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Saturday May 17, 2025

Corlears School – Learn. Play. Grow. – Bubbles at LPG – square crop

9 – 11 am

Learn. Play. Grow. @ Corlears School

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Corlears SchoolChelsea

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10 am – 1 pm

Mad Fun Farm Garden Volunteer Session

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Mad Fun FarmEast Harlem

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Painting to Migratory Birdsongs

Wave HillRiverdale

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10 – 11:30 am

Young Herbalist Workshop

Ages: 5 – 12
Classes
Craft & DIY

Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum

10 am – 4 pm

Ward Pound Ridge Reservation’s 100th Anniversary Celebration

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Ward Pound Ridge Reservation

10 am – noon

Super Seedlings

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost Site

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10 am – 1 pm

South Shore Guidance Center’s Spring Fling Dog Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Community

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Brooklyn Wonderful Warblers Nature Exploration

10 am – 1 pm

Wonderful Warblers Nature Exploration

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Prospect Park Audubon Center

10:30 am – noon

Fishing 101

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Caleb Smith State Park Preserve

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10:30 am – noon

Tour of Building A at the MADE Bush Terminal Campus

Ages: All
Free
Tours

MADE BUSH TERMINAL

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education Center

open studios

11 am – 12:30 pm

Parrish Art Museum | Open Studios for Families

Ages: All
Art
Community

Parrish Art MuseumWatermill

11 am – 5 pm

Yonkers Arts Weekend

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Hudson River Museum

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11 am – 3 pm

SUBMERGE Marine Science Festival

Pier 84 Hudson River Park

Kite Festival

11 am – 3 pm

Kite Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Pier 5 – Brooklyn Bridge Park

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: NYCxDESIGN

Ages: All
Art
Free

St. PaulCobble Hill

11 am – 3:30 pm

Asian American Pacific Islander Festival

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11 am – 5 pm

Family Health and Wellness Day at The Shoppes

The Shoppes at East WindRiverhead

Family Day

11 am – 4 pm

Family Day at Hudson Yards

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & Gardens

dance parade

Noon – 7 pm

Dance Parade

Ages: All
Free

Dance Parade New York

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Noon – 5 pm

Queens International Children’s Festival 2025

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Jamaica Performing Arts Center

Noon – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Pinkster Celebration

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumEast Flatbush

Noon – 6 pm

Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk

Ages: All
Art
Community

Atlantic Avenue from Fourth Avenue to the Waterfront

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Noon – 4 pm

Living Well, Living Strong! Free Health Fest and Fun Beats! (Community Board 2 Health Fair)

Ages: 5 and up
Beauty
Dance

Fort Greene ParkFort Greene (Myrtle Ave & St Edwards Street)

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Noon – 6 pm

2nd Annual Arts In The Park at Tappen Park-Stapleton

Ages: All
Art
Community

Tappen ParkDowntown Stapleton

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Noon – 3 pm

Big Truck Day!

Ages: 5 – 8
Attractions
Community

Randall’s Island Park

Noon – 2 pm

Superhero / Disney Party

Ages: All
Community
Free

The Shops at Atlas Park

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Noon

NYC Parks Presents: Spring Festival at Shoelace Park

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

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12:30 – 3 pm

The Green Vale School’s Spring Family Open House

Ages: All
Free
Open Houses

The Green Vale School

5:17 Family Day HY

1 – 2 pm

Resonant Minds Family Concert

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & Gardens

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1 – 4 pm

Family Program | Storytelling and Sea Adventures

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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1 – 3 pm

Grace Music School Open House + Summer Camp Sign-Ups

Ages: All
Free
Music

Grace Music SchoolWoodbury

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