Things to Do With Kids in NYC

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Friday Oct. 10, 2025

2 pm

Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Dakota’sBronx

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2 – 3 pm

International Day of the Girl Celebration

Ages: 13 and up
Community
Family

Fearless Girl StatueManhattan

3 – 5 pm

Pickleball Open Class

Ages: All
Classes
Family
Free

Gantry Plaza State Park – Handball CourtsLong Island City

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3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Family
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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5 – 6 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Game Zone

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Family
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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6 – 8 pm

Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards – New York Night with RENT

Ages: All
Family
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

6 – 8 pm

Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

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6 – 11 pm

Mt. Loretto Italian Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals

Mount LorettoStaten Island

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6 – 8 pm

Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards – Classic Cinema Night with Clueless

Ages: All
Family
Film

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

Pumpkin Nights with Visitors

7 pm

Harvest Glow

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7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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7 – 8:30 pm

Sleepy Hollow the Musical

Ages: 9 and up
Family
Theater

The Players TheatreNew York City

7:30 – 9 pm

Baby Boomers!

Ages: All
Art
Comedy
Family

The Chain TheatreGarment District

Pumpkin Nights with Visitors

8 pm

Harvest Glow

Pumpkin Nights with Visitors

8:30 pm

Harvest Glow

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9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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Saturday Oct. 11

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Various

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

New York Botanical GardenBronx

Manhattan Haunted Hues

Various

Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New YorkManhattan

All day

Vita Coco x Montauk General

Sommwhere – RivingtonManhattan

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Various

Halloween Harvest

Luna ParkBrooklyn

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Various

Cityside Pumpkin Patch

The Summer ClubLong Island City

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8 am – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

9 am – noon

The Classic Apple Pie HM & 5K

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Fundraisers
Sports

Veterans PierBrooklyn

9 am – 1 pm

Heritage Farm Stand Saturdays

Ages: All
Family

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical GardenStaten Island

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Dinosaur Safari

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – 2 pm

Circle Line Hudson River Fall Foliage Cruise

Pier 83Manhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Community Superheroes Week with FDNY

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Family

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

Boo at the Zoo

10 am – 5:30 pm

Bronx Zoo Boo at the Zoo

10 am – 6 pm

Wicked Broadway Garden

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Indigenous Peoples’ Weekend

Ages: All
Art
Classes
Family

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