Family Entertainment Centers in New Jersey, NJ
Looking for family entertainment centers in New Jersey? Here are 43 of them, with the details parents check first: price, opening hours and the right age range.
Sorted by distance from the middle of New Jersey, nearest first. Those are straight-line miles, so every drive is longer than the number on the card.
Black River & Western Railroad is a heritage railroad in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, offering scenic train excursions from its historic Ringoes and Flemington…
Branch Brook Park Roller Skating Center is a roller skating venue located in Newark, New Jersey, offering families a place to enjoy skating activities together. It…
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company is a Jersey City-based dance troupe blending Chinese and contemporary movement traditions, offering performances, educational…
Liberty Hall Museum is a historic estate in Union, New Jersey, built in 1772 and home to seven generations of the Livingston and Kean families. Families can tour…
My Gym West Orange is a children's fitness and play center in West Orange, NJ offering classes for babies through age 10, including Mommy and Me, gymnastics, and…
Warinanco Sports Center sits within the 205-acre Warinanco Park in Roselle, NJ, offering families a mix of indoor and outdoor recreation space. Visitors can enjoy…
Three Little Birds is a play-based private school in Jersey City serving infants through kindergarten-age children near Lincoln Park and Liberty State Park…
Taylor Park is a public park located in Millburn, NJ, offering local families an outdoor space for recreation and leisure. As part of the township's parks and…
Paper Mill Playhouse is a renowned regional theater in Millburn, New Jersey, celebrated for producing new American musicals and classic productions. Families can…
American Dream is a massive indoor entertainment and retail complex in East Rutherford, NJ, just minutes from Manhattan. Families can explore an indoor theme park…
Great Big Game Show - New Jersey is a live-hosted entertainment venue located inside the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford. Two teams compete against each…
Puppetonia is a family-fun business in Hoboken, NJ, offering music and puppet shows for children since 2004. Families can attend weekly shows, book customized…
Chelsea Piers - Parties offers a lively birthday party venue in New York City's Chelsea Piers Field House, giving kids and families access to sports activities…
Great Big Game Show - NYC is an interactive entertainment venue located in the Brill Building in Times Square, New York City. Guests split into two teams and…
American Kennel Club is a New York-based organization serving as a resource for dog breed information, registration, and canine sports and events. Families can…
JumpNasium is a family-fun venue located in Fairfield, NJ. It offers a space for local families to enjoy recreational activities together.
FunTime Junction is a family-owned indoor children's entertainment center in Fairfield, NJ, offering arcade games, laser tag, a helicopter carousel, train ride…
New Jersey Rock Gym is an indoor climbing and fitness center in Fairfield offering top rope and lead climbing walls, bouldering islands, and a bouldering cave for…
Ice House is a large ice skating facility in Hackensack, NJ, featuring four regulation NHL-sized rinks that serve youth hockey players, figure skaters, and adult…
Blue's Baking Bash is a family-fun business in Bergen County, NJ, centered around cookie decorating and no-bake baking classes for kids. Founded alongside its…
Staib Park is a shaded, family-friendly playground in Hackensack, NJ, featuring two separate play areas designed for different age groups, including a scaled-down…
Bounce U of Paramus is an indoor inflatable playground in Paramus, NJ that specializes in private birthday parties featuring giant bounce houses, obstacle courses…
Max Adventures is an indoor amusement center in Brooklyn, NY, specializing in private birthday parties, school and camp trips, and family fun for a wide range of…
Mayo Performing Arts Center is a nonprofit theater in Morristown, NJ, hosting concerts, touring performances, and educational programs for the community. Families…
Color Me Mine Ridgewood is a paint-your-own-pottery studio located in Ridgewood, NJ. Families can drop in to paint ceramics, book classes, or host parties, making…
Topgolf in Edison offers all-weather hitting bays where families and friends can play interactive golf games suited to any skill level, using complimentary or…
Fritz Dietl Ice Rink is a sports and recreation venue located in Westwood, NJ, offering ice skating opportunities for area families. It serves as a community spot…
Bounce Safari is a play-space venue located in Waldrick, NJ, offering families a fun destination for active play. The business caters to children and families…
Tibbetts Brook Park is a 161-acre Westchester County park in Yonkers offering an aquatic complex with a spray playground, lazy river, lap lanes, and in-pool games…
Willson's Waves is a water recreation park in Mount Vernon, NY, operated by Westchester County Parks, offering a wave pool with graduated depths and swells up to…
Hapik Yonkers is an indoor rock climbing gym located at Ridge Hill in Yonkers, NY, offering auto-belay climbing walls suited to both kids and adults. Families can…
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester is an indoor LEGO-themed family attraction in Yonkers, NY, located at Ridge Hill. Families can explore build-and-play zones…
Muse Paintbar Connecticut is a paint-and-sip studio in Glastonbury where guests follow step-by-step instructor guidance to create their own canvas artwork while…
Tappan Golf is a large public family golf center spanning more than 26 acres in Tappan, NY, offering heated driving range bays, an 18-hole miniature golf course…
The Rock Club - Family Fun is an indoor rock climbing and bouldering gym located in New Rochelle, NY. Families can enjoy climbing walls, fitness activities, and…
Pump It Up Great Neck is an indoor inflatable playground and party center in Great Neck, NY, offering climate-controlled arenas filled with giant bounce houses and…
Oh My Goodness Youth Wellness Center is an indoor play space and organic cafe in Garden City that blends healthy eating with active fun for children and families…
Hommocks Park Ice Rink is a public indoor ice skating facility in Larchmont, NY that has served local families since 1975. Visitors can enjoy public skating…
Gymboree in Scarsdale offers structured play classes for babies and toddlers, combining music, dance, art, and movement to support early development. Parents and…
Crystal Springs Family Waterpark is a municipally operated outdoor water recreation facility in East Brunswick, New Jersey, noted as the state's first municipal…
Where a card says no price or no hours listed, the venue does not publish it. We would rather leave the gap than fill it with a guess. Prices come from each venue's own website, and we publish one only when the figure appears on the page we took it from. Tell us if we are missing one you know.
