Things to Do With Kids in Westchester

Things to do with kids in Westchester

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Wednesday Nov. 12, 2025

4pm

Anime Club

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Parkchester LibraryBronx

5–5:45pm

Reading Buddies

Ages: 5 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

6–7pm

Book Party for Sam Wedelich’s A Quick Trip to the Store

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Big Red BooksNyack

Thursday Nov. 13

All day

Santa Photo Experience

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The WestchesterWhite Plains

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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

10:30–11:30am

Baby Lap Time (Pre-Walkers)

Ages: 2 and under
Books & Readings
Dance

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

Noon–4pm

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

The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion MuseumNorwalk

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5–6pm

Makey Makey Lab

Ages: 9 – 12

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

7–8pm

Teen Library Council (Gr. 7-12)

Ages: 13 and up
Community
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

Friday Nov. 14

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Various

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

New York Botanical GardenBronx

All day

Santa Photo Experience

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The WestchesterWhite Plains

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Various

The Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze: Hudson Valley

Van Cortlandt ManorCroton-on-Hudson

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

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10–11am

Mommy & Me: Animals & Nature

Ages: 4 and under
Animals
Classes

Westmoreland SanctuaryMount Kisco

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11am–noon

Morning Stroller and Sibling Tour

Ages: 3 – 4
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

Noon–4pm

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

The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion MuseumNorwalk

Friendsgiving

3–5pm

Friendsgiving at the Village Branch

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
Holiday

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library Village BranchHaverstraw

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6:30–8pm

Cross County Center Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Cross County CenterYonkers

Saturday Nov. 15

All day

Santa Photo Experience

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The WestchesterWhite Plains

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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

9:30am–5:30pm

Fall Fest Big Weekend

Ages: All
Attractions

Westchester Children’s MuseumRye

10am–9:30pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

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10am–1pm

Family Art Project: Revealing the Palisades

Ages: All
Craft & DIY

10am–4pm

Holiday Artisan Market

Ages: All
Art
Christmas

Greenburgh Public LibraryElmsford

10am–2pm

Holiday Market & Train Show

The Nature Center at GreenburghScarsdale

10am–9:30pm

Bear Mountain Ice Rink

Bear Mountain Ice RinkTomkins Cove

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10am–4pm

Train Show

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions
Community

The Nature Center at GreenburghScarsdale

10am–6pm

Holiday Train Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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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