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Things to do with kids in Upstate NY

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Saturday Oct. 25, 2025

10:30am–3pm

Boo at the Zoo

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Trailside Museum and Zoo at Bear Mountain State ParkBear Mountain

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11am–3pm

I SPY Halloween Trail

Hudson Highlands Nature Center Outdoor Discovery CampusCornwall

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11am–5pm

Halloweekend

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon–4pm

Family Art Workshop: Sun Prints

Ages: All
Art
Classes

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon–4pm

Family Art Workshop: Masquerade Masks

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon–4pm

Family Science Workshop: Visualizing Heat

Ages: All
Attractions
Classes

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon–4pm

Family Art Workshop: Jack-o-lantern Jars

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

Noon–2pm

Yonkers Downtown Pet Parade & Fashion Contest

Ages: All
Animals
Free

Yonkers PierYonkers

Noon–10pm

36th Annual Nyack Chamber of Commerce Halloween Parade

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Nyack Memorial ParkNyack

1–2pm

Goats on the Go

Ages: 9 – 12
Animals

Muscoot FarmKatonah

1–3pm

Ghoulishly Good Times at Gateway Port Chester Shopping Center

Ages: 12 and under
Free
Games

gateway port chesterPort Chester

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1–2:30pm

Kids Pumpkin Sundae Making Class

Tipsy Scoop QueensAstoria

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1:30–3:30pm

Prismatic Landscapes: Abstract Photography Workshop

Ages: All
Art
Classes

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

2–4pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: All
Music
Theater

Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium Murphy Science Building Iona UniversityNew Rochelle

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4–5:30pm

Kids Pumpkin Sundae Making Class

Tipsy Scoop QueensAstoria

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5:30–8pm

Mystic Moon: A Spooktacular Experience at Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard

Ages: 3 and up
Food & Drink
Halloween

Harvest Moon Farm & OrchardNorth Salem

Westchester Lyndhurst After Dark

6–10pm

Lyndhurst After Dark 2025

Ages: 9 and up
Attractions
Halloween

LyndhurstTarrytown

7pm

The Haunt at Wildcliff Mansion

Ages: 9 and up
Halloween
Holiday

Hudson Park Children’s GreenhouseNew Rochelle

7–9pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: All
Music
Theater

Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium Murphy Science Building Iona UniversityNew Rochelle

Sunday Oct. 26

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Various

The Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze: Hudson Valley

Van Cortlandt ManorCroton-on-Hudson

9am–noon

SunriseWALKS Pearl River

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Outdoors

Westchester Community CollegeValhalla

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9am–2pm

Run Wild – Halloween Costume Run

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Halloween

The Nature Center at GreenburghScarsdale

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10am–7pm

Brick-or-Treat: Monster Party

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions
Games

LEGOLAND Discovery Center WestchesterYonkers

10am–6pm

Brick-or-Treat

LEGOLAND New York ResortGoshen

Pumpkin-Decorating Event — qr code + donors

10am–noon

Piermont Library Pumpkin-Decorating Event

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Craft & DIY

Piermont LibraryPiermont

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11am–noon

Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive the Bus

Ages: 3 – 8

Emelin TheatreMamaroneck

11am–5pm

Nanuet Fall Festival

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Lake Nanuet ParkNanuet

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11am–5pm

Halloweekend

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon–4pm

Family Art Workshop: Sun Prints

Ages: All
Art
Classes

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon–4pm

Family Art Workshop: Masquerade Masks

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon–4pm

Family Science Workshop: Visualizing Heat

Ages: All
Attractions
Classes

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon–4pm

Family Art Workshop: Jack-o-lantern Jars

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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