# NYC Littles: things to do with little kids in New York City, NY this weekend

> Halloween is a Saturday, and the city is full of costume parades for little kids, from Greenpoint and Red Hook to the Hippo Playground on the Upper West Side. Queens County Farm hands out candy across 47 acres, and the Bronx Zoo’s Boo at the Zoo has its final weekend. This week has 25 outings, 15 of them free and 7 indoors.

- Week: Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026
- Last checked: 2026-10-28
- 25 outings at 24 places; 15 free; 7 indoor. For kids ages 0–6.
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## Top picks this week

- **Boo at the Zoo at the Bronx Zoo** (Sat, Oct 31; Sun, Nov 1 · Zoo hours; costume parades at noon, 1, 2 and 3:15pm) at Bronx Zoo, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10460. Cost: Included with zoo admission (adults $28.95+, kids 3–12 $20.95+, 2 and under free). Ages 1+. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. The last weekend of the zoo’s daytime Halloween festival, made for toddlers through grade-schoolers. Costumed performers lead parades through Astor Court, and the Children’s Zoo and Wild Asia Monorail run through Nov 1. Tickets must be reserved ahead. Source: https://bronxzoo.com/boo-at-the-zoo Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/boo-at-the-zoo-at-the-bronx-zoo/
- **Celebrate Halloween at Brooklyn Children’s Museum** (Sat, Oct 31 · 10am–6:30pm) at Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213. Cost: Ticketed; general admission is $15 per person. Ages 0+. Indoor. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. Halloween meets anime this year: trick-or-treating around the museum in three time blocks, a costume runway, an animal show and short manga storytimes with cosplayers. Source: https://www.brooklynkids.org/programs/celebrate-halloween/ Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/celebrate-halloween-at-brooklyn-childrens-museum/
- **Halloween on the Farm at Queens County Farm Museum** (Sat, Oct 31 · 10am–5pm) at Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park, NY 11004. Cost: Ticketed; under 2 free (no ticket needed). Ages 2+. Trick-or-treat at nine candy stations across 47 acres of farmland, hear ghost stories in the old Adriance Farmhouse, then get lost in the three-acre corn maze and take a hayride. Rain or shine, with free parking. Source: https://queensfarm.ticketspice.com/2026-halloween-on-the-farm Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/halloween-on-the-farm-at-queens-county-farm-museum/
- **Hippo Playground Halloween Parade** (Sat, Oct 31 · 3:30–5:30pm) at Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument, Riverside Park, West 89th Street and Riverside Drive, New York, NY. Cost: Free. Ages 0+. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. Costumed kids gather at the monument at 89th Street and parade up to Hippo Playground, with music from Ramblin’ Dan. Source: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/31/hippo-playground-halloween-parade Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/hippo-playground-halloween-parade-soldiers-sailors-monument/
- **Ascarium at the New York Aquarium** (Sat, Oct 31 · 11am–4pm) at New York Aquarium, 602 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11224. Cost: Included with aquarium admission. Ages 0+. Indoor. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. The last day of the aquarium’s fall festival on Coney Island: magic shows, Halloween crafts, face painting, bubble play and pumpkin sculptures, plus the usual penguin and sea lion chats. Source: https://nyaquarium.com/ascarium Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/ascarium-at-the-new-york-aquarium/

## A Saturday that works (Saturday, Oct 31)

1. **Morning**: Celebrate Halloween at Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Brooklyn Children’s Museum. 10am–6:30pm. Cost: Ticketed; general admission is $15 per person. https://www.brooklynkids.org/programs/celebrate-halloween/
2. **Lunch**: Chelsea Market, Chelsea. Open 7am–10pm. Cost: $$. (from the city guide) https://www.chelseamarket.com/
3. **After nap**: Hippo Playground Halloween Parade, Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument, Riverside Park. 3:30–5:30pm. Cost: Free. https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/31/hippo-playground-halloween-parade

Plan for a nap break in the middle. Times come from each event’s page or the place’s own site, so check before you head out.

