Best for Kids

NYC Parks offers a multitude of events, programs and activities made with kids especially in mind. Children will have plenty to keep them active throughout the year no matter what their interests.

Best for Kids Events

Friday, September 30, 2016

Sep 30

Summer Sports Experience at Asser Levy Recreation Center

at Manhattan

10:00 a.m. –6:00 p.m.
Summer Sports Experience continues into the early fall! Free, Drop in Sports programming at Asser Levy Recreation Center and Park Tues-Friday 10:00am-6:00pm for youths aged 7-14…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Sep 30

Baby & Me: Engaging Baby's Imagination

at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park) , Bronx

10:00 a.m. –11:00 a.m.
Baby and Me features stories, songs. and activities to engage your baby's imagination.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Sep 30

Bryant Park Juggling

at Lawn (in Bryant Park) , Manhattan

12:00 p.m. –1:00 p.m.
Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome to join in the fun.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Sep 30

Seasonal Arts & Crafts: Rock Painting

at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park) , Bronx

2:00 p.m. –3:30 p.m.
Kids and parents will create painted beautifully-painted rocks to take home. Feel free to bring a clean stone to paint.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Sep 30

Ice Skating in Highbridge Park

at Highbridge Recreation Center (in Highbridge Park) , Manhattan

3:00 p.m. –7:00 p.m.
Highbridge Pool will be set up with a synthetic ice rink for the public to enjoy!
Free!

Best For
Kids

Sep 30

Movies Under the Stars: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Out of the Shadows

at St Albans Park (in St. Albans Park) , Queens

7:00 p.m. –9:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and the New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment for a free film!
Free!

Best For
Kids

Sep 30

Movies Under the Stars: The Good Dinosaur

at Great Lawn (in Conference House Park) , Staten Island

7:00 p.m. –9:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and the New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment for a free film.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Sep 30

Movies Under the Stars: Zootopia

at Crotona Park , Bronx

7:30 p.m. –9:30 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and the New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment for a free film!
Free!

Best For
Kids

Saturday, October 1, 2016

Oct 1

Summer Sports Experience-Asser Levy Recreation Center

at Manhattan

9:00 a.m. –5:00 p.m.
Summer Sports Experience continues into the fall at Asser Levy Recreation Center and Park. Free, Drop in sports programming for youths aged 7-17. Saturdays will be dedicated…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 1

Discovery Club for Families

at Hallett Nature Sanctuary (in Central Park) , Manhattan

10:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.
Adults and children alike will take part in an immersive woodland adventure, exploring how people, plants, and wildlife thrive in an urban park.

Best For
Kids

Oct 1

Family Art Project: Be a Bee

at Wave Hill House (in Wave Hill) , Bronx

10:00 a.m. –1:00 p.m.
Outfit yourself with wings, antennae, a pollen cup, and a kazoo to hum with.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 1

Birding Basics for Families: The Ramble

at Belvedere Castle (in Central Park) , Manhattan

10:00 a.m. –11:00 a.m.
Experience Central Park as a precious bird habitat and migration hot spot! Bring your family on a guided walk led by Central Park Conservancy staff and NYC Audubon Society.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 1

CANCELLED: Harvest Festival

at Field 62 - 63 (in Randall's Island Park) , Manhattan

12:00 p.m. –4:00 p.m.
Enjoy live music, face painting, self-guided tours of the Urban Farm, and more fun fall activities!
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 1

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

1:00 p.m. –5:00 p.m.
Get to know Brooklyn Bridge Park with our 250-gallon aquarium filled with critters from the East River, a 10’-scale model of Brooklyn Bridge Park, crafts, a reading corner, and much more!
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 1

Paper Arts & Crafts: Design Paper Fans

at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park) , Bronx

2:00 p.m. –3:30 p.m.
Participants of all ages will have fun creating paper arts and crafts items to take home.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 1

Movies Under the Stars: Shocktober Fest - ParaNorman

at Sunset Park , Brooklyn

6:45 p.m. –8:45 p.m.
In this delightful animated feature, Norman has the ability to speak with the dead—and he often prefers their company to that of the living.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 1

Movies Under the Stars: The Jungle Book

at 47th Street Entrance and 20th Avenue (in Paul Raimonda Playground) , Queens

7:00 p.m. –9:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and the New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment for a free film!
Free!

