Things to Do Today with Kids in NYC
Monday, October 12
778 events today · 101 free · 191 neighborhoods · 300 studios
Morning (before noon · 234)
Union Square Mon Greenmarket
8:00 AM· East Village· All ages· NYC Farmers Markets – Union Square Mon Greenmarket
FreeDolphins 1 Section 1 (2.5-3.5 years | Dropoff | Fall | Mondays | 8:00 am)
8:00 AM· Upper West Side· Ages 2.5–3.5· JCC Manhattan
Summer Day Camp
8:00 AM· Van Nest· Delgado Karate
Mini & Me University
8:15 AM· Edgewater· Ages 9 mo–3 yr· The Village Edgewater
Mini & Me University
8:15 AM· Edgewater· Ages 9 mo–3 yr· The Village Fort Lee
Little Fish Section 1 (30-36 months | with Parent/Caregiver | Fall | Mondays | 8:30 am)
8:30 AM· Upper West Side· Ages 2.5–3· JCC Manhattan
Indigenous Day Program
8:30 AM· Brooklyn· Ages 5+· Champions Martial Arts Park Slope
Kids Club Drop-In Child Minding
8:30 AM· Pelham Manor· Ages 3 mo–10 yr· LEVEL Fitness Clubs - Pelham
Holiday Break Mini Camp
8:30 AM· Jersey City· Ages 2.5+· three little birds jc
Half Day: , (Ages 3 by the beginning of camp)
8:45 AM· Hartsdale· Richard Presser Park
Cocoon Day Camps
9:00 AM· Manhattan· Ages 2.7–6.9· Cocoon Tribeca
Gentle Separation Playgroup (2 year olds)
9:00 AM· Upper East Side· Ages 2–3· The Art Farm NYC
Fantastic Gymnastics & Parkour Holiday Mini Camp
9:00 AM· Upper East Side· Ages 5–12· 92NY
Tutu Toddlers A/B
9:00 AM· Boerum Hill· Ages 18 mo–3 yr· Tutu School Boerum Hill
Little Engineers and Little Coders — Indigenous People's Day Camp 2026
9:00 AM· Lincoln Square· Ages 3–4· Robofun
All Day Camp (Ages 5+)
9:00 AM· Long Island City· Ages 5+· PLAYDAY Long Island City
Fun Club Day
9:00 AM· Rye· Ages 5–12· Rye YMCA
ART 5+ SINGLE
9:00 AM· Park Slope· PLAYDAY Park Slope
ART 5+ SINGLE
9:00 AM· Upper Manhattan· PLAYDAY Upper East Side
PreRobo for Kindergarten — Indigenous People's Day Camp 2026
9:00 AM· Lincoln Square· Ages 5–6· Robofun
MLC STEM Minicamp
9:00 AM· Bloomfield· Ages 3–13· MLC STEM Center
Bubbling Babies Section 1 (6-12 months | with Parent/Caregiver | Fall | Mondays | 9:00 am)
9:00 AM· Upper West Side· Ages 6–12 mo· JCC Manhattan
New York Scavenger Hunt - Mystery Walk with Pub & Cafe Stops
9:00 AM· Hudson Square· All ages· Fever
Minicamp (Little Engineers, ages 3-5)
9:00 AM· Bloomfield· Ages 3–5· MLC STEM Center
Easy as Pie
9:00 AM· Chelsea· Ages 4–8.9· Taste Buds Kitchen - NYC - Chelsea
private summer art camps
9:00 AM· Gowanus· Artuta Art School
10/12, School’s Out! Fall Baking Party - Hands On
9:00 AM· Roessleville· Ages 8–14· Capital Cooks
Spike Robotics for 1st-2nd Grade — Indigenous People's Day Camp 2026
9:00 AM· Lincoln Square· Ages 7–8· Robofun
DAYDREAM | Air Becomes Art - Balloon Museum
9:00 AM· Financial District· Ticketmaster
Unlimited Family Swim
9:00 AM· TriBeCa· Imagine Swimming TriBeCa Flagship
October 12th (Monday) Mini Camp
9:00 AM· Gowanus· Ages 7–13· MAKE IT! Studio
Vacation Programs (5 - 12 yrs)
9:00 AM· Tribeca· Ages 5–12· Church St School For Music and Art
Spike Robotics for 3rd-6th Grade — Indigenous People's Day Camp 2026
9:00 AM· Lincoln Square· Ages 8–12· Robofun
Art in Science
9:00 AM· Brooklyn· Ages 12 mo+· Shining Smiles Play
