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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

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Paul G. Oxborough: New Works Opening

Art
Free

Cavalier Gallery ChelseaChelsea

6th Annual Haitian Cultural Day Parade

Haitian Culture Day ParadeBrooklyn

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ASL-interpreted Shabbat Morning Service

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Town & Village SynagogueEast Village

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Family Art Project: Flowers for Mother’s Day

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Bird Bonanza

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

Brooklyn Wonderful Warblers Nature Exploration

Wonderful Warblers Nature Exploration

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Prospect Park Audubon CenterBrooklyn

Tumble Live: Sonic Saturday

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

ShapeShifter LabBrooklyn

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Japan Parade and Street Fair 2025

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Japan ParadeManhattan

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Earth Celebrations ECOLOGICAL CITY-Procession for Climate Solutions

ECOLOGICAL CITYLower East Side

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FAD Market: Mother’s Day

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Empire StoresBrooklyn

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Uptown Instrument Discovery Day

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free
Music

Hamilton Grange LibraryManhattan

Vet clinic

FREE Veterinary Clinic for Brooklyn Residents – May 10

Greenwood, Sunset Park

Urban Wildlife Festival

St. Mary’s ParkBronx

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“Carrying the Tiger” by Tony Stewart Book Launch

Bowery GalleyManhattan

Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Atlantic Avenue from Fourth Avenue to the WaterfrontBrooklyn

Mommy and Me Paint Event

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Hamilton Fish Recreation CenterManhattan

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Family Time

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

The Bronx MuseumBronx

Brooklyn AAPI Month celebration with Ajna Dance Company

AAPI Month celebration with Ajna Dance Company

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

Brooklyn Public Library — Central LibraryBrooklyn

2025 Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Tennis Festival

Cunningham Park Tennis CenterFresh Meadows

Mother’s Day Kids’ Event

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

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Family Time May 2025

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

The Bronx MuseumBronx

New York Knicks vs Detriot Pistons

Knicks Round 2, Game 3 of the NBA Playoffs Watch Party

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Knicks Plaza at Plaza33Manhattan

Celebrate and Dance: Tinikling

King Manor MuseumJamaica

Saung Budaya Dance

Ages: 5 and up
Dance
Family
Free

Third Street Music School SettlementManhattan

Make Mother’s Day Cards with Flower Petals

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

LaGuardia Corner Community GardenManhattan

Mother’s Day Celebration

Ages: 3 – 8
Caribbean
Classes
Family

Bi’an MandarinStaten Island

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Author Talk – Pulling Back the Curtain on the Nazi “show camp”

Jefferson Market LibraryGreenwich Village

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Read, Shop & Lime w/VivLiv Books

I AM CARIBBEING HeadquartersBrooklyn

Celebrate AAPI Month

Ages: 13 and up
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Books of WonderManhattan

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WHOOP DEE DOO PRESENTS: The Future Is Connection: On Community Engagement & Contemporary Art

SalottoBrooklyn

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albi: Live – Full Band

Free
Music

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