Best For
Kids

Sunday, October 2, 2016

Oct 2

Discovery Club for Families

at Hallett Nature Sanctuary (in Central Park) , Manhattan

10:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.
Adults and children alike will take part in an immersive woodland adventure, exploring how people, plants, and wildlife thrive in an urban park.

Best For
Kids

Oct 2

Family Art Project: Be a Bee

at Wave Hill House (in Wave Hill) , Bronx

10:00 a.m. –1:00 p.m.
Outfit yourself with wings, antennae, a pollen cup and a kazoo to hum with.

Best For
Kids

Oct 2

Nature Exploration Hike: Bugs and Butterflies (Light)

at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park) , Brooklyn

11:00 a.m. –12:30 p.m.
On our hikes, you may explore nature, discover our city’s urban forests, or just unplug from the world to clear your head.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 2

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Oct 2

Tide Pool Exploration and Seining

at Cleveland Avenue and Mansion Avenue (in Seaside Wildlife Nature Park) , Staten Island

1:00 p.m. –2:30 p.m.
Our Urban Park Ranger hiking guides will introduce you to the hidden gems of New York City in this tide pool exploration and seining program.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 2

Movies Under the Stars: Shocktober Fest - Casper

at Monsignor McGolrick Park (in Msgr. McGolrick Park) , Brooklyn

6:30 p.m. –8:15 p.m.
In this live-action feature of the animated classic, Casper (Malachi Pearson), a kind young ghost, falls in love with Kat (Christina Ricci), the teen daughter of a paranormal expert.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Monday, October 3, 2016

Oct 3

Movies Under the Stars: Shocktober Fest - Monster House

at On the hill behind the playground (in Owl's Head Park) , Brooklyn

6:30 p.m. –8:00 p.m.
Three teens discover that their neighbor's house is really a living, breathing, scary monster that want to hurt them all.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Oct 4

Summer Sports Experience at Asser Levy Recreation Center

at Manhattan

Best For
Kids

Oct 4

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

3:00 p.m. –5:00 p.m.
Get to know Brooklyn Bridge Park with our 250-gallon aquarium filled with critters from the East River, a 10’-scale model of Brooklyn Bridge Park, crafts, a reading corner, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Oct 5

Summer Sports Experience at Asser Levy Recreation Center

at Manhattan

Best For
Kids

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Oct 6

Greenbelt Peepers

at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley) , Staten Island

9:45 a.m. –10:15 a.m.
Through hands-on activities, crafts, and stories, two-year-old kids and their caregivers will become familiar with the sights and sounds of the forest.

Best For
Kids

Oct 6

Summer Sports Experience at Asser Levy Recreation Center

at Manhattan

Best For
Kids

Oct 6

Tree Tots

at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley) , Staten Island

11:00 a.m. –11:45 a.m.
Through hands-on activities, crafts, and stories, children will become familiar with the sights and sounds of the forest. This program is suitable for three- and four-year-old tots.

Best For
Kids

Oct 6

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Friday, October 7, 2016

Oct 7

Summer Sports Experience at Asser Levy Recreation Center

at Manhattan

Best For
Kids

Oct 7

Movies Under the Stars: Shocktober Fest - Goosebumps

at Maria Hernandez Park , Brooklyn

6:30 p.m. –8:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment for this free family film!
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 7

Movies Under the Stars: Shocktober Fest - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

at Lawn behind the soccer field (in Bushwick Inlet Park) , Brooklyn

6:30 p.m. –8:30 p.m.
Based on the parody novel of the Jane Austen classic, this wildly entertaining film finds the Bennet family at the center of a mysterious plague that resurrects the dead.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Saturday, October 8, 2016

Oct 8

Summer Sports Experience-Asser Levy Recreation Center

at Manhattan

Best For
Kids

Oct 8

Discovery Club for Families

at Hallett Nature Sanctuary (in Central Park) , Manhattan

10:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.
Adults and children alike will take part in an immersive woodland adventure, exploring how people, plants, and wildlife thrive in an urban park.

