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Make math fun this Columbus Day Weekend by exploring the Math Midway Exhibit at Liberty Science Center. The interactive displays include square-wheeled tricycles that glide on circular arcs (geometry!), or kids can create a drawing using a mechanical harmonograph. (Saturday-Monday)
Live the life of a pilot for a day at The Intrepid's Eject Exhibit, where you'll discover the history of the life-saving aircraft ejection seats for pilots. The 10 displays date back to the Korean War. (Saturday-Monday)
Kids can sneak around the Haunted Pumpkin Garden at the New York Botanical Garden all weekend, where they'll encounter pumpkin sculptures of spooky scarecrows, spiders and snakes. Just don't forget to dress up in a scary costume! (Friday-Sunday)
It's pumpkin decorating time at Moomah's Paint-A-Pumpkin event. Pick your own fall fruit from the patch; if yours has a glow-in-the-dark bat inside, you win a prize! (Friday-Sunday)
Clap your hands and stomp your feet to the beats of the Interactive Women Of The Calabash Concert at Symphony Space. This performing group incorporates the audience with call-and-response singing influenced by music from Africa and the African diaspora. (Saturday)
Head over to Harlem for the Second Annual Harlem Harvest Festival at Philip Randolph Square. Performances by the Dance Theater of Harlem, pumpkin art and apple stamping, and vendor booths from upstate farms are bound to make this festival great. (Saturday)
Unleash your inner Shakespeare at the Irondale Center's Playmaking with PigPen Theatre Company event, where kids will gather valuable stage skills and learn playmaking techniques from real actors. (Saturday)
Come one, come all to Sunnyside Gardens Park's Oktoberfest, Pumpkin Patch and Craft Fair. Normally members-only, the park will open its gates to the public for a day of autumn celebration with a pumpkin patch, German food and craft vendors. (Saturday)
It's a crazy costume party at Princess Katie and Racer Steve's Dress-Up Jam, presented by 92Y Tribeca. Kids, wear your wackiest outfits and prepare to rock out at this concert with songs from the band's CD, Tiny Cool. (Sunday)
Lace up those sneakers for the First Annual Run for the Wild Family 5K at the New York Aquarium in Brooklyn. By participating as a runner or walker, you'll help the Wildlife Conservation Society save sea turtles and their habitats across the globe. (Sunday)
Expand your science and Hispanic heritage knowledge at the New York Hall of Science's La Ciencia Y Yo event with hands-on science projects that relate to the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. (Sunday)
Spruce up your day with Spruce Street School's autumnal festival of food and community, The Taste of the Seaport. Savor the flavor of culinary tastings from more than 20 local merchants while enjoying live music and kid-designated activities. (Sunday)
Tune in to the melodies of the Suzi Shelton Band at Southpaw Bar in Brooklyn, where guitar-strumming Suzi will join the Little Miss Ann Band to play a show of folk-rock classic and original children's songs. (Sunday)
Think your hamster is Best in Show? There's no pet too small or silly to bring to the Pet Parade in Hudson River Park, where beloved family animals can compete in categories such as Most Exotic and Best Pet Trick. (Sunday)
For even more events and activities this weekend and beyond, check out our Family Calendar.
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