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Saturday, October 12 Events
Broadway Magic Hour at the Broadway Comedy Club
Sat Aug 24, 2024 - Mon Dec 30, 2024 -
October 12, 2024; October 26, 2024; November 2, 2024; November 23, 2024; December 7, 2024; December 21, 2024; December 27, 2024; December 30, 2024.
2:00pm ET
Age: 6 and up
Price: $25
Location:
Broadway Comedy Club
318 W 53rd Street, New York, NY, 10019
347-915-3050
The Broadway Magic Hour features master magicians Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio in a performance that includes mind-boggling mysteries and hilarious comedy for all ages. Witness magic, mind-reading, comedy, and grand illusions!
Purchase tickets online in advance. Save 40% when you use code MOMMY.
Note: The December 7 performance is at 1pm.
Rockefeller Center Skating Rink Opening Week
Sat Oct 12, 2024
9:00am to 11:00pm ET
Age: All ages
Price: Weekdays Adult & Child/$21 and up. Children under 5/$11 and up. Weekends Adult & Child/$28 & up
Location:
Rockefeller Center
600 5th Avenue, Rockefeller Center, New York, NY
212-332-7655
The world's most famous ice rink opens for the season. Grab your ice skates and your reservations, so you can take a spin on this iconic ice skating rink.
Register for timed tickets in advance, online.
Take Two Film Workshop: (Not So) Scary Movies!
Sat Oct 12, 2024
10:30am to 11:30am ET
Age: 7-13
Price: Free
Location:
West End Secondary School
227 West 61st St, New York, NY, 10023
Kids learn some classic camera and editing techniques to create their own mini scary movie (but not too scary).
Children must be attended by an adult. Space is very limited, please RSVP with the number of children attending. RSVP here.
Corn Husk Dolls at Wave Hill
Sat Oct 12, 2024 - Sun Oct 13, 2024
10:00am to 1:00pm ET
Age: 4 and up
Price: Free with garden admission
Location:
Wave Hill
West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, Bronx, NY
718-549-3200, x251
Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day by exploring corn's role in indigenous cultures and learning about its versatility as a food and art material. Tie, weave and shape dried husks to make your own figurine.
At 11:30 am, families can enjoy a special storytime program in the Gund Theater, all ages welcome, with a reading of the book When the Shadbush Blooms by Carla Messinger.
Village Ghost Tours in Historic Richmondtown
Fri Sep 27, 2024 - Sat Oct 26, 2024 - Repeating every week — Fridays, and Saturdays through October 26, 2024, Except October 19, 2024.
11:00am ET
Age: 8 and up
Price: $10 per person
Location:
Historic Richmond Town
441 Clarke Avenue, New York, NY
(718) 351-1611
From authentic colonial ghost stories to creepy modern-day encounters, Village Ghost Tours explore historic houses by candlelight and delve into folklore and mysteries from the past. This ghost tour is led by costumed storytellers who share their own unexplained and unnerving tales.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Purchase tickets in advance online.
The program runs at 7pm & 8:30pm.
Sunday, October 13 Events
Fall Fest at the Atlantic Terminal Mall
Sun Oct 13, 2024
11:00am to 2:00pm ET
Age: 0-13
Price: FREE
Location:
Atlantic Terminal Mall
139 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11217
(718) 834-3400
Brooklyn Bridge Parents hosts a family festival with arts and crafts, pumpkin painting, block building, music, and more! Kids are encouraged to come in costume.
There's a "urban pumpkin patch," with 1,000 pumpkins waiting to be decorated by the kiddos. The outdoor plaza and car-free Fort Greene Place are packed with arts and crafts, pumpkin painting, block building, haunted trucks to enter (if you dare), soccer, a costume dance party, face painting, and more!
Harvest Festival at Onderdonk House
Sun Oct 13, 2024
12:00pm to 4:00pm ET
Age: All ages
Price: Adults $10; Children (under 12) FREE
Location:
Onderdonk House
18-20 Flushing Avenue, Queens, NY, 11385
718.456.1776
Celebrate autumn at the historic Onderdonk House with crafts, games, and more. Kids enter for free with a ticketed adult. Enjoy arts and crafts, games, and more.
Kids receive complimentary pumpkins if children's tickets (free) are reserved in advance.
