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Free to enter Kid-friendly Happening now
Every Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat · 8 AM–6 PM
Farmers markets
＋ Add to planner 📍 Union Square, 17th St between Broadway & Park Ave South · Union Square, Manhattan
Free to walk in · produce is paid
Free Kid-friendly Photo: Grand Central Terminal Starts in 18m
WED, OCT 28 · 10 AM–7 PM
Fitness & wellness
＋ Add to planner 📍 Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central Terminal · Midtown, Manhattan
Free
Seasonal special Kid-friendly Photo: New York Botanical Garden from $35Starts in 18m
Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–6 PM
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Everett Children's Adventure Garden, New York Botanical Garden · Bedford Park, Bronx
The event page doesn't say which pass is required.
Seasonal special Kid-friendly from $39Starts in 18m
Every Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–8:30 PM
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Museum of Ice Cream · SoHo, Manhattan
Seasonal special Kid-friendly from $28Starts in 18m
Every Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–10 PM
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Museum of Illusions New York · West Village, Manhattan
4 and under free (official FAQ).
Seasonal special Registration required Kid-friendly Illustration from $45Starts in 18m
Every Wed, Thu, Fri · 10 AM–3:30 PM
Food & giveaways
＋ Add to planner 📍 Kahkow USA, 215 Rutgers St · Maplewood, NJ
Free Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 1h 18m
WED, OCT 28 · 11 AM–12 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 West 218th Street and Indian Road (in Inwood Hill Park) · Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan
Free
Free to enter Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 1h 18m
Every Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 11 AM–10 PM
Food & giveaways
＋ Add to planner 📍 Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, 65 Bayard St · Chinatown, Manhattan
Free to walk in; scoops priced in store
Free to enter Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 1h 18m
Every Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 11 AM–6 PM
Food & giveaways
＋ Add to planner 📍 Economy Candy, 108 Rivington St · Lower East Side, Manhattan
Free to walk in; candy priced in store
Free to enter Kid-friendly Starts in 1h 18m
Every Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 11 AM–7 PM
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 Japan Village, 934 3rd Ave · Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Free to walk in; food priced at stalls
Free Free Kid-friendly Starts in 5h 18m
WED, OCT 28 · 3 PM–5 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Kids Playground - Large (in Washington Square Park) · Washington Square Park, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 5h 18m
WED, OCT 28 · 3 PM–7 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Canal Street Open Street · Lower East Side, Manhattan
Free (per NYC DOT Trick-or-Streets listing)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 5h 18m
WED, OCT 28 · 3 PM–7 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Flatiron Plaza · Flatiron, Manhattan
Free (per NYC DOT Trick-or-Streets listing)
Free Free Kid-friendly Photo: Hudson Yards Starts in 1d 1h
THU, OCT 29 · 11 AM–7 PM
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 Vessel · Vessel, Hudson Yards, New York, USA, Manhattan
Free
Free Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 1d 3h
THU, OCT 29 · 1 PM–3 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Northwest Corner Seating Area (in Washington Square Park) · Washington Square Park, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 1d 5h
THU, OCT 29 · 3 PM–5 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Front Entrance, Austin J. McDonald Playground · Staten Island
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 1d 5h
THU, OCT 29 · 3:30 PM–6:30 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Wave Hill · Bronx
Free
Free Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 1d 7h
THU, OCT 29 · 5:30 PM–7 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Garibaldi Plaza (in Washington Square Park) · Washington Square Park, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 1d 22h
FRI, OCT 30 · 8 AM–7 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Children's Magical Garden · Lower East Side, Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 2d 0h
FRI, OCT 30 · 10 AM–7 PM
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Free admission · canned-food donations welcome
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 2d 0h
FRI, OCT 30 · 10:30 AM–12:30 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Surfside Community Garden · Coney Island, Brooklyn
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 2d 4h
FRI, OCT 30 · 2 PM–5:30 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Jardín de la Familia · Bronx
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 2d 4h
FRI, OCT 30 · 2 PM–6 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Harlem Valley Garden · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 2d 5h
FRI, OCT 30 · 3 PM–5 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Olgas El Gallo Community Garden · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 2d 5h
FRI, OCT 30 · 3 PM–6 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 North Lawn, Morningside Park · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 2d 5h
FRI, OCT 30 · 3 PM–7 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Gymnasium, Nostrand Playground · Brooklyn
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 2d 6h
FRI, OCT 30 · 4 PM–6 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Bryant Park · Midtown, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 2d 6h
FRI, OCT 30 · 4 PM–7 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Hamilton Fish Recreation Center, Hamilton Fish Park · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 2d 6h
FRI, OCT 30 · 4 PM–8 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Bowne Park Field House, Bowne Park · Queens
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Photo: NYC Parks Starts in 2d 7h
FRI, OCT 30 · 5:30 PM–8 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Ridgewood Reservoir · Queens
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 2d 7h
FRI, OCT 30 · 5:30 PM–8 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Margaret Corbin Circle / Cottage Yard, Fort Tryon Park · Washington Heights, Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 2d 8h
FRI, OCT 30 · 6 PM–8 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center, Williamsbridge Oval · Bronx
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 2d 8h
FRI, OCT 30 · 6 PM–7:45 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Colden St. & 45th Avenue (in Kissena Corridor Park) · Kissena Corridor Park, Queens
