Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday Aug. 9, 2025

9 am – 5 pm

The 35th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Flushing Meadows Corona ParkBrooklyn

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Free Kayaking

10 am – 4 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Woodland Worlds

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

10 am – 3 pm

2nd Annual Bronx Bookworm Book Festival

Fordham PlazaBronx

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10 am – 8 pm

Celebrate 10 Years of Miraculous® – Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir

Ages: All
Family
Free

FAO SchwarzMidtown

BLOCK-PARTY-HORIZONTAL

10 am – 6 pm

MAD Open House

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Family
Food & Drink

Museum of Arts and DesignManhattan

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community
Family

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

11 am

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Family
Games

Bagel Barista StationRockaway Park

Laura and HCA Statue

11 am – noon

Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Series in Central Park

Central ParkManhattan

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11 am – noon

Ready, Set, Kindergarten! at the Sheepshead Bay Library

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

11 am – noon

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Theater

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11 am – noon

Climate Sing – First Tracks

Ages: All
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Celebrate the Caribbean

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

11 am – 4:45 pm

Raptor Fest

Staten Island ZooStaten Island

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 2

The Paley Center for MediaManhattan

Noon – 9 pm

Brooklyn Army Terminal Summer Series Dominican Heritage Celebration

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Brooklyn Army TerminalNYC

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Noon – 4 pm

ShopRite Kidz Cook: Breakfast Tacos

Ages: 5 – 8
Classes
Family
Food & Drink

Staten Island Childrens MuseumStaten Island

Noon – 6 pm

CREA Drop off Adventure

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Games

Industry CityBrooklyn

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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

12:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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1 – 6 pm

Summer Fun: Roller Skating

Ages: All
Family
Free

Sol Lain ParkLower East Side

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1 – 5 pm

Arte Pa Mi Gente: 2nd Latiné Children’s Music Day

Ages: All
Art
En Español
Family

Teatro SEA at The Clemente CenterLower East Side

1:45 – 5 pm

PaleyGX Tournament: Featuring EA Sports FC 25

Ages: All
Family
Games

The Paley Center for MediaManhattan

2 pm

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Family
Games

Bagel Barista StationRockaway Park

2 – 3:15 pm

Grow and Gather Family Gardening Program

Queens County Farm MuseumFloral Park

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

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