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Sunday May 18, 2025

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10 am – noon

Party on Wheels

New York Transit MuseumBrooklyn

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Wings Over Wave Hill

10 am – 4 pm

The Great Staten Island Lighthouse Hunt

Ages: All
Family

National Lighthouse MuseumStaten Island

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11 am – 3 pm

Guggenheim Museum Free Sunday Funday

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community
Family

GuggenheimUpper East Side

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11 am – 1:45 pm

Showtime At The Museum: Educational Theatre

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions
Family

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

11 am – 1 pm

Printmaking Workshop

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Family

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingSugar Hill

11 am – 3 pm

The MVP’s Disco Ball!

Ages: 8 and under
Family

Friends of FirefightersBrooklyn

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11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Family Concert – Dan + Claudia Zanes

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Family
Music

The Jewish MuseumUpper East Side

Brooklyn Rock and Roll Playhouse

Noon – 1 pm

The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays the Music of Bruce Springsteen

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Music

Brooklyn BowlBrooklyn

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12:30 – 2 pm

Owl Pellet Dissection

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Environment
Family

12:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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1 – 2 pm

Meet the Raptors!

1 – 3 pm

Free Bird Storytime

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Greenlight Book StoreBrooklyn

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2:30 – 3:30 pm

Falconry Presentation: Skyhunters in Flight

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Environment
Family

2:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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3 – 4 pm

Much Ado About Nothing Performance

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Open Houses
Theater

First Unitarian Church of BrooklynBrooklyn

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6 – 7 pm

Child’s Play NY presents: Hamlet

Ages: 5 – 12
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Family
Theater

First Unitarian Congregational Society in BrooklynBrooklyn, NY

Monday May 19

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7:30 am – 9:30 pm

Children’s Orchestra Society 31st Discovery Gala Concert

Alice Tully HallNew York, NY

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Hip Hop Art with D. Cross

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Family
Free

Far Rockaway LibraryFar Rockaway

Wednesday May 21

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4 – 9 pm

2025 Asian Heritage Celebration & NIGHT MARKET

Ages: 3 and up
Comedy
Community
Family

Industry City Courtyard 1/2Brooklyn

Friday May 23

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All day

DanceAfrica at BAM

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

BAM Peter Jay Sharp BuildingBrooklyn

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3 – 4 pm

The Journey of Pura Belpré’s Tales

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Theater

Teatro SEALower East Side

Saturday May 24

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All day

Move NYC: Parkour + Movement Festival

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community
Family

28 Essex StreetLower East Side

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All day

DanceAfrica at BAM

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

BAM Peter Jay Sharp BuildingBrooklyn

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Turtle Friends

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

10 am – noon

Super Seedlings

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

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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 – 11:30 am

Next Stop, NYC! Subway- Family Program

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumManhattan

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Noon – 4 pm

ShopRite Kidz Cook: Honey Shakes

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Food & Drink

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

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Noon – 5 pm

Memorial Day Fair

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Family
Festivals

Sunnyside Gardens ParkSunnyside

12:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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