Starts in 3h 14m
THU, OCT 29 · 10 AM–7 PM
59°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan · official listing on grandcentralterminal.com · checked Oct 25
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Free things to do with kids in NYC: story times, family days, parades, park programs and kid-friendly pop-ups. We only list events we’ve checked on the organizer’s own site, and the list updates itself as new ones are added.
Starts in 1d 1h
Every Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat · 8 AM–6 PM
58°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 23, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Union Square, 17th St between Broadway & Park Ave South, Manhattan · official listing on grownyc.org · checked Oct 23
Union Square Greenmarket
Starts in 1d 3h
FRI, OCT 30 · 10 AM–7 PM
64°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St, Manhattan · official listing on bfplny.com · checked Oct 27
Canstruction: giant sculptures made of food cans
Starts in 1d 9h
FRI, OCT 30 · 4 PM–6 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Bryant Park, Manhattan · official listing on bryantpark.org · checked Oct 25
Tricks and Treats at Bryant Park
Starts in 2d 3h
SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–2 PM
53°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 24, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at 155 Milton St, Brooklyn · official listing on zeffy.com · checked Oct 24
Greenpoint Children’s Halloween Parade
Starts in 2d 4h
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–9 PM
56°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Chelsea Market, Manhattan · official listing on chelseamarket.com · checked Oct 25
Trick-or-Treating at Chelsea Market
Starts in 2d 4h
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–8 PM
56°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Market 57, Pier 57, Manhattan · official listing on pier57nyc.com · checked Oct 25
Halloween at Pier 57
Starts in 2d 5h
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–5 PM
57°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens · official listing on socratessculpturepark.org · checked Oct 26
Halloween Harvest Festival at Socrates Sculpture Park
Starts in 1w 1d
NOV 7 – NOV 8
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · at Empire Stores, Brooklyn · official listing on fadmarket.co · checked Oct 27
FAD Market fall pop-up in Dumbo
Starts in 1w 2d
SAT, NOV 7 · 12 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 23, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Bronx River House (in Starlight Park), Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 23
Traditional Indigenous crafts at Bronx River House
Starts in 2w 2d
SAT, NOV 14 · 10 AM–2 PM
✓ Verified Oct 23, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 23
Beach & park clean-up at Conference House Park
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