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Things to do with kids in Westchester

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Saturday Nov. 8, 2025

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Various

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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Various

The Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze: Hudson Valley

Van Cortlandt ManorCroton-on-Hudson

All day

Santa Photo Experience

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The WestchesterWhite Plains

8:30am–noon

NAMI Westchester 5K

Ages: All
Fundraisers
Sports

Westchester Community CollegeValhalla

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9am–5pm

Down to Earth Living Holiday Open House

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Down to Earth LivingPomona

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10am–1pm

Family Art Project: Rolling Out the Autumn Landscape

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

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10am

2025 Westchester Polar Plunge

Playland BeachRye

10am–9:30pm

Bear Mountain Ice Rink

Bear Mountain Ice RinkTomkins Cove

10am–1pm

Around the World @ BxCM

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Bronx Children’s MuseumBronx

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10:30am–12:30pm

Watson Adventures’ Whodunit at the Met Family Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Noon–4pm

“Bulls of Wall Street,” a New Exhibition on 19th-century Finance

The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion MuseumNorwalk

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Noon–4pm

Family Science Workshop: Visualizing Heat

Ages: 9 and up
Attractions
Environment

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon–4pm

Family Art Workshop: Recycled Rhythms

Ages: All
Classes
Craft & DIY

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon–4pm

Family Art Workshop: Hot Buttons

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon–2pm

ArtsWestchester Second Saturdays

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

ArtsWestchesterWhite Plains

12:30–2pm

Toddler Read & Rave

Ages: 8 and under
Books & Readings
Free

1–2pm

Stamford Museum & Nature Center – “Turtles & Tortoises”

Ages: 3 – 8
Animals
Free

Pound Ridge LibraryPound Ridge

1–3pm

“House by The Railroad” Family Day

Ages: All
Art
Free

Edward Hopper House Museum & Study CenterNyack

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1:30–3:30pm

Video Workshop for Families

Ages: All
Classes
Film

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

2–5pm

Around the World @ BxCM

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Bronx Children’s MuseumBronx

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4–7:30pm

Major League Table Tennis in New York

Ages: All
Sports

Westchester Table Tennis CenterPleasantville

Alon_Goldstein

8–9:30pm

The Symphony of Westchester’s All Beethoven Program

Ages: All
Art
Music

Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium Murphy Science Building Iona UniversityNew Rochelle

Sunday Nov. 9

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Various

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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Various

The Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze: Hudson Valley

Van Cortlandt ManorCroton-on-Hudson

All day

Santa Photo Experience

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The WestchesterWhite Plains

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

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9am–5pm

Down to Earth Living Holiday Open House

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Down to Earth LivingPomona

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9:30–11am

Yoga in the Gardens

Ages: 9 and up

Lasdon Public Gardens & Veterans MemorialKATONAH

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10am–1pm

Family Art Project: Rolling Out the Autumn Landscape

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

10am–2pm

9in|9out New Parents, Expecting Parents & Baby Expo

Ages: All
Expo

The Westchester MarriottTarrytown

10am–7:30pm

Bear Mountain Ice Rink

Bear Mountain Ice RinkTomkins Cove

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