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SUN, NOV 1 · 8 AM–5 PM
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Five-borough course, Staten Island to Central Park, NYC · official listing on nyrr.org · checked Oct 31
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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.
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SUN, NOV 1 · 8 AM–10 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · registration required · kid-friendly · at The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village, Bryant Park, Manhattan · official listing on bryantpark.org · checked Oct 30
The Rink at Bryant Park (free-admission ice skating)
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SUN, NOV 1 · 9:30 AM–4 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at East 93rd Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan · official listing on eventbrite.com · checked Oct 29
Nanit New York City Marathon Parent Pit Stop
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SUN, NOV 1 · 10 AM–7 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St, Manhattan · official listing on bfplny.com · checked Oct 31
Canstruction: giant sculptures made of food cans
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SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–10 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Times Sq - 42 St, Manhattan · official listing on envoyevents.com · checked Oct 31
The Grand Ofrenda at Times Square
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SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–7 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Vessel, Manhattan · official listing on hudsonyardsnewyork.com · checked Oct 29
Free Entry to Vessel and Edge for Runners
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Daily · 11 AM–10 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, 65 Bayard St, Manhattan · official listing on chinatownicecreamfactory.com · checked Oct 26
Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
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Daily · 11 AM–6 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Economy Candy, 108 Rivington St, Manhattan · official listing on economycandy.com · checked Oct 26
Economy Candy: old-school candy store since 1937
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Every Sun · 11 AM–6 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Breeze Hill, Prospect Park (enter at Lincoln Rd), Brooklyn · official listing on smorgasburg.com · checked Oct 26
Smorgasburg Prospect Park (Sundays)
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Daily · 11 AM–7 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Japan Village, 934 3rd Ave, Brooklyn · official listing on japanvillage.com · checked Oct 26
Japan Village food hall in Industry City
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SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–4 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 29
Brooklyn FAM Festival: Shine Your Light
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SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–5 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · at Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbowl.com · checked Oct 31
Family Bowl Sunday at Brooklyn Bowl (No Cover)
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Every Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 30
Exhibit: The Shirley Chisholm Way at Lefferts Historic House
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SUN, NOV 1 · 2 PM–7 PM
61°F · 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
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SUN, NOV 1 · 2 PM–6 PM
60°F · 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
Happening now
SUN, NOV 1 · 2:30 PM–6 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Campos Community Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Annual Community Dia de los Muertos Celebration
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122 verified listings right now. Updated automatically.
How are these listings checked?
Every listing links to the organizer's own page: the venue, the city agency or park, or the official ticket or RSVP page. We don't copy listings from other event sites.