This week · Wednesday 21 to Tuesday 27 October 2026

Bring the kids this week

Something for the kids every day, nearly all of it free, at a time that works for children rather than for us.

Other pathsThe whole week332 Make125 Listen12 Watch16 Kids42 Spend nothing126

🧒 This week’s trail

7 stops, from MoMA on Wednesday to Bowne Park on Tuesday. Every one of them free.

stops

free

for the whole week

Wednesday

Stop 1 of the week

MoMA

FreeStop 1 · 10:30 AMFamily Story TimeMoMA · MidtownA half-hour of stories for children two and up and their adults, followed by a hands-on activity with materials, movement, colour or shape, plus activity sheets for the galleries…

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11:00 AMTiny ToursMuseum of the City of New YorkFree 2:00 PMAfter-School Kids Art StudioMuseum of the City of New YorkFree

Thursday

Stop 2 of the week

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

FreeStop 2 · 10:15 AMStorytime at The MetThe Metropolitan Museum of Art · Upper ManhattanShort storytime sessions for young children and their grown-ups, built this month around the theme Drip! Drop! Splash!, the same theme as October's Family Afternoon. At The Met Fifth…

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10:00 AMOngoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776Conference House ParkFree 10:30 AMTiny Tots: Session 1Bowne ParkFree

Friday

Stop 3 of the week

Conference House Park

FreeStop 3 · 10:00 AMOngoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776Conference House Park · Staten IslandThe Conference House Association and NYC Parks invite you to explore this America 250 Exhibit!Stop by the Lenape Gallery in the Conference House Park Visitor Center and explore “Voices of…

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11:00 AMOngoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime CommunityConference House ParkFree 12:00 PMOld Stone House: Open HoursWashington ParkFree · register

Saturday

Stop 4 of the week

Wave Hill

Free · registerStop 4 · 10:00 AMFamily Art Project: Web WeaversWave Hill · The BronxChildren learn why spiders are helpful creatures and weave hanging web mobiles to take home; a storytime for all ages follows at 11:30 am in the Gund Theater. At Wave Hill, 4900…

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11:00 AMMCNY Kids Art StudioMuseum of the City of New YorkFree 12:00 PMOld Stone House: Open HoursWashington ParkFree · register

Sunday

Stop 5 of the week

Washington Park

Free · registerStop 5 · 12:00 PMOld Stone House: Open HoursWashington Park · Brownstone BrooklynCome visit the Old Stone House during our public Open Hours! Suggested donation for entry is $3, but no one is turned away for lack of funds. No reservation is necessary for entry.Please…

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1:00 PMHalloween: Wags to WitchesVan Cortlandt House Museum lawnFree · register 8:00 AMIce Skating at Winter VillageBryant ParkFree

Monday

Stop 6 of the week

Bryant Park

FreeStop 6 · 11:00 AMLe Carrousel Extravaganza Kids ShowsBryant Park · MidtownFree hour-long children's shows by Le Carrousel on Mondays and Wednesdays through November: music sets, Repertorio Español puppet theater, magic acts and a Zing! kids fitness session.…

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8:00 AMIce Skating at Winter VillageBryant ParkFree 11:00 AMFamily Drop-in Mask MakingMoMAFree

Tuesday

Stop 7 of the week

Bowne Park

FreeStop 7 · 10:30 AMTiny Tots: Session 1Bowne Park · Western QueensTiny Tots is an energetic learning experience fit for children ages 18 months to 3 years old. Parents work alongside their children to help them improve their fine motor skills and get…

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12:00 PMTiny Tots: Session 2Bowne ParkFree 11:00 AMOngoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime CommunityConference House ParkFree

Or walk a different week

332 eventsThe whole weekThree picks a day, every category 🏺 MakeThe craft week7 stops · 5 free · $467 🎶 ListenThe music week7 stops · 7 free · $0 🎬 WatchThe film week6 stops · 6 free · $0 🆓 Spend nothingThe free week7 stops · 7 free · $0

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