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Things to Do in NYC with Kids This Weekend 
Friday, Oct 31 - Sunday, Nov. 2

Looking for events to do with your kids in New York City this weekend? Here are some family-friendly activities to add to your list.

Trick-or-Streets
Citywide – FREE
Sat Oct 25 - Fri Oct 31 -- Repeating every week — Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays through October 31.
NYC DOT partners with Open Streets, plazas, and other corridors in October and on Halloween to add pedestrian space during one of the busiest nights of the year. Website

Spooky Snug Harbor Tour
Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island
Thu Oct 2 - Fri Oct 31-- Repeating every week — Sundays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays through October 26.
Also on October 31.
Snug Harbor is one of Staten Island’s most beautiful historic destinations. And, if the legends are true, one of its most haunted...Journey back in time to learn about murder, mayhem, and hauntings at Snug Harbor, including a visit to the final resting place of Captain Robert Randall, whose wealth willed Snug Harbor into existence. Website

Dumboween: Halloween March to the Arch
Dumbo, Brooklyn – FREE
Friday, Oct. 31
Put on your most creative costume, and head to Dumbo for a Halloween March to the Arch. Beginning at Washington Street, between Front and Water Streets, costumed participants parade to the Dumbo Archway, led by live music and puppets. Website

Haunted Halloween Labyrinth in Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brooklyn Heights – FREE
Friday, Oct 31
Brooklyn Bridge Park hosts a slightly spooky—but not too scary—Halloween experience for youngsters featuring a maze with ghosts and ghouls and witches on brooms...plus plenty of candy treats! Costumes encouraged. Website

BAMboo!
Friday, Oct 31
Fort Greene, Brooklyn – FREE
BAM’s annual free community Halloween celebration happily haunts the neighborhood with family-friendly music, carnival games, arts and crafts, candy giveaways, trick-or-treat popcorn, and more. Costumes are encouraged. Website

Jackson Heights Halloween Parade
Friday, Oct. 31 at 5:00pm
Jackson Heights, Queens – FREE
The Jackson Heights Halloween Parade—NYC’s largest children’s Halloween parade—lines up once again at 89th Street and 37th Avenue and marches down 37th Avenue to PS 69. Website

Children's Halloween Parade in Washington Square Park
Greenwich Village – FREE
Friday, Oct. 31
Manhattan Community Board 2 and NYU host one of the city's largest free children's events on Halloween. Festivities include live performances, games, treats, and more. Website

Park Slope Halloween Parade
Park Slope, Brooklyn – FREE
Friday, Oct 31 
The Park Slope Civic Council hosts the spookiest parade in Park Slope. Marchers line up at 7th Avenue and 14th Street and wind their way to the Old Stone House. Come early to trick-or-treat. Website

52nd Annual Village Halloween Parade
Sixth Avenue at Spring Street, Greenwich Village – FREE
Friday, Oct. 31
The world's most famous Halloween parade weaves through the streets of Greenwich Village once again. Hundreds of puppets, musicians, dancers, artists, and thousands of other New Yorkers in creative costumes march in the nation’s most wildly creative public participatory event in the greatest city in the world. Website

Inwood Pumpkin Pageant in Isham Park
Inwood – FREE
Saturday, November 1
The Inwood Pumpkin Pageant returns to Isham Park for another spooky display of Halloween artistry. Local residents bring their carved jack-o'-lanterns to the park the evening after Halloween for a grand community event. Website

Astoria Park Pumpkin Smash
Astoria, Queens – FREE
Saturday, November 1
Don’t trash it, smash it! Sling your pumpkin across Astoria Park using a giant slingshot designed and built by Astoria Woodworkers Collective. Or you can grab a mallet and head to the “smash zone” tarp and smash by hand. All smashed pumpkins will be gathered into DSNY bins and taken off-site for compost use to enrich our soil throughout the city. Website

Hudson River Park's Pumpkin Smash
Midtown West – FREE
Saturday, November 1
Bring your jack-o'-lantern or uncarved pumpkin to Hudson River Park's Pier 84 to squash, smash, and smush it into compost to help keep the park beautiful, green, and growing. The fun-packed afternoon includes free face painting from Silly Cheeks and circus entertainment by Bindlestiff performers.  Website

Super Sabado: Día de los Muertos at El Museo del Barrio
East Harlem – FREE
Saturday, November 1
El Museo’s annual Día de los Muertos celebration returns with a full day of family-friendly programming. Honoring the lives of loved ones who have passed, this beloved tradition invites visitors of all ages to come together and experience the vibrant cultural traditions surrounding the holiday. Website

Día de los Muertos Family Celebration in Green-Wood Cemetery
Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Saturday, November 1
Throughout Mexico, from October 31 to November 2, departed loved ones are commemorated through prayer, offerings, altars, music, dance, and food. Spend the afternoon celebrating Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) at Green-Wood Cemetery with crafts, storytelling, and snacks. Website

Snow White at the New Victory Theater
Midtown West
Saturday, Nov. 1 - Sunday, Nov. 9
Ages 6 and up
Mirror, mirror on the wall, this Snow White has laughs for all. The well-trod tale of vanity and virtue is ripe for reinvention, now bristling with original songs from a band of six storytellers. Website

Opening Weekend of LeFrak Center Ice Skating Rink
Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Opens Saturday, November 1
Lace up your skates — ice skating is back in Prospect Park! The season kicks off with free public skating sessions, free mini skating lessons, and tons of fall fun all weekend long. Website

Day of the Dead 2025 at Museum of the Moving Image
Astoria, Queens – FREE
Sunday, November 2
Celebrate a vibrant and authentic Day of the Dead at Museum of the Moving Image with a performance of Aztec Mexica dance, ofrendas, fun digital media activities for kids and families, music from the Indigenous dance troupe Yayauhki Tezcatlipoka, and the Mexican Folkloric Ballet of New York. Website

33rd Annual Canstruction Competition at Brookfield Place
Financial District – FREE
Thursday, Oct 30 -  Monday, November 10
This extraordinary annual design competition is the most unique food charity in the world, Canstruction challenges teams of architects, engineers, and contractors to build sculptures made entirely out of unopened cans of food. Website

 

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