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Transylvania on Hudson

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Free

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Mindful Parenthood: Earth Day Secondhand Shopping Event with Sundays x Babymint

Ages: 2 and under
Environment
Family
Free

sundays Nontoxic Nail Studio – East VillageEast Village

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PanCan. PurpleStride NYC

Pier 17 at Seaport SquareManhattan

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World Tai Chi and Qigong Day

Beauty
Free

Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park and Recreation CenterBronx

Bronx River Slow Roll

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Woodlawn Metro North StationBronx

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Family Art Project: A Growing Season

Healthy Kid’s Day

Ages: 12 and under
Family
Free
Games

South Shore YMCAStaten Island

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PanCAN PurpleStride New York City

Ages: All
Family
Free
Fundraisers

Seaport District – NYC (Pier 17)Manhattan

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World Tai Chi Day for Health and Safety

Free
Sports

Pier 57Manhattan

Manhattan Big Swim

Big Swim

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free

Asphalt Green’s Upper East Side CampusManhattan

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S.T.E.A.M DREAM

Rockefeller Basketball CourtBattery Park City

Lissa deGuzman

Broadway Celebrates Earth Day 2025

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Times Square’s Pedestrian PlazaManhattan

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FAD Market: Earth Month

Ages: All
Art
Family
Festivals

Center for Brooklyn History – Brooklyn HeightsBrooklyn

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Alpine House Open House

Earth Day Celebration

Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

Spring Festival

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Family
Free

Phil “Scooter” Rizzuto ParkSouth Richmond Hill

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LOVECHROME’s NYC Pop-Up Debut

Beauty
Free

Allouche Gallery (SoHo)SoHo

Paper Mobiles

DIY Decorations: Paper Mobile Crafting

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Art on the Block NYCUpper West Side

Bronx River Open House

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Starlight ParkBronx

Rivers Run Community Garden Earth Day

Free

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Manhattan Earth Day Festival

Earth Day Festival

Field 62 – 63 Randall’s Island ParkManhattan

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Car-Free Earth Day

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Open Streets BrooklynBrooklyn

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Woodland Community Volunteer Workday

Ages: 13 and up
Community
Environment
Family

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The Dear Neighbor Project: Art Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Community
Family

Van Alen InstituteBrooklyn

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Earth Day at the Hoyt Street Garden

Boerum Hill

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Fresh Art Offers a Spring Burst of Inspiration at BWAC

Art
Free

Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionBrooklyn

Israeli Search and Rescue Unit visits B’ShERT

B’ShERTBrooklyn

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FREE Haitian Dance Workshop with Peniel Guerrier

Art
Dance

Manhattan

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The Future of Learning: Exploring Progressive Pedagogy in NYC

Ages: All
Family
Free
Talks

Strand Book StoreManhattan

Spring Fling Festival at the Tanenbaum Family Pool

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Tanenbaum Family PoolLittle Neck

🎶 Double the Flavor: Soul at Bronx & Queens Night Markets

Bronx Night MarketBronx

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Jazz and Dance – Under the Sky at the Sheephead Bay Library

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

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