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Things To Do in NYC This Weekend With Kids: Intrepid Reopens, Broadway Drive-in, and More

Explore the Flight Deck at the Intrepid Sea ,Air and Space Museum. Photo courtesy of the museum
Explore the Flight Deck at the Intrepid Sea ,Air and Space Museum. Photo courtesy of the museum
9/23/20 - By Drew Kristofik

The last week of September is packing a sweet punch. We started the week with the first full-day of (remote) school and a treat at Krispy Kreme's new Times Square mega shop, and we're ending it with an Event Calendar jam-packed with things to do.

Most exciting is the return of one of our favorite kid-friendly museums, as the Intrepid lowers its gangplank once again. We've also got the news that two more of our favorite haunts, the Brooklyn Children's Museum and CMOM, have set October reopening dates.

We're also hosting an Online Back to School Fair with tons of enrichment options. Catch the last few FREE demo classes this week, including sessions from Atlantic Acting and Coucou French. If you're itching to get out, we've got intel on outdoor art trips near NYC, fall family day trips, pumpkin picking (tis the season), the best corn mazes nearby, and even some scenic, seasonal train trips.

Read on for all our top picks for things to do this week with New York City kids.

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Things To Do in NYC This Week

Thursday Afternoon Family Fun

Midtown West
Thursdays through October 29
Celebrate autumn with art and nature activities. Participants are expected to bring their own general supplies, such as crayons, markers, colored pencils, watercolor paints (bring your own container of water), glue, and scissors. Pick up a “kit bag” with instructions for the project of the day. READ MORE

Intrepid Sea Air and Space Museum Reopens

Midtown West
Reopens Friday, September 25
All aboard! The Intrepid's gangplank is back in place, with mask, distancing, and timed-ticketing requirements. Some experiences are temporarily closed, but the majority of the museum is accessible. READ MORE

Climate Week

Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Monday, September 21-Sunday, September 27
In honor of Climate Week 2020, Prospect Park Alliance hosts a variety of events online and in the park. READ MORE

City of Water 2020: Blueline Exhibition in the Seaport District

South Street Seaport–FREE
Daily through Sunday, September 27
City of Water Day explores the BlueLine—the future high tide line—highlighting the risk of sea-level rise and coastal storms. Three extraordinary climate artists share their unique perspectives on climate issues and rising sea levels through artistic expression using multiple mediums. READ MORE

Sundae School

Soho
Thursdays through Sundays through Sunday, November 1
For the first time, the Museum of Ice Cream hosts in-person workshops to create your own ice cream! This hands-on workshop lets kids explore imagination through a love of sweets. Learn about the history of ice cream, and make your very own flavor from scratch. READ MORE

Circus Arts in the Park - Fort Greene

Fort Greene, Brooklyn
Fridays through November 20
Kids can stretch, bounce, balance, juggle, clown around, and enjoy an outdoor physically engaging class lead by a team of professional circus instructors. READ MORE

Family Fun Day: Wonderful World of Colors Inspired by Andy Warhol

Gramercy
Saturday, September 26
Photography fans discover the world of color and learn how artist Andy Warhol silkscreened his way to fame and fortune. In this hands-on activity, families work with natural plant dyes to create vibrantly colored silkscreened prints. READ MORE

Summer Drive-in Movie Series

Greenbelt, Staten Island
Saturday, September 26 | Back to the Future (PG)
The Pouch Scout Camp screens family-friendly flicks, drive-in style. Ticket prices include a choice of four snacks and four drinks per car. READ MORE

Skyline Drive-In

Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Pirates of the Caribbean (9/26) | Mamma Mia (9/28) | King Kong (9/29)
The Skyline Drive-In, on the Greenpoint waterfront, offers family-friendly movies with the Manhattan skyline as its backdrop. Don't have a car? No problem—socially distanced seating on lawn chairs is also available, weather permitting. READ MORE

