All Weekend

Honey Weekend – the Bronx
Celebrate the bounty of bees at the bucolic Wave Hill. Kids can taste honey straight from the hive, collect pollen, make bee costumes and grab a kazoo to buzz around the grounds. Free with admission: $8 for adults, $2 for children ages 6 and up, free to all until noon on Saturday. Rain or shine!

Hansel & Gretel's Halloween Adventure – Upper West Side
Get into the spirit of the season at the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre's Halloween show, which puts a kooky NYC twist on the classic fairy tale. This version picks up after the siblings have offed the witch, with their pet swan flying them home where they have crazy dreams filled with mermaids, monsters, pirates and vampires, set against the backdrop of Central Park. $10 for adults, $7 for children under age 12. Indoors!

Boo at the Zoo – the Bronx
Hit the Bronx Zoo for the opening weekend of its annual Halloween celebration. New this year: the Jack O' Lantern Illumination, a dark but not-too-creepy tunnel filled with more than 1,000 hand-carved pumpkins sculpted into bats, reptiles, nocturnal birds, bugs and mythical creatures. Other fun includes concerts by Gigi and the Lend Me A Hand Band, animal-themed puppet shows by Noel MacNeal, a costume parade, hay maze, crafts, trick-or-treating and Dinosaur Safari rides. Boo at the Zoo is wildly popular so expect crowds. Free with Total Experience Ticket: In advance: $33.95 for adults, $23.95 for children ages 3-12 but save $5 by buying tickets in advance online. Rain or shine!

Girls in STEM Weekend – Upper West Side
Grab your favorite gals and head to RoboFun for two days of high-tech activities. Girls-only workshops include robotics, video game design, coding and stop-motion animation. Preregistration is a must. $75 each except for the $45 pre-robotics class. Indoors!

Partituur – Chelsea
Get in on the action at this interactive children's theater piece from Paris-based choreographer Ivana Müller. Kids are given headphones, loose instructions and a box of props, and then get to decide what to do with them. $20 for adults, $10 for children. Indoors!

Moo at the Zoo – Corona
Celebrate all things bovine at the Queens Zoo. Enjoy butter churning, virtual milking, cheese making, themed crafts, animal keeper chats, and face time with the cows and other animals. Free with admission: $8 for adults, $5 for children ages 3-12. Rain or shine!

Saturday, October 4

Just Kidding: Vannesa Trien & the Jumping Monkeys – Upper West Side
Groove to the catchy tunes of local kindie band Vanessa Trien & the Jumping Monkeys at Symphony Space, which kicks off its new season of family programming this weekend. $21 for adults, $14 for children. Indoors!


Family Affair: Art in the Marketplace – the Bronx
Get creative at the Bronx Museum of the Arts with hands-on activities inspired by Superpuesto, a temporary pavilion created in collaboration with the Andrew Freedman Home. FREE. Indoors!


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Sunday, October 5

St Francis Day & the Blessing of the Animals – Morningside Heights
One of our October Go List picks: Bring your four- (or two- or no-) legged friends to the Cathedral Church St. John the Divine for this annual animal celebration. Watch a procession of exotic creatures, including alpacas, tortoises, bees and a camel, head into the church and then hit the grounds to get your pets blessed. There will also be a fair with dancing, face painting, a petting zoo, food and other activities. FREE

Submerge: NYC Marine Science Festival – Tribeca
Hit Hudson River Park's Pier 26 to learn all about NYC's waterways. Kids can meet scientists and enjoy hands-on activities and projects. There will be opportunities to touch and even hold some river dwellers, plus live music, catch-and-release fishing and kayaking on the Hudson. FREE

Harvest Festival – Randall's Island
Head to the activity-filled isle for its annual fete. Activities include face painting for kids, a pumpkin hunt, tours of the isle's urban farm and rice cake demos. FREE

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day – Chelsea
Catch an advance screening of Disney's soon-to-open family flick based on Judith Viorst's beloved book series. This special event is hosted by the folks behind the New York Children's International Film Festival. $13 but use code MOMPOP14 to save $2 per ticket.

Raptor Fest – Prospect Park
Get up close and personal with raptors and other birds of prey in Prospect Park. Check out live hawks and owls, and marvel at flight demos. FREE

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