Free
Free Kid-friendly Registration required Starts in 3d 0h
SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–2 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 155 Milton St · Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Free · registration on Zeffy
Free Kid-friendly Photo: NYC Parks Starts in 3d 0h
SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–4 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park · Brooklyn
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 0h
SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–3 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Harlem Grown (W 134th St farm) · Harlem, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 0h
SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–3 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 James Baldwin Plaza · Norwood, Bronx
Free (per NYC DOT Trick-or-Streets listing)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 0h
SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–9 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Washington Street Open Street · DUMBO, Brooklyn
Free (per NYC DOT Trick-or-Streets listing)
Free Kid-friendly Photo: NYC Parks Starts in 3d 0h
SAT, OCT 31 · 10:30 AM–12:30 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Maple Street Community Garden · Brooklyn
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 1h
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–9 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Chelsea Market · Chelsea, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 1h
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–8 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Market 57, Pier 57 · Chelsea, Manhattan
Free · food for sale
Kid-friendly Free to enter Photo: The Seaport Starts in 3d 1h
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–8 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 South Street Seaport · Seaport, Manhattan
Free museum admission and trick-or-treating; no ticket listed for the Haunted Fish Market
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 1h
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–1 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Metropolitan Avenue · Forest Hills, Queens
Free (per NYC DOT Trick-or-Streets listing)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 1h
SAT, OCT 31 · 11:30 AM–1:30 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Urban Meadow Community Garden · Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn
Free; optional donations for treats and portrait station
Free Kid-friendly Registration required Starts in 3d 2h
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–5 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Socrates Sculpture Park · Astoria, Queens
Free · RSVP recommended
Free to enter Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 2h
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–4 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Stony Brook Village Center · Stony Brook, Long Island
Free to enter · shopping and food purchases are optional
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 2h
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–6 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Morris-Jumel Community Garden · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 2h
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–1:30 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 400 Montauk Community Garden · Brooklyn
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 2h
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–3 PM
Food & giveaways
＋ Add to planner 📍 Harlem Roots Community Garden · Harlem, Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 2h
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–4 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Serenity Garden - NYCHA Lexington Houses Community Garden · East Harlem, Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 2h
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–4 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Frank White Memorial Garden · Harlem, Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 2h
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–2 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 37th Avenue · Jackson Heights, Queens
Free (per NYC DOT Trick-or-Streets listing)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 3h
SAT, OCT 31 · 1 PM–4 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Basketball Courts, St. Mary's Park · Bronx
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 3h
SAT, OCT 31 · 1 PM–5 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 El Flamboyan Community Garden · Melrose, Bronx
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 3h
SAT, OCT 31 · 1 PM–4 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 West 3rd Street · Greenwich Village, Manhattan
Free (per NYC DOT Trick-or-Streets listing)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 3h
SAT, OCT 31 · 1 PM–2 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Crotona Nature Center · Crotona, Bronx
Free; registration not required (per NYC Parks)
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 3d 4h
SAT, OCT 31 · 2 PM–7 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Friends of Brook Park · Bronx
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 3d 4h
SAT, OCT 31 · 2 PM–7 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Nos Cuidamos Community Garden · Brooklyn
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 4h
SAT, OCT 31 · 2 PM–4 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Joseph Daniel Wilson Memorial Garden · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 4h
SAT, OCT 31 · 2 PM–5 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Risse Street Community Garden · Bronx
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 4h
SAT, OCT 31 · 2 PM–6 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Sunset Community Garden · Queens
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 4h
SAT, OCT 31 · 2 PM–5 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Santos Community Garden · Coney Island, Brooklyn
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 4h
SAT, OCT 31 · 2 PM–6 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Wanaqua Garden · Mott Haven, Bronx
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 4h
SAT, OCT 31 · 2:30 PM–5 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Wishing Well Garden · Bronx
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 5h
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–6 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Abyssinian Tot Lot · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 5h
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–6 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 The Garden by the Bay · Queens