## By day

- **Friday, Oct 30**: Silly Hands & Fuzzy Fingers Dress Up at CMOM; Día de los Muertos at NYBG; Haunted Carousel in Prospect Park; Early Childhood Pumpkin Patch in Coney Island (free); Haunted Heights at Morningside Park (free); Haunted House and Hallow Gala at Shirley Chisholm Rec Center (free); Wicked Walker at Walker Park (free); Family Halloween at Hamilton Fish Park (free); Mad Monster Lab at Bowne Park (free); WBO Haunted House (free); Halloween Mask-Making and Haunted Cottage at Fort Tryon (free)
- **Saturday, Oct 31**: Boo at the Zoo at the Bronx Zoo; Halloween on the Farm at Queens County Farm Museum; Celebrate Halloween at Brooklyn Children’s Museum; Monster Costume Quest at CMOM; Ascarium at the New York Aquarium; Spooktober at Prospect Park Zoo; Día de los Muertos at NYBG; Village Halloween Parade (free); Greenpoint Children’s Halloween Parade (free); Urban Meadow Halloween Parade and Party (free); Hippo Playground Halloween Parade (free); Haunted Carousel in Prospect Park; Creepy Crawly Halloween in Prospect Park (free); Day of the Dead Family Art at Wave Hill; Animal Masks with the Urban Park Rangers (free); Trick-or-Treating at Greene Avenue Garden (free)
- **Sunday, Nov 1**: Boo at the Zoo at the Bronx Zoo; Día de los Muertos at NYBG; Haunted Carousel in Prospect Park

