Things to do with kids in Upstate NY

Things to do with kids in Upstate NY

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Saturday Nov. 15, 2025

9am–noon

Harvesting Hope: Pediatric Developmental Screenings

Ages: 8 and under
Free
Special Needs

Somos Bilingües: Bilingual Therapy & Evaluation ServicesDobbs Ferry

9:30am–5:30pm

Fall Fest Big Weekend

Ages: All
Attractions

Westchester Children’s MuseumRye

10am–4pm

Holiday Artisan Market

Ages: All
Art
Christmas

Greenburgh Public LibraryElmsford

10am–9:30pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

10am–9:30pm

Bear Mountain Ice Rink

Bear Mountain Ice RinkTomkins Cove

10am–2pm

Holiday Market & Train Show

The Nature Center at GreenburghScarsdale

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10am–4pm

Train Show

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions
Community

The Nature Center at GreenburghScarsdale

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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Noon–4pm

Family Science Workshop: Visualizing Heat

Ages: 9 and up
Attractions
Environment

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon–4pm

Family Art Workshop: Recycled Rhythms

Ages: All
Classes
Craft & DIY

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon–4pm

Family Art Workshop: Hot Buttons

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon–8pm

Cross County Center Holiday Food Truck Market

Cross County CenterYonkers

Noon–2pm

LEGO Turkey Build Event

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Toys “R” Us at Macy’s Palisades CenterWest Nyack

1–2pm

Goats on the Go

Ages: 9 – 12
Animals

Muscoot FarmKatonah

Dinosaur Tea Party

2–3pm

Dinosaur Tea Party

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

4:30–6pm

Magic with Illusionist Ryan Dutcher

Ages: 5 – 8
Comedy
Music

The Ark at the Shames JCCTarrytown

7–9pm

Shrek The Musical

Ages: All
Theater

Yorktown StageYorktown Heights

7–9pm

Children’s Shakespeare Theatre Presents: All’s Well That Ends Well

Ages: 9 and up
Theater

Palisades Presbyterian ChurchPalisades

Sunday Nov. 16

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Various

The Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze: Hudson Valley

Van Cortlandt ManorCroton-on-Hudson

All day

Santa Photo Experience

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The WestchesterWhite Plains

9:30am–5:30pm

Fall Fest Big Weekend

Ages: All
Attractions

Westchester Children’s MuseumRye

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9:30–11am

Yoga in the Gardens

Ages: 9 and up

Lasdon Public Gardens & Veterans MemorialKATONAH

10am–7:30pm

Bear Mountain Ice Rink

Bear Mountain Ice RinkTomkins Cove

10am–2pm

Holiday Market & Train Show

The Nature Center at GreenburghScarsdale

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10am–4pm

Train Show

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions
Community

The Nature Center at GreenburghScarsdale

11am–7pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

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Noon–4pm

Family Science Workshop: Visualizing Heat

Ages: 9 and up
Attractions
Environment

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon–4pm

Family Art Workshop: Recycled Rhythms

Ages: All
Classes
Craft & DIY

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon–4pm

Family Art Workshop: Hot Buttons

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon–3pm

Family Day: Art in Motion

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Katonah Museum of ArtKatonah

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Noon–8pm

Cross County Center Holiday Food Truck Market

Cross County CenterYonkers

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1:30–3:30pm

Native American Beading Workshop for Families

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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