18th Annual Brooklyn Children’s Book Fair at the Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum Plaza - 11:00 AM Pick
Brooklyn Museum Plaza - 11:00 AM Pick
32nd Annual Canstruction Competition at Brookfield Place
Brookfield Place - 10:00 AM
Brookfield Place - 10:00 AM
Rawther Fancy Teas with Santa at the Plaza
The Plaza Hotel - various times
The Plaza Hotel - various times
Tea Around Town: Afternoon Tea Bus Tour in NYC
TopView Sightseeing Bus Stop - various times
TopView Sightseeing Bus Stop - various times
Elf on Broadway
Marquis Theatre - various times
Marquis Theatre - various times
Rawther Fancy Teas with Santa at the Plaza
The Plaza Hotel - various times
The Plaza Hotel - various times
Tea Around Town: Afternoon Tea Bus Tour in NYC
TopView Sightseeing Bus Stop - various times
TopView Sightseeing Bus Stop - various times
The Circus of Second Chances at the 3am Theatre
3am Theatre - various times
3am Theatre - various times
The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail at the New York Botanical Garden
The New York Botanical Garden - 6:00 PM Pick
The New York Botanical Garden - 6:00 PM Pick
Holiday Train Show at Grand Central
Grand Central Gallery Annex - 10:00 AM
Grand Central Gallery Annex - 10:00 AM
Gingerbread NYC: The Great Borough Bake-Off at the Museum of the City of New York
Museum of the City of New York - 10:00 AM
Museum of the City of New York - 10:00 AM
The Brick Church Fair
The Brick Presbyterian Church - 12:15 PM
The Brick Presbyterian Church - 12:15 PM
Featured
The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail at the New York Botanical Garden The New York Botanical Garden - 6:00 PM
Holiday Train Show at Grand Central
Grand Central Gallery Annex - 10:00 AM
Grand Central Gallery Annex - 10:00 AM
Gingerbread NYC: The Great Borough Bake-Off at the Museum of the City of New York
Museum of the City of New York - 10:00 AM
Museum of the City of New York - 10:00 AM
Featured
The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail at the New York Botanical Garden The New York Botanical Garden - 6:00 PM
Private School Admissions: Parent Workshops (ISAAGNY)
Virtual (Zoom)
Virtual (Zoom)
The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail at the New York Botanical Garden
The New York Botanical Garden
The New York Botanical Garden
Flutter: A Discovery Play About the Seasons for Tots at Ailey Studio Theater
Ailey Studio Theater
Ailey Studio Theater
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Open House New York
Fri Oct 18, 2024 - Sun Oct 20, 2024
- see all dates
Repeating every days through October 20, 2024.
Various times
Age: Ages 3 and up
Price: Most free
This year's Open House NYC once again offers a hybrid of virtual experiences, self-guided explorations, and in-person tours. Enjoy food trucks, pop-up eateries, outdoor activations, and more.
More than a dozen partner locations offer special activities designed specifically for junior explorers—all with drop-in Open Access hours to provide families with lots of flexibility to make sure that you get the most out of your weekend, no tickets necessary. From arts and crafts and scavenger hunts to kid-friendly tours, family-friendly locations offer a wide range of fun family-friendly activities.
Visit individual listings for details on what and when is on offer, and when.
Series Lineup:
- 32 Avenue of the Americas Lobby Tribeca, Manhattan
- Alice Austen House Rosebank, Staten Island
- Artshack Brooklyn: Open Studios and Dia De Los Muertos Clay Celebration, Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn
- Bayside Historical Society Castle Bayside, Queens
- Church of the Transfiguration NoMad, Manhattan
- Coast Guard Cutter LILAC Tribeca, Manhattan
- Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Inwood, Manhattan
- Gowanus Canal Self-Guided Canoe Trips Gowanus, Brooklyn
- Lewis Latimer House Museum Flushing, Queens
- Locomotive at Riverside Park South Upper West Side, Manhattan
- Prime Produce: Turtle Team Tour with Beetle Buddies Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan
- Print Center New York: Family-Friendly Collage Workshop Chelsea, Manhattan
- Queens Street Names Listening Party Jackson Heights, Queens
- Roulette Intermedium Boerum Hill, Brooklyn
- Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre Upper West Side, Manhattan
- Tzu Chi Center for Compassionate Relief Upper East Side, Manhattan
- Vander Ende Onderdonk House Ridgewood, Queens
- Voelker Orth Museum Flushing, Queens
- Wyckoff House Museum East Flatbush, Brooklyn
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.