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 5h
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–9 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Berry Street Garden · Brooklyn
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 5h
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–6 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 LIC Community Gardens, Inc. · Queens
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 5h
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–5 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Howard Garden · Brooklyn
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 5h
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–8 PM
Food & giveaways
＋ Add to planner 📍 Sugar Hill Hope Garden · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 5h
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–7 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Vinegar Hill Community Garden · Brooklyn
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 5h
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–6:30 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Edgecomb Avenue Garden Park Sanctuary · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 5h
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–7 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Stockholm Street Community Garden · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 5h
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–6 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Gregory's Garden · East New York, Brooklyn
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 5h
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–6 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Congress Street · Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
Free (per NYC DOT Trick-or-Streets listing)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 5h
SAT, OCT 31 · 3:30 PM–9 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Garden of Life · Bronx
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Photo: NYC Parks Starts in 3d 5h
SAT, OCT 31 · 3:30 PM–5:30 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Riverside Park · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 6h
SAT, OCT 31 · 4 PM–7 PM
Food & giveaways
＋ Add to planner 📍 Halsey, Ralph, & Howard Community Garden · Brooklyn
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 3d 6h
SAT, OCT 31 · 4 PM–8 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Poppa & Momma Jones Historical Garden · Brooklyn
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free to enter Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 6h
SAT, OCT 31 · 4 PM–12 AM
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 Queens Night Market (behind the New York Hall of Science) · Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Free entry; food sold by vendors
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 6h
SAT, OCT 31 · 4 PM–8:30 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Imani II Community Garden · Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 6h
SAT, OCT 31 · 4:30 PM–7:30 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Greene Avenue United Neighbors Community Garden · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 7h
SAT, OCT 31 · 5 PM–8 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Brooklyn's Finest Garden · Brooklyn
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 7h
SAT, OCT 31 · 5 PM–8:30 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 61 Franklin Street Garden · Brooklyn
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 7h
SAT, OCT 31 · 5 PM–6 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Cabrini Boulevard · Washington Heights, Manhattan
Free (per NYC DOT Trick-or-Streets listing)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 8h
SAT, OCT 31 · 6:30 PM–9 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Seventh Avenue (Park Slope) · Park Slope, Brooklyn
Free (per NYC DOT Trick-or-Streets listing)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 14h
SUN, NOV 1 · HOURS TBC
Fitness & wellness
＋ Add to planner 📍 Five-borough course, Staten Island to Central Park · All five boroughs, NYC
Free to watch
Free Kid-friendly Registration required Photo: Queens Botanical Garden Starts in 4d 2h
SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–3 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Queens Botanical Garden Compost Yard · Flushing, Queens
Free if you bring your own pumpkin
Free to enter Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 4d 2h
Every Sun · 11 AM–6 PM
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 Breeze Hill, Prospect Park (enter at Lincoln Rd) · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Free entry; food sold by vendors
Kid-friendly Starts in 4d 4h
SUN, NOV 1 · 1 PM–3 PM
📍 Astoria Park · Astoria, Queens
No admission price listed; public park event, bring your own pumpkin
Free to enter Kid-friendly Photo: Explore Rockland / Bharatiya Kala Kendra Starts in 4d 5h
SUN, NOV 1 · 2 PM–7 PM
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 The Nyack Center · Nyack, Nyack & Rockland
Free admission · food and vendor purchases are optional
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 4d 5h
SUN, NOV 1 · 2:30 PM–6 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Campos Community Garden · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Free Kid-friendly Photo: The Plaza Hotel Starts in 1w 0d
WED, NOV 4 · 10 AM–4 PM
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 1 West 58th Street · 1 West 58th Street, New York, USA, Manhattan
Free
Free Free Kid-friendly Photo: Magnetic Me Starts in 1w 2d
FRI, NOV 6 · 10 AM–5 PM
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 96 A · 96 A, North 5th Street, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Free
Free to enter Kid-friendly Starts in 1w 2d
NOV 7 – NOV 8
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 Empire Stores · Dumbo, Brooklyn
Free admission · items for sale
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 1w 2d
SAT, NOV 7 · 8 AM–12 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Rockefeller Plaza · Midtown, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Registration required Starts in 1w 3d
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–3 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Heritage Farm, Snug Harbor · Livingston, Staten Island
Free admission · organizer provides a registration link
Free Kid-friendly Registration required Illustration Starts in 1w 3d
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–6 PM
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 MoMA PS1 · Long Island City, Queens
Free admission and programs; separate RSVPs required for selected activities. Optional purchases extra.
