NYC kid-event data studies
Data studies computed from tinyout's live NYC kid-event database: the neighborhoods and categories with the most upcoming events, the free-vs-paid split, and the busiest upcoming weekend. Every figure is computed from the live event calendar (upcoming events only), generated by tinyout's data-story engine.
Halloween and Fall Events for Kids Around New York: 567 Listed, 443 of Them Free
We found 567 Halloween and fall events for kids around New York through Sunday, November 1, 2026, and 443 of them are free.
Read the studyUpper West Side Has the Most Upcoming Kid Events in NYC
The Upper West Side has 1,140 upcoming kid events, the most of any NYC neighborhood, out of 10,109 citywide across 233 neighborhoods.
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Swim leads kid events on the Upper West Side with 296 upcoming events, out of 1,140 overall.
Read the studyFree vs. Paid: What NYC Kid Events Actually Cost Right Now
Of the 10,109 upcoming kid events in our citywide snapshot, 2,271 are free and 7,838 are paid.
Read the studyNYC's Busiest Upcoming Weekend for Kid Events: Saturday, October 10, 2026
Saturday, October 10 and Sunday, October 11, 2026 make up the busiest upcoming weekend for kid events in NYC, with 1,221 events total, 823 on Saturday and 398 on Sunday, according to our count.
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