## All outings this week

- **Boo at the Zoo at the Bronx Zoo** (Sat, Oct 31; Sun, Nov 1 · Zoo hours; costume parades at noon, 1, 2 and 3:15pm) at Bronx Zoo, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10460. Cost: Included with zoo admission (adults $28.95+, kids 3–12 $20.95+, 2 and under free). Ages 1+. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. The last weekend of the zoo’s daytime Halloween festival, made for toddlers through grade-schoolers. Costumed performers lead parades through Astor Court, and the Children’s Zoo and Wild Asia Monorail run through Nov 1. Tickets must be reserved ahead. Source: https://bronxzoo.com/boo-at-the-zoo Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/boo-at-the-zoo-at-the-bronx-zoo/
- **Halloween on the Farm at Queens County Farm Museum** (Sat, Oct 31 · 10am–5pm) at Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park, NY 11004. Cost: Ticketed; under 2 free (no ticket needed). Ages 2+. Trick-or-treat at nine candy stations across 47 acres of farmland, hear ghost stories in the old Adriance Farmhouse, then get lost in the three-acre corn maze and take a hayride. Rain or shine, with free parking. Source: https://queensfarm.ticketspice.com/2026-halloween-on-the-farm Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/halloween-on-the-farm-at-queens-county-farm-museum/
- **Celebrate Halloween at Brooklyn Children’s Museum** (Sat, Oct 31 · 10am–6:30pm) at Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213. Cost: Ticketed; general admission is $15 per person. Ages 0+. Indoor. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. Halloween meets anime this year: trick-or-treating around the museum in three time blocks, a costume runway, an animal show and short manga storytimes with cosplayers. Source: https://www.brooklynkids.org/programs/celebrate-halloween/ Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/celebrate-halloween-at-brooklyn-childrens-museum/
- **Monster Costume Quest at CMOM** (Sat, Oct 31 · 10:30am–4:15pm) at Children’s Museum of Manhattan, 212 W. 83rd St., New York, NY 10024. Cost: Included with admission ($18, $17 online; under 12 months free). Ages 1+. Indoor. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. Four silly monsters are hiding in the museum, one per floor. Follow the clues to find them all, then claim a prize on the first floor. Source: https://cmom.org/event/monster-costume-quest/ Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/monster-costume-quest-at-cmom-childrens-museum-manhattan/
- **Silly Hands & Fuzzy Fingers Dress Up at CMOM** (Fri, Oct 30 · 10:30am–12:30pm and 2–4:15pm) at Children’s Museum of Manhattan, 212 W. 83rd St., New York, NY 10024. Cost: Included with admission ($18, $17 online; under 12 months free). Ages 1–5. Indoor. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. A drop-in costume art session for the littlest museum visitors, on the Friday before Halloween. Source: https://cmom.org/event/silly-hands-fuzzy-fingers-dress-up/2026-10-30/1/ Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/silly-hands-and-fuzzy-fingers-dress-up-at-cmom-childrens-museum-manhattan/
- **Ascarium at the New York Aquarium** (Sat, Oct 31 · 11am–4pm) at New York Aquarium, 602 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11224. Cost: Included with aquarium admission. Ages 0+. Indoor. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. The last day of the aquarium’s fall festival on Coney Island: magic shows, Halloween crafts, face painting, bubble play and pumpkin sculptures, plus the usual penguin and sea lion chats. Source: https://nyaquarium.com/ascarium Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/ascarium-at-the-new-york-aquarium/
- **Spooktober at Prospect Park Zoo** (Sat, Oct 31 · Zoo hours) at Prospect Park Zoo, 450 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225. Cost: Included with zoo admission. Ages 1+. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. The zoo’s last Halloween weekend, with a Spooky Trail about nocturnal animals, “tombstones” for extinct species in Sea Lion Court and harvest photo spots. Come in costume. Source: https://prospectparkzoo.com/spooktober Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/spooktober-at-prospect-park-zoo/
- **Día de los Muertos at NYBG** (Fri, Oct 30; Sat, Oct 31; Sun, Nov 1 · 10am–6pm) at New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY. Cost: Included with a garden ticket. Ages 0+. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. Marigolds, a community ofrenda and friendly spirit guides leading the way to giant calaveras and a Catrina, new at the garden this year. It runs through Nov 2. Source: https://www.nybg.org/ Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/dia-de-los-muertos-at-nybg-new-york-botanical-garden/
- **Village Halloween Parade** (Sat, Oct 31 · 7pm) at Sixth Avenue, Greenwich Village, Sixth Avenue, New York, NY. Cost: Free to watch. Ages 4+. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. The 53rd year of the city’s giant costumed parade up Sixth Avenue, rain or shine. It runs after dark and the crowds are huge, so it’s best for older kids on shoulders. Source: https://halloween-nyc.com/ Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/village-halloween-parade-sixth-avenue/
- **Greenpoint Children’s Halloween Parade** (Sat, Oct 31 · 10am–2pm; free parade at 12:15pm) at St John’s Lutheran Church, 155 Milton St, Brooklyn, NY 11222. Cost: Parade free; party $25 per child in advance. Ages 0+. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. Town Square BK’s 23rd year of a costumed kids’ parade through Greenpoint, with a ticketed Spooktacular party before and after. Source: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/31/town-square-bks-23rd-annual-greenpoint-childrens-halloween-p Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/greenpoint-childrens-halloween-parade-st-johns-lutheran-church/
- **Urban Meadow Halloween Parade and Party** (Sat, Oct 31 · 11:30am–1:30pm) at Urban Meadow Community Garden, 19 President Street, Brooklyn, NY. Cost: Free. Ages 0+. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. The Underground Horns brass band leads a costumed procession through Red Hook, then everyone heads back to the garden for the party. Source: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/31/the-annual-urban-meadow-halloween-parade-and-party Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/urban-meadow-halloween-parade-and-party-community-garden/
- **Hippo Playground Halloween Parade** (Sat, Oct 31 · 3:30–5:30pm) at Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument, Riverside Park, West 89th Street and Riverside Drive, New York, NY. Cost: Free. Ages 0+. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. Costumed kids gather at the monument at 89th Street and parade up to Hippo Playground, with music from Ramblin’ Dan. Source: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/31/hippo-playground-halloween-parade Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/hippo-playground-halloween-parade-soldiers-sailors-monument/
