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Saturday May 24, 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

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All day

LEGO® BOTANICAL GARDEN BLOOMS AT THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN THIS SPRING

Ages: 13 and up

New York Botanical GardenBronx

Various

Staten Island Mall Carnival

Staten Island MallStaten Island

All day

DanceAfrica Festival 2025

Ages: All
Art
Dance

Brooklyn Academy of MusicBrooklyn

9 am – noon

Stomp The Stigma 5K

Ages: All
Fundraisers
Sports

Shorefront ParkPatchogue

9 am – 12:30 pm

Long Island Lemonade Trail 5K Run/Walk

Ages: All
Fundraisers
Sports

Blydenburgh County ParkHauppauge

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

9:30 – 11 am

Stitch Breakfast

Ages: All
Food & Drink

United Skates of AmericaSeaford

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Turtle Friends

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

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10 am – 6 pm

Fleet Week

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space MuseumManhattan

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10 – 11 am

Brooklyn Bridge Anniversary Family Walk

Ages: All
Free

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

World Turtle Day Celebration

Ages: All
Animals
Environment

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & AquariumCold Spring Harbor

BabyAnimals

10 am – 6 pm

Harbes Baby Animal Festival

Ages: 3 and up
Animals
Festivals

Harbes Family FarmMattituck

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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

10 am – noon

Super Seedlings

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

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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)

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

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11 am – 4 pm

Up-Cycled Ocean Crafts

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 – 11:30 am

Bilingual Storytime

Ages: 8 and under

John Jermain Memorial LibrarySag Harbor

Noon – 7 pm

Foodie Fest

Tanger Outlets – Deer ParkDeer Park

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Noon – 7 pm

Bronx Night Market

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Fordham PlazaBronx

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Noon – 4 pm

ShopRite Kidz Cook: Honey Shakes

Ages: 5 – 8
Food & Drink

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

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1 – 3 pm

New England Symphonic Ensemble plays Mozart and Vivaldi

Ages: All
Music

Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium/Perelman StageMidtown

1 – 10 pm

Huntington YMCA Memorial Day Weekend Carnival

Huntington YMCAHuntington

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2 – 3 pm

Show Up, Kids! Interactive Family Comedy

Ages: 3 – 8
Comedy

The RATBrooklyn

3 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Wakefield LibraryWakefield

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4:30 – 5:20 pm

Preschool Ballet Class

Ages: 3 – 4
Classes
Dance

Ballet Long IslandRonkonkoma

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8:30 – 11 pm

New England Symphonic Ensemble plays Brahms, Bernstein, Hagenberg and Wilberg

Ages: All
Music

Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium/Perelman StageMidtown

Sunday May 25

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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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