# Things to do with kids in Morris County, NJ

> 28 upcoming family events and 1 places and ongoing programs in Morris County, NJ, in the New York–Newark–Jersey City area. Listings whose address ZIP code is in this county (Census Bureau ZIP-to-county file). Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Disney Pixar's Coco Live-to-Film Concert — Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/disney-pixar-s-coco-live-to-film-concert-mayo-performing-arts-center-m--listing-3d49e2f7bf6092732b73eef2) — Sat, Oct 24 · 3:00 PM · Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown · Paid · checked Oct 24. This weekend the Mayo Performing Arts Center screens the full Disney Pixar film Coco while the 20-member Orquesta Folclórica Nacional de México plays Michael Giacchino's score…
- [Fall Farm Fun at Fosterfields](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/fall-farm-fun-at-fosterfields--listing-e38c63b869d18654e79f2e10) — Sat, Oct 24 (+2 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, Morristown · All ages · From $15 · checked Oct 14. Fall weekends at Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: watch apples being pressed into cider, take a wagon ride and pick your own pumpkin, experiencing the season the…
- [Trail Tales — Halloween Night Walk at Great Swamp](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/trail-tales-halloween-night-walk-at-great-swamp--listing-2c517ba954b5430e2903c737) — Sat, Oct 24 · 5:30 PM · Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, Chatham Township · Ages 6+ · From $13 · checked Oct 14. The Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center turns its trails into a Halloween walk after dark. Families trek the Great Swamp and hear family-friendly, nature-themed tales told by…
- [Little Farm Friends: Pumpkin Pick n Paint — Fosterfields](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/little-farm-friends-pumpkin-pick-n-paint-fosterfields--listing-8665ed05d59bd45f3da6c61e) — Fri, Oct 30 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, Morristown · From $10 · checked Oct 14. Young children visit the Fosterfields pumpkin patch to pick a favorite pumpkin, see the farm animals and decorate their pumpkin with provided art supplies.
- [Little History Explorers: Thanksgiving Approaches! — Historic Speedwell](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/little-history-explorers-thanksgiving-approaches-historic-speedwell--listing-ad0db0cad13d1da783238629) — Thu, Nov 5 · 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM · Historic Speedwell, Morristown · Ages 2–5 · From $10 · checked Oct 16. A preschool history program at Historic Speedwell in Morristown, where children ages 2–5 and their grown-ups sit (or squirm) through a Thanksgiving story, share a snack and do a…
- [Minecraft in Nature — Pyramid Mountain](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/minecraft-in-nature-pyramid-mountain--listing-8d9bffb533c940dba0984a3e) — Sun, Nov 8 · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area, Boonton · Ages 8–12 · From $8 · checked Oct 16. Creepers and endermen may not exist, but plenty of Minecraft is based on real life. In this hour-long program at Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area in Boonton, children ages…
- [Toddler Trek: Totally Turkey — Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/toddler-trek-totally-turkey-great-swamp-outdoor-education-center--listing-f10c21aea86ccfb7055f79ec) — Wed, Nov 18 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, Chatham Township · Ages 2–5 · From $8 · checked Oct 16. A Thanksgiving-season nature program for children ages 2 to 5 and an adult at the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center in Chatham Township. With stories, songs and a short…
- [Little Farm Friends: Turkey Time — Fosterfields](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/little-farm-friends-turkey-time-fosterfields--listing-5ba20e4f9ae541694366b0b5) — Fri, Nov 20 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, Morristown · From $10 · checked Oct 16. A Thanksgiving-week farm program for young children at Fosterfields Living Historical Farm. Little ones aged 2½ to 5 and their grown-ups meet the farm's turkeys, learn what…
- [Read Feed Run Turkey Trot](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/read-feed-run-turkey-trot--listing-738e48fa0721faff1682ed29) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:30 AM · Ginty Field, Morristown · Up to 12 · From $10 · checked Oct 21. Read Feed Run, now in its twentieth year, is a Thanksgiving morning race at Ginty Field in Morristown that raises money for two local causes: Literacy Volunteers of Morris County…
- [The Chatham Turkey Trot](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/the-chatham-turkey-trot--listing-f975256ffa52058a19d63519) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:30 AM · Chatham Township start (under the American flag) · All ages · From $20 · checked Oct 21. The Chatham Turkey Trot marks its eighteenth year on Thanksgiving morning, starting under the American flag at 110 Van Houton Avenue in Chatham Township. Families can begin the…