Best For
Kids

Oct 8

Fort Tryon Kids Art: Sketching and Painting Fall Foliage

at Billings Lawn south (in Fort Tryon Park) , Manhattan

10:00 a.m. –11:30 a.m.
Peek into the science of trees and learn about the different parts of a leaf through sketching, leaf rubbing, and painting with water colors.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 8

Family Art Project: Raptors in the Autumn Sky

at Wave Hill House (in Wave Hill) , Bronx

10:00 a.m. –1:00 p.m.
Make your own raptor puppet resembling the migrating hawks circling and gliding above the Hudson River. Then join visiting artist Andrea Lomantoon a group puppet project creating…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 8

Bike New York: Learn to Ride - Kids

at 10th Street and Avenue A (in Tompkins Square Park) , Manhattan

11:00 a.m. –2:00 p.m.
Learn to Ride - Kids is a free group class for children who are ready to ditch their training wheels and ride a two-wheeler for the first time.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 8

It's My Park at St. Mary's Park

at 146th Street and St. Ann's Avenue (in St. Mary's Park) , Bronx

11:00 a.m. –3:00 p.m.
Help clean and beautify the park, and stick around for exciting family programming and events.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 8

Friends of Wingate Park's Fifth Annual Halloween Family Fun Day and Movie Night

at Wingate Park , Brooklyn

11:00 a.m. –10:00 p.m.
We look forward to celebrating Halloween with you!
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 8

Fall Into Fall Harvest Festival

at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (in Pelham Bay Park) , Bronx

12:00 p.m. –4:00 p.m.
Celebrate autumn in the park at the mansion!

Best For
Kids

Oct 8

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Oct 8

Paper Arts & Crafts: Design Paper Fans

at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park) , Bronx

2:00 p.m. –3:30 p.m.
Participants of all ages will have fun creating paper arts and crafts items to take home.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 8

Movies Under the Stars: Shocktober Fest - Frankenweenie

at Cooper Park , Brooklyn

6:30 p.m. –8:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment for this free family film!
Free!

Best For
Kids

Sunday, October 9, 2016

Oct 9

Discovery Club for Families

at Hallett Nature Sanctuary (in Central Park) , Manhattan

10:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.
Adults and children alike will take part in an immersive woodland adventure, exploring how people, plants, and wildlife thrive in an urban park.

Best For
Kids

Oct 9

Family Art Project: Raptors in the Autumn Sky

at Wave Hill House (in Wave Hill) , Bronx

10:00 a.m. –1:00 p.m.
Make your own raptor puppet resembling the migrating hawks circling and gliding above the Hudson River.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 9

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Oct 9

Family Nature Walk

at Wave Hill House (in Wave Hill) , Bronx

1:00 p.m. –2:00 p.m.
Join naturalist and educator Gabriel Willow on a family-friendly walk through the gardens or woodlands.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 9

Movies Under the Stars: Star Wars The Force Awakens

at Elmhurst Park , Queens

6:30 p.m. –8:30 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and the New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment for a free film!
Free!

Best For
Kids

Monday, October 10, 2016

Oct 10

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

1:00 p.m. –5:00 p.m.
Get to know Brooklyn Bridge Park with our 250-gallon aquarium filled with critters from the East River, a 10’ scale model of Brooklyn Bridge Park, crafts, a reading corner, and much more!
Free!

Best For
Kids

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Oct 11

Summer Sports Experience at Asser Levy Recreation Center

at Manhattan

Best For
Kids

Oct 11

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Oct 12

Summer Sports Experience at Asser Levy Recreation Center

at Manhattan

Best For
Kids

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Oct 13

Greenbelt Peepers

at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley) , Staten Island

9:45 a.m. –10:15 a.m.
Through hands-on activities, crafts, and stories, two-year-old kids and their caregivers will become familiar with the sights and sounds of the forest.

