Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

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Friday Oct. 17, 2025

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Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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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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Halloween Harvest

Luna ParkBrooklyn

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Various

Cityside Pumpkin Patch

The Summer ClubLong Island City

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Various

Halloween House Long Island

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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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9am–2pm

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Cypress Hills – Fulton Street Senior CenterBrooklyn

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9am–3pm

Hoarder’s Flea Market FRIGHT FEST

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Hoarder’s Outdoor Flea MarketDeer Park

9am

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Attractions

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

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9:30am–3:30pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish History

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10am–5pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

10am–5pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid Museum

Ray Morell Memorial 5K RunWalk

10am–1pm

Ray Morell Memorial 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Eisenhower Park

NYBG FE updated photo for 8-14-25

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

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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

New York Botanical GardenBronx

10–10:15am

THE NEW WORK-LIFE BALANCE: FOR MOMS RETURNING TO WORK

Ages: 2 and under
Art
Classes

Creative CornerLarchmont

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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–8:30pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

10:30–11:30am

Dobbs Ferry Library Storytime

Ages: 4 and under
Books & Readings
Free

Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park Keeper’s HouseDobbs Ferry

Playtime Storytime

10:30–11:15am

Playtime Storytime

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

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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

Noon–6pm

Brick-or-Treat

LEGOLAND New York ResortGoshen

2pm

Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Art
Community

Dakota’sBronx

3–5pm

Pickleball Open Class

Ages: All
Classes
Free

Gantry Plaza State Park – Handball CourtsLong Island City

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