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Thursday May 29, 2025

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

11 am – noon

Healing Through Art

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

Parrish Art MuseumWater Mill

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11 am – 10 pm

Planet Hollywood x Ani-May Limited Edition Bento Boxes

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

Planet Hollywood Times Squarenew york

Noon – 5 pm

14th Annual Children’s Mental Health Fair

Ages: All
Community
Free

VNS Health FRIENDS ClinicBronx

2 pm

Black Birders Week Puppets at the Park House

Marsha P. Johnson State ParkBrooklyn

3 pm

Black Birders Week Puppets at the Park House

Marsha P. Johnson State ParkBrooklyn

4 pm

Black Birders Week Puppets at the Park House

Marsha P. Johnson State ParkBrooklyn

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5 – 6:30 pm

Nuasin Next Generation Charter School Presents: Nuasin Squeeze

Ages: 5 and up
Caribbean
Community

Brooklyn

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5 – 6 pm

SAG Harbor in Focus – Photography Exhibition: Opening Reception, Fashion Show, and Award Ceremony

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean

The ChurchSag Harbor

6:30 – 8 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square ParkManhattan

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7 – 8 pm

Trusts in Action: Strategies for Estate and Medicaid Planning

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Hampton Bays LibraryHampton Bays

Friday May 30

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

11 am – 2 pm

Hip Hip Hooraay For Toddlers Day

Ages: 4 and under
Free

St. James Recreation CenterBronx

Untitled design (3)

11 am – 10 pm

Planet Hollywood x Ani-May Limited Edition Bento Boxes

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

Planet Hollywood Times Squarenew york

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4 – 6 pm

Community Science Seining

Ages: All
Caribbean
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

Saturday May 31

YAI Central Park Challenge 2024

8 am – noon

Central Park Challenge

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Free

Central Park – Naumburg BandshellManhattan

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Barking up a Wave Hill Tree

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

10 am – noon

Super Seedlings

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

Brooklyn Wonderful Warblers Nature Exploration

10 am – 1 pm

Wonderful Warblers Nature Exploration

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Prospect Park Audubon CenterBrooklyn

10:30 am – noon

Science in the Woods

Ages: 9 – 12
Free

Alley Pond Environmental CenterDouglaston

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 – 6 pm

FAD Market at Brooklyn Brewery

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

Brooklyn BreweryBrooklyn

11 am – 3 pm

Pinkster Celebration at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Books & Readings

Dyckman Farmhouse MuseumInwood

Untitled design (3)

11 am – 10 pm

Planet Hollywood x Ani-May Limited Edition Bento Boxes

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

Planet Hollywood Times Squarenew york

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11 am – 4 pm

PAW Day Pet Health and Wellness Fair

Ages: All
Animals
Festivals

1st AvenueManhattan

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11 am – 2 pm

Zeta Charter School Open House Celebration

Ages: 5 – 8
Classes
Community

Zeta InwoodNew York, NY

Noon – 5 pm

LIC Springs!

Ages: All
Art
Community

LIC Springs!Long Island City

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Noon – 2 pm

OPEN SPACES at The Watermill Center

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Environment

The Watermill CenterWater Mill

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Noon – 5 pm

Performathon 2025

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Craft & DIY

Bloomingdale School of MusicUpper West Side

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Noon – 6 pm

Bloomingdale School of Music’s 25th Annual Performathon

Ages: All
Free
Music

Bloomingdale School of MusicManhattan

Bronx CB6 5K RunWalk for Diabetes Awareness

12:30 – 3:30 pm

Bronx CB6 5K Run/Walk for Diabetes Awareness

Ages: All
Free
Fundraisers

Walter Gladwin ParkBronx

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