Corn Husk Dolls at Wave Hill
Sat Oct 12, 2024 - Sun Oct 13, 2024
10:00am to 1:00pm ET
Age: 4 and up
Price: Free with garden admission
Location:
Wave Hill
West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, Bronx, NY
718-549-3200, x251
Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day by exploring corn's role in indigenous cultures and learning about its versatility as a food and art material. Tie, weave and shape dried husks to make your own figurine.
At 11:30am, families can enjoy a special storytime program in the Gund Theater, all ages welcome, with a reading of the book When the Shadbush Blooms by Carla Messinger.
Mother Goose at 92Y
Sun Oct 6, 2024 - Sun Nov 10, 2024 - see all dates
10:30am ET
Age: 3-11
Price: $27+
Location:
92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Avenue, New York , NY, 10128
212-415-5500
The 92nd Street Y presents this distinctly contemporary retelling of the well-known nursery rhymes in an enchanting, playful, utterly unique musical story (based on the bestselling book by Kobi Yamada) about the transformative power of creativity — made just for kids.
Purchase tickets in advance.
Note: An additional show on October 20 and the November 3 show are at 1:30pm.
Rockefeller Center Skating Rink Opening Week
Sat Oct 12, 2024
9:00am to 11:00pm ET
Age: All ages
Price: Weekdays Adult & Child/$21 and up. Children under 5/$11 and up. Weekends Adult & Child/$28 & up
Location:
Rockefeller Center
600 5th Avenue, Rockefeller Center, New York, NY
212-332-7655
The world's most famous ice rink opens for the season. Grab your ice skates and your reservations, so you can take a spin on this iconic ice skating rink.
Register for timed tickets in advance, online.
Monday, October 14 Events
Indigenous Peoples Day at the Seaport Museum
Mon Oct 14, 2024
11:00am to 5:00pm ET
Age: 6 and up
Price: Pay what you wish
Location:
Seaport Museum
209-211 Water Street, New York, NY, 10038
Visit the 1885 tall ship Wavertree, where you can discover the traditions of the area’s indigenous people and play the same games that were enjoyed here long before the city we know today.
Family-friendly activities include Selahtinalìtin (sˈɛlɑːtˌɪnɐlˌɪtɪn): a scattering straws game similar to Pick Up Sticks or Jackstraws, and Mamantuhwin (mˈæmɐntˌuːwɪn): a dice-and-bowl game possibly named after the whirligig beetle. Experience the excitement of these traditional games and connect with the history of Lenapehoking, the land and water now known as South Street Seaport.
Indigenous People's Day at the Queens Botanical Garden
Mon Oct 14, 2024
11:00am to 4:00pm ET
Age: All
Price: Free (donations appreciated); Workshop $20/person
Location:
Queens Botanical Garden
43-50 Main Street, Queens, NY, 11355
Visit the garden for free on Indigenous People's Day, and try your hand at a shell necklace workshop using shells, sinews and trade beads.
Workshop is offered 11:30am-1pm or 2pm-3:30pm. Register and pay ($20/person) online in advance.
Columbus Day Parade
Mon Oct 14, 2024
11:30am to 3:30pm ET
Age: All
Price: FREE
Location:
Fifth Avenue
44th St to 72nd St, New York, NY,
The 80th Columbus Day Parade processes up Fifth Avenue from 44th Street to 72nd Street—with red carpet performances on Fifth Avenue between 67th and 69th Streets—including high school bands, professional musicians, folk dance troupes, floats, and more.
Indigenous Peoples Day in Prospect Park
Mon Oct 14, 2024
12:00pm to 5:00pm ET
Age: All
Price: FREE; carousel $3 per ride, $13 for a book of 5 tickets
Location:
Prospect Park
Audubon Center, Carousel , Brooklyn, NY, 11215
Join the Prospect Park Alliance when school is closed for Indigenous Peoples Day. Enjoy free nature education activities, animal encounters, bird walks, and more at the Prospect Park Audubon Center, and take a ride on the beloved Prospect Park Carousel.
Carousel Rides, 12-5 pm:
Children’s Corner, $3 per ride; $13 for a book of 5 tickets.
Rockefeller Center Skating Rink Opening Week
Sat Oct 12, 2024
9:00am to 11:00pm ET
Age: All ages
Price: Weekdays Adult & Child/$21 and up. Children under 5/$11 and up. Weekends Adult & Child/$28 & up
Location:
Rockefeller Center
600 5th Avenue, Rockefeller Center, New York, NY
212-332-7655
The world's most famous ice rink opens for the season. Grab your ice skates and your reservations, so you can take a spin on this iconic ice skating rink.
Register for timed tickets in advance, online.
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