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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
Family
Free

Corlears SchoolChelsea

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9 am – 1 pm

The Felix Organization’s 5th Annual Walk This Way

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Fundraisers

Pier 45 at Hudson River ParkChelsea

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10 am – 1 pm

Mad Fun Farm Garden Volunteer Session

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Mad Fun FarmEast Harlem

5:17 Jazzical! Hello, Mandarin

10 – 11 am

Jazzical!

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Family
Music

Hello, Mandarin!Manhattan

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community
Family

GuggenheimUpper East Side

10:30 am

Family Storytime: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Little Ones

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

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11 am – 3 pm

SUBMERGE Marine Science Festival

Pier 84 Hudson River ParkManhattan

11 am – 1 pm

SPCA Westchester Dog Walk and Pet Fair

FDR ParkPhiladelphia

Granny Goose

11 am – noon

Story Hour with Wendy & DB

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Music

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingSugar Hill/ West Harlem

Family Program May 2025 – Design Around Town Game

11 am – 3 pm

Family Program | Design Around Town

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Games

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumUpper East Side

Family Day

11 am – 4 pm

Family Day at Hudson Yards

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Family
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

dance parade

Noon – 7 pm

Dance Parade

Ages: All
Family
Free

Dance Parade New YorkManhattan

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Noon – 3 pm

Big Truck Day!

Ages: 5 – 8
Attractions
Community
Family

Randall’s Island ParkBronx

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12:30 – 1:15 pm

In Motion Workshops at New York City Ballet

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingManhattan

New York City Ballet

12:30 – 1:15 pm

Children’s Workshops at New York City Ballet

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingManhattan

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1 – 4 pm

Storytelling and Sea Adventures

The Morgan Library & MuseumQueens

5:17 Family Day HY

1 – 2 pm

Resonant Minds Family Concert

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Family
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

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1 – 4 pm

Family Program | Storytelling and Sea Adventures

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

1:30 – 5 pm

PaleyGX Tournament: Street Fighter 6

Ages: All
Family

The Paley MuseumManhattan

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All day

TADA! Youth Theater Presents Game Changers

Ages: All
Family
Theater

TADA! Youth TheaterChelsea

SO Time Warp – Ticket Poster Square

2 – 3:30 pm

Sing Out: Time Warp – Presented by AfterWork Theater

Ages: All
Community
Family
Music

Speyer HallManhattan

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2 – 3:30 pm

Backbone

Ages: 5 and up
Family

Alice Tully HallManhattan

WHCO Echoes 2025

3 – 4 pm

WHCO May Concert: “Landscapes”

Ages: All
Family

Fort Washington Collegiate ChurchWashington Heights

3 – 4 pm

The Journey of Pura Belpré’s Tales

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Theater

Teatro LATEALower East Side

Teen Class

3:30 – 5:30 pm

Free Billiards Class for LGBTQIA+ Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Classes
Family
Free

Sugar MouseEast Village

4 pm

Layered Stories: Exploring Culture and Memory Through Printmaking

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

Hamilton Grange Library

4 pm

Open Art Hour for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

53rd Street Library

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5:30 – 7 pm

Lux Mea Spring Concert

Ages: All
Art
Caribbean
Family

Advent Lutheran ChurchUpper West Side

7 – 9 pm

EPIC Players Theatre presents Seussical the Musical: A Neuro-Inclusive Production

A.R.T/New YorkManhattan

Peace Seekers XI

7 – 9 pm

Spring Concert for the Environment

Ages: 9 and up
Classes
Family
Music

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music CenterManhattan

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7 – 8:30 pm

Backbone

Ages: 5 and up
Family

Alice Tully HallManhattan

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7:30 – 9 pm

American Ballet Theatre Studio Company: Spring Moves

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Dance
Family

NYU SkirballManhattan

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