# Things to do with kids in Bronx, NY

> 24 upcoming family events and 2 places and ongoing programs in Bronx, NY (Bronx County, NY), in the New York–Newark–Jersey City area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Boo at the Zoo — Bronx Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/boo-at-the-zoo-bronx-zoo--listing-0556c98c393d1e4ddc80e62b) — Sat, Oct 24 (+3 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Bronx Zoo · Paid · checked Oct 11. A daytime Halloween outing with animal talks, wildlife puppetry, crafts and a hay maze. Children can join costume parades and seasonal play activities.
- [Día de los Muertos at NYBG — Weekend Family Activities](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-at-nybg-weekend-family-activities--listing-850404152b700760eafdde39) — Sat, Oct 24 (+4 more dates) · 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM · New York Botanical Garden, Bronx · With admission · checked Oct 14. New this year at NYBG, a month-long Día de los Muertos celebration with marigold displays, a community ofrenda where visitors can add a photo or written memory, calaveras and a…
- [Halloween: Wags to Witches — Van Cortlandt Park](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/halloween-wags-to-witches-van-cortlandt-park--listing-6bfc4bc8a20ba334c3021dd3) — Sun, Oct 25 · 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Van Cortlandt House Museum lawn (Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx · Free · checked Oct 14. Van Cortlandt Park Alliance, Van Cortlandt House Museum and the Urban Park Rangers host a free afternoon of creepy crafts, face painting and spine-chilling stories on the lawn of…
- [Wave Hill-O-Ween](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/wave-hill-o-ween--listing-59754188557c0c4646e7c4b5) — Thu, Oct 29 · 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM · Wave Hill, Bronx · Free · checked Oct 14. A Halloween evening for the whole family on Wave Hill's grounds: a garden scavenger hunt, a monster mash on the lawn, photo spots with the 'gourdgeous' view and a drop-in…
- [Fiesta of Frights: A Magical Halloween Adventure — Allerton Library](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/fiesta-of-frights-a-magical-halloween-adventure-allerton-library--listing-850901b66b5a83d44215a5be) — Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Allerton Library (New York Public Library), Bronx · All ages · Free · checked Oct 20. A bilingual physical-theater adventure for Halloween morning. After a balloon-animal icebreaker, children travel through an enchanted forest, a friendly haunted house and a…
- [Día de los Muertos Parade at New York Botanical Garden](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-parade-at-new-york-botanical-garden--listing-bf0914d9d51ec0ee4102ce5e) — Sun, Nov 1 · 2:00 PM · New York Botanical Garden, Bronx · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 14. Part of NYBG's first Día de los Muertos celebration (Oct 3–Nov 2, 2026), with marigold displays, a community ofrenda, calaveras and a giant flower-adorned Catrina. On Sunday…
- [Pedro Animal Falls in Love — Teatro SEA Puppet Play at Tremont Library](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/pedro-animal-falls-in-love-teatro-sea-puppet-play-at-tremont-library--listing-fd6e6a838ba93d83d9722604) — Mon, Nov 9 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Tremont Library (New York Public Library), Bronx · Free · checked Oct 20. Teatro SEA performs a comic Dominican folktale as an interactive puppet play: Pedro, a simple, fun-loving young man, is head over heels for a neighborhood girl, and the audience…
- [Family Art Project: Tiny Terrariums — Wave Hill](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/family-art-project-tiny-terrariums-wave-hill--listing-772aac42c1800b2d45477636) — Sat, Nov 14 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Wave Hill, Bronx · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 20. Wave Hill's weekend Family Art Project explores the tiny creatures living in the soil. Families learn about soil and decomposers and build mini jar habitats; jars are provided…
- [Holiday Train Show — New York Botanical Garden](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/holiday-train-show-new-york-botanical-garden--listing-815b7714f1514806da2eafe7) — Nov 14 – Jan 10 · New York Botanical Garden, Bronx · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 14. NYBG's long-running winter tradition: G-scale model trains and trolleys run past nearly 200 landmark replicas of New York City built from plant parts such as palm fronds…
