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Wednesday May 7, 2025

3:30 – 5 pm

Explore the Future of Farming with Aquaponics

Ages: 9 – 12
Environment
Family
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

6:30 – 8:30 pm

2025 Sally Henderson Lecture on Green Design: Yatin Pandya

New York School of Interior DesignUpper East Side, 70 East 70th Street New York, NY, 10021

Thursday May 8

3:30 – 4:30 pm

NYPL Green: Food & Climate Garden Series

Ages: 5 – 12
Environment
Family
Free

St. George Library CenterStaten Island

LuSEE-Night Credit Firefly Aerospace

7 – 8 pm

“LuSEE-Night: A Radio Telescope on the Far Side of the Moon” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)”

Ages: 9 and up
Caribbean
Environment
Family

Hamptons Observatory with Suffolk County Community College (online)East Hampton

Saturday May 10

8 am – 6 pm

Weekends in Bloom 2025

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

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8 – 10 am

Migratory Bird Walk with NYC Bird Alliance at the Bronx Zoo

Ages: 13 and up
Animals
Environment
Family

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10 am – 1 pm

Bird Bonanza

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

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11 am – 5 pm

Earth Celebrations ECOLOGICAL CITY-Procession for Climate Solutions

ECOLOGICAL CITYLower East Side

Sunday May 11

8 am – 6 pm

Weekends in Bloom 2025

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

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9:30 am – 11 pm

Spring Birding

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Mother’s Day 2025

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1 – 2 pm

Public Garden Highlights Walk

Ages: 13 and up
Environment
Family
Free

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1 – 2 pm

Garden Highlights Walk: Mother’s Day

Ages: 13 and up
Environment
Family

1 – 2:30 pm

Insect Exploration: The Motherly Instincts of Insects

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Astoria ParkQueens

Wednesday May 14

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2:30 – 4:30 pm

Wetland Wednesdays

Randall’s Island ParkBronx

3:30 – 5 pm

Explore the Future of Farming with Aquaponics

Ages: 9 – 12
Environment
Family
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

Thursday May 15

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6 – 8 pm

NYC Urban Forest Plan Manhattan Kickoff Event

Thomas Jefferson Recreation CenterEast Harlem

Friday May 16

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9 am – 7 pm

UNBANNED: Exploring Censorship in Books, Art, & Media

FDR Four Freedoms State ParkManhattan

Saturday May 17

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9 am – 7 pm

UNBANNED: Exploring Censorship in Books, Art, & Media

FDR Four Freedoms State ParkManhattan

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10 am – 1 pm

Mad Fun Farm Garden Volunteer Session

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Mad Fun FarmEast Harlem

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10 – 11:30 am

Young Herbalist Workshop

Ages: 5 – 12
Classes
Craft & DIY
Family

Bartow-Pell Mansion MuseumBronx

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10 am – noon

Gardening Day at The Castle

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

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11 am – 3 pm

SUBMERGE Marine Science Festival

Pier 84 Hudson River ParkManhattan

Sunday May 18

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9 – 10:30 am

Bronx Zoo Family Morning: Dino Safari

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9 am – 7 pm

UNBANNED: Exploring Censorship in Books, Art, & Media

FDR Four Freedoms State ParkManhattan

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10 am – noon

Party on Wheels

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

New York Transit MuseumBrooklyn

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10 am – 4 pm

The Big Nest

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Wings Over Wave Hill

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12:30 – 2 pm

Owl Pellet Dissection

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Environment
Family

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1 – 2 pm

Public Garden Highlights Walk

Ages: 13 and up
Environment
Family
Free

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1 – 2 pm

Meet the Raptors!

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