANNUAL BLUES BBQ FESTIVAL

1 – 9 pm

25th Annual Blues BBQ Festival

Pier 76 at Hudson River ParkManhattan

1 – 6 pm

Summer in the City

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

West 135th Street from St. Nicholas Avenue – Adam Clayton Powell Jr. BlvdHarlem

1:30 – 5 pm

PaleyGX Tournament Featuring EA SPORTS College Football 26

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Games

The Paley MuseumMidtown

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

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2 – 4 pm

MoMA Family Art Making: Nature Drawings

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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2 – 4 pm

Family Art Hour: Image Transfer Collage and Exquisite Corpses

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

International Center of PhotographyLower East Side

2 pm

Little Makers Summer Adventure: S is for Summer Craft

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Macomb’s Bridge Library

New York City Circus Festival

7 – 9:30 pm

Bryant Park Picnic Performances Presented by Bank of America: New York City Circus Festival

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

Bryant ParkManhattan

Sunday Aug. 17

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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10 am – 5 pm

Under the Sea, Just Like Me! at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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10:30 am – noon

Poster Kids: Pass the Poster

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Family
Free

Poster HouseChelsea

FAD Market at Governors Island

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market at Governors Island

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions
Family

Govenors IslandManhattan

11 am

日本語ストーリータイム Family Storytime in Japanese

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Noon – 1:30 pm

Weekend Kids

Ages: All
Family
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

Noon – 1:30 pm

Paley Family | From Storytime to Screentime in New York | Harold & the Purple Crayon Episode 1

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family

The Paley Center for MediaManhattan

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Noon

India Day Parade

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

India day ParadeManhattan

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Noon – 4 pm

Family and Kids Activities at Top of the Rock Observation Deck at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Family

Top of the Rock Observation DeckManhattan

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