04 Jun Things to Do With Kids in NYC This Weekend

If you are looking for things to do with kids in NYC this weekend, then we’ve got the perfect round-up of activities and events taking place. Explore the best of what the city has to offer and create family-friendly memories that will last a lifetime.

June 6

Garden Festival: Wild Imaginations
The Met Cloisters, 99 Margaret Corbin Drive, Fort Tryon Park, New York, NY 10040
Free with admission

Let your imagination run wild in The Met Cloisters gardens! Enjoy tours, performances, art making, and more as you explore the gardens and the creatures who call them home. From buzzing bees and fluttering butterflies to sly foxes and creeping garden critters, discover how the living world has long inspired extraordinary hybrid beings: part animal, part human, part plant. For garden enthusiasts and curious visitors of all ages.

June 6

Watson Adventures’ Wizard School Scavenger Hunt 2: The Museum of Magical History
American Museum of Natural History, 200 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024
$35.00-$45.00 (includes museum admission)

Join Watson Adventures on a Harry Potter-themed scavenger hunt for ages 10 and up! Embark on a new wizarding adventure for Harry Potter fans at the American Museum of Natural History where you’ll search for exhibits that echo characters, places and enchanted objects in the books and movies of the Harry Potter universe. Be prepared to track fantastic beasts through a forbidden (rain)forest, dance with Hagrid-like giants, encounter a cute cousin of dragons, stalk hunters scarier than any auror, and more.

June 6

Pride Family Picnic
Cathedral Gardens, 217 Manhattan Ave, New York, NY 10025
Free

From 11am to 2pm, the Cathedral Gardens will be open for all to enjoy. Visitors are invited to bring a picnic, play yard games, and spend an afternoon in community. The Queer Big Apple Corps Marching Band will perform at 12pm Following the performance, there will be a musical instrument petting zoo for a hands-on introduction to a variety of instruments.

June 7

Making Moves: Community Art Party on the High Line
On the High Line at 14th Street
Free

Join us for a creative energy boost at Making Moves, a community art party. Dance on the High Line to a live DJ lineup with Saint James Joy and more, move with New Victory Theater, and groove alongside collaborative art activities led by High Line Teaching Artists. Explore hands-on activities with community partner Infirnity, or simply vibe to the music. Kids and adults alike can enjoy the creative magic – there is something for everyone.

June 6 & 7

Discovery Tank at Hudson River Park
Hudson River Park, Pier 57, Manhattan
Free

The Park’s Discovery Tank is an interactive technology-powered gallery and classroom at Pier 57 that is free for the public to enjoy, with year-round public programming. Weekly Guided Gallery hours, led by our River Project team, to explore beneath the surface of the Hudson River through immersive games and meet the fascinating critters who call our local waterways home.

For more things to do with kids in NYC this weekend and beyond, please check out other events by visiting our calendar >>

Please always check ahead with the venue/organizer for each event to make sure there are no cancelations.

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(Updated June 4, 2026)