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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in NYC the weekend of Oct 9–12, 2026: 28 picks, refreshed weekly.
28 picks · checked Sep 28
Bronx Zoo, Bronx Park, BronxA new hay maze, costume parades with stilt walkers and a pumpkin garden take over the Bronx Zoo — opening weekend, included with admission.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx Park, BronxA new hay maze, costume parades with stilt walkers and a pumpkin garden take over the Bronx Zoo — opening weekend, included with admission.
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Wave Hill, Riverdale, BronxGiant insect puppets made from hormone-therapy packaging turn Wave Hill's Sun Porch into a 'big bug' horror-movie insectarium, closing soon.
Wave Hill, Riverdale, BronxGiant insect puppets made from hormone-therapy packaging turn Wave Hill's Sun Porch into a 'big bug' horror-movie insectarium, closing soon.
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Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park / Glen Oaks, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSolve clues through three acres of towering corn to Victory Bridge in New York City's only corn maze, on a working Queens farm.
Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park / Glen Oaks, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSolve clues through three acres of towering corn to Victory Bridge in New York City's only corn maze, on a working Queens farm.
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New York Aquarium, Coney Island, BrooklynFossilDS · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsCostume parades, magic shows, pumpkin sculptures and a scavenger hunt past piranhas and wolf eels take over the Coney Island aquarium.
New York Aquarium, Coney Island, BrooklynFossilDS · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsCostume parades, magic shows, pumpkin sculptures and a scavenger hunt past piranhas and wolf eels take over the Coney Island aquarium.
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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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HERO at Rockefeller Center, Midtown, ManhattanSeventeen art projects across eight light-and-sound rooms below Rockefeller Center — the immersive show's final stretch before it closes.
HERO at Rockefeller Center, Midtown, ManhattanSeventeen art projects across eight light-and-sound rooms below Rockefeller Center — the immersive show's final stretch before it closes.
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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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Film Forum, South Village, ManhattanTkbrett · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsInigo Montoya, the Cliffs of Insanity and Rodents of Unusual Size hit Film Forum's big screen in its kid-friendly morning series.
Film Forum, South Village, ManhattanTkbrett · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsInigo Montoya, the Cliffs of Insanity and Rodents of Unusual Size hit Film Forum's big screen in its kid-friendly morning series.
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New York Botanical Garden, Bedford Park, BronxMarigolds, a giant flower-covered Catrina and a community ofrenda take over NYBG, with son jarocho sets and papel picado workshops on weekends.
New York Botanical Garden, Bedford Park, BronxMarigolds, a giant flower-covered Catrina and a community ofrenda take over NYBG, with son jarocho sets and papel picado workshops on weekends.
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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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Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensLotte Reiniger's cut-paper silhouette feature, made 11 years before Snow White, turns 100 on 35mm with live piano and an expert intro.
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensLotte Reiniger's cut-paper silhouette feature, made 11 years before Snow White, turns 100 on 35mm with live piano and an expert intro.
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Xanadu, Bushwick, BrooklynA neon, glitter-drenched daytime roller disco on Starr Street in Bushwick, skating to disco, house and pop for ages 5 to 95.
Xanadu, Bushwick, BrooklynA neon, glitter-drenched daytime roller disco on Starr Street in Bushwick, skating to disco, house and pop for ages 5 to 95.
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New World Stages, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanOff-Broadway's long-running bubble spectacle fills the air with giant, smoke-filled and light-lit bubbles, some big enough to hold a kid.
New World Stages, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanOff-Broadway's long-running bubble spectacle fills the air with giant, smoke-filled and light-lit bubbles, some big enough to hold a kid.
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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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Lyric Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNineteen years after the books end, Albus Potter meddles with a Time-Turner in a play whose illusions are done live, in front of you.
Lyric Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNineteen years after the books end, Albus Potter meddles with a Time-Turner in a play whose illusions are done live, in front of you.
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Brooklyn Bowl, Williamsburg, BrooklynThe Rock and Roll Playhouse turns Brooklyn Bowl into a kid-volume dance party with DJ Golden Hour, games and movement for little rockers.
Brooklyn Bowl, Williamsburg, BrooklynThe Rock and Roll Playhouse turns Brooklyn Bowl into a kid-volume dance party with DJ Golden Hour, games and movement for little rockers.
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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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Brooklyn Bowl, Williamsburg, BrooklynA kids' rock opera about Tica, a ladybug with one day to live, plays a morning show at Brooklyn Bowl from The Rock and Roll Playhouse.
Brooklyn Bowl, Williamsburg, BrooklynA kids' rock opera about Tica, a ladybug with one day to live, plays a morning show at Brooklyn Bowl from The Rock and Roll Playhouse.
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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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The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met Fifth Avenue) — Uris Center for Education, Upper East Side, Manhattan125 works by NYC public school kids, pre-K through 12th grade and from all five boroughs, hang inside The Met for P. S. Art's 24th year.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met Fifth Avenue) — Uris Center for Education, Upper East Side, Manhattan125 works by NYC public school kids, pre-K through 12th grade and from all five boroughs, hang inside The Met for P. S. Art's 24th year.
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DR2, Union Square, ManhattanSilver Dovelet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsForty-five handcrafted puppets bring four Eric Carle books to life, from The Very Hungry Caterpillar to Brown Bear, Brown Bear, near Union Square.
DR2, Union Square, ManhattanSilver Dovelet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsForty-five handcrafted puppets bring four Eric Carle books to life, from The Very Hungry Caterpillar to Brown Bear, Brown Bear, near Union Square.
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New World Stages - Stage 5, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanSerge Sudeikin · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsIllusionist Jamie Allan mixes close-up magic with big-screen projections and tech-driven illusions in Amaze at New World Stages.
New World Stages - Stage 5, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanSerge Sudeikin · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsIllusionist Jamie Allan mixes close-up magic with big-screen projections and tech-driven illusions in Amaze at New World Stages.
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