Free Family Events This Weekend! (September 28-30)

The Little Red Lighthouse Festival will take place this Saturday in Fort Washington Park! Photo by aaron.rosales via Flickr.

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

Friday, September 28

The Great Dumbo Drop
4-9pm
Washington Street (at Water Street)
All Ages
Meet up in DUMBO, Brooklyn for an “elephant-dropping” block party. The party, which will feature dropping thousands of toy elephants from rooftops, is in an effort to help raise money for DUMBO public schools.

Saturday, September 29

Get Hooked!
11am-2pm
Randall’s Island
Ages 5 and up
Kids can enjoy learning and exploring at Randall’s Island’s Get Hooked event. Kids can learn to catch-and-release fish, participate in arts and crafts, and play games while learning about Randall’s Island’s wildlife. All equipment will be provided.

Fall Harvest Fair
11am-3pm
Harlem Grown
All Ages
It’s their biggest harvest yet, featuring cucumbers, tomatoes, eggplants, and so much more! Come celebrate the best of what fall has to offer at Harlem Grown’s Fall Harvest Festival at their 134th and 131st Street Farm locations. Their free community yoga program will still be held for any early birds that want to participate; classes start at 10am at their 134th Street Farm location right before the festivities begin! Join them for a scavenger hunt, jam-making activity, honey tasting from their very own bees, and much more. Make sure to RSVP!

The Future of Fashion Workshop
12-2pm
BLDG 92 at Brooklyn Navy Yard
Ages 5-15
During this family workshop, ages 5 through 15 can design and create fashion items and accessories with help from local fashion companies and businesses. Young designers looking to showcase their work can also participate in the fashion show at 3pm in Building 77. Reservations are required for workshop.

Family Day
12-3pm
St. Catherine’s Park
All Ages
Head to St. Catherine’s Park this Saturday for Family Day! Families with children of all ages can enjoy face painting, crafts, games, inflatables, an obstacle course, carnival booths, and much more.

Little Red Lighthouse Festival
12-4pm
Fort Washington Park
All Ages
Bring your family to the Little Red Lighthouse Festival in Fort Washington Park to enjoy food, music, and storytelling. The festival celebrates Manhattan’s only lighthouse, which has inspired two children’s books. Children can also attend a fishing clinic, go on a tour of the lighthouse with the Urban Park Rangers, and enjoy a host of other activities.

Sunday, September 30

34th Annual Medieval Festival
11:30am-6pm
Fort Tryon Park
All Ages
Travel back in time to the Middle Ages during the Medieval Festival in Fort Tryon Park. This Sunday, the park will be transformed into a medieval market town complete with processional flags and banners! Fest-goers are invited to dress up in traditional costumes and enjoy live music, magic shows, dancing, and jousting. Crafts and food will be available for purchase at festival vendor stalls.

92Y Street Fest ’18
12-5pm
Lexington Avenue (from 79th to 94th Streets)
All Ages
You won’t want to miss 92Y’s Street Fest, which brings family fun to 15 blocks along Lexington Avenue on the Upper East Side. Check out performances by 92Y music and dance faculty and students on the KidCentral Stage, enjoy arts and crafts for all ages, watch demos by the 92Y Gymstar Gymnastics team, try the Tiny Tumblers Toddler Obstacle Course, and don’t forget the special area for ages 5 and under, which will feature fun, age-appropriate activities from 92Y Wonderplay Early Childhood Learning. There will also be special performances from Broadway shows such as “Anastasia,” “The Band’s Visit,” “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical,” “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” and more.

Autumn Festival 2018
12-5pm
Brooklyn Bridge Park
All Ages
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s 4th annual Autumn Festival celebrates the Chinese and Korean cultures’ harvest moon. The afternoon’s festivities will include dance, martial arts, and magic performances as well as games and activities for children, and a mooncake giveaway.

Fall Feast
1-4pm
Prospect Park
All Ages
Join Prospect Park for a Fall Feast! All ages will be able to harvest, cook, and chow down on potatoes from Lefferts Historic House garden. Potato sack races will also be held during this afternoon of fall family fun.

Super Soccer Stars

Soccer Stars is New York&rsquo;s most popular youth educational soccer program! With 24 years of experience under our cleats, we have positively impacted over one million kids in our local community by putting the FUN in FUNdamentals in our weekly classes and camps. At Soccer Stars, we use the soccer ball as a vehicle to help children not only improve their soccer skills, but develop self-confidence and physical literacy, improve gross motor skills, build teamwork, and hone socialization skills. Our highly trained coaches and early childhood experts lead an age-specific curriculum with a low kid-to-coach ratio so every child gets individual attention and can grow at their own pace. Kids ages 1-12+ can join our seasonal programs, including Parent &amp; Me, FUNdamentals, Development Training, and Travel Soccer. Join us at one of over 80 locations in neighborhoods across across Westchester County, Connecticut and New York, available 7 days-a-week: Connecticut: <ul> <li>Cos Cob</li> <li>Greenwich</li> <li>Port Chester</li> </ul> &nbsp; Westchester: <ul> <li>Briarcliff</li> <li>Eastchester</li> <li>Mt. Kisco</li> <li>New Rochelle</li> <li>Ridgefield</li> <li>Scarsdale</li> <li>White Plains</li> </ul> &nbsp; New York City: <ul> <li>Bronx</li> <li>Inwood</li> <li>Upper West Side</li> <li>Upper East Side</li> </ul> &nbsp; Can&rsquo;t find a class or location that fits your schedule? Soccer Stars also offers private classes for small groups or individual training. Let our coaches come to you with a completely customizable program, anytime, anywhere. Birthday parties are also available!&nbsp;

Chickenshed NYC

Chickenshed is an inclusive theatre company that began in the UK in 1974. Chickenshed NYC is a young organization bringing that same ethos and unique methodology to the USA. Chickenshed&rsquo;s mission is to create entertaining and outstanding theatre that celebrates diversity and inspires positive change. Chickenshed's model of Inclusive Theatre is based in the belief that everyone can flourish when everyone is included. At Chickenshed everyone is welcome, everyone is valued, and together we produce remarkable theatre. We want to break down barriers between people to create a world without labels and where differences no longer divide. At Chickenshed, support is given to those who need it, and given by those who can . We believe that creative activities, self-expression and performance should be available to anyone who has the desire, no matter their background or circumstances. We know that when everyone has the opportunity to shine, amazing things happen. Chickenshed NYC provides programming for little ones, children and youth through semester-long activities and performances.