Best For
Kids

Oct 13

Summer Sports Experience at Asser Levy Recreation Center

at Manhattan

Best For
Kids

Oct 13

Tree Tots

at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley) , Staten Island

Best For
Kids

Oct 13

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Friday, October 14, 2016

Oct 14

Summer Sports Experience at Asser Levy Recreation Center

at Manhattan

Best For
Kids

Saturday, October 15, 2016

Oct 15

Summer Sports Experience-Asser Levy Recreation Center

at Manhattan

Best For
Kids

Oct 15

Family Art Project: Farming and Patterned History

at Wave Hill House (in Wave Hill) , Bronx

10:00 a.m. –1:00 p.m.
While thinking about what it means to own and to reconnect, use cloth and paper silhouettes to collage and re-imagine personal histories and create new stories.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 15

Early Childhood Math Program

at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (in Dyckman House Museum) , Manhattan

10:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.
Back by popular demand! Ms. Carole Mulligan will be teaching a free early math program for kids ages three to six.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 15

Fall Festival

at Victory Field (in Forest Park) , Queens

12:00 p.m. –3:00 p.m.
Celebrate fall with live music, games, crafts, pumpkins, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 15

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Oct 15

Paper Arts & Crafts: Design Paper Fans

at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park) , Bronx

2:00 p.m. –3:30 p.m.
Participants of all ages will have fun creating paper arts and crafts items to take home.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Sunday, October 16, 2016

Oct 16

Family Art Project: Farming and Patterned History

at Wave Hill House (in Wave Hill) , Bronx

Best For
Kids

Oct 16

Harvest Fest and Pumpkin Patch

at Queens Botanical Garden , Queens

11:00 a.m. –5:00 p.m.
Enjoy live music, games, nature walks, farm tours, bouncy houses, crafts, food vendors, a petting zoo, beer tent, pumpkin patch (additional fee), and more!

Must See
Event

Oct 16

Rockaway Fall Festival

at Bay 32nd Street and Beach Channel Drive (in Bayswater Park) , Queens

12:00 p.m. –3:00 p.m.
The festival which will include a Safari Challenge and Halloween Obstacle Course, 3 and 1 bounce house, pumpkin patch, pony rides, hayrides, Urban Park Rangers, music, and refreshments.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 16

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Oct 16

Ranger's Choice: Gather Around the Campfire

at Driggs Avenue and Lorimer Street (in McCarren Park) , Brooklyn

6:00 p.m. –7:30 p.m.
Join us around the campfire for an evening of games, songs, and fun activities.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Oct 18

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Oct 20

Greenbelt Peepers

at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley) , Staten Island

9:45 a.m. –10:15 a.m.
Through hands-on activities, crafts, and stories, two-year-old kids and their caregivers will become familiar with the sights and sounds of the forest.

Best For
Kids

Oct 20

Tree Tots

at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley) , Staten Island

Best For
Kids

Oct 20

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Saturday, October 22, 2016

Oct 22

Garden Conservation Day

at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (in Dyckman House Museum) , Manhattan

10:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.
We will be planting our daffodil bulbs!
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 22

Family Art Project: Magical Wands and Fairy Houses

at Wave Hill House (in Wave Hill) , Bronx

10:00 a.m. –1:00 p.m.
Make a wand of ribbons to twirl through the autumn air and then be captivated by Rama Mandel’s enchanting fairy stories.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 22

Early Childhood Math Program

at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (in Dyckman House Museum) , Manhattan

10:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.
Back by popular demand! Ms. Carole Mulligan will be teaching a free early math program for kids ages three to six.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 22

GreenThumb Workshop: Pumpkin Carving

at Berry Street Garden

11:00 a.m. –1:00 p.m.
GreenThumb will have pumpkins and carving tools ready, but please bring your own supplies and decorating materials to add to the beauty of your seasonal creations.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 22

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Oct 22

Tricks and Treats at Le Carrousel in Bryant Park

at Le Carrousel (in Bryant Park) , Manhattan

1:00 p.m. –3:00 p.m.
This Halloween, the ghoul-est party in town is at Le Carrousel in Bryant Park and everyone's invited.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 22

Paper Arts & Crafts: Design Paper Fans

at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park) , Bronx

2:00 p.m. –3:30 p.m.
Participants of all ages will have fun creating paper arts and crafts items to take home.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Sunday, October 23, 2016

