# Things to do with kids in Richmond County, NY

> 27 upcoming family events and 1 places and ongoing programs in Richmond County, NY, 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

- [Chess Cubs — Huguenot Park Library](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/chess-cubs-huguenot-park-library--listing-720774e136290884a9c97f21) — Sat, Oct 24 (+1 more date) · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Huguenot Park Library (New York Public Library), Staten Island · Ages 6+ · Free · checked Oct 20. Library staff teach the basics of chess, and children then put their new skills to work in matches against other kids. A good first step for beginners on the South Shore of…
- [Ocean Breeze Fall Festival](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/ocean-breeze-fall-festival--listing-d38a4f11f5bdfec9c7de2eaf) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex, Staten Island · All ages · Free · checked Oct 11. Join a fall community festival with crafts, games, seasonal entertainment and a separate youth cross-country competition.
- [Woody Guthrie's Songs to Grow On (NYC Children's Theater) — SICM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/woody-guthrie-s-songs-to-grow-on-nyc-children-s-theater-sicm--listing-09feeb94eff7ccec734d8285) — Sat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM – 2:40 PM · Staten Island Children's Museum · With admission · checked Oct 14. New York City Children's Theater's interactive musical follows four-year-old Cathy Ann Guthrie on a cross-country road trip inspired by Woody Guthrie's travels, with sing-alongs…
- [Halloween Dance Party — West New Brighton Library](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/halloween-dance-party-west-new-brighton-library--listing-4d46b01aaacbcd218017b4fc) — Tue, Oct 27 · 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM · West New Brighton Library (New York Public Library), Staten Island · Free · checked Oct 20. Children's staff lead a silly Halloween dance party with spooky stories and creepy crafts. Costumes are encouraged but not required. Best for ages 4–12; every child must come…
- [Kids' Talent Show — Stapleton Library](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/kids-talent-show-stapleton-library--listing-7b0a222242cf04ea51e70959) — Wed, Oct 28 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Stapleton Library (New York Public Library), Staten Island · Free · checked Oct 20. Children sing, play an instrument, dance, act, read poetry or share any other talent on stage in the Stapleton Library's community room, while families come to cheer. A…
- [Dino Scales & Tails — Staten Island Children's Museum](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/dino-scales-and-tails-staten-island-children-s-museum--listing-5a7c0a03b3706d966e142cc6) — Sat, Oct 31 · 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM · Staten Island Children's Museum, Snug Harbor · From $10 · checked Oct 11. Meet a reptile educator for interactive learning about ancient reptiles and their living relatives. Stories and hands-on discovery connect animal biology with the museum's family…
- [ShopRite Kidz Cook: Pizza Roll-Ups — SICM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/shoprite-kidz-cook-pizza-roll-ups-sicm--listing-8c2cc60d160e7529b4deaad1) — Sat, Nov 7 · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Staten Island Children's Museum · Ages 4+ · With admission · checked Oct 14. A caregiver-and-me cooking class with the ShopRite Kidz Cook team: kids chop and cut cheese, spread sauce on a tortilla, add garnishes and roll up their own pizza roll-ups…
- [Museum Movers and Shakers — SICM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/museum-movers-and-shakers-sicm--listing-45257a9b6fcab9915578724d) — Sun, Nov 8 (+2 more dates) · 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM · Staten Island Children's Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. A monthly movement program at the Staten Island Children's Museum where children of all ages dance, learn and move together. Workshops range from dancing games to yoga and run in…
- [Crazy Science: Dry Ice Discovery — SICM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/crazy-science-dry-ice-discovery-sicm--listing-0d307c03998ac1c982cd632a) — Sat, Nov 14 (+1 more date) · 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM · Staten Island Children's Museum · With admission · checked Oct 14. Crazy Science demonstrations introducing dry ice — a solid that turns directly into gas — with chemistry of colors, a soap volcano, artificial snow, a storm in a flask…
