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. 18, 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

5K Run for the Ridley

8–11am

5K Run for the Ridley

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

McDermott Ave parking lotRiverhead

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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

8:30am–noon

Runtoberfest 5K

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Cedar Creek Park – Field 4Seaford

9am–2pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor’s 5K RunWalk

9am–noon

Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor’s 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Oyster Bay Community CenterOyster Bay

Terryville FD Stop, Drop & Run 5K RunWalk

9am–noon

Terryville FD Stop, Drop & Run 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Terryville Fire Dept. Station #2Port Jefferson Station

Dyckman 5K RunWalk

9am–noon

Dyckman 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Quisqueya Plaza

The GSE Shybunko Memorial Fund Presents Our 2nd Annual Legacy Run in the Park 5K

9am–noon

The GSE Shybunko Memorial Fund Presents: Our 2nd Annual Legacy Run in the Park 5K Walk/Run

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Long Island Innovation Park at HauppaugeHauppauge

Suffolk County 5K For Life Run Walk

9am–noon

Suffolk County 5K For Life Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Heckscher State ParkEast Islip

9am–1pm

Heritage Farm Stand Saturdays

Ages: All

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical GardenStaten Island

American LegionsVeterans of Foreign Wars Run for Heroes 5K RunWalk

9am–noon

American Legions/Veterans of Foreign Wars Run for Heroes 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Baldwin Harbor ParkBaldwin

Tag Sale Donation Flyer 2025

9am–2pm

Yorktown H.S. Annual Music Tag Sale

Ages: All
Free
Fundraisers

Yorktown High SchoolYorktown Heights

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9–11:15am

Learn. Play. Grow. @ Corlears School

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Corlears SchoolChelsea

9am

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Attractions

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

9:30am–5:30pm

Halloween Big Weekend Event

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions
Halloween

Westchester Children’s MuseumRye

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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

10am–2pm

Annual Fire Prevention Day and Open House at Stony Brook Fire Department

Ages: All
Community
Free

Stony Brook Fire DepartmentStony Brook

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10am–7pm

Brick-or-Treat: Monster Party

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions
Games

LEGOLAND Discovery Center WestchesterYonkers

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