Best Kids Events for Fall 2019
Best Kids Events for Fall 2019: Here’s our Top Twenty Family Events for Fall. Or check out our new Calendar for Kids Events.
The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze
September 26 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at Van Cortland Manor: The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze is Historic Hudson Valley’s signature event and is a bucket list item for anyone in Westchester County. Whether your kids are young or in their teens,…
Renaissance Faire
Renaissance Faire, Tuxedo Park: A romp through Elizabethan England complete with 16th Century games, rides, arts, crafts, food, music and dance in Tuxedo Park. There’s mime, magic, music, comedy and storytellers, pirates, fairies, pole dancing, piping, acrobats, aerialists, a fire circus, birds…
Spooky Pumpkin Garden @ NYBG
Spooky Pumpkin Garden @ NYBG: Explore hordes of gourds & scarecrows during this season of frightful fun NYBG gets a Halloween makeover with a sea of gourds of all shapes and sizes, a host of silly scarecrows, and frightfully fun activities.…
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome History of Flight Air Shows
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome History of Flight Air Shows: This “living” museum of antique aviation, offers one of the largest collections of early aero-planes (1909 to 1939) in the world plus weekend airshows and bi-plane rides. The museum displays aircraft from the Pioneer Era,…
Schooner Soundwaters Sunset Sails
Schooner Soundwaters Sunset Sails, Bocuzzi Park, Stamford: Board the 80’ Tall Schooner Soundwaters, the ship that Pete Seeger made famous, for a two-hour afternoon or sunset journey on the Long Island Sound. The Schooner Soundwaters, seats 40 and sails from Boccuzzi Park…
Bicycle Sundays Bronx River Parkway
Bicycle Sundays Bronx River Parkway: During Bicycle Sundays, the parkway is open exclusively for bicyclists, in-line skaters, scooters, walkers and joggers from Exit 22 at the Westchester County Center to Exit 4 at Scarsdale Road in Yonkers. The round-trip distance is…
Puttin’ on the Dog
Puttin’ on the Dog Adoptions and Pet Festival: Armonk’s Adopt-A-Dog’s signature event drew 5,000 people to Roger Sherman Park last year. This annual event is highlighted by an “adoptable dog parade” – all available for adoption from Adopt-A-Dog Armonk. Plus fun…
OCTOBER 2019
Fall Classic Baseball Card Show
October 4 @ 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Fall Classic Baseball Card Show at The County Center: Fri-Sun, 10/4-6: Over 300 tables of sports card and memorabilia dealers line the County Center arena, making this the largest sports card show in the tri-state area. There’s a free pack […]
Chappaqua Children’s BooK Festival
Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival: The Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival (CCBF) is our first pick for our new What To Do With the Kids Bucket List. Lauded by The New York Times and The Huffington Post, the festival regularly draws 7,000+ visitors. The book fest has…
The Great Chappaqua Bake Sale
The Great Chappaqua Bake Sale for No Kid Hungry: The Great Chappaqua Bake Sale manages the snacks at the Chappaqua Children’s Book Fair offering baked goods and raffle prizes donated by families and businesses in the Chappaqua area. It has raised over $100,000…
Pound Ridge Harvest Festival
Pound Ridge Harvest Festival: Come on Armonk, Bedford & Chappaqua, you’re not trying hard enough! The 8th annual Pound Ridge Harvest Festival draws thousands for its Oktoberfest style fare and it’s internationally recognized, award-winning music acts. This year, someone with…
Acrobats of Cirque-Tacular: Ridgefield Playhouse
Acrobats of Cirque-Tacular: Ridgefield Playhouse: Acrobats of Cirque-tacular comes to The Ridgefield Playhouse from Cirque-tacular Entertainment, whose winter-themed Snowkus Pocus that sold out the Playhouse in 2017 and 2018! The popular show has captivated millions over the years and is suitable for…
Honey & Harvest Weekend at NYBG
October 12 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
NYBG celebrates the Edible Academy’s bounty with honey samples and honey-inspired recipe tastings.
