Kid-Friendly Things to Do in Battery Park City This Week

The Esplanade, Rockefeller Park, the downtown libraries, and the family programming along the Hudson make Battery Park City a quietly great corner of Manhattan for kids. Here's what's happening this week, refreshed from venue calendars.

Updated October 13, 2026 · 48 events in the next 7 days

Tuesday, October 13

1:00 PM
Toddler Prep - Half Day Drop Off
Tiny Artisan Creative Studio · 150 Bay St, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USA
18 months - 4 years · $525.00 - $1,025.00 per month
1:00 PM
Drop Off Mini Camp
The Craft Studio Tribeca · 176 Duane St, New York, NY 10013, USA
4-10 · $145/day
1:30 PM
Toddler Prep Trial Class
Tiny Artisan Creative Studio · 150 Bay St, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USA
18 months - 4 years · $33.00
7:30 PM
Tuesday Afterschool
Wet Paint! Art Studio · 118 Chambers St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10007, USA
7-11
8:00 PM
Storytime: Cast Your Vote!
Adams Street Library · 9 Adams St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
All ages · Free

Wednesday, October 14

1:00 PM
Toddler Prep - Half Day Drop Off
Tiny Artisan Creative Studio · 150 Bay St, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USA
18 months - 4 years · $525.00 - $1,025.00 per month
1:00 PM
Drop Off Mini Camp
The Craft Studio Tribeca · 176 Duane St, New York, NY 10013, USA
4-10 · $145/day
2:00 PM
Toddler Time
The Craft Studio Tribeca · 176 Duane St, New York, NY 10013, USA
1-2 · $25/class
2:30 PM
Toddler Time (CRAWLING/WALKING TODDLERS)
Adams Street Library · 9 Adams St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
0-3 · Free
3:15 PM
Babies and Books (LAPSIT BABIES ONLY)
Adams Street Library · 9 Adams St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
0-3 · Free

Thursday, October 15

1:00 PM
Toddler Prep - Half Day Drop Off
Tiny Artisan Creative Studio · 150 Bay St, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USA
18 months - 4 years · $525.00 - $1,025.00 per month
1:00 PM
Drop Off Mini Camp
The Craft Studio Tribeca · 176 Duane St, New York, NY 10013, USA
4-10 · $145/day
1:30 PM
Toddler Prep Trial Class
Tiny Artisan Creative Studio · 150 Bay St, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USA
18 months - 4 years · $33.00
2:30 PM
Little Hands
The Craft Studio Tribeca · 176 Duane St, New York, NY 10013, USA
2-4 · $30/class
7:00 PM
Historic Downtown Farmers Market
Historic Downtown Jersey City Farmers' Market · Grove St, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USA
All ages · Free
8:00 PM
Button and Magnet Making
New Amsterdam Library · 9 Murray St, New York, NY 10007, USA
Teens · Free
8:00 PM
Teen Arts & Crafts: Decorate Faux Pumpkins
Mulberry Street Library · 10 Jersey St, New York, NY 10012, USA
Teens · Free
8:30 PM
Tribeca Class (Outdoor)
Rockefeller Park · 75 Battery Place, New York, NY 10280, USA
0-6 · $30/class
8:30 PM
Thursday Afterschool & Portfolio Prep
Wet Paint! Art Studio · 118 Chambers St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10007, USA
12-15

Friday, October 16

1:00 PM
Toddler Prep - Half Day Drop Off
Tiny Artisan Creative Studio · 150 Bay St, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USA
18 months - 4 years · $525.00 - $1,025.00 per month
1:00 PM
Drop Off Mini Camp
The Craft Studio Tribeca · 176 Duane St, New York, NY 10013, USA
4-10 · $145/day
2:00 PM
Tribeca Class (Outdoor)
Rockefeller Park · 75 Battery Place, New York, NY 10280, USA
0-6 · $30/class
5:45 PM
Okja
Metrograph · 7 Ludlow St, New York, NY 10002, USA
All ages
7:30 PM
Gaming for Tweens and Teens (Oct. 2026)
Ottendorfer Library · 135 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003, USA
Teens

Saturday, October 17

3:00 PM
Community Day: Art and Celebration on the Bowery
New Museum · 235 Bowery, New York, NY 10002, USA
4:00 PM
Okja
Metrograph · 7 Ludlow St, New York, NY 10002, USA
All ages

Sunday, October 18

1:00 PM
Advanced 1 - Stroke Readiness
Physique Swimming · 41 Broad St, New York, NY 10004, USA
1:00 PM
Advanced 2 - Stroke Development
Physique Swimming · 41 Broad St, New York, NY 10004, USA
1:00 PM
Beginner 1 - Water Exploration
Physique Swimming · 41 Broad St, New York, NY 10004, USA
1:00 PM
Me & My Shadow
Physique Swimming · 41 Broad St, New York, NY 10004, USA
1:00 PM
Beginner 2 - Primary Skills
Physique Swimming · 41 Broad St, New York, NY 10004, USA
2:00 PM
Advanced 1 - Stroke Readiness
Physique Swimming · 41 Broad St, New York, NY 10004, USA
2:00 PM
Advanced 2 - Stroke Development
Physique Swimming · 41 Broad St, New York, NY 10004, USA
2:00 PM
Beginner 1 - Water Exploration
Physique Swimming · 41 Broad St, New York, NY 10004, USA
2:00 PM
Beginner 2 - Primary Skills
Physique Swimming · 41 Broad St, New York, NY 10004, USA
2:30 PM
Waterfront Walks – October 18
Brooklyn Bridge Park · Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
All ages
3:00 PM
Advanced 1 - Stroke Readiness
Physique Swimming · 41 Broad St, New York, NY 10004, USA
3:00 PM
Advanced 2 - Stroke Development
Physique Swimming · 41 Broad St, New York, NY 10004, USA
3:00 PM
Beginner 1 - Water Exploration
Physique Swimming · 41 Broad St, New York, NY 10004, USA
3:00 PM
Beginner 2 - Primary Skills
Physique Swimming · 41 Broad St, New York, NY 10004, USA
3:00 PM
Spy Kids
Film Forum · 209 W Houston St, New York, NY 10014, USA
All ages
3:15 PM
The Aristocats
Metrograph · 7 Ludlow St, New York, NY 10002, USA
All ages
5:00 PM
Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center (Weekends) – October 18
Brooklyn Bridge Park · Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
All ages · Free
6:00 PM
Bargemusic Concerts – October 18
Brooklyn Bridge Park · Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
All ages
7:30 PM
Art Cinema for Tots: How to Play a Film
Metrograph · 7 Ludlow St, New York, NY 10002, USA
All ages

Monday, October 19

7:00 PM
Historic Downtown Farmers Market
Historic Downtown Jersey City Farmers' Market · Grove St, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USA
All ages · Free
7:45 PM
Little Hands
The Craft Studio Tribeca · 176 Duane St, New York, NY 10013, USA
2-4 · $30/class
8:30 PM
Monday Afterschool & Portfolio Prep
Wet Paint! Art Studio · 118 Chambers St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10007, USA
7-12

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