Things to do in Staten Island with kids

The free Staten Island Ferry past the Statue of Liberty is the headline, and the Staten Island Children's Museum and Snug Harbor's gardens are a short ride from the terminal at St. George. Inland, the Greenbelt has proper woodland trails and a nature center. It's the quiet borough, which is rather the point.

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What is on in Staten Island soon

Sunday, October 11, 2026

• Family Camping: Staten Island

  6pm, Blue Heron Nature Center, Prince's Bay, Staten Island · Free

  An overnight camping trip for families with the Urban Park Rangers at Blue Heron Park, from 6pm to 7am. Check the Parks page for sign-up and what to bring. Organizer

Monday, October 12, 2026

• Schools Out Day Camp, Extended Hours

  4pm, Staten Island Children's Museum, St. George, Staten Island · $15 per camper
  Subway: Staten Island Ferry to St. George Terminal, then the S40 bus to Snug Harbor

  An after-school block of camp activities on a day the museum is open for Indigenous Peoples' and Italian Heritage Day. Costs $15 per camper. Organizer

Saturday, October 17, 2026

• Faber Park Fright Fest

  noon, Faber Park Recreation Center, Port Richmond, Staten Island · Free

  A free daytime Halloween party outdoors at the Faber Park Recreation Center. A Hocus Pocus movie night follows there at 7:15pm. Organizer

• Movie Under the Stars: Hocus Pocus (PG)

  7:15pm, Faber Park Recreation Center, Port Richmond, Staten Island · Free

  A free outdoor Hocus Pocus screening at Faber Park. Dress warmly and bring something to sit on. Organizer

Sunday, October 18, 2026

• Upcycled Fabric Pumpkins

  10:30am, Greenbelt Nature Center, Greenbelt, Staten Island

  A craft session making fall pumpkins from repurposed fabric at the Greenbelt Nature Center. Check the Parks page for any fee or sign-up. Organizer

Friday, October 23, 2026

• Greenbelt's Haunted Trail

  3pm, Greenbelt Recreation Center, Greenbelt, Staten Island · Free

  NYC Parks and Staten Island Recreation run a family Halloween haunted trail from the lower parking lot. Halloweentown shows outdoors at 7pm the same night. Organizer

• Movie Under the Stars: Halloweentown (TV-G)

  7pm, Greenbelt Recreation Center, Greenbelt, Staten Island · Free

  A free outdoor showing of Halloweentown in the lower parking lot at the Greenbelt Recreation Center. Organizer

Saturday, October 24, 2026

• Ocean Breeze Fall Festival

  10am, Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex, Ocean Breeze, Staten Island · Free

  A seasonal celebration at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on the Staten Island shore, running most of the day. Organizer

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