Free Family Events This Weekend! (October 19-21)

Pumpkin Point on Governors Island will open this Saturday! Photo via govisland.com.

Have an amazing weekend without opening your wallet! For even more activity inspiration, check out our Weekend Planner.

Beginning Saturday, October 20

Pumpkin Point
10am-5pm
Governors Island
All Ages
Trading in picnic point for pumpkin point, Governors Island is featuring a Pumpkin Patch this year for the Halloween season. The Patch will be right at the end of the Island, with a perfect view of the Statue of Liberty. Visitors will be able to pick and paint pumpkins, drink cider, and enjoy live music. Reservations are recommended. Runs through Sunday, October 28.

Saturday, October 20

2018 Kids Rock Fall Fest
10am-1pm
Rockefeller Center
All Ages
Celebrate fall in Rockefeller Center! During the Kids Rock Fall Fest, all ages can participate in activities such as face painting, leaf-rubbing, a DJ dance party, a photo booth, and more.

Harvest Festival
11am-2pm
Brooklyn Bridge Park
All Ages
For a haunted mash, pumpkin patch, and more, come out to the Harvest Festival at Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Enjoy face painting, live animal demos, arts & crafts, music, games, and more. There will be enough fun for the entire family to enjoy. Don’t miss it!

Día de los Muertos
11am-5pm
El Museo del Barrio
All Ages
Celebrate the Day of the Dead this year at El Museo Del Barrio! This annual Super Sábado event, which honors family members and friends who have passed away, includes art-making workshops, face painting for ages 12 and under, a musical procession beginning in Central Park, storytelling, and a concert by the musicians of the Radio Jarocho and Zenen Zeferino.

Sunday, October 21

Halloween Howl and Healthy Hound Fair
12-3pm
Carl Schurz Park
All Ages
A Sunday isn’t complete until you watch more than 200 pups strut around in dog-sized Halloween costumes. Hosted in Carl Schurz Park, the pooches will compete to win the costume contest with fashion industry experts working as the judges. The rain date for this event is Sunday, October 28.

Instituto Cervantes

Children and teenagers learn to understand and express themselves in Spanish, while improving their communication skills through a dynamic immersion program taught by NATIVE TEACHERS that combines CLASSES, ARTISTIC WORKSHOPS and FUN ACTIVITIES! All of our high-qualified teachers are native Spanish speakers who adapt the structure of the class to the needs and levels of each group while conducting the classes entirely in Spanish. We offer both Spanish Summer Camps and Regular Courses for children along the year to foster language learning and multicultural understanding.

British Swim School - Manhattan

The premier learn-to-swim provider for people of all ages, offering programs for children ages 3-months through adults.&nbsp; British Swim School uses gentle teaching methods and a survival-first approach to help people of all experience levels become safer, stronger swimmers. British Swim School&rsquo;s safe, fun, and effective instructional program has made it the preferred choice for parents and students for over 40 years. Come see the British Swim School difference!

HudsonWay Immersion School

A pioneer in language immersion since 2005. After school language classes provide a fun and effective way for preschool and elementary children to learn Mandarin or Spanish language skills through project based learning and fun, engaging themes.