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BABYTOPIA

Ages: 2 and under
Family
Free

625 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217Brooklyn

FLS 2025

Financial Legacy Summit

Salvation Army Manhattan CitadelManhattan

Meet the Easter Bunny

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Rego CenterRego Park

FREE Trial Class at WonderBlossom Learning Studio

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Classes
Family

132-28 41st AvenueFlushing

Free Trial Art Class for Kids

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

WonderBlossom Learning StudioFlushing

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Battle Bots at the Renaissance Youth Center

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Free

renaissance youth centerBronx

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Open Stage / Open Mic Events @ Morningside Heights Library

Art
Dance

Morningside Heights LibraryManhattan

Sari-Sari Storytime

Philippine CenterMidtown

New York City Tartan Day Parade

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

New York City Tartan WeekManhattan

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Resonance x 4 Art Exhibition at Flushing Town Hall

Art
Free

Flushing Town HallFlushing

Pepsi Dancers Gregory Garcia

‘G Art’ – Spotlight on Caribbean Art in NYC: Gregory Garcia’s Exhibition in Astoria, Queens

3636 StudioAstoria

The Duo Series vol. 4 – tap percussion + bass

Free
Music

CommuneBrooklyn

Spring Fling Flea

Ages: All
Community
Easter
Family

New Dorp Moravian ChurchStaten Island

Brooklyn BKCM Celebrates Holi

NEW DATE: BKCM Celebrates Holi

Ages: All
Caribbean
Family
Free

Prospect Park, Long MeadowBrooklyn

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LGBTQ+ Holi Party at Rebar

Free
LGBTQ+

RebarChelsea

Interstate 4-6

Interstate – Live Music @ Delia’s Lounge 4/6/25

Free
Music

Delia’s LoungeBrooklyn

INVITATION – Updated 3-16-25

All day

Full Circle – the art of Mary Ahern and Virginia Mallon at the Queens College Rosenthal Gallery April 7 to May 5, 2025

Free

Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens CollegeFlushing

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Night of Breathwork and Meditation

Classes
Free

NookBrooklyn

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After School Art Explorers: Drop-In Programs

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Family
Free

Church of the IncarnationManhattan

Spirited Away April Eventbrite

Spirited Away Psychic & Paranormal Night Spring Edition

Barrow’s Intense Tasting RoomBrooklyn

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Rose F. Kennedy 9th Annual Parent Workshop: “Rising Voices, Creating Change” (English and Spanish)

Ages: All
En Español
Family
Free

Bronx

Artsy Thursday

Ages: 4 and under
Art
Community
Family

Bright Horizons at East VillageManhattan

Brooklyn’s 2025 State of the Borough

Boys and Girls High SchoolBrooklyn

This Queer Book – Brooklyn Public Library

This Queer Book Saved My Life Live with Chloé Caldwell and Mia Arias Tsang

Brooklyn Public Library Dekalb BranchBrooklyn

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Leveraging Psychology for LGBTQIA+ Community Support | APF Springfield Town Hall

Virtual via ZoomVirtual

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Landline Comedy at Wild East Brewing

Comedy
Free

Wild East BrewingBrooklyn

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Sign Unveiling and Walking Meditation for Thich Nhat Hanh Way April 11

West 109th Street and Broadway

Fashion Over 50 Symposium

Art
Free

Katie Murphy Amphitheater | Fred P. Pomerantz Art and Design CenterManhattan

The East Midtown Easter Egg Hunt 2025

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Easter
Family

All Around East MidtownEast Midtown

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Carlos Prescod Memorial

First Unitarian Church of BrooklynBrooklyn

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Family Art Project: Flora and Fauna Mosaics

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Senator Roxanne Persaud’s SD-19 Easter Egg Hunt

Ages: 3 – 12
Caribbean
Easter
Family

Canarsie ParkBrooklyn

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