Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Sunday Oct. 12, 2025

Ad for volenteer day

11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

Queens

Pumpkin-Patch

11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Patch

Aviator Sports and Events CenterBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Weekends

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions
Family

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

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11 am – 4 pm

The Amazing Maize Maze

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

Queens County Farm MuseumFloral Park

Brooklyn New York Aquarium Ascarium

11 am – 4 pm

New York Aquarium Ascarium

New York AquariumBrooklyn

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11 am – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Family
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The Grandest Princess Ball Ever at Carmine’s

Ages: 8 and under
Family

Carmine’s Italian Restaurant – Times SquareNew York City

Noon – 5 pm

Shuffleboard for The Shorter Set

Ages: 9 and up
Family
Food & Drink
Games

The Royal Palms Shuffleboard ClubBrooklyn

Feast 400×400

Noon – 9 pm

Mt. Loretto Italian Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals

Mount LorettoStaten Island

Noon

Eastchester Columbus Day Parade

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Eastchester Columbis Day ParadeEastchester

Rev. Dr. Michael Bos blesses a poodle

Noon – 1 pm

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

Marble Collegiate ChurchNOMAD

12:30 – 10:30 pm

Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Dakota’sBronx

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1 pm

Ice Cream Sundae Decorating

Tipsy Scoop QueensAstoria

1 – 3 pm

Adventure Course Free Public Sunday Program

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Alley Pond Adventure CourseOakland Gardens

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1 pm

Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Theater

Queens TheaterCorona

2 – 3:30 pm

Movers and Makers: Family Tour and Workshop

New York Transit MuseumBrooklyn

2 – 4 pm

Ukulele Matinee with Feng E

Ages: All
Family
Music

Cutting Room NYCManhattan

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2 – 6 pm

Staten Island’s Newest Immersive Playground, RECESS!!

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

Empire OutletsSaint George

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2:30 – 3:30 pm

Tiny Brushes: A Diwali Experience | Story & Paint

The Figure StudioSouth Ozone Park

3 – 4:30 pm

Adelphi Orchestra – Echoes of the Isles

Ages: All
Family
Music

Broadway Presbyterian ChurchUpper Westside Manhattan

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4 pm

Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Theater

Queens TheaterCorona

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4 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

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4 – 5 pm

Tiny Brushes: A Diwali Experience | Story & Paint

The Figure StudioSouth Ozone Park

Pumpkin Nights with Visitors

7 pm

Harvest Glow

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7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

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

madame morbidBrooklyn

Monday Oct. 13

Manhattan Haunted Hues

Various

Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New YorkManhattan

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Various

Halloween Harvest

Luna ParkBrooklyn

Queens Cityside Pumpkin Patch Media Night PHOTO TOUCHEDUP

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

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