Oct 23

Family Art Project: Magical Wands and Fairy Houses

at Wave Hill House (in Wave Hill) , Bronx

10:00 a.m. –1:00 p.m.
Make a wand of ribbons to twirl through the autumn air and then be captivated by Rama Mandel’s enchanting fairy stories.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 23

Fall Photography Scavenger Hunt

at Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park) , Manhattan

11:00 a.m. –12:30 p.m.
Bring your own digital camera or smart phone to capture evidence of your scavenger clues. Work on your own or as a team, in this fun family friendly program. Registration begins on October 16.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 23

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Oct 25

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Oct 26

GreenThumb Workshop: Pumpkin Carving

at United We Stand Community Garden (in ) , Bronx

6:00 p.m. –8:00 p.m.
GreenThumb will have pumpkins and carving tools ready, but please bring your own supplies and decorating materials to add to the beauty of your seasonal creations.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Oct 27

Greenbelt Peepers

at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley) , Staten Island

9:45 a.m. –10:15 a.m.
Through hands-on activities, crafts, and stories, two-year-old kids and their caregivers will become familiar with the sights and sounds of the forest.

Best For
Kids

Oct 27

Tree Tots

at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley) , Staten Island

Best For
Kids

Oct 27

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Saturday, October 29, 2016

Oct 29

Joe Holzka Community Garden Pumpkin Festival

at Joe Holzka Community Garden (in ) , Staten Island

10:00 a.m. –2:00 p.m.
Please join the garden for their annual pumpkin festival. Children aged 12 and under must be present to receive a pumpkin.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 29

Family Art Project: Furry Bat Shadow-Puppet Cave

at Wave Hill House (in Wave Hill) , Bronx

10:00 a.m. –1:00 p.m.
Learn about this shy, flying mammal and join the bat roost in a shadow-puppet cave theater.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 29

Early Childhood Math Program

at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (in Dyckman House Museum) , Manhattan

10:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.
Back by popular demand! Ms. Carole Mulligan will be teaching a free early math program for kids ages three to six.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 29

Halloween Harvest Festival

at Socrates Sculpture Park , Queens

11:00 a.m. –3:00 p.m.
The festival will feature costume-making, a collaborative sculpture workshop, face painting, festive music, circus food favorites, circus acts, and more.
Free!

Must See
Event

Oct 29

Halloween Festival

at Parade Grounds (in Fort Totten Park) , Queens

12:00 p.m. –3:00 p.m.
Enjoy a spooky, fun-filled afternoon, featuring crafts, games, rides, music, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 29

16th Annual Halloween Festival & Great PUPkin Dog Costume Contest

at Fort Greene Park , Brooklyn

12:00 p.m. –3:00 p.m.
The festival will feature live music, dance workshops, games with giveaways, face painting, a pumpkin patch, creepy-crawlies with the Rangers, and a dog costume contest.
Free!

Must See
Event

Oct 29

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Oct 29

Paper Arts & Crafts: Design Paper Fans

at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park) , Bronx

2:00 p.m. –3:30 p.m.
Participants of all ages will have fun creating paper arts and crafts items to take home.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 29

Nature Scavenger Hunt at Fort Tryon

at Billings Lawn (in Fort Tryon Park) , Manhattan

2:00 p.m. –3:30 p.m.
Explore Fort Tryon Park's flora and fauna during a family scavenger hunt. Families will work together on a quest to identify the unique wildlife that is native to New York City.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Sunday, October 30, 2016

Oct 30

Family Art Project: Furry Bat Shadow-Puppet Cave

at Wave Hill House (in Wave Hill) , Bronx

10:00 a.m. –1:00 p.m.
Learn about this shy, flying mammal and join the bat roost in a shadow-puppet cave theater.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 30

Halloween Kidz Karnival

at Pier 26 , Manhattan

12:00 p.m. –5:00 p.m.
Join us as we transform Pier 26 into “Halloween Central” with fun-filled attractions for the family.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 30

Howl-O-Ween

at Canine Court (in Van Cortlandt Park) , Bronx

12:00 p.m. –2:00 p.m.
Come to the Howl-O-Ween dog costume contest! Dress up your dog to compete in this pawtastic Halloween event.

