Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

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Sunday Sep. 21, 2025

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

All day

The Feast of San Gennaro

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

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Various

The Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze: Hudson Valley

Van Cortlandt ManorCroton-on-Hudson

Queens UniverSoul Circus

Various

UniverSoul Circus

Ages: All
Attractions
Music

Roy Wilkins ParkJamaica

Manhattan Haunted Hues

Various

Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New York

2025 8 Scarecrow contest GFX

All day

8th Annual Scarecrow Contest at The Shoppes

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

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All day

Inwood Jazz Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Inwood Hill Park

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5–10am

Adirondack Balloon Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Floyd Bennett Memorial AiportQueensbury

Ocean to Sound 50 Mile Relay

7am–4pm

Ocean to Sound 50 Mile Relay

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Jones Beach State Park – Field 2Wantagh

Paws Walk Flyer

8am–1pm

4th Annual Long Island Cares 5k & Paws Walk

Ages: All
Animals
Community

Belmont Lake State ParkNorth Babylon

Potatohampton 5K RunWalk in Honor of Peter Walsh

8–11am

Potatohampton 5K Run/Walk in Honor of Peter Walsh

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

The Bridgehampton MuseumBridgehampton

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8am–5pm

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

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

8:30–11:30am

Mashashimuet Park Friends and Family 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Mashashimuet ParkSag Harbor

9am–4pm

Bronx Park East Farmers Market

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

2045 Bronx Park EastBronx

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9am–2pm

Riverdale Y Sunday Market

Riverdale TempleBronx

9am–3pm

Inclusion In Motion 6 Hour Event (Up to 26.2 miles)

Heckscher State ParkEast Islip

9am–noon

YMCA East Hampton RECenter 5K Run/Walk

Ages: All
Fundraisers
Sports

East Hampton Main BeachEast Hampton

Opening Day Image

9am–8pm

Grand Opening Weekend for Sportime Pickleball Yorktown

Ages: All
Sports

Yorktown Heights

Anne Frank (1)

9:30am–7:30pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish History

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10am–5:30pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

10am–5pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid Museum

NYBG FE updated photo for 8-14-25

10am–6pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10am–7pm

New York Renaissance Faire

New York Renaissance FaireTuxedo Park

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10am–4:30pm

Heritage Farm & Garden 2025 Fall Festival

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

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10am–3:30pm

Bus Festival

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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10am–5:30pm

Celebrate! Arts in the Garden: Wave Hill at 60

Ages: All
Art
Community

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10am–3pm

Magical Princess Brunch

Ages: All
Food & Drink

Bear Mountain InnTomkins Cove

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10am–9:30pm

Back to School at Cross County Center

Ages: All

Cross County CenterYonkers

10am–noon

Adventure Course Free Public Sunday Program

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Alley Pond Adventure CourseOakland Gardens

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10am–5pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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