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Wave Hill, Riverdale, BronxRiverdale, Bronx
Giant 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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New York Aquarium, Coney Island, BrooklynFossilDS · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsConey Island, Brooklyn
Costume 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, BrooklynRed Hook, Brooklyn
Pioneer 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, ManhattanMidtown, Manhattan
Seventeen 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, BronxWestchester Square, Bronx
Pixar'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 CommonsSouth Village, Manhattan
Inigo 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, BronxKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBedford Park, Bronx
Marigolds, 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, BronxKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMarigolds, 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 CommonsFort Greene / Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn
An 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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Bronx Zoo, Bronx Park, BronxBronx Park, Bronx
A 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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Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensAstoria, Queens
Lotte 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, BrooklynBushwick, Brooklyn
A 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, ManhattanHell's Kitchen, Manhattan
Off-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, ManhattanUpper West Side, Manhattan
Mick 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 CommonsFordham / Bedford Park, Bronx
Carnival 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 CommonsTheater District, Manhattan
Nineteen 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, BrooklynWilliamsburg, Brooklyn
The 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, BrooklynGreenpoint, Brooklyn
The 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, BrooklynWilliamsburg, Brooklyn
A 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, QueensFar Rockaway, Queens
Kids 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 CommonsJackson Heights, Queens
34th 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, ManhattanUpper East Side, Manhattan
125 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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The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanMidtown, Manhattan
MoMA opens a century of animation from its own collection, from early hand-drawn cells to contemporary experiments.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanMoMA opens a century of animation from its own collection, from early hand-drawn cells to contemporary experiments.
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Heritage Farm, Snug Harbor, Livingston, Staten IslandKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLivingston, Staten Island
Walk Snug Harbor's working urban farm and the composting operation that feeds it, on a Staten Island campus that grows its own food.
Heritage Farm, Snug Harbor, Livingston, Staten IslandKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWalk Snug Harbor's working urban farm and the composting operation that feeds it, on a Staten Island campus that grows its own food.
Add to calendarStumblday's 23 hand-checked picks for Oct 9–12: this weekend's family picks, free ones first.
This list is the family slice of the hand-checked weekly board, led by free and low-cost picks because a family of four does arithmetic on every ticket price. Age ranges vary by event and each page says what to expect; capacity-limited programs flag their RSVP so you find out before you cross a borough, not after.
This list covers the weekend of Oct 9–12, 2026, and it refreshes automatically every week.
It varies by event and each page says — farm programs and story times skew younger, museum workshops and festivals run all ages. The list marks the distinction rather than pretending one weekend fits every kid.
The free park and street programming is mostly walk-up; museum and workshop sessions are often capacity-limited and want an RSVP. Where booking matters, the event page says so up front.