- **Haunted Carousel in Prospect Park** (Fri, Oct 30; Sat, Oct 31; Sun, Nov 1 · Noon–5pm) at Prospect Park Carousel, Children’s Corner, Children’s Corner, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY. Cost: $3 per ride; $13 for 5. Ages 1+. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. The Prospect Park Carousel goes spooky for the weekend, with Halloween songs playing while it spins. Source: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/30/haunted-carousel Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/haunted-carousel-in-prospect-park/
- **Creepy Crawly Halloween in Prospect Park** (Sat, Oct 31 · 10am–4pm) at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY. Cost: Free. Ages 2+. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. A day of Halloween nature fun at the Audubon Center, with critters that creep and crawl. Source: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/31/creepy-crawly-halloween Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/creepy-crawly-halloween-in-prospect-park-audubon-center-boathouse/
- **Day of the Dead Family Art at Wave Hill** (Sat, Oct 31 · 10am–1pm; storytime 11:30am) at Wave Hill, 4900 Independence Avenue, Bronx, NY 10471. Cost: Free with grounds admission (adults $10, kids 6+ $4). Ages 3+. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. Make a nicho box, a small shadow box that honors a loved one, then stay for an 11:30 storytime. No registration needed. Also on Sunday. Source: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/31/family-art-project-day-of-the-dead Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/day-of-the-dead-family-art-at-wave-hill/
- **Early Childhood Pumpkin Patch in Coney Island** (Fri, Oct 30 · 10:30am–12:30pm) at Surfside Community Garden, 2829 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11224. Cost: Free. Ages 0–5. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. A Halloween morning in a community garden for the smallest kids and their grown-ups. Source: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/30/pumpkin-patch-early-childhood-family-event Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/early-childhood-pumpkin-patch-in-coney-island-surfside-community-garden/
- **Haunted Heights at Morningside Park** (Fri, Oct 30 · 3–6pm) at North Lawn, Morningside Park, North Lawn, Morningside Park, New York, NY. Cost: Free. Ages 2+. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. A free Halloween afternoon on the park’s North Lawn in Harlem. Source: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/30/haunted-heights-halloween-at-morningside-park Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/haunted-heights-at-morningside-park-north-lawn/
- **Haunted House and Hallow Gala at Shirley Chisholm Rec Center** (Fri, Oct 30 · 3–7pm) at Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center, 3105 Farragut Pl, Brooklyn, NY. Cost: Free. Ages 3+. Indoor. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. A haunted house and Halloween party in the rec center gym. Source: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/30/haunted-house-and-hallow-gala Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/haunted-house-and-hallow-gala-at-shirley-chisholm-rec-center-recreation/
- **Wicked Walker at Walker Park** (Fri, Oct 30 · 3:30–6pm) at Walker Park Field House, Walker Park, Staten Island, NY. Cost: Free. Ages 2+. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. A family haunted house at Walker Park, then a pumpkin patch and more Halloween fun outside. Source: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/30/wicked-walker-family-fun-halloween-event Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/wicked-walker-at-walker-park-field-house/
- **Family Halloween at Hamilton Fish Park** (Fri, Oct 30 · 4–7pm) at Hamilton Fish Recreation Center, Hamilton Fish Park, New York, NY. Cost: Free. Ages 2+. Indoor. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. Games, contests with prizes, crafts, free candy and popcorn on the Lower East Side. Source: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/30/family-halloween-themed-activities Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/family-halloween-at-hamilton-fish-park-recreation-center/
- **Mad Monster Lab at Bowne Park** (Fri, Oct 30 · 4–8pm) at Bowne Park Field House, Bowne Park, Queens, NY. Cost: Free. Ages 3+. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. A Halloween evening at the field house in Bowne Park. Source: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/30/mad-monster-lab-haunted-house-fall-festival Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/mad-monster-lab-at-bowne-park-field-house/
- **WBO Haunted House** (Fri, Oct 30 · 6–8pm) at Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center, Williamsbridge Oval, Bronx, NY. Cost: Free. Ages 4+. Indoor. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. Creaky stairs and dusty cobwebs lead into the rec center’s yearly haunted house, free and open to families. Source: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/30/wbo-haunted-house Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/wbo-haunted-house-williamsbridge-oval-recreation-center/
- **Halloween Mask-Making and Haunted Cottage at Fort Tryon** (Fri, Oct 30 · 5:30–8pm) at Margaret Corbin Circle, Fort Tryon Park, Margaret Corbin Circle, Fort Tryon Park, New York, NY. Cost: Free. Ages 3+. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. Make a Halloween mask, then visit the haunted cottage in Fort Tryon Park. Source: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/30/halloween-maskmaking-haunted-cottage Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/halloween-mask-making-and-haunted-cottage-at-fort-tryon-margaret-corbin-circle/
- **Animal Masks with the Urban Park Rangers** (Sat, Oct 31 · 1–2pm) at Crotona Nature Center, Crotona Park, Crotona Park East and Charlotte Street, Bronx, NY. Cost: Free. Ages 3+. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. Rangers talk about the animals that live in Crotona Park, and kids make a mask of one to wear. Source: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/31/autumn-animal-crafts-and-exploration Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/animal-masks-with-the-urban-park-rangers-crotona-nature-center/
- **Trick-or-Treating at Greene Avenue Garden** (Sat, Oct 31 · 4:30–7:30pm) at Greene Avenue United Neighbors Community Garden, 490 Greene Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216. Cost: Free. Ages 0+. Exact address not confirmed on the organizer’s page. Neighborhood trick-or-treating at a Bed-Stuy community garden next to Herbert Von King Park. Source: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/31/halloween-trickortreating Event page (share this link): https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/trick-or-treating-at-greene-avenue-garden-united-neighbors-community/

