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DANCE

ON THE FLOOR A hit show on MTV, "America's Best Dance Crew" (which is produced by "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson), moves to the stage for one night at Madison Square Garden. The winners from the first season of the show, a Southwestern dance crew who call themselves Jabbawockeez and fan favorites Brakesk8, an Indiana-based dance team that uses roller skates, are featured.Tuesday, September 23, 7:30 p.m., WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden, 2 Penn Plaza, between 32nd and 33rd streets, 212-465-6741, $42.50-$59.50.

GALLERY-GOING

A CENTURY OF CHILDREN'S FASHION The Carrère Gallery at the Forbes Galleries presents "Good Things in Small Packages: Japanese Children's Kimonos 1860-1960." Twenty-three silk, cotton, and hemp garments are on view. The exhibit reflects upon the role of childhood in Japanese society, as well as Japan's cultural and technological transformation from a historically closed society to a modern global force. Through Saturday, October 11, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., the Forbes Galleries, 62 Fifth Ave. at 12th Street, 212-206-5548, free.

FESTIVALS

FORT TRYON COURT Fort Tryon Park's annual Medieval Festival brings Inwood back to the Middle Ages. Costumed performers, processional flags, and knights in armor entertain spectators while jesters juggle and dance, and musicians perform traditional medieval music. The afternoon concludes with a jousting competition between four knights on horseback. Sunday, September 28, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Fort Tryon Park, 190th Street and Broadway, 212-795-1600, free.

FOOD & DRINK

HOT HOT HEAT The Brooklyn Botanic Garden presents its annual Chile Pepper Fiesta with music, cooking demonstrations, and children's activities. Pete Seeger, along with grandson Tao Rodriguez-Seeger and bluesman Guy Davis, performs a concert for families at 4:30 p.m., while the Sesame Flyers Steel Pan Orchestra, the Sauce Boss (a blues performer known for serving gumbo during his sets), and a South Asian singer, Falu, perform throughout the day. Hot sauce, pickle, and chutney tastings, displays of sweets made with chilies, and fruit-carving demonstrations are just a few of the food-related activities happening during the festival. Saturday, September 27, noon-6 p.m., Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Ave. at Montgomery Street, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, 718-623-7200, free with garden admission, $8 general, $4 students and seniors, free for members and children.

PRETTY PASTRIES Jehangir Mehta's Candy Camp is designed to teach children how to create their own confections, including candies, chocolates, cookies, and other treats. He also shows youngsters how to wrap them up in pretty packaging, so that the treats can be saved for later. Mr. Mehta has worked as pastry chef in restaurants such as Jean Georges, Aix, and Compass, and is known for employing Ayurvedic principles while designing his own desserts. Saturday, October 4, Saturday, November 1, and Saturday, December 6, 10-11:30 a.m., Sapa, 43 W. 24th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 800-939-2990, $40.

HARVEST FÊTE The Queens County Farm Museum plans to break the nation's record for the largest apple cobbler ever baked during its annual Apple Festival, which features cider-pressing demonstrations, hayrides, and apple tastings. Orchard owners present a wide variety of apples as well as little-known facts about the fruit. Sunday, October 5, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, between Union Turnpike and Grand Central Parkway, Floral Park, Queens, 718-347-3276, free.

PICK YOUR OWN At the Greenbelt Pumpkin Festival in Staten Island, children pick their own pumpkins from a patch in Willowbrook Park, and paint them on-site. Face painting, arts and crafts, a petting zoo, and rides on the park's Victorian carousel are also included in the festivities. Pumpkins must be paid for by weight. Saturday, October 11, noon-5 p.m., Willowbrook Park, 1 Eton Place at Goller Place, Staten Island, 718-667-2165, free.