- [A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage — Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/a-charlie-brown-christmas-live-on-stage-mayo-performing-arts-center-mo--listing-ab56eb698f3e7e1cd70a78ac) — Fri, Nov 27 · 2:00 PM · Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown · From $35 · checked Oct 24. The day after Thanksgiving, the Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown hosts two performances of A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on Stage, the touring adaptation of Charles M…
- [Toddler Trek: Who's Sleeping? — Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/toddler-trek-who-s-sleeping-great-swamp-outdoor-education-center--listing-3390964c81e9346ddb63422d) — Wed, Dec 2 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, Chatham Township · Ages 2–5 · From $8 · checked Oct 20. As winter approaches, many animals get ready to sleep. This toddler program at the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center explains why animals hibernate and introduces the ones…
- [The Pigeon Gets a Big Time Holiday Extravaganza! — The Growing Stage, Netcong](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/the-pigeon-gets-a-big-time-holiday-extravaganza-the-growing-stage-netc--listing-09430b93004368690cbf1ca6) — Dec 4 – Dec 20 · The Growing Stage at the Historic Palace Theatre, Netcong · Paid · checked Oct 24. The Growing Stage, the Children's Theatre of New Jersey, stages a holiday musical built on Mo Willems' picture-book characters at the historic Palace Theatre in Netcong (Morris…
- [Conifer Craze and Craft — Pyramid Mountain](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/conifer-craze-and-craft-pyramid-mountain--listing-678431ecebc52d60e42febcf) — Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area, Boonton · Ages 6+ · From $10 · checked Oct 20. A December naturalist program at Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area celebrating the region's evergreens. Participants learn to tell apart the conifer species growing in the…
- [Festive Farmyard — Fosterfields Living Historical Farm](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/festive-farmyard-fosterfields-living-historical-farm--listing-73a6786671f44f6195dbf246) — Sat, Dec 5 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, Morristown · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 16. Fosterfields Living Historical Farm in Morristown decorates for the holidays for its Festive Farmyard weekend. Families can wander a barnyard dressed up for the season, watch…
- [Family Nature Stroll — Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/family-nature-stroll-great-swamp-outdoor-education-center--listing-99ee5d6ec786c309a0eb3674) — Sun, Dec 6 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, Chatham Township · All ages · Free · checked Oct 20. A guided walk for the whole family along the trails of the Great Swamp, learning about the wildlife that lives there. The Park Commission promises something new to discover in…
- [Goodnight, Bear for Littles — Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/goodnight-bear-for-littles-great-swamp-outdoor-education-center--listing-b49fa23ac0244c8680ad4a09) — Mon, Dec 7 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, Chatham Township · Ages 2–5 · From $8 · checked Oct 16. Bears get sleepy at this time of year, and this preschool nature lesson at the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center says goodnight to them for the winter. Children ages 2 to 5…
- [The Nutcracker with the New Jersey Symphony — New Jersey Ballet at Mayo PAC](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/the-nutcracker-with-the-new-jersey-symphony-new-jersey-ballet-at-mayo--listing-fe0a121cf497af0112ea306c) — Dec 11 – Dec 27 · Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown · All ages · From $45 · checked Oct 16. New Jersey Ballet's The Nutcracker plays the Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown from December 11 to 27, 2026, with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra performing…
- [Jolly Old Christmas at Historic Speedwell](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/jolly-old-christmas-at-historic-speedwell--listing-adb0a92175994d240aff0fc4) — Sat, Dec 12 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Historic Speedwell, Morristown · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 16. Historic Speedwell in Morristown celebrates the season with a 19th-century-style Christmas weekend for all ages. Caller Susan de Guardiola leads a country dance, Civil War…
- [Owl Pellet Dissection — Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/owl-pellet-dissection-great-swamp-outdoor-education-center--listing-6b3d8ac088edd365a6c62283) — Sun, Dec 13 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, Chatham Township · Ages 7+ · From $15 · checked Oct 16. Children ages 7 and up learn about owls at the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center in Chatham Township, then take apart a real owl pellet to see what the bird ate for dinner…
- [Winter Solstice Celebration — Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/winter-solstice-celebration-great-swamp-outdoor-education-center--listing-aca6fccc33a57f99eea0d4ef) — Fri, Dec 18 · 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, Chatham Township · Ages 6+ · From $12 · checked Oct 16. An evening campfire for families at the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center in Chatham Township to mark the winter solstice. Gathered around the fire under the winter moon…
