Best for Kids

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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

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from October 19, 2026 to March 17, 2027

Monday, October 26, 2026

Oct26

Monday Morning Pitch In to Pick Up

at Bronx River House (in Starlight Park), Bronx

10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with us! We will be cleaning up litter to prevent it from entering the Bronx River.
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct26

Park Clean Up at Joyce Kilmer Park

at Lorelai Fountain (in Joyce Kilmer Park), Bronx 
This is an Accessible location

11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Clean up and Show Joyce Kilmer Park Your Love!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct26

After School Youth Recreation

at Classroom A - Small (in Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center), Queens 
This is an Accessible location

2:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Join us after school for fun games and active play.
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct26

Arts, Culture & Fun: BE BOLD - Ballet Programming

at Multi-Use Room (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center), Bronx 
This is an Accessible location

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
BE BOLD - Ballet Explorations, Ballet Offers Leadership Development! A new approach to dance education!
Free!

Best For
Kids

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Oct27

Kids In Motion: Arrochar

at Play Area (in Arrochar Playground), Staten Island

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct27

Kids In Motion: Austin J. McDonald's Playground

at Austin J. McDonald Playground Fieldhouse (in Austin J. McDonald Playground), Staten Island

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct27

Kids In Motion: De Matti Playground

at De Matti Playground (in De Matti Park), Staten Island

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct27

Kids In Motion: Faber

at Outdoors at Faber Park Recreation Center (in Faber Park Recreation Center), Staten Island

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct27

Kids In Motion: Levy

at Play Area (in Levy Playground), Staten Island

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct27

Kids In Motion: P.S. 55

at P.S. 55 (in Lieutenant John H. Martinson Playground), Staten Island

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct27

Kids In Motion: The Big Park

at Entrance - Continental Place and Grandview Avenue (in The Big Park), Staten Island

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct27

Tiny Tots: Session 1

at Bowne Park Field House (in Bowne Park), Queens

10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Tiny Tots is an energetic learning experience fit for children ages 18 months to 3 years old.
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct27

Tiny Tots: Session 2

at Bowne Park Field House (in Bowne Park), Queens

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Tiny Tots is an energetic learning experience fit for children ages 18 months to 3 years old.
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct27

Kids in Motion: Anne Loftus Playground

at Anne Loftus Playground (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan 
This is an Accessible location

2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct27

Kids in Motion: Columbus Park

at Columbus Park, Manhattan 
This is an Accessible location

2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct27

Kids in Motion: Samuel Seabury Playground

at Samuel Seabury Playground, Manhattan

2:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct27

Kids in Motion: Seward Park

at Entrance - East Broadway & Essex St (in Seward Park), Manhattan 
This is an Accessible location

2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct27

Kids in Motion: Sol Lain Playground

at Sol Lain Playground (in Sol Lain Plgd), Manhattan

2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct27

Kids in Motion: Tompkins Square Park

at Avenue A and St. Marks Place (in Tompkins Square Park), Manhattan

2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct27

After School Youth Recreation

at Classroom A - Small (in Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center), Queens 
This is an Accessible location

2:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Join us after school for fun games and active play.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Oct28

Kids In Motion: Arrochar

at Play Area (in Arrochar Playground), Staten Island

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct28

Kids In Motion: Austin J. McDonald's Playground

at Austin J. McDonald Playground Fieldhouse (in Austin J. McDonald Playground), Staten Island

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct28

Kids In Motion: De Matti Playground

at De Matti Playground (in De Matti Park), Staten Island

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct28

Kids In Motion: Faber

at Outdoors at Faber Park Recreation Center (in Faber Park Recreation Center), Staten Island

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct28

Kids In Motion: Levy

at Play Area (in Levy Playground), Staten Island

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct28

Kids In Motion: P.S. 55

at P.S. 55 (in Lieutenant John H. Martinson Playground), Staten Island

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct28

Kids In Motion: The Big Park

at Entrance - Continental Place and Grandview Avenue (in The Big Park), Staten Island

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct28

Ranger Tot Time

at West 218th Street and Indian Road (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers for an afternoon of kid friendly activities and exploring the Inwood Hill Nature Center.
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct28

Kids in Motion: Anne Loftus Playground

at Anne Loftus Playground (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan 
This is an Accessible location

2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct28

Kids in Motion: Columbus Park

at Columbus Park, Manhattan 
This is an Accessible location

2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct28

Kids in Motion: Samuel Seabury Playground

at Samuel Seabury Playground, Manhattan

2:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct28

Kids in Motion: Seward Park

at Entrance - East Broadway & Essex St (in Seward Park), Manhattan 
This is an Accessible location

2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct28

Kids in Motion: Sol Lain Playground

at Sol Lain Playground (in Sol Lain Plgd), Manhattan

2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct28

Kids in Motion: Tompkins Square Park

at Avenue A and St. Marks Place (in Tompkins Square Park), Manhattan

2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct28

After School Youth Recreation

at Classroom A - Small (in Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center), Queens 
This is an Accessible location

2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join us after school for fun games and active play.
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct28

Art in the Park

at Kids Playground - Large (in Washington Square Park), Manhattan

3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Draw! Cut! Paste! Smile! Kids of all ages are invited to join our resident playground best friend Miss Debbie for art-making in the playground.
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct28

Movie Under the Stars: Frankenweenie (2012)

7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
When a car hits young Victor's pet dog Sparky, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Thursday, October 29, 2026

Oct29

Kids In Motion: Arrochar

at Play Area (in Arrochar Playground), Staten Island

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct29

Kids In Motion: Austin J. McDonald's Playground

at Austin J. McDonald Playground Fieldhouse (in Austin J. McDonald Playground), Staten Island

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct29

Kids In Motion: Faber

at Outdoors at Faber Park Recreation Center (in Faber Park Recreation Center), Staten Island

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct29

Kids In Motion: Levy

at Play Area (in Levy Playground), Staten Island

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct29

Haunted Carousel

at Children's Corner (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Don’t be scared when you see the haunted carousel! Take a spin on the spooky ride to your favorite Halloween jams at the beloved Prospect Park Carousel.

Best For
Kids
Oct29

Park Open Studio

at Northwest Corner Seating Area (in Washington Square Park), Manhattan

1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Led by a local teaching artist, this drop-in class invites participants to explore creativity through hands-on artmaking under the shade of Scrabble Plaza’s trees.
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct29

Kids in Motion: Anne Loftus Playground

at Anne Loftus Playground (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan 
This is an Accessible location

2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct29

Kids In Motion: Bloomingdale Playground

at Play Area (in Bloomingdale Playground), Manhattan

2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct29

Kids in Motion: Columbus Park

at Columbus Park, Manhattan 
This is an Accessible location

2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct29

Kids in Motion: Samuel Seabury Playground

at Samuel Seabury Playground, Manhattan

2:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct29

Kids in Motion: Seward Park

at Entrance - East Broadway & Essex St (in Seward Park), Manhattan 
This is an Accessible location

2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct29

Kids in Motion: Sol Lain Playground

at Sol Lain Playground (in Sol Lain Plgd), Manhattan

2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct29

Kids in Motion: Tompkins Square Park

at Avenue A and St. Marks Place (in Tompkins Square Park), Manhattan

2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Free!

Best For
Kids

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