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Sunday May 4, 2025

9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Yankee Peddler Day

Ages: All
Family

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Leafy Scrapbook

10 am – 5 pm

May the Fourth be with You

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Family

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

Brooklyn Rock and Roll Playhouse

Noon – 1 pm

The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays The Music of David Bowie & More For Kids

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Music

Brooklyn BowlBrooklyn

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2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Comedy
Family

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

Queens The Emperor’s New Clothes & Rumpelstiltskin

2 pm

The Emperor’s New Clothes & Rumpelstiltskin

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Theater

Queens TheaterCorona

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

Saturday May 10

Jazzical St. Paul 5:10

10 – 10:45 am

Jazzical!

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Family
Music

St. Paul’s Episcopal ChurchBrooklyn

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community
Family

GuggenheimUpper East Side

11 am – 2 pm

Farm Day

Ages: All
Animals
Family

Staten Island ZooStaten Island

Musical Explorers

Noon – 1 pm

Musical Explorers Family

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Music

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

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1 – 2 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Comedy
Family

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

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2 – 3 pm

Show Up, Kids! Interactive Family Comedy

Ages: 3 – 8
Comedy
Family

The RATBrooklyn

Musical Explorers

3 – 4 pm

Musical Explorers Family

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Music

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

Sunday May 11

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Mother’s Day 2025

11 am – noon

Birding: All About Pigeons

Ages: All
Animals
Family
Free

Seaside Wildlife Nature ParkStaten Island

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Noon – 6 pm

Greek Jewish Festival

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Dance
Family

Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and MuseumManhattan

Brooklyn Rock and Roll Playhouse

Noon – 1 pm

The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays The Music of Noah Kahan

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Music

Brooklyn BowlBrooklyn

Monday May 12

3:30 pm

Process Art: Kid's Paint and Snack

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Baychester LibraryBaychester

4 pm

Arts & Processes (ages 3-7)

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

67th Street Library

Tuesday May 13

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2:30 – 4:30 pm

After School Art Explorers: Drop-In Programs

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Family
Free

The Jewish MuseumManhattan

Thursday May 15

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3:30 – 5 pm

Cross Stitch Circle

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

Friday May 16

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7 pm

Backbone

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Theater

Alice Tully HallManhattan

Saturday May 17

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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

Family Art Project: Painting to Migratory Birdsongs

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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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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community
Family

GuggenheimUpper East Side

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10:30 – 11:15 am

K–5 Poetry Workshop

Church of the IncarnationBoreum Hill

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Noon – 5 pm

Queens International Children’s Festival 2025

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

Jamaica Performing Arts CenterJamaica

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2 – 3 pm

Show Up, Kids! Interactive Family Comedy

Ages: 3 – 8
Comedy
Family

The RATBrooklyn

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2 pm

Backbone

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Theater

Alice Tully HallManhattan

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7 pm

Backbone

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Theater

Alice Tully HallManhattan

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