- [Kids on the Move! at Wave Hill](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/kids-on-the-move-at-wave-hill--listing-22b1401974a8537d658daa15) — Sun, Nov 15 · 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM · Glyndor Gallery, Wave Hill, Bronx · Ages 3–8 · With admission · checked Oct 14. A movement-based nature walk for young children through the Wave Hill grounds led by environmental educator Corinne Flax. October's theme, Rooting Down and Rocking On, draws…
- [Mr. Steve's Science Secrets: Slime Time — Allerton Library](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/mr-steve-s-science-secrets-slime-time-allerton-library--listing-f71bd26c19ff5b1b83f57457) — Wed, Nov 18 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Allerton Library (New York Public Library), Bronx · Ages 6–12 · Free · checked Oct 20. A hands-on chemistry session at the Allerton Library: children learn how simple liquids react to form stretchy polymers, then mix colors and materials to make their own container…
- [Family Art Project: Papery Partners — Wave Hill](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/family-art-project-papery-partners-wave-hill--listing-ea8add301b1a8777d619f6b4) — Sat, Nov 21 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Wave Hill, Bronx · With admission · checked Oct 20. This weekend's Family Art Project at Wave Hill is about symbiosis, the 'scratch my back and I'll scratch yours' partnerships between plants and animals. Children layer paper…
- [Holiday Lights at the Bronx Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/holiday-lights-at-the-bronx-zoo--listing-5ee5b7f4d129a9d9c0b748d8) — Nov 21 – Jan 3 · Bronx Zoo · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 14. The Bronx Zoo's nighttime holiday tradition with six immersive Lantern Safari trails (Africa, Asia, North America, Latin America, the Ocean and the Forest of Color), hundreds of…
- [Holiday Train Show Sensory Friendly Mornings — NYBG](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/holiday-train-show-sensory-friendly-mornings-nybg--listing-9aa3539d5792297dd69d7505) — Sat, Nov 21 (+1 more date) · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · New York Botanical Garden — Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, Bronx · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 14. A calmer early viewing of the Holiday Train Show with no videos or music playing (trains and waterfalls stay on), staff support at entry, a quiet space and an alternate…
- [Family Art Project: Grateful for Trees Canvas Bags — Wave Hill](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/family-art-project-grateful-for-trees-canvas-bags-wave-hill--listing-bae4908cbae983f5a3f1b0dd) — Sat, Nov 28 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Wave Hill, Bronx · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 20. Over Thanksgiving weekend, Wave Hill's Family Art Project celebrates trees: families print real leaves onto reusable canvas bags to take home. At 11:30 a.m. the Gund Theater…
- [Hibernation Hike — Pelham Bay Park](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/hibernation-hike-pelham-bay-park--listing-b15c71bf1bd5df9f6e4e9f06) — Sat, Nov 28 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Pelham Bay Nature Center, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx · Free · checked Oct 20. An hour-long Urban Park Rangers walk from the Pelham Bay Nature Center. As autumn turns to winter, rangers explain the adaptations and behaviors that different animals rely on to…
- [A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage — Lehman Center, Bronx](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/a-charlie-brown-christmas-live-on-stage-lehman-center-bronx--listing-b4e41dadcbac46c8af97d968) — Sun, Nov 29 · 4:00 PM · Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, Bronx · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 24. The touring stage version of A Charlie Brown Christmas comes to the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts on the Lehman College campus in the Bronx for one Sunday afternoon show…
- [Nature Puppet Show Workshop — Crotona Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/nature-puppet-show-workshop-crotona-nature-center--listing-331e9b90fddebb8d2838ecad) — Sun, Nov 29 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Crotona Nature Center, Crotona Park, Bronx · Free · checked Oct 20. Urban Park Rangers at the Crotona Nature Center help children write and perform their own puppet show about the furry and feathered animals that live in city parks, learning…
- [STEAM Time: Winter Activities — Clason's Point Library](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/steam-time-winter-activities-clason-s-point-library--listing-409d2b0e0875ec17d26083cf) — Tue, Dec 1 (+4 more dates) · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Clason's Point Library (New York Public Library), Bronx · Free · checked Oct 20. A weekly December STEAM hour at the Clason's Point Library with a different winter experiment each Tuesday: fake snow (Dec 1), a snow volcano (Dec 8), coffee-filter snowflakes…
