Bronx family events
Family-friendly events across the Bronx: zoo days, garden programs, museum workshops, concerts, paddles and festivals. Sep 25 - Oct 9, 2026.
Fri, Oct 16 to Sun, Oct 18
Fri, Oct 23 to Sun, Oct 25
Fri, Oct 30 to Sun, Nov 1
Fri, Nov 6 to Sun, Nov 8
Saturday
10aSat SunBoo at the ZooSaturday, October 17
10am to 12pm, every SaturdayFree
VCPA Learning Garden, Van Cortlandt ParkA free drop in gardening morning for kids ages 2 to 7 and their caregivers, with seasonal crafts, plants to water, vegetables to harvest and soil to dig into.
10am to 5pm, through Oct 18$20.95
Bronx ZooThe zoo's daytime Halloween celebration returns on fall weekends with a hay maze, costume parades, pumpkin displays, a candy trail and magic shows, all included with admission.
11am to 1pmFree
Neighborhood Advisory Committee Community GardenKids 11 and younger can decorate pumpkins in this South Bronx community garden, with simple games, prizes and refreshments. The event runs rain or shine.
11am to 2pmFree
Williamsbridge Oval Recreation CenterNYC Parks hosts a fall fiesta with pumpkin decorating, autumn crafts, carnival games, face painting, a science show, a pumpkin patch and a dog costume parade.
11am to 3pm, through Oct 18
New York Botanical GardenFamilies make silk flowers and miniature papel picado banners with a Bronx teaching artist while learning the botanical traditions behind Dia de los Muertos decorations.
12 to 4pmFree
Soundview ParkA free fall afternoon at Soundview Park with festive games, pumpkin picking and decorating and other seasonal activities for the whole family.
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