Which one, by age
Two children three years apart do not have to be a compromise. The age line on every card shows what that venue serves.
Puppetonia
Best here for under 2, 8 miles out, listed ages 0–9 and admission $20.
Warinanco Sports Center
Best here for two to five, 7 miles out, listed ages 3–16 and admission $5.
Liberty Hall Museum
Best here for six to nine, 5 miles out, listed ages 6–12 and admission from $10.
New Jersey Rock Gym
Best here for ten and up, 12 miles out, listed ages 6–16 and admission $21.
By town
Most of these are not in New Jersey proper, and the town is usually what decides whether a place is worth the trip. 5 more towns are represented in the list above.
Family Entertainment Centers in Yonkers
4 of them: Tibbetts Brook Park, Hapik Yonkers, LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester – Family Fun and Muse Paintbar Westchester, the closest 20 miles from the middle of New Jersey and 2 with a published admission price.
Family Entertainment Centers in Fairfield
3 of them: JumpNasium, FunTime Junction and New Jersey Rock Gym, the closest 11 miles from the middle of New Jersey and 1 with a published admission price.
Planning a visit
These run from 1 to 27 miles out from the middle of New Jersey. Hours move with the season and with school holidays, so check the listing before you set off. If you run one of the places on this page, you can claim it for free and keep its hours and prices right.
Before you go
Grip socks. Almost every venue requires them for children and several require them for adults. Most sell them at the door for a few dollars. Bringing your own is cheaper and means you are not buying a fourth pair.
Check whether adults pay. It runs from free to full price and it changes the cost of a visit by a lot when there are two of you.
Weekday mornings are the toddler rush. If you want space, aim for after two on a school day. Weekend mornings are the busiest hours of the week almost everywhere.
Ninety minutes is the realistic ceiling for most children under five. There is rarely a gradual wind down. Leaving with time left on the clock is not wasted money, it is a better afternoon.
Call ahead in school holidays. Several of these venues run camps and private events that close open play with no notice on the website.
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Common questions about family entertainment centers in New Jersey
How many family entertainment centers are there in New Jersey?
We list 43 family entertainment centers within 90 miles of New Jersey, NJ. Every one is a published listing with an address we checked.
Which family entertainment centers in New Jersey publish their prices?
7 of the 43 here do, and each price was checked word for word against the venue's own page before we published it. The rest do not publish one, so their card says no price listed rather than carrying a guess.
Which family entertainment centers in New Jersey suit a toddler?
11 of them list an age range starting at two or under. Check the age line on each card, because a place that suits a six-year-old does not always suit a two-year-old.
How did Mini Navigators choose these family entertainment centers?
We list every one we have within 90 miles of the center of New Jersey. Each is a published place with an address we geocoded and checked, and the business can claim its listing to keep the hours and prices current.
Do adults have to pay?
It varies more than you would expect, from free to full price, and it changes the cost of a visit by a lot when there are two of you. The price on each card is what it costs to get a child in. Where a venue publishes an adult price it is on the listing, and where it does not we have left it out rather than assume.
Do I need to book ahead?
Usually not for open play, but several venues cap capacity at weekends and during school holidays, and some close open play entirely for private events. Where a venue has its own booking page, the listing links straight to it.
What should I bring?
Grip socks, a water bottle, a change of clothes for anyone under four, and a plan for leaving before the meltdown rather than after it.
What else is there to do with kids in New Jersey?
New Jersey has 8 categories of kid-friendly places on Mini Navigators, from playgrounds and museums to splash pads and zoos. The New Jersey hub lists all of them.
Listings last checked August 21, 2026.