- [WOW Party Bubble Show — Richmondtown Library](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/wow-party-bubble-show-richmondtown-library--listing-f14a74097ce48c0bd0194ec9) — Wed, Nov 18 · 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Richmondtown Library (New York Public Library), Staten Island · Free · checked Oct 20. An interactive bubble show in the Richmondtown Library's Community Room, with bubbles of every size for young fans to watch and pop. Tickets are handed out at the Children's…
- [Thanksgiving Storytime + Craft — St. George Library Center](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/thanksgiving-storytime-craft-st-george-library-center--listing-6ca271f59cf0e09fa9a78259) — Thu, Nov 19 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · St. George Library Center (New York Public Library), Staten Island · Free · checked Oct 20. A Thanksgiving story about gratitude, kindness, family and togetherness, followed by a hands-on craft inspired by the season. The St. George Library invites children with their…
- [Winter Lantern Festival at Snug Harbor](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/winter-lantern-festival-at-snug-harbor--listing-542bc7632d6366989fa167cb) — Nov 19 – Jan 10 · 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM · Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden — General Grounds, Staten Island · From $18 · checked Oct 16. Hundreds of handcrafted Chinese lanterns lit with LEDs fill the outdoor grounds of Snug Harbor on Staten Island for this limited-time evening walk, which opens Snug Harbor's 50th…
- [DJ Got Me Fit Dance Party — SICM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/dj-got-me-fit-dance-party-sicm--listing-5a75baf8c0946744eed0b172) — Sat, Nov 21 (+1 more date) · 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM · Staten Island Children's Museum · With admission · checked Oct 16. Local favourite DJ Got Me Fit leads a 45-minute fitness dance party for children at the Staten Island Children's Museum, with silly games and dance moves set to current pop…
- [Hearth & Harvest Festival — Historic Richmond Town](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/hearth-and-harvest-festival-historic-richmond-town--listing-64680ebba84f869176102488) — Sat, Nov 21 · 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island · checked Oct 20. A one-day festival exploring Native American life and harvest traditions alongside historic American cooking. Indigenous dance, storytelling and crafts are presented in the Third…
- [Bilingual Birdies Latin Adventure — SICM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/bilingual-birdies-latin-adventure-sicm--listing-ae58c207c53ab339f1076a3e) — Sat, Nov 28 (+1 more date) · 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM · Staten Island Children's Museum · Ages 3–9 · With admission · checked Oct 14. Bilingual Birdies' Latin musicians, puppeteers and early educators lead a bilingual Spanish-English performance with singing, dancing and a tropical cumbia dance party for young…
- [Silly Billy Comedy Magic Show — SICM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/silly-billy-comedy-magic-show-sicm--listing-1016e562f9a65a5dfa0c7b2f) — Sun, Nov 29 (+1 more date) · 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM · Staten Island Children's Museum · Ages 3–9 · With admission · checked Oct 14. Interactive comedy magic show by Silly Billy, a multiple award winner including New York Magician of the Year, with magical illusions and hands-on audience fun.
- [Tree Lighting at Historic Richmond Town](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/tree-lighting-at-historic-richmond-town--listing-adc053d9b74b8b3dca249c5a) — Fri, Dec 4 · 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island · Free · checked Oct 20. Historic Richmond Town's free annual tree lighting returns to Staten Island's living-history village. The evening opens with musical performances by local groups and a greeting…
- [Christmas in Historic Richmond Town](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/christmas-in-historic-richmond-town--listing-97d94f83b370ea583268def0) — Sat, Dec 5 (+1 more date) · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island · All ages · checked Oct 20. For one December weekend NYC's only living-history village becomes a holiday wonderland. Families can watch living-history demonstrations by historic tradespeople, shop for…
- [ShopRite Kidz Cook: No-Bake Holiday Cookies — SICM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/shoprite-kidz-cook-no-bake-holiday-cookies-sicm--listing-6bdbea185301c5b275674463) — Sun, Dec 6 · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Staten Island Children's Museum · Ages 4+ · With admission · checked Oct 16. ShopRite Kidz Cook is a caregiver-and-me cooking class at the Staten Island Children's Museum that introduces children to different foods, explains basic cooking concepts and…