Kid-friendly Photo: Hudson River Park Starts in 1w 3d
SAT, NOV 7 · 11 AM–3 PM
📍 Pier 84, Hudson River Park · Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan
No price listed; public park event, bring your own pumpkin
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 1w 3d
SAT, NOV 7 · 12 PM–4 PM
Painting & crafts
＋ Add to planner 📍 Bronx River House (in Starlight Park) · Starlight Park, Bronx
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 1w 3d
SAT, NOV 7 · 12 PM–2 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 J. Hood Wright Recreation Center, J. Hood Wright Park · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 1w 3d
SAT, NOV 7 · 1 PM–3 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 The Bronx Museum · Concourse, Bronx
Free · drop-ins welcome · optional RSVP · organized groups require advance registration
Free Kid-friendly Seasonal special Illustration Starts in 1w 4d
SUN, NOV 8 · 10 AM–5 PM
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 Beekman Avenue · Sleepy Hollow, Westchester
Free to attend; vendor prices vary.
Free Starts in 1w 4d
SUN, NOV 8 · 10 AM–12 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 East Fourth Street Community Garden · Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
Free Kid-friendly Registration required Photo: Whitney Museum of American Art Starts in 1w 4d
SUN, NOV 8 · 10:30 AM–6 PM
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Whitney Museum of American Art · Meatpacking, Manhattan
Free; timed tickets required
Free Kid-friendly Registration required Photo: Lower East Side Ecology Center Starts in 1w 4d
SUN, NOV 8 · 12 PM–3 PM
Community resources
＋ Add to planner 📍 La Plaza Cultural Community Garden · East Village, Manhattan
Free, all ages
Free Kid-friendly Photo: NYC Parks Starts in 1w 4d
SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–4 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Forest Park (Metropolitan Ave & Forest Park Drive) · Forest Park, Queens
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
Seasonal special Kid-friendly Illustration from $29Starts in 2w 0d
WED, NOV 11 · 5 PM–10 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Eisenhower Park · East Meadow, Long Island
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 2w 2d
FRI, NOV 13 · 6:30 PM–8 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Cross County Center · Yonkers, Westchester
Free
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 2w 3d
SAT, NOV 14 · 10 AM–2 PM
Volunteering
＋ Add to planner 📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Tottenville, Staten Island
Free
Seasonal special Kid-friendly Limited spots Illustration $87 Starts in 2w 3d
SAT, NOV 14 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
Food & giveaways
＋ Add to planner 📍 BKLYN MACS, 140 58th St · Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 2w 4d
SUN, NOV 15 · 11 AM–3 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Gymnasium, St. John's Park · Brooklyn
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 2w 4d
SUN, NOV 15 · 11 AM–12 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Carmine Carro Community Center, Marine Park · Brooklyn
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 2w 6d
TUE, NOV 17 · 5 PM–8 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 West 125th Street · Harlem, Manhattan
Free
Seasonal special Kid-friendly Photo: Westchester’s Winter Wonderland from $44Starts in 3w 1d
THU, NOV 19 · 5:30 PM–9:45 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Kensico Dam Plaza · Valhalla, Westchester
Seasonal special Kid-friendly Illustration from $22Starts in 3w 2d
FRI, NOV 20 · 5 PM–10 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Jones Beach State Park · Wantagh, Long Island
Prices rise in December.
Seasonal special Kid-friendly Illustration from $22Starts in 3w 2d
FRI, NOV 20 · 5 PM–10 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 PNC Bank Arts Center · Holmdel, New Jersey
Prices rise in December.
