Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

Things to do with kids on New York Metro Area

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Tuesday Nov. 18, 2025

1 – 2 pm

Estate Planning with Purpose: Bequests to Charities and Nonprofits

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Riverhead Free Library

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3 – 6 pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundGraniteville

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Little New-Yorkers: Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Holiday

New-York Historical Society

4 – 5 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Program Current Event Journaling & Debate

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkPort Richmond

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4 – 5 pm

FREE KIDS & TEENS AGES 9-12: CARTOONING, AND MANGA ART CLASS

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Art Studio NY

4 – 6 pm

Tween Art Studio: Thanksgiving Perler Beads

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Stapleton Library

Dog Man

6 – 7 pm

Character Spotlight Series featuring Dog Man!

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

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6 – 10 pm

Harlem Holiday Lights

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

125th Street and BroadwayHarlem

6:30 – 7:30 pm

LED Thankful Card (Gr. 4-6)

Ages: 9 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

Wednesday Nov. 19

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Various

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

New York Botanical Garden

RCCS Dress Rehearsal

Various

Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Radio City Music Hall

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Various

Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center

Ages: All
Attractions

Damrosch Park at Lincoln CenterUpper West Side

All day

Santa Photo Experience

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Westchester

Various

Santa Photos

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Walt Whitman Shops

Long Island LuminoCity

Various

LuminoCity: Fantasy Winter Fairyland

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

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Various

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Interactive Holiday Show

Ages: 8 and under
Holiday
Theater

Manhattan Movement & Arts CenterUpper West Side

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All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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All day

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson Yards

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8 am – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

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8 am – 11 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

9 am

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Attractions

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

9:30 – 10:30 am

Emily at the Treehouse – A Program for Children and their Caregivers

Ages: 4 and under

Pelham TreehousePelham

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid Museum

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

10 am – 6 pm

Holiday Train Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

New York Botanical Garden

10 am – 9:30 pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County Center

10 am – 7 pm

POP MART’s SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-Up Experience

Ages: All
Free
Markets

SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-Up

Flutter 2 by Christopher Duggan

10 – 11:30 am

Flutter: A Discover Play for Babies by Treehouse Shakers

Ages: 2 and under
Dance
Music

Mark Morris Dance CenterFort Green

10 am – 10:45 pm

Music & Movement: Family JAMboree

Ages: 2 and under
Free

Charleston Library

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10 am – 8 pm

Harry Potter Shop New York: Holiday Happenings & Hot Butterbeer Bar

Ages: All
Film
Food & Drink

Harry Potter New York

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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