SEPTEMBER
September 10
Brooklyn Kite Festival
11am-3pm
Brooklyn Bridge Park, 334 Furman Street
All ages
Grab your kites and your kids, and head to Brooklyn Bridge Park to enjoy some old-fashioned, kite-flying fun. The festival hosts food trucks and workshops, and children can even make their own kites! Enjoy the view, the festival and family time. Free, various prices to customize a kite, brooklynbridgepark.org
September 17
Brooklyn Book Festival- Children’s Day
10am-4pm
Metro Tech Commons, 1 Metro Tech Center
All ages
Enjoy the largest free library event in New York City! Saturday, September 17 is the Children’s Day portion of the Brooklyn Book Festival, and it’s the perfect way show your little ones how fun reading can be. Almost 200 nationally acclaimed authors, as well as emerging authors, will be present at the festival. Free, brooklynbookfestival.org
September 18
Medieval Festival at Fort Tryon Park
11:30am-6pm
Fort Tryon Park, Riverside Drivet to Broadway
All Ages
Get into the spirit of the middle ages at the Medieval Festival. This year’s festival will feature performers dressed in medieval attire, as well as dancers, magicians, jugglers, jesters and even a joust between knights on horseback! Feel free to dress in your best medieval costume, and meander through a variety of vendors who will provide food and drink as well as craft demonstrations. Free, whidc.org
92Y Street Fest
12-5pm
Lexington Ave (79th – 94th Streets)
All ages
This family-friendly street festival spans 15 blocks along Lexington Avenue, and features performances andactivities for all ages. Sponsored by a number of local businesses, 92Y Street Fest hosted 225,000 people last year and is sure to host just as many this year. There will be live performances all day with appearances by David Parker and The Bang Group, the Chicago cast and more! There will even be chances to win Broadway show tickets, concert tickets and free art class passes. Free, 92y.org/StreetFest2016
September 24
Museum Day Live!
Various times & locations (all participating museums)
All ages
Grab a friend and head out into the city for a day of free museum hopping, all thanks to Smithsonian’s Museum Day Live! Go online to download your ticket, which will grant you and a guest free admission to select museums across the city. Download your tickets, find the perfect museum, and hunker down for a day of pure educational bliss. Free, smithsonianmag.com
September 24 & 25
Carnegie Hall Fall Family Days
12–4pm
Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Avenue
All Ages
Swing into fall with some jazz music at Carnegie Hall. Bring your young musicians, and they’ll surely enjoy some interactive musical activities. Family Days even features performances in the Judith and Burton Resnick Education Wing. You may learn a thing or two yourself! Free, carnegiehall.org
Queens County Farm Museum Fall Fair
11am-6pm
73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park, Queens
All ages
Fall Fair is Queens County Farm Museum’s most popular event of the year! With live music, dancers, crafts, a corn maize and local food vendors, what could be a better way to spend your weekend with the family? Take a hayride, ride the Ferris wheel and watch pig races. Your kids can even learn all about the environment (home composting, recycling, etc.). The festivities last until 6pm all weekend long. Tickets are $10 per day, children under 12 are $5/day, queensfarm.org
September 25
Atlantic Antic
11am-6pm
Atlantic Avenue from Hicks Street to Fourth Avenue
All ages
Browse goods and sample foods at the Atlantic Antic Street Fair, Brooklyn’s largest street fair! There will also be an entire block for kids, featuring pony rides, bounce houses, face painting, and more. Free, atlanticave.org
September 26- October 8
Fall for Dance Festival
Various times
New York City Center, 131 West 55th Street
All ages
New York City Center’s 12th annual Fall for Dance Festival features 190 companies and artists; it’s the perfect place to get in touch with your creative side! Arrive early to enjoy free dance lessons, or stop in to listen to choreographers and dancers talk about their craft. The five performances are put on by dancers from all over the world (Brazil, Israel, India). All tickets are $15, nycitycenter.org
OCTOBER
October 1 & 2
Wave Hill Honey Weekend
Various times
Wave Hill Gardens, West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, Riverdale, Bronx, NY
All ages
If your kids love honey, then Wave Hill’s Honey Weekend is the perfect event for your entire family! With five different activities over the course of two days, you’re sure to stay entertained. Watch honey extraction demonstrations, make a candle and learn about beekeeping. Various prices with admission to grounds,wavehill.org
World Maker Faire at NY Hall of Science
10am-6pm
New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th Street, Corona, Queens
All Ages
Stop by the Maker Faire, a series of individual exhibitions by crafters, students, educators, engineers and science clubs. Browse through the exhibitions and see exactly what these inventors have created, and what they have learned from their experiences. The entire family will learn all about new technology, DIY crafts, science and other unimaginable projects. Maker Faire has been holding exhibitions around the world since 2006. Tickets prices vary based on package, makerfaire.com
October 6-9
New York Comic Con
Show Floor: 10am-7pm, Panel Hours: 11am-9pm
Javits Center, 655 West 34th Street
All ages
Come one, come all to the east coast’s biggest pop culture convention. Don your best comic character costume and grab your favorite comic books, because the annual Comic Con at Javits Center is sure to be packed. Enjoy book signings, film screenings, and the show room floor, which features the best comics, graphics and anime novels of all time! Fan verification required, ticket prices vary, newyorkcomiccon.com
October 15 & 16
Open House New York
Various times and locations
All ages
Open House New York weekend will give you and your family an inside look at the mysteries behind New York City’s architecture. Hundreds of sites across all boroughs are opened to the public for tours, talks and performances. The buildings to be opened are historical, residential and industrial, and will build your understanding about urban design and urban life! Free, purchase VIP pass for $150, ohny.org
