Starts in 5h 15m
FRI, OCT 30 · 2 PM–5:30 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Jardín de la Familia, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · 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 9h 15m
FRI, OCT 30 · 6 PM–8 PM
60°F · Clear
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center, Williamsbridge Oval, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
WBO Haunted House
Starts in 1d 1h
SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–3 PM
52°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at James Baldwin Plaza, Bronx · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 28
Trick-or-Streets at James Baldwin Plaza
Starts in 1d 1h
SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–1 PM
52°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Wave Hill, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Family Art Project: Day of the Dead
Starts in 1d 1h
SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–5 PM
50°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Warner Library, lobby and service desks, Westchester · official listing on warnerlib.librarycalendar.com · checked Oct 30
Free Halloween Trick-or-Treating at Warner Library
Starts in 1d 3h
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–4 PM
55°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · at Stony Brook Village Center, Long Island · official listing on stonybrookvillage.com · checked Oct 25
The 36th Annual Halloween Festival
Starts in 1d 3h
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–1 PM
56°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Harding Avenue, E Tremont Ave to Hollywood Ave, Bronx · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 30
Throggs Neck Halloween Parade
Starts in 1d 4h
SAT, OCT 31 · 1 PM–4 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Basketball Courts, St. Mary's Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Pumpkin Palooza
Starts in 1d 4h
SAT, OCT 31 · 1 PM–5 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at El Flamboyan Community Garden, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 28
Halloween Celebration at El Flamboyan Community Garden
Starts in 1d 4h
SAT, OCT 31 · 1 PM–2 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Crotona Nature Center, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 28
Autumn Animal Crafts and Exploration
Starts in 1d 5h
SAT, OCT 31 · 2 PM–7 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Friends of Brook Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead at Friends of Brook Park
Starts in 1d 5h
SAT, OCT 31 · 2 PM–5 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Risse Street Community Garden, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Trick or Treat at Risse Street Community Garden
Starts in 1d 5h
SAT, OCT 31 · 2 PM–6 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Wanaqua Garden, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 28
Day of the Dead and Halloween Celebration
Starts in 1d 5h
SAT, OCT 31 · 2:30 PM–5 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Wishing Well Garden, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Halloween at Wishing Well Garden
Starts in 1d 6h
SAT, OCT 31 · 3:30 PM–9 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Garden of Life, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Halloween Party
Starts in 1d 7h
SAT, OCT 31 · 4:30 PM–7:30 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at St Raymond Avenue, E Tremont Ave to Benson St, Bronx · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 30
Halloween @ the Square (Westchester Square)
Starts in 2d 2h
SUN, NOV 1 · 10 AM–1 PM
54°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Wave Hill, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Family Art Project: Day of the Dead
Starts in 2d 6h
SUN, NOV 1 · 2 PM–7 PM
61°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · at The Nyack Center, Nyack & Rockland · official listing on explorerocklandny.com · checked Oct 25
Indian Food Festival & Diwali Mela
Starts in 2d 6h
SUN, NOV 1 · 2 PM–6 PM
62°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at 21 Beekman Avenue, Westchester · official listing on sleepyhollowny.gov · checked Oct 29
Día de los Muertos in Sleepy Hollow
Starts in 1w 1d
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–1 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Wave Hill, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Family Art Project: Raptors in Autumn Sky
Starts in 1w 1d
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 1w 1d
SAT, NOV 7 · 12 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bronx River House (in Starlight Park), Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Indigenous Art Workshop with NAIC-NY
Starts in 1w 1d
SAT, NOV 7 · 1 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at The Bronx Museum, Bronx · official listing on bronxmuseum.org · checked Oct 27
Family Time: Día de Muertos at The Bronx Museum
Starts in 1w 2d
SUN, NOV 8 · 10 AM–5 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Beekman Avenue, Westchester · official listing on sleepyhollowtarrytownchamber.com · checked Oct 25
Sleepy Hollow Street Fair
Starts in 1w 2d
SUN, NOV 8 · 10 AM–1 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Wave Hill, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Family Art Project: Raptors in Autumn Sky
Starts in 3w 2d
SUN, NOV 22 · 5 PM–7 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Patchogue River, Long Island · official listing on patchogueboatparade.org · checked Oct 26
Patchogue Holiday Boat Parade (30th)
Starts in 3w 5d
