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Saturday May 17, 2025

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Painting to Migratory Birdsongs

  • Ages: All
  • Art
  • Books & Readings
  • Family
Wave HillBronx
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10 – 11:30 am

Young Herbalist Workshop

  • Ages: 5 – 12
  • Classes
  • Craft & DIY
  • Family
Bartow-Pell Mansion MuseumBronx
10 am – noon

Super Seedlings

  • Ages: 3 – 8
  • Family
  • Free
Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx
Family Day
11 am – 4 pm

Family Day at Hudson Yards

  • Ages: 5 – 8
  • Art
  • Family
  • Free
Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan
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Noon – 5 pm

Queens International Children’s Festival 2025

  • Ages: 5 – 8
  • Family
  • Free
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Noon – 4 pm

Living Well, Living Strong! Free Health Fest and Fun Beats! (Community Board 2 Health Fair)

  • Ages: 5 and up
  • Beauty
  • Dance
  • Family
Fort Greene ParkBrooklyn
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Noon – 3 pm

Big Truck Day!

  • Ages: 5 – 8
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  • Community
  • Family
Randall’s Island ParkBronx
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 – 3 pm

Pond Crawlers

  • Ages: 5 – 12
  • Family
  • Free
Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island
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