10 Great Events For September

NYC Honey Week and Honey Fest

September 8-13 [All Ages] Celebrate the honeybee all week throughout the city with several interesting and educational events. NYC Honey Week’s cooking and beekeeping classes, festivals, and more promote honeybee education and preservation while giving participants a good taste of honey. Among several smaller events, the week culminates with Honey Fest on the Rockaway Boardwalk on Saturday, September 12. This free, family-friendly event features music, arts and crafts, honey, and a bee-product marketplace. Educate your kids in honeybee preservation while enjoying just how much bees do for us. Prices, times, and locations vary, nychoneyweek.com

Brooklyn Book Festival Children's Day

September 19 [Ages 2-11] This year, the popular Brooklyn Book Festival has set aside a day for younger readers in celebration of its 10th anniversary. At the Festival’s Children’s Day, a combination of fun events will entertain bookworms along with author readings by big names like Herve Tullet (Press Here) and Drew Daywalt (The Day The Crayons Quit). Plus, discover new and classic books, and browse for some stories to take home. Kids will also enjoy an illustrators’ draw-off, workshops, and musical performances. Free, 10am-4pm, MetroTech Commons, Brooklyn, 570-362-6657, brooklynbookfestival.org

Queens County Fair

September 19-20 [All Ages] There’s nothing better than an old-fashioned county fair just at the start of autumn. Livestock, produce, and crafts alike will compete for blue ribbons at the Queens County Farm Museum’s annual fair. Meanwhile, kids can participate in games and activities like corn-husking, hayrides, and pie-eating contests. There are also hands-on opportunities to learn about sustainability and gardening, as well as to make crafts. The Amazing Maize Maze also opens this weekend, so be sure to journey through the three-acre corn maze and prove your problem-solving savvy. $9 adults, $5 children (12 and under), 11am-6pm. Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park, Queens, 718-347-3276, queensfarm.org

92Y Annual Street Festival

September 20 [All Ages] A great community event, the 92Y’s 21st annual Street Fest will feature health services, activities, and entertainment for the whole family. Check out the children’s entertainment line-up at the 92Y KidCentral Stage, including singer-songwriter Paul Williams and performers from Tiffany’s Cabaret for a Cause; enjoy drop-in drawing and cartooning, or take a turn in the Tiny Tumblers Toddler obstacle course. There will even be a special area for kids ages 5 and under with fun and age-appropriate activites. Free, 12-5pm. Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street, 212-415-5500, 92y.org

Rolex Central Park Horse Show

September 23-27 [All Ages] The Rolex Central Park Horse Show returns to Trump Wollman Rink this year, even bigger and better than before! The five-day competition will encompass a variety of equestrian events and performances, from show jumping to Arabians and dressage, and this year’s expanded schedule includes events such as the U25 US Open Grand Prix. Don’t miss the chance to see some of the world’s top equestrians—including local mom (and defending champ) Georgina Bloomberg—compete right here in the city. Tickets start at $30, event times vary. Central Park, Trump Wollman Rink, at 59th Street, 561-784-1106, cphs.coth.com

Museum Day Live!

September 26 [All Ages] Take advantage of the city’s cultural experiences without paying astronomical prices. As part of Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day Live!, select museums across the city will offer free admission for two people on one Museum Day ticket. Make sure to take the opportunity and explore cool venues like the Museum of American Illustration and the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art at the Society of Illustrators, the Museum of Chinese in America, the Skyscraper Museum, and many more. Free, various times and locations, smithsonianmag.com/museumday

Chile Pepper Festival

September 26 [All Ages] Save the date for the 23rd annual Chile Pepper Festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden! This spicy festival will feature live musical and dance performances as well as a wide variety of foods using Chile peppers. Browse the on-site farmer’s market, or tour the Garden’s own Chile pepper plantings during this celebration of these peppers and the cultures that use them. $20 for adults, $15 for students and seniors, free for kids 12 and under; 11am-6pm. Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 990 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, 718-623-7200, bbg.org

World Maker Faire 2015

September 26-27 [All Ages] Any tinkerer or creative soul will love to experience World Maker Faire 2015 at the New York Hall of Science. The Faire combines elements of science and technology, art, food, and more, allowing innovators in all fields to share their creations with others in a participatory, immersive environment in which the understanding of every creation can be linked to its use. Several hands-on activities are great for keeping kids involved with the process and interested in the fair’s inventive, entrepreneurial spirit. Ticket prices vary, 10am-6pm, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th Street, Queens, makerfaire.com

New York Transit Museum 22nd Annual Bus Festival & the Atlantic Antic

September 27 [All Ages] Experience a slice of New York history and a day of festival fun put together by the New York Transit Museum at their 22nd Annual Bus Festival. Boerum Place between State Street and Atlantic Avenue will be closed to traffic to make room for more than a dozen vintage buses that festival-goers can explore for free. After checking out the buses, you can head right over to the 41st annual Atlantic Antic street fair—the biggest street fair in Brooklyn—for bus memorabilia, food, art, shopping, and more. Free, 11am-6pm. Boerum Place between State Street and Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, 718-694-1600, web.mta.info/mta/museum

"Robin Hood" at the New Victory Theater

October 2-11 [Ages 7+] Although “Robin Hood” at the New Vic doesn’t start until October, you’ll want to get your tickets early for this fun performance. Performed by the Seattle’s Children’s Theatre, the show takes on the classic legend of Robin Hood with vigor and a small, witty cast. The action-packed performance along with its cheeky humor will entertain kids as the tricky outlaw faces the Sheriff of Nottingham, steals from the rich, gives to the poor, and tries to pursue a romance with Maid Marian. Full-price tickets start at $15 for non-members, showtimes vary. New Victory Theater, 209 West 42nd Street, 646-223-3010, newvictory.org