Moon Mouse Emelin Theatre
October 12 @ 11:00 am
Moon Mouse Emelin Theatre: Marvin the Mouse wants to be popular, but the “cool” rats think he’s a loser. To escape their constabt bullying, Marvin retreats into his science books and a world of fantasy. He longs to have adventures…
Hudson Valley Bacon Bash: Hogtoberfest
Hudson Valley Bacon Bash: Hogtoberfest: This year’s Hudson Valley Bacon Bash gets a German theme with German vendors, German music, German beers and, of course, some sauerbrats. But you will still find bacon served 55 Different Ways including Bacon on…
Zero Waste Challenge Trash Bash
Zero Waste Challenge Trash Bash, Bedford Hills Memorial Park: This outdoor event kicks off Bedfod 2020’s Zero Waste Challenge. It features games, food, and fun around recycling, reducing plastic, eliminating food waste, composting, and more! Anyone interested in joining the Zero Waste…
Highway Rat & Zog @ Jacob Burns:
Highway Rat & Zog @ Jacob Burns: From the creators of The Gruffalo and Revolting Rhymes come festival favorites The Highway Rat and Zog, two animated shorts based on the children’s books by Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler. The clever…
Peter Gros Wild Kingdom: Ridgefield Playhouse
October 27 @ 1:00 pm
Peter Gros Wild Kingdom: Ridgefield Playhouse: Wildlife expert Peter Gros from the Original Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom returns with friendly exotic animals LIVE on stage! This show is dedicated to the memory of one of the original Wild Kingdom hosts…
Harlem Wizards AT BHHS
Harlem Wizards AT BHHS for the Byram Hills Education Foundation: Professional trick hoops and alley oops team takes on the Bobcat Bruisers featuring BHHS faculty and administrators. Time TBA – but in recent years this event tipped off at 6:30pm. About…
Stamford Museum & Nature Center Harvest Festival
Stamford Museum & Nature Center Harvest Festival, Sat-Sun, November 2-3: 11am-3pm: There’s a ton of activities for your family ranging from some traditional favorites, such as apple slingshots and apple cidering demonstrations, to new offerings like planetarium shows. Enjoy live…
Paw Patrol Live! Palace Stamford
November 9 @ 10:00 am
Stamford, CT 06901 United States
Paw Patrol Live! Palace Stamford: Ryder and his six playful rescue dogs from Nickelodeon go live in this stage production of the animated series. It’s the day of the Great Adventure Bay Race between Adventure Bay’s Mayor Goodway and Foggy Bottom’s…
Chagall for Children @ Stanford Museum
November 15 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Chagall for Children @ Stanford Museum & Nature Center: November 15-January 5, 2020 This one-of-a-kind experience from Kohl’s Children’s Museum in Illinois offers a unique approach to introducing kids to the works of surrealist painter Marc Chagall and to help…
Sherlock Holmes at Lyndhurst Mansion
November 15 @ 7:30 pm
Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Dying Detective @ Lyndhurst Mansion: When a wealthy man suddenly becomes ill and dies, his widow calls in Sherlock Holmes to unravel a mysterious tale of family rivalries, opium addiction, and thwarted dreams. The widow…
Mary Poppins @ Jacob Burns
Mary Poppins @ Jacob Burns: See the original classic! The uneventful life of the Banks family changes forever when a nanny flies into town. Mary Poppins (Julia Andrews) along with cheery chimney sweep Bert (Dick Van Dyke) teach two lonely children…
The Little Engine That Could Earns Her Whistle
November 17 @ 11:00 am
The Little Engine That Could Earns Her Whistle: Emelin Theatre: Little Blue Engine dreams of someday leaving the train yard to pull the big cars on the main line track. But can she convince Big Silver that she is worthy…
Arch 8: Rising Tide
Arch 8: Rising Tide, Performing Arts Center: The innovative Dutch dance company Arch 8 and choreographer Erik Kaiel present their new work, Rising Tide. Arch 8 is known for their unorthodox, acrobatic dance for kids (and grown-ups) who can’t sit still,…
UBS Holiday Parade Spectacular
UBS Holiday Parade Spectacular: The Parade Spectacular is one of the largest helium balloon parades in the country, featuring everyone’s favorite giant balloon characters, award winning marching bands and fabulous floats. Fun for the whole family! Among the many balloons,…
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