Best For
Kids

Oct 30

Shocktoberfest

at Playground for All Children (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park) , Queens

12:00 p.m. –3:00 p.m.
Join us for Shocktoberfest! Visit the pumpkin patch, jump on fun inflatable playgrounds, and enjoy crafts, games, music, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids

Oct 30

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Oct 30

Central Park Conservancy Halloween Parade and Pumpkin Flotilla

at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park) , Manhattan

3:30 p.m. –7:00 p.m.
Enjoy live music, spooky stories, pumpkin carving demonstrations, a costume parade, and Central Park Conservancy’s signature Pumpkin Flotilla.
Free!

Must See
Event

Monday, October 31, 2016

Oct 31

A Haunting We Will Go

at Cedar Grove Avenue and Seafoam Street (in Great Kills Park) , Staten Island

3:00 p.m. –6:00 p.m.
Enjoy a frightful time with bugs, snakes, ghosts, goblins, and the Urban Park Rangers.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Nov 1

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Thursday, November 3, 2016

Nov 3

Greenbelt Peepers

at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley) , Staten Island

9:45 a.m. –10:15 a.m.
Through hands-on activities, crafts, and stories, two-year-old kids and their caregivers will become familiar with the sights and sounds of the forest.

Best For
Kids

Nov 3

Tree Tots

at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley) , Staten Island

Best For
Kids

Nov 3

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Saturday, November 5, 2016

Nov 5

Early Childhood Math Program

at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (in Dyckman House Museum) , Manhattan

10:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.
Back by popular demand! Ms. Carole Mulligan will be teaching a free early math program for kids ages three to six.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Nov 5

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Nov 5

Paper Arts & Crafts: Design Paper Fans

at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park) , Bronx

2:00 p.m. –3:30 p.m.
Participants of all ages will have fun creating paper arts and crafts items to take home.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Sunday, November 6, 2016

Nov 6

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Nov 8

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Nov 10

Greenbelt Peepers

at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley) , Staten Island

9:45 a.m. –10:15 a.m.
Through hands-on activities, crafts, and stories, two-year-old kids and their caregivers will become familiar with the sights and sounds of the forest.

Best For
Kids

Nov 10

Tree Tots

at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley) , Staten Island

Best For
Kids

Nov 10

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Saturday, November 12, 2016

Nov 12

Early Childhood Math Program

at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (in Dyckman House Museum) , Manhattan

10:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.
Back by popular demand! Ms. Carole Mulligan will be teaching a free early math program for kids ages three to six.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Nov 12

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Nov 12

Paper Arts & Crafts: Design Paper Fans

at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park) , Bronx

2:00 p.m. –3:30 p.m.
Participants of all ages will have fun creating paper arts and crafts items to take home.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Sunday, November 13, 2016

Nov 13

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Nov 15

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Nov 17

Greenbelt Peepers

at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley) , Staten Island

9:45 a.m. –10:15 a.m.
Through hands-on activities, crafts, and stories, two-year-old kids and their caregivers will become familiar with the sights and sounds of the forest.

Best For
Kids

Nov 17

Tree Tots

at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley) , Staten Island

Best For
Kids

Nov 17

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Saturday, November 19, 2016

Nov 19

Early Childhood Math Program

at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (in Dyckman House Museum) , Manhattan

10:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.
Back by popular demand! Ms. Carole Mulligan will be teaching a free early math program for kids ages three to six.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Nov 19

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Nov 19

Paper Arts & Crafts: Design Paper Fans

at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park) , Bronx

2:00 p.m. –3:30 p.m.
Participants of all ages will have fun creating paper arts and crafts items to take home.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Sunday, November 20, 2016

Nov 20

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Nov 22

Ed Center Open Hours

at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Saturday, November 26, 2016

Nov 26

Early Childhood Math Program

at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (in Dyckman House Museum) , Manhattan

10:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.
Back by popular demand! Ms. Carole Mulligan will be teaching a free early math program for kids ages three to six.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Nov 26

Paper Arts & Crafts: Design Paper Fans

at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park) , Bronx

2:00 p.m. –3:30 p.m.
Participants of all ages will have fun creating paper arts and crafts items to take home.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Dec 1

Greenbelt Peepers

at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley) , Staten Island

9:45 a.m. –10:15 a.m.
Through hands-on activities, crafts, and stories, two-year-old kids and their caregivers will become familiar with the sights and sounds of the forest.