- [Ornaments from Natural Materials — Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/ornaments-from-natural-materials-great-swamp-outdoor-education-center--listing-b89659669f2e2364578c0a8a) — Sat, Dec 19 · 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM · Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, Chatham Township · Ages 13+ · From $10 · checked Oct 20. A pre-holiday crafting session at the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center: participants make ornaments from natural materials, suited to last-minute gifts or your own tree. All…
- [Water Gap Jazz Orchestra: Nutcracker and Grinch Suites — Morris Museum, Morristown](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/water-gap-jazz-orchestra-nutcracker-and-grinch-suites-morris-museum-mo--listing-04e731efe4c8591d36c275c7) — Sat, Dec 19 · 2:00 PM · Morris Museum — Bickford Theatre, Morristown · Paid · checked Oct 24. The 17-piece Water Gap Jazz Orchestra returns to the Morris Museum's Bickford Theatre for a Saturday-afternoon holiday concert of Duke Ellington's swinging Nutcracker Suite and…
- [Evergreens for Littles — Pyramid Mountain](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/evergreens-for-littles-pyramid-mountain--listing-bdf92341a64e2ad1702e59a6) — Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area, Boonton · Ages 2–5 · From $8 · checked Oct 16. A winter nature hour for children ages 2–5 with an adult at Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area in Boonton. Most trees lose their leaves in winter, but evergreens keep theirs…
- [Hot Chocolate Walk — Fosterfields Living Historical Farm](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/hot-chocolate-walk-fosterfields-living-historical-farm--listing-aa4b5964467f16ebccd95aff) — Sun, Dec 20 · 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, Morristown · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 16. Fosterfields staff lead an hour-long walking tour around the historic farm in Morristown to show how the farm changes once the weather turns cold, and then everyone warms up with…
- [Creatures of the Night — Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/creatures-of-the-night-great-swamp-outdoor-education-center--listing-c37ceaebac014eeb42c0ab4a) — Sun, Dec 27 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, Chatham Township · Ages 8+ · From $8 · checked Oct 16. As the sun sets on a winter-break afternoon, families head out on the trails of the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center to learn which animals are most active at night and to…
- [Day Off with Nature Winter-Break Camp Days — Great Swamp](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/day-off-with-nature-winter-break-camp-days-great-swamp--listing-2e506cce1d068ff3e7384d13) — Mon, Dec 28 (+3 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, Chatham Township · Ages 6–10 · From $65 · checked Oct 16. During the week between Christmas and New Year's, the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center runs four single-day nature camps for children ages 6–10 who are off school. Each 9…
- [Mutts Gone Nuts – Unleashed! Comedy Dog Show — Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/mutts-gone-nuts-unleashed-comedy-dog-show-mayo-performing-arts-center--listing-60808d51f48b503e8ad80588) — Sat, Jan 9 · 1:00 PM · Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown · From $26 · checked Oct 24. Mutts Gone Nuts – Unleashed! is a touring comedy dog show in which half a dozen trained canine performers — including a Guinness World Record holder and an America's Got Talent…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Public Ice Skating at Mennen Sports Arena](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/public-ice-skating-at-mennen-sports-arena--listing-569058efbcf41c56a4fa0743) — Public skating daily. Posted schedule September 8 – December 24: Monday, Wednesday… · Mennen Sports Arena, Morris Township · All ages · From $9 · checked Oct 21. Mennen Sports Arena in Morris Township is the Morris County Park Commission's three-surface indoor ice arena, with public skating sessions every day of the week. Sessions last an…

## Recently ended

- [Animal Disguises for Littles](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/animal-disguises-for-littles--listing-7399905c708f9d4e9aefdd76) — ended Sun, Oct 18
- [Swamps: Spooky or Spectacular? — Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/swamps-spooky-or-spectacular-great-swamp-outdoor-education-center--listing-fb7b3f4a68b348fbefed5f89) — ended Sun, Oct 18

## Nearby

- Towns in Morris County, NJ: [Morristown, NJ](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/towns/morristown-nj) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/new-york/towns/morristown-nj.md), [Chatham Township, NJ](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/towns/chatham-township-nj) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/new-york/towns/chatham-township-nj.md), [Boonton, NJ](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/towns/boonton-nj) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/new-york/towns/boonton-nj.md)
- [Things to do with kids in New York](https://grassyknees.com/new-york) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/new-york.md)
- [This weekend in New York](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/new-york/this-weekend.md)

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