HALLOWEEN

HAUNTED CELEBRATION As a precursor to Halloween, the Puppetry Arts Theatre presents its third annual Haunted Halloween Carnival. Special guests include the McDonaldland character, Grimace, as well as costumed Star Wars characters. The theater provides drama and puppetry workshops for children and teenagers. This year's carnival features a haunted house, games, crafts, a bouncing castle, and a silent auction for parents that includes autographed sports items from local teams. The first 200 youths to arrive receive free gift bags filled with more than $50 in treats. Saturday, October 25, noon-5 p.m., P.S. 372, Recreation Center, 1st Street, between Third and Fourth avenues, Park Slope, Brooklyn, 718-768-3703, free.

BOO BRIGADE The Children's Museum of the Arts celebrates Halloween with face painting and a costume fashion show. Children can create pumpkin sculptures and participate in a collaborative spider-web mural. The day concludes with a trick-or-treat parade through SoHo. Sunday, October 26, Children's Museum of the Arts, 182 Lafayette St., between Broome and Grand streets, 212-274-0986, $9.

MUSEUMS

FUN BY FLASHLIGHT The American Museum of Natural History hosts "A Night at the Museum," a sleepover activity for children ages 8 to 12. The program, which is offered four times throughout autumn, includes guided tours of the museum's live animal exhibit "Lizards and Snakes: Alive!" as well as a fossil-hunting expedition by flashlight and an IMAX screening of "Dinosaurs Alive!" Participants sleep in cots beneath the Museum's 94-foot-long blue whale, and are served a light evening snack and breakfast. The sleepover on October 24 features Halloween activities and trick-or-treating. Registration is required, and one adult is required for every 1-3 children attending. Friday, September 19, Saturday, September 27, Saturday, October 4, and Friday, October 24, 5:45 p.m.-9 a.m., American Museum of Natural History, 200 Central Park West at 79th Street, 212-769-5200, $129 general, $119 members.

SHIPSHAPE The Children's Museum of Manhattan hosts "Build a Boat" for children ages 5 and older, a workshop based on the ancient Greek boats used by Odysseus and other heroes from Homer's epic, "The Odyssey." Children get to make their own model wooden boats to take home. Four sessions of the hour-long program are offered throughout the day. Sunday, October 11, noon, 2, 3, and 4 p.m., Children's Museum of Manhattan, Tisch Building, 212 W. 83rd St., between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue, 212-721-1223, $10 general, $7 members and seniors, free for children younger than 12 months.

OUTDOORS

GARDEN TO BED The New York Botanical Garden invites children to help prepare the garden for the approaching winter. "Goodnight, Garden!" features demonstrations on how to bury bulbs before frost falls, and how to rake fallen leaves. Youngsters then sketch a still life of the remaining autumn fruits and foliage, and learn to make seed frames for their drawings. Tuesday, September 30-Saturday, November 1, Tuesday-Sunday, 1-5:30 p.m., Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden, NYBG, Bronx River Parkway at Fordham Road, 718-817-8700, $20 general, members free.

SCIENCE

STARGAZING Five days after October's full moon, the 92nd Street Y offers "Astronomy: Harvest Moon," a program about stars and the lunar phases. Children learn about the scientific components of constellations, galaxies, and planets. At the end of the day, participants craft their own star finders, made from folded paper printed with a map of the galaxy, which they can later use to watch the waning moon from their own bedroom windows. The activity is best suited for children from 5 to 11 years of age. Sunday, October 19, 10 a.m.-noon, 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. at 92nd Street, 212-415-5500, $40 general, $20 children.

SPORTS

ROW THE HARLEM The Peter Jay Sharp Boathouse in Swindler Cove Park hosts the Harlem Regatta, an annual crew race. As the race takes place, spectators on shore can enjoy the Harlem River Festival, which features fishing activities and rowing lessons. Storytelling, live music, and face painting are also offered, as well as educational programs to teach children about the Harlem River. Saturday, September 27, 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Swindler Cove Park, Harlem River Drive and Dyckman Street at Tenth Avenue, free.