Kids in Paramus
25 upcoming events
Get kids in Paramus in your weekly roundup.
Figuring out what to do with the kids in Paramus without losing the whole day to it: shows for young audiences, craft workshops, storytelling, music for tiny ears, circus and days out in the fresh air. We've gathered it all in one place, with the recommended age on every event.
For a rainy Wednesday or a Sunday in the open air, the right idea is right below.
Events — kids in Paramus
Wed21
Today
Tomorrow · 11 AMFree
🎷Swing🎸Rock0–3 yrs
Boogie Woogie Babies
Paramus Public Library
Tomorrow · 3:15 PM$16.74
🐣Animals0–15 yrs
Zoo Kids: Bugs
Bergen County Zoo
Tomorrow · 3:30 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop4–13 yrs
BYO Pumpkin Painting
Paramus Public Library
Tomorrow · 5:30 PMFree
🧸Kids8–13 yrs
Speed Cubing
Paramus Public Library
Thu22
Tomorrow
Thu 22 · 10 AMFree
📖Story time2–5 yrs
Tell Me a Story
Paramus Public Library
Thu 22 · 10:30 AM$16.74
🐣Animals0–5 yrs
Zoo Babies: Bugs
Bergen County Zoo
Thu 22 · 10:30 AMFree
📖Story time2–4 yrs
Tell Me a Story
Paramus Public Library
Thu 22 · 3:30 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop4–14 yrs
BYO Pumpkin Painting
Paramus Public Library
Thu 22 · 4 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop5–10 yrs
After School Adventures
Paramus Public Library
Sat24
Saturday 24 October
Fri 23 · 6 PM$11.75
🎪Kids' show🐣Animalsfrom 2 yrs
Zoo Boo 2026
Bergen County Zoo
Fri 23 · 6 PM$6.63
🌳Outdoorsfrom 2 yrs
Zoo Boo 2026 Train Ride — Friday Night
Bergen County Zoo
Fri 23 · 7 PM$11.75
🐣Animals🎪Kids' showfrom 2 yrs
Zoo Boo 2026
Bergen County Zoo
Fri 23 · 8 PM$11.75
🐣Animals🎪Kids' show2–15 yrs
Zoo Boo 2026
Bergen County Zoo
Sat 24 · 9:30 AM$0–28.12
🧸Kids0–15 yrs
Stew's Spooktacular Costume Breakfast
Stew Leonard's Farm Fresh Food & Wine
Sat 24 · 10 AM$65.87
🧘Yoga🧘Wellnessfrom 18 yrs
Adoptable Kitten Yoga to benefit FOWA Rescue
AnyaFoto
Sat 24 · 2 PMFree
🌳Outdoors🐣Animals0–15 yrs
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Trunk or Treat
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
Sun25
Sunday 25 October
Later
Fri 30 · 4 PMFree
🎪Street party0–12 yrs
Trunk Or Treat
The Learning Experience Paramus
Tue 10 · 10:30 AM$16.74
🐣Animals0–15 yrs
11/10 Zoo Babies: Herbivores
Bergen County Zoo
Wed 11 · 3:15 PM$16.74
🐣Animals3–12 yrs
Zoo Kids: Herbivores
Bergen County Zoo
Thu 12 · 10:30 AM$16.74
🐣Animals0–15 yrs
Zoo Babies: Herbivores
Bergen County Zoo
Tue 1 Dec · 10:30 AM$16.74
🗺️Guided tour🐣Animals
Zoo Babies: Carnivores
Bergen County Zoo
Thu 3 Dec · 10:30 AM$16.74
🐣Animals
12/3 Zoo Babies: Carnivores
Bergen County Zoo
Tue 15 Dec · 10:30 AM$16.74
🐣Animals0–5 yrs
Zoo Babies: Animals in the Dark
Bergen County Zoo
Wed 16 Dec · 3:15 PM$16.74
🐣Animals🎪Kids' show3–8 yrs
Zoo Kids: Animals in the Dark
Bergen County Zoo
See also in Paramus
Fri 30 · 6 PM$28.52–33.85
🤘Metal🎫Concert
TALLAH at BLVD
BLVD Bar and Grill, Elmwood Park
Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Houlihan's
Houlihan's, Paramus
Sun 15 · 2:30 PM$23.18–33.85
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Exquisite Contrasts: Haydn & Schubert Piano Trios
Forte Piano Music Company, Paramus
Sun 25 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at SideBar Gastropub
SideBar Gastropub, Hackensack
Thu 22 · 8 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Lido Restaurant
Lido Restaurant, Hackensack
Fri 23 · 7 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Shades of Morose, Chapter 31, Ask Andy, Raincheck
Dingbatz, Clifton
Sun 25 · 8 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Jimmy Geez
Jimmy Geez, Haledon
Fri 23 · 8 PM$15
✨Belly dance🎊Socials
A Great Navratri Night Excelsior
The Excelsior - Indian Wedding Venue, Saddle Brook
Thu 29 · 6 PM$38.25
🎉Parties
Dia De Los Muertos & Halloween!
La Fortaleza, Lodi
Fri 30 · 9 PMFree
🎉Parties
Halloween Costume Party
Midland Brew House, Saddle Brook
Sat 31 · 8 PM$30.41–37.32
💿DJ set🎤Hip-Hop
HALLOWEEN PARTY - ENTER IF YOU DARE!