Seasonal special Kid-friendly Photo: Nassau Coliseum $35 Starts in 3w 2d
FRI, NOV 20 · 5 PM–10 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Uniondale, Long Island
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3w 3d
SAT, NOV 21 · 10 AM–12 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Main St · New Rochelle, Westchester
Free
Seasonal special Kid-friendly Illustration $69 Starts in 3w 3d
SAT, NOV 21 · 3 PM–5 PM
Food & giveaways
＋ Add to planner 📍 Hyatt Place New York/Midtown-South, 52 W 36th St · Midtown South, Manhattan
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 3w 3d
SAT, NOV 21 · 5 PM–7 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Queens Center mall, Level 3 · Elmhurst, Queens
Free
Free Kid-friendly Limited spots Photo: nycforfree.co Starts in 3w 4d
SUN, NOV 22 · 9 AM–7:30 PM
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 Duffy Square · Times Square, Manhattan
Free · giveaways while supplies last
Free Kid-friendly Photo: Patchogue River Christmas Boat Parade Starts in 3w 4d
SUN, NOV 22 · 5 PM–7 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Patchogue River · Patchogue, Long Island
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 4w 0d
WED, NOV 25 · 9 AM–5 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Downtown White Plains · White Plains, Westchester
Free
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 4w 0d
THU, NOV 26 · 8:30 AM–12 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Central Park West to Macy's Herald Square · Upper West Side to Herald Square, Manhattan
Free to watch from public viewing areas
Free Kid-friendly Photo: Greenwich Reindeer Festival Starts in 4w 2d
FRI, NOV 27 · 10 AM–5 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Sam Bridge Nursery, 437 North St · Greenwich, CT
Free to attend; photos with Santa cost extra
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 4w 2d
FRI, NOV 27 · 11 AM–6 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Stew Leonard's · Norwalk, CT
Free
Seasonal special Photo: Hudson River Museum $15 Starts in 4w 2d
FRI, NOV 27 · 12 PM–4 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Hudson River Museum · Yonkers, Westchester
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 4w 2d
FRI, NOV 27 · 5 PM–6 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Palmer Square · Princeton, New Jersey
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 4w 2d
FRI, NOV 27 · 7 PM–8 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Village Park · Northport, Long Island
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 4w 3d
SAT, NOV 28 · 4 PM–6 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Morristown Green · Morristown, New Jersey
Free to attend; photos with Santa cost extra
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 4w 3d
SAT, NOV 28 · 5 PM–8 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Mary Jane Davies Green · Manhasset, Long Island
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 4w 3d
SAT, NOV 28 · 5 PM–7 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Downtown Westfield · Westfield, New Jersey
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 4w 6d
TUE, DEC 1 · 5 PM–7:30 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Newark Ave pedestrian plaza · Jersey City, New Jersey
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 4w 6d
TUE, DEC 1 · 5 PM–7 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Stew Leonard's · Norwalk, CT
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 4w 6d
TUE, DEC 1 · 5:30 PM–7 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Renaissance Plaza Park · White Plains, Westchester
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 5w 0d
WED, DEC 2 · 4 PM–6 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Captain Roscoe Brown, PH.D. Plaza, Aqueduct Walk · Bronx
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 5w 0d
WED, DEC 2 · 6 PM–7:30 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Springfield Park, 184th St & 146th Rd · Springfield Gardens, Queens
Free
Free Kid-friendly Seasonal special Illustration Starts in 5w 0d
WED, DEC 2 · 7 PM–10 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Rockefeller Center · Midtown, Manhattan
Free to watch; space is limited
Free Seasonal special Photo: NYSE Starts in 5w 1d
THU, DEC 3 · 3:30 PM–6:30 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 New York Stock Exchange · Financial District, Manhattan
Free and open to the public.
Free Kid-friendly Seasonal special Illustration Starts in 5w 1d
THU, DEC 3 · 4 PM–7 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Manhattan Bridge Archway & Plaza · Dumbo, Brooklyn
Free; cider and drinks for sale.
Free Kid-friendly Seasonal special Photo: Madison Square Park Conservancy Starts in 5w 1d
THU, DEC 3 · 4:30 PM–5:30 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Madison Square Park · Flatiron, Manhattan
Free; no reservation needed.
