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Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

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Saturday Oct. 18, 2025

10am–4pm

Trick-or-Treat Weekend

Ages: All
Halloween
Holiday

LyndhurstTarrytown

10am–6pm

Brick-or-Treat

LEGOLAND New York ResortGoshen

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10am–1pm

Family Art Project: Raptors in Autumn Sky

Ages: All
Animals
Craft & DIY

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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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10am–6pm

The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy

10am–6pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

10am–5:30pm

Spooktober

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Prospect Park ZooBrooklyn

Sloomoooween

10am–6pm

Sloomoooween

Sloomoo Institute

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10am–4pm

Bats, Barnacles & Broomsticks Halloween Party

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Long Island AquariumRiverhead

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10–11am

Halloween in the Woods for Families

Ages: 3 – 8
Animals
Attractions

Sheldrake Environmental CenterLarchmont

10am–3pm

Fall Festival/El Festival de Otono

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Dyckman Farmhouse Museum

10am–noon

Paddle and Pick Up at Starlight Park

Starlight ParkBronx

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10am–1pm

Fall Open House

Ages: All
Free
Open Houses

The Knox SchoolSaint James

Watson Adventures Indoor Kids (S)

10:30am–12:30pm

Watson Adventures’ Wizard School Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Attractions

Metropolitan Museum of ArtUpper East Side

Face Value

10:30am–5:30pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

Watson Adventures Indoor Kids (S)

10:30am–12:30pm

Watson Adventures’ Wizard School Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Attractions

The Metropolitan Museum of ArtUpper East Side

Scavenger Hunt at the Met Museum

10:30am–12:30pm

The Wizard School Scavenger Hunt at the Met Museum

Ages: All
Attractions

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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10:30am–1:30pm

“Find Your Gremlin” Youth Workshop with Artist Umico Niwa at SculptureCenter, Long Island City

Ages: 9 – 12
Art
Classes

SculptureCenterLong Island City

Spooktacular St. Paul and St. Andrew 10:18

10:30–11:15am

Spooktacular!

Ages: 8 and under
Dance
Halloween

St. Paul and St. Andrew ChurchUpper West Side

Pumpkin-Patch

11am–5pm

Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Aviator Sports and Events CenterBrooklyn

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11am–5pm

Pumpkin Weekends

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

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11am–5pm

Candy Hunt

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Aviator Sports and Events CenterBrooklyn

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11am–5pm

Candy Hunt

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

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11am–4pm

The Amazing Maize Maze

Ages: All
Attractions

Queens County Farm MuseumFloral Park

Brooklyn New York Aquarium Ascarium

11am–4pm

New York Aquarium Ascarium

Ages: All
Animals
Halloween

New York AquariumBrooklyn

11am–5pm

39th Annual Rock Hall Country Fair

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Rock Hall MuseumLawrence

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11am–12:30pm

Super Family Saturday: Enchanted Forest

Ages: All
Art

Nassau County Museum of ArtRoslyn Harbor

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11am–6pm

Pearl River Day

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Pearl River DayPearl River

Shelter Island Fall 5K RunWalk

11am–1pm

Shelter Island Fall 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Crescent BeachShelter Island

11am–3pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Putting the Farm to Sleep

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Free

Wyckoff House MuseumBrooklyn

Brooklyn Harvest Festival 2024

11am–3pm

Harvest Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6Brooklyn

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