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Monday May 26, 2025

Various

Staten Island Mall Carnival

Staten Island MallStaten Island

All day

DanceAfrica Festival 2025

Ages: All
Art
Dance

Brooklyn Academy of MusicBrooklyn

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10 am – 5 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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10 am – 6 pm

Fleet Week

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space MuseumManhattan

10 am

Long Beach Memorial Day Parade

Long Beach Memorial Day ParadeLong Beach

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10 am – 6 pm

Harbes Baby Animal Festival

Ages: 3 and up
Animals
Festivals

Harbes Family FarmMattituck

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11 am

Brooklyn’s 158th Memorial Day Parade

Brooklyn Memorial Day ParadeBrooklyn

11 am – 1 pm

Memorial Day Craft and Storytime

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

Noon – 7 pm

Foodie Fest

Tanger Outlets – Deer ParkDeer Park

1 – 6 pm

Huntington YMCA Memorial Day Weekend Carnival

Huntington YMCAHuntington

2 pm

Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day Parade

Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day ParadeGreat Neck

3:30 – 5 pm

Idlewild’s Science Book Club

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

3:30 pm

Creative Crafters: National Paper Airplane Day

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Soundview LibraryBronx

5:30 pm

Independent Access Workshop: Music Studio

Ages: 13 and up
Music

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

Tuesday May 27

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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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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

Various

Staten Island Mall Carnival

Staten Island MallStaten Island

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10 am – 5 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

10 am

Toddler Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

11 am – 12:30 pm

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park (Hendrix Creek Patio)Brooklyn

11 am

Live Virtual Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Noon – 7 pm

Foodie Fest

Tanger Outlets – Deer ParkDeer Park

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2:30 – 4:30 pm

After School Art Explorers: Drop-In Programs

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Free

The Jewish MuseumManhattan

4 – 5 pm

International Snack Night

Ages: 9 and up
Food & Drink
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

4 pm

Watercolor Works For Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

96th Street Library

4 pm

Get Your Craft Together: Bring Your Own Project

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

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4:30 – 5:20 pm

Preschool Ballet Class

Ages: 3 – 4
Classes
Dance

Ballet Long IslandRonkonkoma

4:30 pm

AAPI Heritage Month Film Series: Next Goal Wins

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library

Wednesday May 28

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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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