Things to do with kids in Manhattan

Things to do with kids in Manhattan

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Friday May 16, 2025

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

TADA! Youth Theater Original Musical Game Changers 2025 Cast Photo Credit TADA! Youth Theater (1)

All day

TADA! Youth Theater Presents Game Changers

Ages: All
Theater

TADA! Youth TheaterChelsea

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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

3:30 pm

Preschool Storytime & Craft

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Kips Bay Library

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

Art Kit Distribution Event

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Seward Park Library

Draft

5 – 8 pm

May Family Shabbat: Bring a Friend

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Food & Drink

Temple Emanu-ElStaten Island

7 – 9 pm

EPIC Players Theatre presents Seussical the Musical: A Neuro-Inclusive Production

A.R.T/New YorkManhattan

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7 – 8:30 pm

Backbone

Ages: 5 and up

Alice Tully HallManhattan

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7:30 – 9 pm

American Ballet Theatre Studio Company: Spring Moves

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Dance

NYU SkirballManhattan

SO Time Warp – Ticket Poster Square

8 – 9:30 pm

Sing Out: Time Warp – Presented by AfterWork Theater

Ages: All
Community
Music

Speyer HallManhattan

Saturday May 17

Corlears School – Learn. Play. Grow. – Bubbles at LPG – square crop

9 – 11 am

Learn. Play. Grow. @ Corlears School

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Corlears SchoolChelsea

Walk This Way invitation(5)

9 am – 1 pm

The Felix Organization’s 5th Annual Walk This Way

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers

Pier 45 at Hudson River ParkChelsea

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10 am – 1 pm

Mad Fun Farm Garden Volunteer Session

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Mad Fun FarmEast Harlem

5:17 Jazzical! Hello, Mandarin

10 – 11 am

Jazzical!

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Music

Hello, Mandarin!Manhattan

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

10:30 am

Family Storytime: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Little Ones

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

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11 am – 3 pm

SUBMERGE Marine Science Festival

Pier 84 Hudson River ParkManhattan

11 am – 1 pm

SPCA Westchester Dog Walk and Pet Fair

FDR ParkPhiladelphia

Granny Goose

11 am – noon

Story Hour with Wendy & DB

Ages: 3 – 8
Music

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingSugar Hill/ West Harlem

Family Program May 2025 – Design Around Town Game

11 am – 3 pm

Family Program | Design Around Town

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumUpper East Side

Family Day

11 am – 4 pm

Family Day at Hudson Yards

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

dance parade

Noon – 7 pm

Dance Parade

Ages: All
Free

Dance Parade New YorkManhattan

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Noon – 3 pm

Big Truck Day!

Ages: 5 – 8
Attractions
Community

Randall’s Island ParkBronx

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12:30 – 1:15 pm

In Motion Workshops at New York City Ballet

Ages: All
Art
Community

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingManhattan

New York City Ballet

12:30 – 1:15 pm

Children’s Workshops at New York City Ballet

Ages: All
Art
Community

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingManhattan

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1 – 4 pm

Storytelling and Sea Adventures

The Morgan Library & MuseumQueens

5:17 Family Day HY

1 – 2 pm

Resonant Minds Family Concert

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
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

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

1:30 – 5 pm

PaleyGX Tournament: Street Fighter 6

Ages: All

The Paley MuseumManhattan

TADA! Youth Theater Original Musical Game Changers 2025 Cast Photo Credit TADA! Youth Theater (1)

All day

TADA! Youth Theater Presents Game Changers

Ages: All
Theater

TADA! Youth TheaterChelsea

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