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Wednesday May 1, 2024

11:15 am – noon

Little Movers Storytime: May Flowers!

Ages: 2 and under
Books & Readings
Free

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

3 – 3:45 pm

AANHPI: Create Your Own Leis

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Auburndale LibraryFlushing

4 – 4:45 pm

Teen Open Art Lab

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Free

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

4 – 5 pm

Butterfly Suncatchers

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Allerton LibraryBronx

Thursday May 2

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Summer on the Hudson: Locomotive Lawn Live!

Ages: 8 and under
Free
Music

Locomotive Lawn in Riverside Park SouthManhattan

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1 – 4:30 pm

Blooms at Queens Farm

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Queens County Farm MuseumGlen Oaks

3 – 5 pm

Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

Brooklyn Celebrate AAPI Month

3 – 4 pm

Celebrate AAPI Month

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Free

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7 pm

The Garden of Dreams Talent Show

Ages: All
Free
Music

Radio City Music HallMidtown

Friday May 3

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1 – 4:30 pm

Blooms at Queens Farm

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Queens County Farm MuseumGlen Oaks

3 – 5 pm

Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Friday Crafternoon

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Free

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

6:30 – 9 pm

Staten Island Anti-Prom 2024

Ages: 13 and up
Community
Dance

New Dorp LibraryStaten Island

Saturday May 4

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9:30 – 11:30 am

Spring Open House / Portes Ouvertes

Gowanus

10 – 11 am

Saturday Winter/Spring Music Fun with Musician Kurt Gallagher

Ages: 4 and under
Free
Music

Port Chester-Rye Brook Public LibraryPort Chester

10 – 11 am

Whiz Kidz

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

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10 am – 4 pm

Big Swim 2024

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Free

Asphalt GreenNew York City

10 am – 2 pm

40th Annual GreenThumb GrowTogether Conference

Ages: 5 – 8
Environment
Free

Hill Street GardenStaten Island

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10 am – 2 pm

Community Celebration Sponsored by Brilla Schools

Brilla College Prep School – South BronxBronx

Brilla photo

10 am – 2 pm

Community Celebration Sponsored by Brilla Schools

Brilla Public Charter School – NorthBronx

The Comb, Crown, and Necklace-Illustrated by Tin Javier for Once Upon the Sun & Sea

10 am

Once Upon the Sun & Sea: Indigenous Stories and Folk Tales from the Philippines

Philippine CenterManhattan

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten Island MallStaten Island

11 am – noon

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Cherry Blossom Celebration

Silver Lake ParkStaten Island

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Noon – 4:30 pm

Blooms at Queens Farm

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Queens County Farm MuseumGlen Oaks

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Noon – 5 pm

Woofstock: Badass Spring Fest 2024

Ages: All
Animals
Community

Canal BarBrooklyn

Noon – 4 pm

Superhero Skate Party

Ages: All
Community
Free

Watson Gleason PlaygroundBronx

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Noon – 6 pm

Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk

Ages: All
Art
Caribbean

Atlantic Avenue (Fourth Avenue to the Waterfront)Brooklyn

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Noon – 6 pm

Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk

Ages: All
Art
Community

Atlantic Avenue (Fourth Avenue to Hicks Street)Brooklyn

1 – 5 pm

Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

1 – 4 pm

Hands-on History: Trekkies, Unite!

Ages: 9 and up
Craft & DIY
Free

King Manor MuseumJamaica

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