Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

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Saturday Oct. 25, 2025

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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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

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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All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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1am–3pm

HALLOWEEN PARTY KIDS 10/ 18 & 10/ 25. Port Washington NY

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Craft & DIY

11 sintsink dr e port washibnton NY 11050Port Washington

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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

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8am–10pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Halloween Spooktacular Fall 5K

8:30–11:30am

Halloween Spooktacular Fall 5K

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Halloween

Planting Fields ArboretumOyster Bay

Outrun the Stigma 5K RunWalk

8:30am–noon

Outrun the Stigma 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

RACE SITEMassapequa Park

9am–2pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

Marianne Volpe 5K & Pumpkin Fun Run

9am–noon

Marianne Volpe 5K & Pumpkin Fun Run

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Baldwin Harbor ParkBaldwin

SBFD Engine Company Monster Dash 5K RunWalk

9am–noon

SBFD Engine Company Monster Dash 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Halloween

Stony Brook Fire DepartmentStony Brook

Floral Park Knights of Columbus Presents Rhatigan’s Run 5K Run Walk

9am–noon

Floral Park Knights of Columbus Presents Rhatigan’s Run 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Halloween

Floral Park Knights of Columbus CouncilFloral Park

9am–noon

The Running Dead 5K Run/Walk

Shortfront ParkPatchogue

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9am–2pm

Run Wild – Halloween Costume Run

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Halloween

The Nature Center at GreenburghScarsdale

9am

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Attractions

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

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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

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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

Boo at the Zoo

10am–5:30pm

Bronx Zoo Boo at the Zoo

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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10am–6pm

Wicked Broadway Garden

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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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

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10am–5pm

Trick-Or-Treating At The Museum

Ages: 3 – 12
Halloween
Holiday

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

10am–8pm

Halloween Hunt

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

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10am–4pm

Ride “The Husking Bee” Pumpkin Patch Train

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions
Fundraisers

Danbury Railway MuseumDanbury

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