- [Holiday Tree Lighting at Captain Roscoe Brown Plaza — Aqueduct Walk, Bronx](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/holiday-tree-lighting-at-captain-roscoe-brown-plaza-aqueduct-walk-bron--listing-57d997ce3795209533354740) — Wed, Dec 2 · 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Captain Roscoe Brown, PH.D. Plaza in Aqueduct Walk, Bronx · Free · checked Oct 16. NYC Parks and Council Member Pierina Sanchez host a holiday tree lighting at Captain Roscoe Brown, PH.D. Plaza on Aqueduct Walk in the Bronx on Wednesday, December 2, from 4 to 6…
- [Community Playdate: Winter Sensory Playtime — Clason's Point Library](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/community-playdate-winter-sensory-playtime-clason-s-point-library--listing-4e63110d1abbee66c2717a35) — Thu, Dec 3 (+4 more dates) · 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM · Clason's Point Library (New York Public Library), Bronx · Ages 0–5 · Free · checked Oct 20. Thursday-morning playdates for the youngest learners: children 0–5 explore winter-themed sensory materials at their own pace while caregivers meet other local families. Each…
- [Craft Corner: Paper Snowflake Decorations — Morrisania Library](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/craft-corner-paper-snowflake-decorations-morrisania-library--listing-dd02c26a32ad5b5f0d8151bb) — Fri, Dec 11 · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Morrisania Library (New York Public Library), Bronx · Free · checked Oct 20. In the Morrisania Library's Children's Room, kids fold and cut their own paper snowflakes with patterned paper, safety scissors and decorative hole punches, discovering the…
- [The Magic School Bus Live: Lost in the Solar System — Lehman Center, Bronx](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/the-magic-school-bus-live-lost-in-the-solar-system-lehman-center-bronx--listing-960f171e2a39eb2c39c260db) — Sun, Dec 13 · 3:00 PM · Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, Bronx · From $10 · checked Oct 24. The Magic School Bus Live: Lost in the Solar System brings Ms. Frizzle and her class from the classic books and TV series to the Lehman Center stage in the Bronx. On an…
- [Noon Years Eve — Tremont Library](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/noon-years-eve-tremont-library--listing-344b608595b194bcbe53f67a) — Thu, Dec 31 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Tremont Library (New York Public Library), Bronx · Ages 0–12 · Free · checked Oct 20. A family New Year's Eve party timed so nobody misses bedtime. The Tremont Library hosts interactive activities, snacks and giveaways for children 0–12 and their caregivers…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Family Art-Making — The Bronx Museum](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/family-art-making-the-bronx-museum--listing-f4d66648d823837c40f6d071) — Select Saturday afternoons; check the official event calendar for the next family session. · The Bronx Museum · All ages · Free · checked Oct 11. Make art inspired by current contemporary exhibitions with museum educators. Select Saturday afternoon sessions welcome children, caregivers and participants with different…
- [Teen Council — The Bronx Museum](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/teen-council-the-bronx-museum--listing-a0792c3da5a2a4fd332b62c5) — Fall and spring four-month cycles; students meet twice weekly after school. Fall 2026… · The Bronx Museum · Ages 14–19 · Free · checked Oct 11. A paid arts internship lets NYC high school students explore contemporary art, collaborate, interview artists and produce exhibitions or a zine. Families can use the provider…

## Recently ended

- [Family Art Project & Kids on the Move — Wave Hill](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/family-art-project-and-kids-on-the-move-wave-hill--listing-0b61cc4655d56d67b9979208) — ended Sun, Oct 18
- [Family Art Project: Revealing the Palisades — Wave Hill](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/family-art-project-revealing-the-palisades-wave-hill--listing-8c470dc258c27954d87a281e) — ended Sun, Oct 18
- [The Great Pumpkin Spooktacular — Soundview Park](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/the-great-pumpkin-spooktacular-soundview-park--listing-a288b1fd8c634abbd9c89d5e) — ended Sat, Oct 17
- [Williamsbridge Fall Fiesta](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/williamsbridge-fall-fiesta--listing-26f7b143bcc401bab82ea05b) — ended Sat, Oct 17

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