Hand-picked every week — checked against organizers’ own pages.
Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best free things to do with kids in New York City the weekend of Oct 9–12, 2026: 8 picks, refreshed weekly.
8 picks · checked Sep 28
Pioneer Works, Red Hook, BrooklynPioneer Works throws open all three floors in Red Hook: artist studios, exhibitions, live music, a cephalopod demo and Caribbean comfort food.
Pioneer Works, Red Hook, BrooklynPioneer Works throws open all three floors in Red Hook: artist studios, exhibitions, live music, a cephalopod demo and Caribbean comfort food.
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Tratman Playground, Westchester Square, BronxPixar's Coco plays free under the sky at a Bronx playground, one of the last NYC Parks outdoor movie nights listed this season.
Tratman Playground, Westchester Square, BronxPixar's Coco plays free under the sky at a Bronx playground, one of the last NYC Parks outdoor movie nights listed this season.
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Atlantic Terminal Mall Plaza, Fort Greene / Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAn urban pumpkin patch, haunted trucks and a DJ take over Atlantic Terminal's plaza and a car-free Fort Greene Place — costumes encouraged.
Atlantic Terminal Mall Plaza, Fort Greene / Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAn urban pumpkin patch, haunted trucks and a DJ take over Atlantic Terminal's plaza and a car-free Fort Greene Place — costumes encouraged.
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David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, Upper West Side, ManhattanMick Sullivan's hit kids' history podcast The Past and The Curious hits the stage with songs about forgotten firsts — free at Lincoln Center.
David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, Upper West Side, ManhattanMick Sullivan's hit kids' history podcast The Past and The Curious hits the stage with songs about forgotten firsts — free at Lincoln Center.
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St. James Park, Fordham / Bedford Park, BronxTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCarnival games, face painting and a costume crowd fill St. James Park for a four-hour Bronx Halloween bash with no sign-up needed.
St. James Park, Fordham / Bedford Park, BronxTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCarnival games, face painting and a costume crowd fill St. James Park for a four-hour Bronx Halloween bash with no sign-up needed.
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McGolrick Park, Greenpoint, BrooklynThe PuppetMobile rolls into Greenpoint's McGolrick Park with marionettes, a kid-inventor Geppetto and a robot Pinocchio touring NYC.
McGolrick Park, Greenpoint, BrooklynThe PuppetMobile rolls into Greenpoint's McGolrick Park with marionettes, a kid-inventor Geppetto and a robot Pinocchio touring NYC.
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Far Rock Farm, Far Rockaway, QueensKids pull real crops and plant seeds at a Rockaway urban farm's harvest festival, steps from the beach.
Far Rock Farm, Far Rockaway, QueensKids pull real crops and plant seeds at a Rockaway urban farm's harvest festival, steps from the beach.
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34th Avenue Open Street, Jackson Heights, QueensThe original uploader was Jleon at English Wikipedia . · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons34th Avenue closes for two days of races, workshops and unicycle basketball in Jackson Heights.
34th Avenue Open Street, Jackson Heights, QueensThe original uploader was Jleon at English Wikipedia . · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons34th Avenue closes for two days of races, workshops and unicycle basketball in Jackson Heights.
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