Day Camp (Indigenous Peoples' Day)
9:00 AM· Park Slope· Ages 5–10· Created by Kids
Empire State Building: Express Entry
9:00 AM· Koreatown· Kids· Fever
Martial Arts
9:00 AM· Richmond Hill· Kids· ZMI Foundation
Minicamp (STEM+, grades 1-6)
9:00 AM· Bloomfield· Ages 6–12· MLC STEM Center
Still Life Painting in Oils
9:00 AM· Pelham· Pelham Art Center
MLC Minicamp (STEM+ / Little Engineers)
9:00 AM· Port Richmond· Ages 3–8· MLC STEM Center
Afternoon (12–5 PM · 352)
Walk-In! Workshop: Plenty of Purples
12:00 PM· New Brighton· Kids· Staten Island Children's Museum
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
12:00 PM· Union Square· Kids· Ticketmaster
Baby Munchkins for 6 -12 months
12:00 PM· Allendale· Ages 6–12 mo· Musical Munchkins of New Jersey
No School HALF DAY: October 12 - 12-3PM
12:00 PM· Hell's Kitchen· Ages 6–13.9· New York City Ninja Academy
Half Day Session - No School October 12 - 12-3PM
12:00 PM· East Flatbush· Ages 6–13.9· Brooklyn Ninja Academy
Monday at 12pm - Chiotes Hall
12:00 PM· Lenox Hill· Ages 3 mo–3 yr· Little Maestros
Ramblin' Dan's Freewheelin' Band (0-18 months)
12:15 PM· Lenox Hill· Ages 0–18 mo· Ramblin' Dan's Freewheelin' Band
Mighty Muscle Movers 9 - 14 mos
12:20 PM· Yorkville· Ages 9–14 mo· Jodi's Gym
Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Wampum Belt Making Workshop
12:30 PM· Flushing· Queens Botanical Garden
Hansel & Gretel (Italian Heritage Day)
12:30 PM· Park Slope· Ages 3+· Puppetworks
Inch by Inch Music/Movement
12:30 PM· Chelsea· Ages 5–18 mo· Kids at Work NYC
Ramblin' Dan's Freewheelin' Band (0-18 months)
12:35 PM· Upper West Side· Ages 0–18 mo· Ramblin' Dan's Freewheelin' Band
Farm to Table Cooking Class-Butternut Squash Soup
1:00 PM· Yorktown Heights· Family· Westchester County Parks
Exhibition Tour: “Untitled” (America)
1:00 PM· Meatpacking District· Whitney Museum of American Art
Forgotten Island
1:00 PM· Bedford-Stuyvesant· Bedford Playhouse
Kids' Apple Cider Doughnuts (Ages 8 & up)
1:00 PM· Port Washington· Ages 8+· The Cooking Lab
Lehman College Vs Maritime College
1:00 PM· Kingsbridge Heights· The Apex Center, Lehman College
Mixed Age (0-5 years)
1:00 PM· Fort Greene· Up to age 5· Music Together of Fort Greene/Clinton Hill
Half Day Camp Afternoon (Ages 5+)
1:00 PM· Long Island City· Ages 5+· PLAYDAY Long Island City
Jelly Cats Mini Camp | Monday, October 12th 1-4 PM | Ages 6-11
1:00 PM· Cranford· Ages 6–11· Fire Me Up Studio
Create with Collage
1:00 PM· Pelham· Pelham Art Center
Open Gym Play
1:00 PM· Wakefield· Ages 12 mo–8 yr· Baby Power Forever Kids
Coding & Game Design for 1st-2nd Grade — Indigenous People's Day Camp 2026
1:00 PM· Lincoln Square· Ages 6–8· Robofun
Minecraft & Circuits for 1st-2nd Grade — Indigenous People's Day Camp 2026
1:00 PM· Lincoln Square· Ages 6–8· Robofun
Minecraft & Circuits for 3rd-6th Grade — Indigenous People's Day Camp 2026
1:00 PM· Lincoln Square· Ages 8–12· Robofun
Play Space
1:00 PM· Upper West Side· Ages 6 mo–9 yr· Kidville Upper West Side
Tumbling Tots. 3 - 5 yrs
1:30 PM· Yorkville· Ages 3–5· Jodi's Gym
Studio Printmaking
1:30 PM· Southern Heights· Ages 18 mo+· Little Pulp Inc.