- [Candlelight Tours — Historic Richmond Town](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/candlelight-tours-historic-richmond-town--listing-9643ef4c8e93694379ad9793) — Fri, Dec 11 (+1 more date) · 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island · All ages · checked Oct 20. Ninety-minute evening tours lit by candlelight walk visitors through more than a century of Staten Island yuletide traditions, where foodways and customs from many countries…
- [The Christmas Show 2026 — St. George Theatre, Staten Island](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/the-christmas-show-2026-st-george-theatre-staten-island--listing-ee3d00f0bbee5c11f641fb0c) — Fri, Dec 11 (+2 more dates) · 7:00 PM · St. George Theatre, Staten Island · From $15 · checked Oct 24. The St. George Theatre's annual Christmas Show is a home-grown Staten Island holiday revue with more than 100 volunteer performers and a live orchestra. A grandmother tells her…
- [Crazy Science: Liquid Nitrogen — SICM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/crazy-science-liquid-nitrogen-sicm--listing-c2977e597e1f61fc12b268a8) — Sat, Dec 12 (+1 more date) · 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM · Staten Island Children's Museum · With admission · checked Oct 16. Scientists from the Crazy Science Lab visit the Staten Island Children's Museum to show what liquid nitrogen can do. In a 45-minute demonstration they explain how this extremely…
- [Welcome Solstice! Concert with the Mighty String Demons — SICM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/welcome-solstice-concert-with-the-mighty-string-demons-sicm--listing-4c7db27e42fd9ecc27b26a06) — Sun, Dec 20 · 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM · Staten Island Children's Museum · With admission · checked Oct 16. The Mighty String Demons, a young people's string ensemble directed by Sanchie Bobrow, present 'Welcome Solstice!', a concert celebrating the return of light after months of…
- [GRACE-ful Glee Club: A Very GRACE-ful Winter's Tale — SICM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/grace-ful-glee-club-a-very-grace-ful-winter-s-tale-sicm--listing-8a3dccccc34b38aff4bc203b) — Sun, Dec 27 · 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM · Staten Island Children's Museum · With admission · checked Oct 16. The GRACE Foundation's GRACE-ful Glee Club, a performing arts program for people affected by autism spectrum disorder, gives a holiday-week chorus performance at the Staten…
- [Mickey's Magical Christmas Screening & Sing-Along with Character Meet & Greet — St. George Theatre](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/mickey-s-magical-christmas-screening-and-sing-along-with-character-mee--listing-131bc4228fcada8a07bfd617) — Tue, Dec 29 · 4:15 PM · St. George Theatre, Staten Island · From $20 · checked Oct 24. During the winter school break the St. George Theatre screens the animated holiday film Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse on its big screen as part of…
- [Caribbean Vibe Steel Drum Band — SICM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/caribbean-vibe-steel-drum-band-sicm--listing-4546c141f0a21a56a2e42f0e) — Wed, Dec 30 · 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM · Staten Island Children's Museum · All ages · checked Oct 16. Caribbean Vibe Steel Drum Band plays a festive 45-minute winter-break set at the Staten Island Children's Museum. Along with the music, the performers share the story of the…
- [Little Movers Storytime: Happy Noon Year! — St. George Library](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/little-movers-storytime-happy-noon-year-st-george-library--listing-c79bd62f599415aa0aca290c) — Thu, Dec 31 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · St. George Library Center (New York Public Library), Staten Island · Free · checked Oct 20. A toddler-hour New Year's celebration at the St. George Library Center: festive picture books, a playful hands-on craft and a special toast as the group counts down to noon. Part…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Staten Island Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/staten-island-zoo--listing-f3764407d01ae9b18e446faf) — Daily 10 am-4:45 pm except Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day · Staten Island Zoo · From $8 · checked Oct 14. The Staten Island Zoo is open all year except Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day, 10 am-4:45 pm, with free admission on Wednesdays after 2:00 pm. The Conservation…

## Recently ended

- [Emma's Place Annual Trunk or Treat at Snug Harbor](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/emma-s-place-annual-trunk-or-treat-at-snug-harbor--listing-eca84436890239c7898e88d0) — ended Thu, Oct 22
- [Healthy Path Foundation Fall Festival at Snug Harbor](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/healthy-path-foundation-fall-festival-at-snug-harbor--listing-ce2d166493d0ec9893a82423) — ended Sat, Oct 17

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