South Street Seaport Museum announces a robust schedule of Halloween offerings beginning October 3, 2026. Activities include Halloween Paper Crafts and Letterpress Printing, A Haunted Harbor Halloween: Onboard Panel and Ferry Tour, and Ghost Stories from the Oregon Coast. Ghost Stories from the Oregon Coast October 3...
Museum days don’t have to mean convincing the kids to quietly follow you from gallery to gallery. Across NYC, there are museums where children can climb aboard vintage subway cars, experiment with science, explore an aircraft carrier, discover movie-making secrets, see an enormous model of...
Get ready to light up your holiday season! Lightscape is returning to Brooklyn Botanic Garden, bringing a spectacular new illuminated trail to Brooklyn from November 20, 2026 through January 3, 2027. This year’s newly imagined Lightscape is described as a love letter to the Garden and...
It’s time to start planning for winter on the ice. Learn to Skate is returning to the Gottesman Rink at Central Park’s Davis Center, with six-week group sessions for children as young as 2, teens, and adults. Each lesson lasts 30 minutes, and classes follow...
GHOULS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN! Festive Fall Fun for The Whole Family Returns Color Factory, the immersive art experience that invites visitors to journey through the joy of color, is casting a colorful spell this fall with the return of Haunted Hues. From now through November 1st,...
The New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) reopens on Wednesday, September 16, following a temporary closure. Families can get hands-on with NYSCI’s interactive exhibits, enjoy live demonstrations and discover plenty of opportunities to explore, experiment and play together. New fall hours will be Wednesday through Sunday, from...
September 27 | Bronx Children’s Museum | 2PM & 3:30PM | RSVP The Citizen Arts International Festival announces performances of The Garden by performing arts company Flying Leap on September 27, 2026, with the Bronx Children’s Museum in Mill Pond Park at 2PM and 3:30PM. For...
South Street Seaport Museum announces Family Day at the Seaport Museum on Saturday, September 26, 2026 from 11am–5pm. Advanced registration is suggested for this free event. Book free tickets here. Explore, play, make, and discover at the Seaport Museum! Family Day is the perfect opportunity to...
It might only be September, but one of NYC’s most popular holiday traditions is already getting ready for the festive season. Reservations are now open for peak holiday dates at the Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park, including ice skating, Cozy Igloos, Club Santa...
New York City Public Schools are introducing major new rules around artificial intelligence and screen time for the 2026–27 school year, with a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative AI for children from 2-K through 8th grade. Announced by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels,...