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Saturday April 19, 2025

10 am – noon

Easter at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Easter
Family
Free

Rockefeller CenterManhattan

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10 am – 3 pm

Bunny Brunch at Planet Hollywood NYC

Ages: 3 and up
Easter
Family
Food & Drink

Planet HollywoodManhattan

Manhattan Puppetsburg 3.20.25 (3) – Courtesy Tishman Speyer

10:30 – 11 am

Puppetsburg at Rockefeller Center

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Rockefeller CenterManhattan

KAYLL Popup Elizabeth StreetKAYLL Popup Elizabeth Street 2

11 am – 6 pm

KAYLL Pop Up Shop Opening!

Free
Markets

KAYLLSoho

11 – 11:30 am

Sing, Dance and Have Fun with Dawny Dew

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free

Eastchester Public LibraryEastchester

11 am – 2 pm

WBO Spring Egg Hunt

Ages: All
Easter
Family
Free

Williamsbridge Oval Recreation CenterBronx

Brooklyn Art Haus-the human layter 1×1

11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausBrooklyn

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Waking Up the Farm

Ages: All
Art
Caribbean
Family

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

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11 am – 1 pm

Spring Open House

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Comedy
Family

The Metropolitan Opera HouseManhattan

Manhattan Puppetsburg 3.20.25 (3) – Courtesy Tishman Speyer

11:15 – 11:45 am

Puppetsburg at Rockefeller Center

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Rockefeller CenterManhattan

Spring Family Day

Noon – 4 pm

Family Day: Spring Fest

Ages: 5 – 8
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

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Noon – 4 pm

Spring Festival at St. James Park

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

St. James ParkBronx

Noon – 2 pm

Kids Superhero Party

Ages: All
Family
Free

The Shops at Atlas ParkGlendale

Noon – 2 pm

Meet the Easter Bunny

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Rego CenterRego Park

1 – 4 pm

Hands-on History: Gardening Day!

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

King Manor MuseumJamaica

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2 – 4 pm

Celebrate Bengali New Year

Queens CenterQueens

NDY #2 websize

2 – 5 pm

Resonance x 4 Art Exhibition at Flushing Town Hall

Art
Free

Flushing Town HallFlushing

2 – 9 pm

ART EXCHANGE: ITALY & AMERICA

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

3 – 4:30 pm

People’s Theater Project: Celebrate Your Culture with Community Theater Workshop Series

Central Library, Queens Public LibraryJamaica

Sunday April 20

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

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All day

The Museum of Modern Art Presents- Projects: Marlon Mullen

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Umbra and Julia

All day

Free Exhibition at Umbra

Art
Free

Painting by Amrit Khurana – Whispers In Bloom

All day

Perceptions of Sentience – Art Exhibition by artists with autism from around the globe

Art
Free

United Nations Visitors LobbyManhattan

EXHIBITION DATES

9 am – 5 pm

NYSWA’s inaugural Centennial Exhibition Reflections on Progress A celebration of Legacy and Vision

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

10 am – 4 pm

Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival

Ages: All
Easter
Family
Festivals

Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet FestivalManhattan

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10 am – 3 pm

Bunny Brunch at Planet Hollywood NYC

Ages: 3 and up
Easter
Family
Food & Drink

Planet HollywoodManhattan

KAYLL Popup Elizabeth StreetKAYLL Popup Elizabeth Street 2

11 am – 6 pm

KAYLL Pop Up Shop Opening!

Free
Markets

KAYLLSoho

Brooklyn Art Haus-the human layter 1×1

11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausBrooklyn

11 am – 2 pm

Lil’ Brunch Club

The RandolphBrooklyn

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11:45 am – 12:30 pm

Celebrate Easter Sunday at Marble Collegiate Church

Marble Collegiate ChurchNoMad

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1 – 2 pm

Public Garden Highlights Walk

Ages: 13 and up
Environment
Family
Free

NDY #2 websize

2 – 5 pm

Resonance x 4 Art Exhibition at Flushing Town Hall

Art
Free

Flushing Town HallFlushing

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