Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

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Tuesday Oct. 7, 2025

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Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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Various

The Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze: Hudson Valley

Van Cortlandt ManorCroton-on-Hudson

Manhattan Haunted Hues

Various

Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New York

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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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Various

Halloween House Long Island

Broadway CommonsHicksville

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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

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9am–4pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

Anne Frank (1)

9:30am–7:30pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish History

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10am–5pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

10–11:30am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

10am–5pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid Museum

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10am–6pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10am–4:30pm

Heritage Farm & Garden 2025 Fall Festival

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

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10am–5pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

manhattan Celebrate Latinx Heritage Week at CMOM

10am–5pm

Celebrate Latinx Heritage Week at CMOM

Children’s Museum of Manhattan

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10am–6pm

The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy

10am–6pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Face Value

10:30am–5:30pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

10:30–11:30am

Toddler Time (Walkers – Preschool Age 3)

Ages: 2 and under
Books & Readings
Dance

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

Tales & Tunes

10:30–11am

Tales & Tunes

Ages: 2 and under
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

IKEA Secret Room Brooklyn

11am–7pm

Discover the Secret Room at IKEA Brooklyn

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Free

IKEA BrooklynBrooklyn

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11am–3pm

Help Connect Families to Free Family Literacy Program in Western Queens- via Riis Settlement Ravenswood Cornerstone

Ages: All
Free

Ravenswood Community Learning CenterAstoria

October 7 2025 – FB Cover – Riverhead Free Library

1–2pm

Medicare and Medicaid

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Riverhead Free LibraryRiverhead

3:30pm

Anime Club: Japanese Arts and Culture

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Melrose LibraryBronx

Homework Help

4–5pm

Homework Help

Ages: 5 and up
Books & Readings
Community

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

4–5pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Program Current Event Journaling & Debate

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

6–6:45pm

Stories & Crafts: Pajama Edition

Ages: 3 – 4
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

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6–7pm

Hot26 Yoga with Dana

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7–11pm

Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse

The Gateway PACSCBellport

7:30–9pm

Baby Boomers!

Ages: All
Art
Comedy

The Chain TheatreGarment District

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