Toddler & Preschool Open Gym
1:30 PM· Port Chester· Ages 12 mo–5 yr· ISG Gymnastics
PureJoy! Dance II
1:40 PM· Mount Kisco· Ages 3.5–4· Pure Joy Performing Arts
Evening (5 PM and later · 192)
Ballet & Tap
5:00 PM· Woodhaven· Ages 5–7· Studio E School of Dance
Beginners Group Class (Ages 5-10)
5:00 PM· Williamsburg· Ages 5–10· Spanish Millennium
Kids Phoenix Dragon (Ages 3-5) & Warrior Dragon (Ages 7-10)
5:00 PM· Jersey City· Ages 3–5· Enter The Dragon Karate
Beginners Bharatanayam for Minors Mon-LV
5:00 PM· Ages 4+· Nrityalina Center for Performing Arts
Story Time
5:00 PM· Rye· Kids· ParentGuide News
Dolphins 3 Section 1 (3-5 years | Dropoff | Fall | Mondays | 5:00 pm)
5:00 PM· Upper West Side· Ages 3–5· JCC Manhattan
Ballet II Ages 7+
5:00 PM· Roosevelt Island· Ages 7+· Main Street Theatre & Dance Alliance
Acro - Wees (Mon 5:00 PM)
5:00 PM· Weehawken· Ages 7–9· JZT Dance & Yoga
Contemporary Modern
5:00 PM· Rochelle Park - Rochelle Heights Historic District· Coleman School of Dance
Band: Rock Write Record
5:00 PM· Gowanus· Ages 9–17· Brooklyn Music Factory
Beginners Group Spanish Class (Ages 5-10)
5:00 PM· Williamsburg· Ages 5–10· Spanish Millennium
Youth BJJ (Ages 8-12)
5:00 PM· Hoboken· Ages 8–12· David Branch Jiu Jitsu
Let's Tap Level 1 — Monday
5:00 PM· West Orange· Ages 5–6.5· DanceWorks Studios
Private Lesson: Atticus (Drums/Piano)
5:00 PM· Gowanus· Ages 6+· Brooklyn Music Factory
Beginner & White Belt Class
5:00 PM· Norwood· Dominguez Expert Martial Arts Tae Kwon Do
Ballet / Tap 1 (Monday)
5:00 PM· Jersey City· Ages 4–5.9· Next Step Broadway
Musical Theater - 7-9 (Mon 5:00 PM)
5:00 PM· Weehawken· Ages 7–9· JZT Dance & Yoga
Mixed Media Studio
5:00 PM· Pelham· Pelham Art Center
Kid's Karate
5:00 PM· Long Island City· Kids· Astoria Bushiken Karate
Judo — Ages 4–6
5:00 PM· Canarsie· Ages 4–6· Spartak Sports Club, Karate/ Judo
Children's Gymnastics classes for all ages
5:00 PM· Astoria· All ages· Loupakis Athletic Center
Primary Ballet Prep A/B
5:00 PM· Upper East Side· Ages 5–8· Tutu School Upper East Side
Kathak for kids Mon
5:00 PM· Rockefeller Center· Ages 4+· Nrityalina Center for Performing Arts
Ballet - Chicks (Mon 5:00 PM)
5:00 PM· Weehawken· Ages 4–6· JZT Dance & Yoga
KIDS JUJITSU
5:00 PM· Travis· Ages 4–8· Dento Teki Na Judo & Jujitsu Dojo
6 9 years old
5:00 PM· Bensonhurst· Ages 6–9· Brooklyn's Best Dance Studio
Minis (Group Class)
5:00 PM· Upper West Side· Ages 3–7· DNA Dance Academy
Youth Jiu Jitsu (Ages 8-12)
5:00 PM· Hoboken· Ages 8–12· David Branch Jiu Jitsu
Kids Phoenix Dragon🐉 Ages 3-5 and Warrior Dragon 🐉 Ages 7-10
5:00 PM· Jersey City· Ages 3–5· Enter The Dragon Karate
Creative Combo Ballet/Tap ages 3 to 6 Level 1
5:00 PM· Astoria· Ages 3–6· Broadway Dance Studio-Astoria
Ballet & Hip-Hop – Monday 5:10pm
5:10 PM· Greenpoint· Ages 4–6· The Little Dance School - Kids Dance Classes - Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Tiny Monday
5:15 PM· Bayonne· Ages 2.5–5· East Jersey Elite Allstars
Private Lesson: Rachael (Guitar/Voice/Piano)
5:15 PM· Gowanus· Ages 6+· Brooklyn Music Factory
Ballet / Tap 2 (Monday)
5:15 PM· Jersey City· Ages 5–6.9· Next Step Broadway
Private Lesson: Piano
5:15 PM· Gowanus· Ages 6+· Brooklyn Music Factory
1 1/4 Rec Class: Ages 8-12
5:15 PM· Hawthorne· Ages 8–12· Westchester Gymnastics & Cheer
Tap ages 6+
5:15 PM· Roosevelt Island· Ages 6+· Main Street Theatre & Dance Alliance