Free Kid-friendly Photo: Jersey City Free Public Library Starts in 5w 1d
THU, DEC 3 · 6 PM–7:30 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 West Bergen branch · Jersey City, New Jersey
Free
Free Kid-friendly Photo: Weekly Shenanigans Starts in 5w 2d
FRI, DEC 4 · 4:15 PM–5:30 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Greenwich Town Hall · Greenwich, CT
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 5w 2d
FRI, DEC 4 · 5 PM–6 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Fort Greene Park · Fort Greene, Brooklyn
Free
Free Kid-friendly Photo: Bayard Cutting Arboretum Starts in 5w 2d
FRI, DEC 4 · 5 PM–8 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 440 Montauk Hwy · Great River, Long Island
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 5w 2d
FRI, DEC 4 · 6 PM–7 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Village Green by the Library · Mount Kisco, Westchester
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 5w 2d
FRI, DEC 4 · 6 PM–4 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Main Street · Ridgefield, CT
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 5w 2d
FRI, DEC 4 · 6:30 PM–8:30 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 3573 Bruckner Blvd · Throggs Neck, Bronx
Free
Free Kid-friendly Photo: Stony Point PAL Starts in 5w 2d
FRI, DEC 4 · 7 PM–8 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Stony Point, Nyack & Rockland
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 5w 3d
SAT, DEC 5 · 11 AM–2 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Carmine Carro Community Center, Marine Park · Brooklyn
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Photo: Staten Island Museum Starts in 5w 3d
SAT, DEC 5 · 11 AM–4 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Snug Harbor Cultural Center · Livingston, Staten Island
Free
Free Kid-friendly Photo: St. Thomas Aquinas College Starts in 5w 3d
SAT, DEC 5 · 12 PM–4 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Sparkill, Nyack & Rockland
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 5w 3d
SAT, DEC 5 · 2 PM–5 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Tilley Pond Park · Darien, CT
Free
Free Kid-friendly Photo: Town of Rye Starts in 5w 3d
SAT, DEC 5 · 3:30 PM–6:30 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Crawford Park · Rye Brook, Westchester
Free
Free Kid-friendly Photo: Woodside on the Move Starts in 5w 3d
SAT, DEC 5 · HOURS TBC
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Sohncke Square · Woodside, Queens
Free
Free Kid-friendly Photo: Belmont BID Starts in 5w 3d
SAT, DEC 5 · 4 PM–6 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Ciccarone Park, 2426 Hughes Ave · Belmont, Bronx
Free
Free Photo: NYC Parks Starts in 5w 3d
SAT, DEC 5 · 4:30 PM–6 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 West Harlem Piers · West Harlem, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Photo: Rockland Report Starts in 5w 3d
SAT, DEC 5 · 5:30 PM–7 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 W Orchard St · Nanuet, Nyack & Rockland
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 5w 3d
SAT, DEC 5 · 6 PM–8 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Front St to Jack DeVito Field · Yorktown Heights, Westchester
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 5w 4d
SUN, DEC 6 · 3 PM–4:30 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Carmine Carro Community Center, Marine Park · Brooklyn
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Illustration Starts in 5w 4d
SUN, DEC 6 · 3 PM–5 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Astoria Park Great Lawn · Astoria, Queens
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 5w 4d
SUN, DEC 6 · 3:30 PM–6:30 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Main Street · Bay Shore, Long Island
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 5w 4d
SUN, DEC 6 · 4 PM–5:30 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Argyle Park · Babylon, Long Island
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 5w 4d
SUN, DEC 6 · 4 PM–6 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Rye Recreation Park, 281 Midland Ave · Rye, Westchester
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 5w 4d
SUN, DEC 6 · 5 PM–7 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Landmark Square → Latham Park · Stamford, CT
Free
Free Kid-friendly Registration required Photo: City of Long Beach Starts in 5w 5d
MON, DEC 7 · 5 PM–8 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Terrace Theater Plaza · Long Beach, Long Island
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 6w 2d
FRI, DEC 11 · 6 PM–8 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Hezekiah Easter Memorial Park gazebo · Nyack, Nyack & Rockland
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 6w 3d
SAT, DEC 12 · 12 PM–5 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Newark Museum of Art · Newark, New Jersey
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 6w 3d
SAT, DEC 12 · 1 PM–6:30 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Downtown Tarrytown & Sleepy Hollow · Tarrytown, Westchester
Free
Free Illustration Starts in 7w 3d
SAT, DEC 19 · 11 AM–12 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 H.H. Biddle House, Conference House Park · Tottenville, Staten Island
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 7w 4d
SUN, DEC 20 · 5 PM–6:30 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Van Cortlandt Park · Bronx
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Registration required Starts in 10w 0d
WED, JAN 6 · 9 AM–3 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Park Ave, 106th–115th St · East Harlem, Manhattan
Free
Kid-friendly Starts in 53w 3d
SUN, NOV 7 · HOURS TBC
Fitness & wellness
＋ Add to planner 📍 Staten Island to Central Park · All five boroughs, NYC
Free to watch along the course
