Things to do with kids in NYC

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Sunday Oct. 12, 2025

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Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge Park

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Various

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

New York Botanical Garden

Manhattan Haunted Hues

Various

Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New York

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Various

Halloween Harvest

Luna ParkConey Island

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Various

Cityside Pumpkin Patch

The Summer ClubLong Island City

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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

9 am – 4 pm

Bronx Park East Farmers Market

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

2045 Bronx Park EastPelham Parkway

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9 am – 2 pm

Riverdale Y Sunday Market

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Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish History

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9:45 – 11 am

Children’s Event with the Peace Torch

Flushing Meadows Corona Park

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid Museum

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical Garden

10 am

Rising NYRR at the NYRR Staten Island Half

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

SIUH Community Park Staten Island Ferry Hawk Stadium

10 am – noon

Adventure Course Free Public Sunday Program

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Alley Pond Adventure Course

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10 am – 5 pm

Community Superheroes Week with FDNY

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions

Children’s Museum of Manhattan

Boo at the Zoo

10 am – 5:30 pm

Bronx Zoo Boo at the Zoo

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

10 am – 6 pm

Wicked Broadway Garden

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Botanical Garden

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Indigenous Peoples’ Weekend

Ages: All
Art
Classes

Wave HillRiverdale

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Corn Husk Dolls

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

Wave HillRiverdale

JPlay!

10 am – noon

JPlay! – Special Kickoff in the Sukkah

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Hannah Senesh Community Day SchoolCarroll Gardens

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10 am – 6 pm

The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumCrown Heights

10 am – 5:30 pm

Spooktober

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Prospect Park Zoo

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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11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Pumpkin-Patch

11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Aviator Sports and Events Center

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11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Weekends

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions

Alley Pond Park

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11 am – 4 pm

The Amazing Maize Maze

Ages: All
Attractions

Queens County Farm Museum

Brooklyn New York Aquarium Ascarium

11 am – 4 pm

New York Aquarium Ascarium

Ages: All
Animals
Halloween

New York AquariumConey Island

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11 am – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Free

IKEA House Warming

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