Crowne Plaza at The Sky Lounge in Saddle Brook, NJ
Fri 23 · 6 PM$24.72–548.12
💿DJ set💎Trap
VELVET TRAP "TRAP & RNB"
Made in Miami Bar & Bistro, Clifton
Sat 24 · 10 PM$26.01–60
🔥Reggaeton💿DJ set
Reggaeton Halloween Perreo Parrty In New Jersey (18+)
246 3rd St, Passaic
Thu 29 · 6:30 PM$165–1,600
🤝Volunteering🎷Jazz
Unmasking Hope Gala
The Royal Manor, Garfield
Fri 30 · 9 PM$23.18
🎉Club💿DJ set
Tommy’s Nightmare 9.0
Fiesta Night Club & Restaurant, Passaic
Sat 31 · 10 PM
🎉Club🎊Socials
Halloween In New Jersey - Perreo Parrty Dance Event
Mandala Nightclub
Sun 8 · 12 PM$7.66–22.44
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
4th Annual Fall Festival - Bergen Town Center
Bergen Town Center, Paramus
Sun 8 · 12 PM
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
2026 Bergen Fall Festival
Bergen Town Center, Paramus
Fri 23 · 4 PMFree
🎪Street party
Total Wireless Spooktacular In-Store Halloween Celebration
694 Main Ave, Passaic
Fri 23 · 7 PM$23.18
💿DJ set🎉Club
ÁNGELES DE RUMBA EN PATERSON
La Chiflada NJ, Paterson
Sat 24 · 12 PMFree
🎪Street party
Total Wireless Spooktacular In-Store Halloween Celebration
611 Main Ave, Passaic
Sat 24 · 7 PMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy
Leftist Progressive Cafe Night
ANT Bookstore and Cafe, Clifton
Sun 25 · 12 PM
🎪Street party🏰Heritage
The Baron's Oktoberfest & Harvest Homecoming at Historic New Bridge Landing
Historic New Bridge Landing, River Edge
Fri 30 · 9 PM$28.52
💿DJ set☀️Open air
Rooftop Horror at Lotus Rooftop Passaic NJ
Lotus, Passaic
Fri 30 · 9 PM$33.85–44.52
💿DJ set☀️Open air
ROOF-TOP HORROR: FUEGO FRIDAYS: FindThePartyInc
822 Main Ave, Passaic
Sat 31 · 8 PMFree
🎉Club💿DJ set
HALLOWEEN AFTERDARK at Cigarro - Global Vibes
Cigarro Bar and Lounge, Hackensack
Sun 8 · 10 AMFree
🎪Street party
Free Party Mathnasium of Paramus
Mathnasium of Paramus, Riveredge
Mon 26 · 7:30 PMFree
❓Quiz🎪Street party
Trivia Night at Celtic Corner Restaurant and Pub
Celtic Corner Restaurant and Pub, Hawthorne
Tomorrow · 7 PM$91
🎪Circus
Flip Circus
Garden State Plaza Mall, Paramus
Sat 24 · 7 PM$40
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Night
Church of Saint, Fair Lawn
Sat 24 · 9:30 PM$47.42–104.32
🎤Stand-up
Quinn Dale Live in New Jersey
Breslin Performing Arts Center at Felician University - Lodi Campus
Thu 29 · 7 PMFree
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Mr Nuevayol's Comedy Competition Week # 3 - New Funny in NY
Agave Latin Fusion, Wallington
Sat 24 · 11 AMFree
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
'HoneyAlley' Live Painting @ HoneyGrove Elmwood Park
HoneyGrove Elmwood Park
Tomorrow · 11 AMFree
🎬Cinema
Movie Mornings: Disclosure Day
Maywood Public Library
At 5 PMFree
🎬Cinema📽️Documentary
Illegal: One Immigrant's Life or Death Journey (2020) Documentary Screening
Garfield Public Library
Tomorrow · 11 AM$0–224.1(898)
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
Dopamine Land: A Multisensory Experience
Westfield Garden State Plaza, Paramus
Sat 24 · 7 PM$36.09–58.86
🎬Cinema
MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA & original piano score by TARAS LUKA
159 Rte 4, Paramus
Mon 2 · 7 PMFree
🗣️Talk
History and Culture of the Lenape
Fair Lawn Community Center Theater
At 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature
Quiet Reading Club at Marimba Cafe in Hackensack, NJ!
10 Banta Pl suite 124, Hackensack
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
📚Literature
Choose Your Own Book Club
Wallington's John F. Kennedy Memorial Library
Thu 22 · 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Aging Parents: What Families Need to Know Before a Crisis
The Pointe at Teaneck
Thu 22 · 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature
Enduring Pages Book Club
Tinicum Memorial Public Library, Chester
Thu 22 · 7 PMFree
📚Literature
Food for Thought Book Club
Bogota Public Library
Thu 22 · 7 PMFree
📚Literature
Book Club at the Local Pub
Wood-Ridge Memorial Library
Fri 23 · 7 PM$12
🎬Cinema
CANVASES East-Coast Premiere + Q and A + Mixer
237 River St, Paterson
Thu 5 · 9:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
H.R. 1 Informational Roundtable - Paterson
Paterson Free Public Library
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Tue 10 · 2:30 PMFree
📚Literature
High School Book Club
Paramus Public Library
At 7 PMFree
🍽️Food
Cookbook Club
Oradell Public Library
At 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk
History Club
Ridgefield Public Library
Tomorrow · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
The Pilgrims and the Mayflower: A Voyage to Remember
Glen Rock Public Library
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Venues — kids in Paramus
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Frequently asked questions
What's there to do with kids in Paramus this weekend?
Shows for young audiences, workshops, storytelling and days out in the fresh air. Filter by age on each event to find what suits yours.
Are there free kids' activities in Paramus?
Yes, plenty of library workshops and outdoor activities are free. The price is shown on every event.