Best For
Kids

Dec 1

Tree Tots

at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley) , Staten Island

Best For
Kids

Saturday, December 3, 2016

Dec 3

Early Childhood Math Program

at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (in Dyckman House Museum) , Manhattan

10:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.
Back by popular demand! Ms. Carole Mulligan will be teaching a free early math program for kids ages three to six.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Dec 3

Paper Arts & Crafts: Design Paper Fans

at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park) , Bronx

2:00 p.m. –3:30 p.m.
Participants of all ages will have fun creating paper arts and crafts items to take home.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Dec 8

Greenbelt Peepers

at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley) , Staten Island

9:45 a.m. –10:15 a.m.
Through hands-on activities, crafts, and stories, two-year-old kids and their caregivers will become familiar with the sights and sounds of the forest.

Best For
Kids

Dec 8

Tree Tots

at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley) , Staten Island

Best For
Kids

Saturday, December 10, 2016

Dec 10

Early Childhood Math Program

at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (in Dyckman House Museum) , Manhattan

10:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.
Back by popular demand! Ms. Carole Mulligan will be teaching a free early math program for kids ages three to six.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Dec 10

Paper Arts & Crafts: Design Paper Fans

at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park) , Bronx

2:00 p.m. –3:30 p.m.
Participants of all ages will have fun creating paper arts and crafts items to take home.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Dec 15

Greenbelt Peepers

at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley) , Staten Island

9:45 a.m. –10:15 a.m.
Through hands-on activities, crafts, and stories, two-year-old kids and their caregivers will become familiar with the sights and sounds of the forest.

Best For
Kids

Dec 15

Tree Tots

at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley) , Staten Island

Best For
Kids

Saturday, December 17, 2016

Dec 17

Early Childhood Math Program

at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (in Dyckman House Museum) , Manhattan

10:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.
Back by popular demand! Ms. Carole Mulligan will be teaching a free early math program for kids ages three to six.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Dec 17

Photography Scavenger Hunt

at Clifton Place and Marcy Avenue (in Herbert Von King Park) , Brooklyn

1:00 p.m. –2:30 p.m.
On our hikes, you may explore nature, discover our city’s urban forests, or just unplug from the world to clear your head. Bring your own digital camera or smartphone.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Dec 17

Paper Arts & Crafts: Design Paper Fans

at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park) , Bronx

2:00 p.m. –3:30 p.m.
Participants of all ages will have fun creating paper arts and crafts items to take home.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Saturday, December 24, 2016

Dec 24

Paper Arts & Crafts: Design Paper Fans

at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park) , Bronx

2:00 p.m. –3:30 p.m.
Participants of all ages will have fun creating paper arts and crafts items to take home.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Saturday, December 31, 2016

Dec 31

Paper Arts & Crafts: Design Paper Fans

at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park) , Bronx

2:00 p.m. –3:30 p.m.
Participants of all ages will have fun creating paper arts and crafts items to take home.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Saturday, January 7, 2017

Jan 7

Paper Arts & Crafts: Design Paper Fans

at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park) , Bronx

2:00 p.m. –3:30 p.m.
Participants of all ages will have fun creating paper arts and crafts items to take home.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Saturday, January 14, 2017

Jan 14

Paper Arts & Crafts: Design Paper Fans

at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park) , Bronx

2:00 p.m. –3:30 p.m.
Participants of all ages will have fun creating paper arts and crafts items to take home.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Saturday, January 21, 2017

Jan 21

Paper Arts & Crafts: Design Paper Fans

at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park) , Bronx

2:00 p.m. –3:30 p.m.
Participants of all ages will have fun creating paper arts and crafts items to take home.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Jan 28

Paper Arts & Crafts: Design Paper Fans

at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park) , Bronx

2:00 p.m. –3:30 p.m.
Participants of all ages will have fun creating paper arts and crafts items to take home.
Free!

Best For
Kids