Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan · official listing on grandcentralterminal.com · checked Oct 25

Fitness & wellness

NYC Marathon Experience at Grand Central

📍 Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central Terminal · Midtown, Manhattan

Free

Happening now

THU, OCT 29 · 10 AM–6 PM

69°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Outdoors at Faber Park Recreation Center (in Faber Pool and , Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Family & kids

Kids In Motion: Faber

📍 Outdoors at Faber Park Recreation Center (in Faber Pool and Park) · Faber Pool and Park, Staten Island

Free (NYC Parks event)

Happening now

THU, OCT 29 · 10 AM–6 PM

69°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Austin J. McDonald Playground Fieldhouse (in Austin J. McDon, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Family & kids

Kids In Motion: Austin J. McDonald's Playground

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

Free (NYC Parks event)

Happening now

THU, OCT 29 · 10 AM–6 PM

69°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Play Area (in Arrochar Playground), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Family & kids

Kids In Motion: Arrochar

📍 Play Area (in Arrochar Playground) · Arrochar Playground, Staten Island

Free (NYC Parks event)

Happening now

THU, OCT 29 · 11 AM–7 PM

69°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Vessel, Manhattan · official listing on hudsonyardsnewyork.com · checked Oct 28

Markets & pop-ups

Free Entry to Vessel and Edge for Runners

📍 Vessel · Vessel, Hudson Yards, New York, USA, Manhattan

Free

Happening now

Daily · 11 AM–10 PM

69°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

Food & giveaways

Chinatown Ice Cream Factory

📍 Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, 65 Bayard St · Chinatown, Manhattan

Free to walk in; scoops priced in store

Happening now

Daily · 11 AM–6 PM

69°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

Food & giveaways

Economy Candy: old-school candy store since 1937

📍 Economy Candy, 108 Rivington St · Lower East Side, Manhattan

Free to walk in; candy priced in store

Happening now

Daily · 11 AM–7 PM

66°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

Markets & pop-ups

Japan Village food hall in Industry City

📍 Japan Village, 934 3rd Ave · Sunset Park, Brooklyn

Free to walk in; food priced at stalls

Happening now

THU, OCT 29 · 2 PM–6 PM

69°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Play Area (in Bloomingdale Playground), Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Family & kids

Kids In Motion: Bloomingdale Playground

📍 Play Area (in Bloomingdale Playground) · Bloomingdale Playground, Manhattan

Free (NYC Parks event)

Happening now

THU, OCT 29 · 2 PM–6 PM

69°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Columbus Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Family & kids

Kids in Motion: Columbus Park

📍 Columbus Park, Manhattan

Free (NYC Parks event)

Happening now

THU, OCT 29 · 2 PM–10 PM

69°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Samuel Seabury Playground, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Family & kids

Kids in Motion: Samuel Seabury Playground

📍 Samuel Seabury Playground, Manhattan

Free (NYC Parks event)

Happening now

THU, OCT 29 · 3:30 PM–6:30 PM

67°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Wave Hill, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 28

Family & kids

Wave Hill-O-Ween

📍 Wave Hill · Bronx

Free

PAID · NOT FREE

Paid & ticketed events (17)

See all paid →

Happening now

Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–6 PM

67°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026

Why this place: Paid (from $35) · seasonal special · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Everett Children's Adventure Garden, New York Botanical Gard, Bronx · official listing on nybg.org · checked Oct 26

Arts & culture

Día de los Muertos at the New York Botanical Garden

📍 Everett Children's Adventure Garden, New York Botanical Garden · Bedford Park, Bronx

The event page doesn't say which pass is required.

Happening now

Every Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–8:30 PM

69°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026

Why this place: Paid (from $39) · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Museum of Ice Cream, Manhattan · official listing on museumoficecream.com · checked Oct 26

Arts & culture

Museum of Ice Cream

📍 Museum of Ice Cream · SoHo, Manhattan

Happening now

Daily · 10 AM–10 PM

69°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026

Why this place: Paid ($35) · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Museum of Illusions New York, Manhattan · official listing on newyork.museumofillusions.us · checked Oct 26

Arts & culture

Museum of Illusions

📍 Museum of Illusions New York · West Village, Manhattan

4 and under free (official FAQ).

Happening now

Every Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 3 PM–10 PM

66°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Paid (Ticketed) · seasonal special · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 29

Family & kids

Fall Festival & Haunted Hotel at Lakeside

📍 LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park · Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Paid: tickets required, prices vary (see official ticket page)

Starts in 18h 58m

Every Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM

67°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Paid ($3) · seasonal special · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Prospect Park Carousel, Children's Corner, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 29

Family & kids

Haunted Carousel in Prospect Park

📍 Prospect Park Carousel, Children's Corner · Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Free with PPA Family Supporter membership or higher

Starts in 18h 58m

FRI, OCT 30 · 12 PM–7 PM

67°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Paid (Paid) · at Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art (Building C) (in Snug H, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Family & kids

Proximity Exhibition

📍 Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art (Building C) (in Snug Harbor Cultural Center) · Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island

Paid: fee listed on the official NYC Parks page

Starts in 1d 16h

SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–5:30 PM

53°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Paid (from $3) · seasonal special · kid-friendly · at Prospect Park Zoo, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 29

Family & kids

Spooktober! at Prospect Park Zoo

📍 Prospect Park Zoo · Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Paid: zoo admission

Starts in 1d 16h

SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–5 PM

52°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Paid (from $15) · seasonal special · kid-friendly · at Queens County Farm Museum, Queens · official listing on queensfarm.org · checked Oct 29

Family & kids

Halloween on the Farm at Queens County Farm

📍 Queens County Farm Museum · Glen Oaks / Floral Park, Queens