Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

The Classic Apple Pie HM & 5K

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Fundraisers
Sports

Veterans PierBrooklyn

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Circle Line Hudson River Fall Foliage Cruise

Pier 83Manhattan

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Indigenous Peoples’ Weekend

Ages: All
Art
Classes
Family

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Community Superheroes Week with FDNY

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Family

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

Wicked Broadway Garden

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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Street Tree Care with Church-Flatbush Community Alliance

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

738 Flatbush AveBrooklyn

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Family Art Project: Corn Husk Dolls

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

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Watson Adventures’ Grand Central Scramble Family Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 9 and up
Attractions
Family
Games

Grand Central TerminalNew York City

Brooklyn New York Aquarium Ascarium

New York Aquarium Ascarium

New York AquariumBrooklyn

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Watch a 19th Century Base Ball Game

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Fort Totten Soccer FieldsFort Totten

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Harvest Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

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Compostapalooza

Riverside Park 95th Street Compost CompoundManhattan

Hillburn Fall Festival

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Hillburn Recreation FieldHillburn

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration with NAIC-NY

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Mitsubishi River WalkBronx

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The Yin Yoga and Live Sound Bath Flute Session at Arverne East

arverne east community centerFar Rockaway

Diwali: Festival Of Bites

SmorgasburgBrooklyn

30th Annual Panamanian Parade

Panamanian ParadeBrooklyn

2024-10-12 – Staten Island, NY – Casa Belvedere Fall Festival and Italian Exotic Car Show 2024-112

Italian Festival & Exotic Car Show at Casa Belvedere

Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa BelvedereSilver Lake

2nd Annual Fall Freedom Festival at Tappen Park

Ages: All
Family
Festivals

Tappen ParkStaten Island

Family Movie Day

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Film

West Farms LibraryBronx

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Dancing with Julia

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

Brooklyn Public Library — Central LibraryBrooklyn

Play & Watch – Stand by Me

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Film

Parkchester LibraryBronx

Color Lab by Crayola

Celebrate the Launch of Color Lab by Crayola

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free

Macy’s Herald SquareHerald Square

Hispanic Heritage Month: Day of the Dead Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Queens Public Library – BriarwoodBriarwood

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Spares & Scares

Ages: All
Family

Rab’s Country LanesStaten Island

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EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community
Family

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

Brooklyn FC vs Tampa Bay Sun FC

Ages: All
Family
Sports

Maimonides ParkBrooklyn

Autumn Starfest

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Central Park 99th Street and 5th Avenue EntranceManhattan

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Children’s Event with the Peace Torch

Flushing Meadows Corona ParkFlushing

Rising NYRR at the NYRR Staten Island Half

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

SIUH Community Park Staten Island Ferry Hawk StadiumStaten island

JPlay!

JPlay! – Special Kickoff in the Sukkah

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Hannah Senesh Community Day SchoolBrooklyn

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