New York family events
Upcoming family-friendly events across New York City: kids, festivals, markets, museums, gardens.
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, October 31
10am to 4pmFree
Prospect Park Audubon Center at the BoathouseA free, not-scary Halloween at the Audubon Center: meet live owls and creepy crawlies, join the costume parade, and make nature crafts by the Lullwater. Free.
10am to 5pm$15
Queens County Farm MuseumThe farm's ticketed Halloween day with costume contests, carnival games, pony rides, and trick-or-treating around the historic farm buildings.
10am to 5:30pm, through Nov 1$20.95
Bronx ZooThe Bronx Zoo's daytime Halloween tradition: trick-or-treating on the zoo trails, costume parades, magic shows, and pumpkin carving demos, all with the animals. Tickets from $20.95.
10:30am to 6:30pm$15
Brooklyn Children's MuseumThe children's museum goes full Halloween with costumed character meet-and-greets, spooky science demos, crafts, and a parade through the exhibits for young kids.
10:30am to 4:15pm
Children's Museum of ManhattanA Halloween day built for little kids: come in costume for a museum-wide quest with crafts, music, and playful monster-themed activities across the exhibits.
11am to 4pm$25
American Museum of Natural HistoryThe museum's annual Halloween party with trick-or-treating through the halls, live creepy-crawly animal encounters, crafts, and performances, all included with event admission.
11am to 3pm
Museum of the City of New YorkThe museum's Halloween open house with a gallery mystery for ages 9 and up, a scavenger hunt for 5 and up, hands-on art activities, and a costume contest with 0-5, 6-12, and 13-18 categories.
11am to 4pm, through Nov 1$10
Queens County Farm MuseumGet lost in the farm's giant corn maze, open weekends plus Columbus Day: a classic fall challenge for kids and grownups, with the farm stand nearby.
12 to 5pm$10
Queens Botanical GardenThe garden's family Halloween party with a costume parade, pumpkin decorating, crafts, and lawn games among the fall plantings. Daytime and all ages.
1 to 5pm, through Oct 31Free
Queens County Farm MuseumPick your pumpkin straight from the patch at Queens' 47-acre working farm, then visit the farm animals and historic farmhouse. Free entry; pumpkins priced by size.
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