## Holiday season in NYC

- [Santa visits](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/santa/index.md): Breakfasts, photos and trains
- [Christmas lights](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/christmas-lights/index.md): Drive-thru and walk-through
- [Thanksgiving weekend](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/thanksgiving/index.md): Parades, turkey trots, what’s open
- [Parades & tree lightings](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/christmas-parades/index.md): Dates and start times
- [Christmas trains](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/christmas-trains/index.md): Polar Express and Santa trains
- [The Nutcracker](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/nutcracker/index.md): Shows for kids, sensory-friendly flagged
- [Christmas markets](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/christmas-markets/index.md): Markets and winter wonderlands
- [Christmas break](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/christmas-break/index.md): What’s open Dec 24, 25 and Jan 1
- [Noon Year’s Eve](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/noon-years-eve/index.md): Countdowns at noon
- [December with kids](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/december/index.md): Things to do all month
- [Ice skating](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/ice-skating/index.md): Holiday rinks and skate aids

## Nearby towns

- [Things to do with kids in Brooklyn, NY](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/brooklyn/index.md): 14 things to do with kids
- [Things to do with kids in Bronx, NY](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/bronx/index.md): 7 things to do with kids

## Seasonal events and guides

- [Things to do with kids in New York City in November](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/november/index.md)
- [Things to do with kids in New York City in December](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/december/index.md)
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- [Christmas lights in New York City](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/christmas-lights/index.md)
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- [Christmas train rides near New York City](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/christmas-trains/index.md)
- [The Nutcracker for kids in New York City](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/nutcracker/index.md)
- [Christmas markets in New York City](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/christmas-markets/index.md)
- [Christmas break with kids in New York City](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/christmas-break/index.md)
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## About this list
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## FAQ

### What can we do with kids this weekend in New York City?
This weekend (Oct 30–Nov 1) our top picks are [Boo at the Zoo at the Bronx Zoo](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/boo-at-the-zoo-at-the-bronx-zoo/) (Sat, Oct 31 and Sun, Nov 1); [Celebrate Halloween at Brooklyn Children’s Museum](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/celebrate-halloween-at-brooklyn-childrens-museum/) (Sat, Oct 31); [Halloween on the Farm at Queens County Farm Museum](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/halloween-on-the-farm-at-queens-county-farm-museum/) (Sat, Oct 31); [Hippo Playground Halloween Parade](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/hippo-playground-halloween-parade-soldiers-sailors-monument/) (Sat, Oct 31). That’s four of 25 outings on this weekend, all checked on the organizer’s page and picked for kids ages 0–6. [See the full list](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/#all).

### What are kid-friendly things to do in New York City this weekend?
This week we found 25 outings that work for kids ages 0–6, all of them this weekend (Oct 30–Nov 1). Our top three: Boo at the Zoo at the Bronx Zoo, Celebrate Halloween at Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Halloween on the Farm at Queens County Farm Museum. [See the full list](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/#all).

### Where are the Halloween events for kids in New York City this week?
12 Halloween outings are on this week’s list for ages 0–6, including [Boo at the Zoo at the Bronx Zoo](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/boo-at-the-zoo-at-the-bronx-zoo/), [Celebrate Halloween at Brooklyn Children’s Museum](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/celebrate-halloween-at-brooklyn-childrens-museum/), [Halloween on the Farm at Queens County Farm Museum](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/halloween-on-the-farm-at-queens-county-farm-museum/) and [Hippo Playground Halloween Parade](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/events/hippo-playground-halloween-parade-soldiers-sailors-monument/). Each one’s page has the date, time, price and the organizer’s link. [See them in the list](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/#all).

### Are there free things to do with little ones in NYC this week?
Yes, 15 of this week’s 25 picks are free, including library storytimes and Village Halloween Parade. Tap “Free” in [Find your thing](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/#all). For free places you can visit any week, see [free things to do in New York City](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/guide/#free) in the city guide. Free museum days and free events coming up are on [free things to do with kids in NYC](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/free/).

### What are good indoor activities for kids in New York City when it rains?
7 picks this week are indoors. Tap “Rainy-day OK” in [Find your thing](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/#all). For indoor playgrounds and play spaces you can visit any week, see [indoor play places in NYC](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/indoor-play/).

### Where can I find storytimes and toddler activities in New York City?
We list library storytimes and baby or toddler programs whenever we can confirm them. Each one links to the library or venue page with the time and place. [See them in the list](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/#all).

### What’s on for babies and toddlers under 3 in New York City this week?
There’s no baby-only program on this week’s list, but 8 picks welcome kids from birth, including Celebrate Halloween at Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Hippo Playground Halloween Parade and Ascarium at the New York Aquarium. [See the full list](https://littlesweekly.com/new-york-city/#all).

### How do you pick what goes on the New York City list?
We go through NYC’s library calendars, parks, museums, zoos and local family pages every week, and keep what works for ages 0–6. Each listing links to the page we checked it on, and where the organizer or venue has its own page, we confirm the date, time, place and price there. This list was last checked Oct 28, 2026. [How we choose and check listings](https://littlesweekly.com/how-we-choose/).

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