Labor Day Weekend in Westchester and the Hudson Valley 2024: Best Things To Do with Kids

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Brilliantly colored hot air balloons take flight at the annual Hudson Valley Hot Air Balloon Festival this Labor Day weekend. Photo courtesy of the event

Looking for the best things to do in Westchester and the Hudson Valley this Labor Day weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list for the holiday weekend.

Fairs and festivals over this holiday weekend include the spectacular Hudson Valley Hot Air Balloon Festival, the Wakanda Celebration 2024, and Twin Star Orchards' Pig Road and apple picking kick off event. Families can also rock out at outdoor concerts like the Swiftie Dance Party at Playland and the West Point Band Labor Day Concert, both followed by stunning fireworks displays.

As the countdown to September begins, check out our end-of-summer bucket list for top things to do before school starts in Westchester and the Hudson Valley.

Labor Day Weekend 2024 in New Jersey: Festivals, Fireworks, and More Things To Do

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Wildwood sends summer out with a bang with one last Friday night fireworks display on the beach. Photo courtesy of Wildwood, NJ

Looking for the best things to do in New Jersey this Labor Day weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list for the long weekend.

Whether you are ready to celebrate the last licks of summer or want to enjoy an early taste of fall, the long Labor Day weekend in New Jersey is bursting with change-of-month and change-of-season excitement. Carnivals are in the spotlight this weekend, with multi-day festivities like the St. Bartholomew/UNICO Italian Festival. Local towns welcome the new month and season with neighborhood celebrations in Frenchtown and Riverdale. 

25 Best Things To Do in Orlando with Kids September 2024

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SeaWorld Orlando's Halloween Spooktacular will be entertaining kids until November 3. Photo by author

Labor Day kicks off September activities, launching Orlando's season of fall festivals, Halloween events, and pumpkin patches!

Halloween festivities start at many of Orlando's theme parks this month, including SeaWorld's Halloween Spooktacular, Legoland's Brick-or-Treat, and for those looking for serious scares (over age 13), Universal's Halloween Horror Nights and SeaWorld's Howl-O-Scream. Fall festivals are also popping up throughout September: venture to Clermont for the annual Sips and Salsa Festival; celebrate the lunar holiday at Moon Over Avalon; and enjoy fun farm activities during the Fall Festival at Amber Brooke Farms. Plus, Florida kids get FREE admission at Brevard Zoo all month long! 

Talk Like a Pirate Day, Grandparents' Day, and more Holidays & Activities for September 2024

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It's fall! Time to gather up some changing leaves for fabulous art projects. Photo by Sara Frazier

September means summer is in the rearview, and thoughts turn to school, apple picking, colorful leaves, and more fall fun.

One of my favorite ways to pick something new and fun to do on any given day is to celebrate a holiday! There are national days and holidays just about every day of the year, and it can be fun to take inspiration from them to plan an outing, craft, activity, treat, or game in honor of a silly holiday. September is home to National Playdough Day (below we've got an easy recipe to make your own) and Friday the 13th (read on for 13 ways to celebrate!), and so much more.

Check this list, and you’ll find the perfect thing to do with your kids each and every day. And if you're planning a fall getaway, check our travel guides to our favorite gorgeous fall family destinations in our travel guides to New England, the Poconos, and Maine.

Labor Day Weekend 2024 in Atlanta: Dragon Con, Monster Jam, and More Fun Things to Do with Kids

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This Monster Mutt will do a lot more than bark at Monster Jam this weekend in Duluth. Photo courtesy Feld Entertainment

Looking for the best things to do in Atlanta this Labor Day weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list for the three-day holiday weekend!

Labor Day weekend in Atlanta brings extra fun events for an extra long weekend, like Monster Jam at Gas South Arena in Duluth. Kids, parents (including our lucky Mommy Poppins Atlanta giveaway winner!) experience adrenaline-charged family fun. Labor Day weekend in Atlanta means five days of costumes, comics, and characters as part of our fair city's beloved Dragon Con. (Kids especially enjoy the colorful parade on Saturday morning.) And get artsy at Art in the Park, held in Glover Park on Marietta Square, with artist vendors, food trucks, and a children's art section happening all weekend.  

Read on for more memory-making events happening this weekend! 

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