WED, NOV 25 · 9 AM–5 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Downtown White Plains, Westchester · official listing on hudsonvalleysojourner.com · checked Oct 26
Santa's Mailbox in White Plains
Starts in 4w 0d
FRI, NOV 27 · 10 AM–5 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Sam Bridge Nursery, 437 North St, Lower Connecticut · official listing on greenwichreindeerfestival.com · checked Oct 26
Greenwich Reindeer Festival & Santa's Workshop
Starts in 4w 0d
FRI, NOV 27 · 7 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Village Park, Long Island · official listing on longislandplaybook.com · checked Oct 26
Northport Village Christmas Tree Lighting
Starts in 4w 1d
SAT, NOV 28 · 5 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Mary Jane Davies Green, Long Island · official listing on north-hempstead.com · checked Oct 26
Manhasset Holiday Lighting Ceremony
Starts in 4w 4d
TUE, DEC 1 · 5:30 PM–7 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Renaissance Plaza Park, Westchester · official listing on cityofwhiteplains.com · checked Oct 26
White Plains City Lights tree lighting
Starts in 4w 5d
WED, DEC 2 · 4 PM–6 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Captain Roscoe Brown, PH.D. Plaza, Aqueduct Walk, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Holiday Tree Lighting
Starts in 5w 0d
FRI, DEC 4 · 4:15 PM–5:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Greenwich Town Hall, Lower Connecticut · official listing on weeklyshenanigans.com · checked Oct 26
Greenwich Tree Lighting
Starts in 5w 0d
FRI, DEC 4 · 5 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at 440 Montauk Hwy, Long Island · official listing on bayardcuttingarboretum.com · checked Oct 26
Bayard Cutting Arboretum Holiday Tree Lighting
Starts in 5w 0d
FRI, DEC 4 · 6 PM–7 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Village Green by the Library, Westchester · official listing on mountkiscochamberofcommerce.growthzoneapp.com · checked Oct 26
Mount Kisco Holiday Tree Lighting
Starts in 5w 0d
FRI, DEC 4 · 6 PM–9 PM
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Main Street, Lower Connecticut · official listing on chamber.inridgefield.com · checked Oct 28
Ridgefield Holiday Stroll
Starts in 5w 0d
FRI, DEC 4 · 6:30 PM–8:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at 3573 Bruckner Blvd, Bronx · official listing on zoodohospeghe.org · checked Oct 26
Zoodohos Peghe Church Christmas Tree Lighting
Starts in 5w 0d
FRI, DEC 4 · 7 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Stony Point, Nyack & Rockland · official listing on stonypointpal.org · checked Oct 26
Stony Point Holiday Parade
Starts in 5w 1d
SAT, DEC 5 · 12 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Sparkill, Nyack & Rockland · official listing on stac.edu · checked Oct 26
Sparkill Winter Wonderland
Starts in 5w 1d
SAT, DEC 5 · 2 PM–5 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Tilley Pond Park, Lower Connecticut · official listing on darienct.gov · checked Oct 26
Darien An Old Fashioned Holiday & Tree Lighting
Starts in 5w 1d
SAT, DEC 5 · 3:30 PM–6:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Crawford Park, Westchester · official listing on ryetownny.gov · checked Oct 26
Holiday Lights at Crawford Park
Starts in 5w 1d
SAT, DEC 5 · 4 PM–6 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Ciccarone Park, 2426 Hughes Ave, Bronx · official listing on bronxlittleitaly.com · checked Oct 26
Bronx Little Italy Christmas Tree Lighting
Starts in 5w 1d
SAT, DEC 5 · 5:30 PM–7 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at W Orchard St, Nyack & Rockland · official listing on rocklandreport.com · checked Oct 26
Nanuet Tree Lighting Festival
Starts in 5w 1d
SAT, DEC 5 · 6 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Front St to Jack DeVito Field, Westchester · official listing on hudsonvalleysojourner.com · checked Oct 26
Yorktown Holiday Electric Lights Parade & Tree Lighting
Starts in 5w 2d
SUN, DEC 6 · 3:30 PM–6:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Main Street, Long Island · official listing on chamberofcommerceofgreaterbayshore.com · checked Oct 26
Bay Shore Holiday Spectacular & Tree Lighting
Starts in 5w 2d
SUN, DEC 6 · 4 PM–5:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Argyle Park, Long Island · official listing on longislandplaybook.com · checked Oct 26
Tree Lighting at Argyle Park
Starts in 5w 2d
SUN, DEC 6 · 4 PM–6 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Rye Recreation Park, 281 Midland Ave, Westchester · official listing on hudsonvalleysojourner.com · checked Oct 26
Rye Holiday Bonfire & Sing Along
Starts in 5w 2d
SUN, DEC 6 · 5 PM–7 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Landmark Square → Latham Park, Lower Connecticut · official listing on ctvisit.com · checked Oct 26
Stamford Heights & Lights
Starts in 5w 3d
MON, DEC 7 · 5 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Terrace Theater Plaza, Long Island · official listing on visitlongbeach.com · checked Oct 26
Long Beach Christmas Tree Lighting
Starts in 6w 0d
FRI, DEC 11 · 6 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Hezekiah Easter Memorial Park gazebo, Nyack & Rockland · official listing on nyackchamber.org · checked Oct 26
Nyack Holiday Lights
Starts in 6w 1d
SAT, DEC 12 · 1 PM–6:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Downtown Tarrytown & Sleepy Hollow, Westchester · official listing on sleepyhollowtarrytownchamber.com · checked Oct 26
Sleepy Hollow–Tarrytown Winter Stroll
Starts in 7w 2d
SUN, DEC 20 · 5 PM–6:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Winter Solstice Campfire and Storytelling
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