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Friday May 16, 2025

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Various

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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Various

The Big Bounce America

Ages: All
Attractions

Broadway CommonsHicksville

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

10 – 11 am

stART Studio

Ages: 4 and under

Children’s Museum of the East EndBridgehampton

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10 am – 5 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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10 am – 6 pm

The LEGO® Botanical Garden Pop-Up at NY Botanical Garden

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Spring First Discoveries

Ages: 4 and under

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

April – May Recycled Ecosystems (1)

11 am – 4 pm

Up-Cycled Ocean Crafts

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Noon – 6 pm

Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk

Ages: All
Art
Community

Atlantic Avenue from Fourth Avenue to the WaterfrontBrooklyn

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All day

TADA! Youth Theater Presents Game Changers

Ages: All
Theater

TADA! Youth TheaterChelsea

arts & eats

2:30 – 4:30 pm

Arts & Eats

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Community

Parrish Art MuseumWater Mill

2:30 – 6:30 pm

Family Fun Day

Ages: All
Community
Free

Rufus King ParkQueens

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3 – 4 pm

The Journey of Pura Belpré’s Tales

Ages: 3 – 12
Theater

Teatro SEALower East Side

3 pm

Friday Feature Films: The Bob's Burgers Movie

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Hamilton Grange Library

3 pm

Teen Craft Cafe

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Huguenot Park LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Teen Makerspace

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural CenterBronx

3:30 pm

Pippi at 80: Paper Dolls

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Van Cortlandt LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Painting Club

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Create Your Own Buttons or Magnets

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Teen Art Hour: Rock Painting

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Van Cortlandt LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Preschool Storytime & Craft

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Kips Bay Library

Memorial Day Jars (2160 x 1080 px)

4 – 5 pm

Memorial Day Jars

Ages: 9 – 12
Caribbean
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Manhattan Teens Take The Met

4 – 8 pm

Teens Take The Met

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Attractions

The Metropolitan Museum of ArtManhattan

4 pm

TEENS GET CRAFTY: Bronx Week Art Projects!

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Kingsbridge LibraryBronx

4 pm

Art Kit Distribution Event

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Seward Park Library

Dreamland – rollercoaster 900×600

5 – 11 pm

Bald Hill Fair

Catholic Health Ampitheater at Bald HillFarmingville

Draft

5 – 8 pm

May Family Shabbat: Bring a Friend

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Food & Drink

Temple Emanu-ElStaten Island

5 – 8 pm

The Pepsi Challenge

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

Yankee StadiumBronx

Dreamland – Largo rides 1500×1000

5 – 11 pm

Westbury Carnival at Samanea

Samanea New YorkWestbury

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5:30 – 7 pm

Reading & Drawing Event with Andrea Cáceres

Ages: All
Caribbean

artudioBrooklyn

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community

Club 8Plainview

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