The Yard: Days of Play

Governors Island
Saturdays through October 3
Kids can roll up their sleeves, grab a hammer, and get to work in New York City's only adventure playground. Thanks to donations, the junkyard playground is open for the day. Meet the team of playworkers and explore the 50,000-square-foot creative wonderland. Rain or shine! READ MORE

The Christmas Show at Radial Park — Broadway at the Drive-in

Astoria, Queens
Opens Saturday, September 26
Catch some holiday spirit while watching classic Christmas flicks and live performances. There are games, raffles, and secret Santa fun to enjoy, too. READ MORE

Sustainability Scavenger Hunt

Dumbo, Brooklyn–FREE
Sunday, September 27
The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy hosts a fun park scavenger hunt with a sustainability twist. Travel through the northern end of the park (from Pier 1 to 99 Plymouth Street), searching for clues and answers to questions about the park’s recycled materials and conservation efforts. READ MORE

September Sundays

Floral Park, Queens
Sunday, September 27
The Queens County Farm Museum celebrates September Sundays with timed-entry tickets to The Amazing Maize Maze, hayrides, audience crop circles, and the rhythms of New Orleans-inspired bluegrass band Mama Juke live on stage! READ MORE

Nature in the Park

Battery Park, Manhattan–FREE
Tuesdays through October 27
Pick up a self-guided worksheet that invites kids to tour the gardens, investigating plants and trees as well as the pollinating insects and birds that visit the parks of BPC. READ MORE

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Seaport Cinema: Space Jam (PG)

South Street Seaport
Tuesday, September 29 | Shrek (PG)
Seaport Cinema screens family-friendly films on the rooftop, featuring themed food, cocktails (for adults), and surprises throughout the season. Up first is '90s favorite Space Jam. READ MORE

Top Virtual Events This Week

Orange County Children's Book Festival

FREE
Monday, September 14-Saturday, September 26
The Orange County Children's Book Festival is held in person once again in 2022. READ MORE

SUBMERGE Marine Science Festival

FREE
Thursday, September 24
SUBMERGE Marine Science Festival celebrates New York City’s coastal waters by bringing marine science to life. This year’s virtual and irl festival showcases dynamic marine environments, wildlife and science in New York City and the surrounding areas. READ MORE

2020 National Book Festival

FREE
Friday, September 25-Sunday, September 27
The 20th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival is being held online for 2020, with more than 100 best-selling authors, novelists, historians, poets, and children's writers participating. READ MORE

International Observe the Moon Night

FREE
Saturday, September 26
NASA Planetary Missions Program celebrates International Observe the Moon Night with a live planetarium show with interviews with Planetary Scientists. READ MORE

Virtual Book Tour: Chelsea Clinton

Wednesday, September 30 and Thursday, October 1
Chelsea Clinton presents her latest book She Persisted in Sports: American Olympians Who Changed the Game.  READ MORE

Blessing of the Animals and the Feast of Saint Francis

FREE
Sunday, October 4
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine welcomes families to a day of music, prayer, joy, blessings, and fun in honor of Saint Francis, the patron saint of animals and the environment. READ MORE
The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze returns for 2020. Photo by Susan Miele
The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze returns for 2020. Photo by Susan Miele

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Places featured in this article:

Prospect Park (at Grand Army Plaza)
Pier 17, South Street Seaport
William H Pouch Boy Scout Camp
Pier #40 West Houston Street & West Side Highway
Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
Krispy Kreme Times Square

About the Author

Drew Kristofik

Drew Kristofik's early career editing teen magazines somehow morphed into a seven-year stint at MacNeil/Lehrer, followed by a very long sojourn at Nickelodeon/Viacom as Director of Content for Nick online and then Editor-in-Chief of ParentsConnect.com local. She was a founding member of the WebbyAward winning GoCityKids, has written for Family Fun Magazine, Vanity Fair, and New York, and her novel for middle schoolers, The Time Boat, is available on Amazon Kindle. She strives to keep the MommyPoppins New York Events calendar packed and accurate, and can be reached at events@mommypoppins.com.
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