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Saturday March 7, 2026

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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Various

Dorothy’s Adventures In Oz

Ages: 5 – 12
Theater

Theatre ThreePort Jefferson

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Various

Pete the Cat

Ages: All
Attractions
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

Various

Easter Bunny Photos

Ages: All
Easter
Holiday

Roosevelt FieldGarden City

Long Island Easter Bunny Photos

Various

Easter Bunny Photos

Ages: All
Easter
Holiday

Smith Haven MallLake Grove

Staten Island Photos with The Bunny

Various

Photos with The Bunny

Ages: All
Easter
Holiday

Staten Island MallStaten Island

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Various

Bunny Photo Experience

Ages: All
Easter
Holiday

Walt Whitman MallHuntington Station

8 am – 6 pm

Hicks Nurseries’ 36th Annual Flower & Garden Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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9 – 11:15 am

Learn. Play. Grow. @ Corlears School

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Corlears SchoolChelsea

The Queens St. Patrick’s 5K & Half Marathon

9 am – noon

The Queens St. Patrick’s 5K & Half Marathon

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Flushing Meadows Corona ParkFlushing

10 am – 6 pm

The Orchid Show: Mr. Flower Fantastic’s Concrete Jungle

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – 4 pm

Amazing Animals Week

Ages: All
Animals

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

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10 am – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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10 – 11:30 am

Suzi Shelton & Benjamin’s Album Release Party for Families

Ages: 8 and under
Community
Music

ShapeShifter LabNYC

Toddies Crew

10 am – 10:45 pm

OFVS Toddies Crew

Ages: 3 – 8
Classes
Craft & DIY

The Studio on MainEast Hampton

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10 am – 6 pm

Salon du Chocolat NYC 2026

Ages: 3 – 12
Food & Drink

Center 415Midtown

10 – 11:30 am

Maple Sugaring

Ages: All
Environment

Suffolk County Farm and Education CenterYaphank

2023.03.09 Manny Cantor Center Lower East Side Street Tree Care

10 am – noon

Crotona Street Tree Care with Super Stewards

Ages: 5 and up
Environment
Free

Across from 841 Crotona Park NBronx

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10 am – 5 pm

LEGO® Star Wars™ SMART Play™ Experience

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Iron23Flatiron District

Toddies Crew

10 – 10:45 am

Toddies Act + Play (Toddies Crew)

Ages: All
Classes
Dance

The Studio on MainEast Hampton

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Mini Greenhouses

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10 am – noon

South Shore YMCA Summer Camp Open House

Ages: All
Free

South Shore YMCAStaten Island

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10 am – noon

Broadway YMCA Summer Camp Open House

Ages: All
Free

Staten Island Broadway YMCAStaten Island

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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11 am

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents the Greatest Show on Earth

Ages: All
Attractions

UBS ArenaElmont

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11 am – noon

Children’s Access Workshops

Ages: 5 – 12
Dance
Special Needs

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingUpper West Side

Sea Survival Challenge – Navigator’s Necklace

11 am – 4 pm

Museum Adventure Activity: Sea Survival Challenge

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Craft & DIY

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten IslandStaten Island

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11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays | Storytime at the Morgan: Storytellers

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

11 am – noon

The Hula Hoopin’ Queen

Ages: 5 – 8
Music
Theater

Theatre RowNew York City

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11 am – 4 pm

Pot O’ Gold Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Prego Expo

11 am – 4 pm

New York Prego Expo

Ages: 12 and under
Expo

Metropolitan PavilionManhattan

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