Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

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Thursday Oct. 16, 2025

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Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

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The Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze: Hudson Valley

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Manhattan Haunted Hues

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Color Factory New York

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Halloween Harvest

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Cityside Pumpkin Patch

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Halloween House Long Island

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7:30–8:30am

Hot26 Yoga with Dana

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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

9am

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Attractions

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

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9:30am–7:30pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish History

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10am–5pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
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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

10am

Tot Time!

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Rainbow Playground at Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

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10am–5pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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10am–5pm

Community Superheroes Week with FDNY

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions

Children’s Museum of Manhattan

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10am–6pm

Wicked Broadway Garden

Ages: All
Attractions

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Brooklyn Prospect Park Stroller Walk

10am

Prospect Park Stroller Walk

Ages: 2 and under
Community
Free

Prospect Park Audubon CenterBrooklyn

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10am–6pm

The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy

10–11am

Rockness Music Parent and Me Music Class

Ages: 5 – 8
Music

Under Minerva Art GalleryBrooklyn

10am–6pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

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10:30am–5:30pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

10:30–11:30am

Baby Lap Time (Pre-Walkers)

Ages: 2 and under
Books & Readings
Dance

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

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11am–5pm

Brick-or-Treat: Monster Party

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions
Games

LEGOLAND Discovery Center WestchesterYonkers

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11am–7pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Free

IKEA House Warming

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11am–4pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Noon–4pm

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

The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion MuseumNorwalk

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3–6pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island

3:30–4:30pm

Diwali Storytime + Craft

Ages: 3 – 8
Free
History & Culture

St. George Library CenterStaten Island

4–5pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

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4–6:30pm

STEM Family Sundays at iFLY

Ages: 3 and up

iFlyLong Island City

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