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Saturday April 19, 2025

1 – 3 pm

Earth Day Animal Adventures

Tanger Outlets – Deer ParkDeer Park

1 – 4 pm

Hands-on History: Gardening Day!

Ages: All
Environment
Free

King Manor MuseumJamaica

1 – 3 pm

Bloom & Hop: An Earth Day & Easter Celebration

Ages: All
Easter
Environment

Queens Place MallElmhurst

1 – 3 pm

Welcome Spring with the Hoyt Street Garden!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Community

Hoyt Street GardenBoerum Hill

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2 – 4 pm

Celebrate Bengali New Year

Queens CenterQueens

3 – 4 pm

World Literature & Arts Festival: Drummin Into Spring- Latin American Drumming

Ages: 5 – 12
Caribbean
Free

Stavros Niarchos Foundation LibraryManhattan

5:30 pm

Knicks Block Party

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Knicks Plaza at Plaza33Manhattan

Sunday April 20

198.2020

All day

The Museum of Modern Art Presents- Projects: Marlon Mullen

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

10 am – 4 pm

Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival

Ages: All
Easter
Festivals

Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet FestivalManhattan

10 am – noon

Family Fun Day

Ages: All
Free

Sunset Park Recreation CenterBrooklyn

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10 am – 3 pm

Bunny Brunch at Planet Hollywood NYC

Ages: 3 and up
Easter
Food & Drink

Planet HollywoodManhattan

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 – 4 pm

Milleridge Inn Pop Up Vendor Market

Ages: 5 – 8
Festivals
Food & Drink

The Milleridge InnJericho

11 am – 2 pm

Lil’ Brunch Club

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

The RandolphBrooklyn

11 am – 2 pm

Easter Sunday Egg Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Easter
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

Long Island Celebrate Easter at Belmont Village

11 am – 6 pm

Easter Weekend at Belmont Park Village

Ages: All
Easter
Free

Belmont Park VillageElmont

Noon – 1 pm

Orthodox Easter Morning Service & Egg Hunt

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Easter

Holy Trinity Orthodox Church of East MeadowEast Meadow

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1 – 2 pm

Public Garden Highlights Walk

Ages: 13 and up
Environment
Free

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3 – 4:30 pm

Flood Sensor Aunty

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Free

Travers Park, Jackson Heights QueensJackson Heights

Tuesday April 22

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

11 am – 12:30 pm

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park (Hendrix Creek Patio)Brooklyn

Project Petals_Volunteer Day

12:30 pm

Earth Month Volunteer Day

Ages: 13 and up
Environment
Free

Paradise Community GardenSouth Jamaica

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2:30 – 4:30 pm

After School Art Explorers: Drop-In Programs

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Free

The Jewish MuseumManhattan

3 pm

Earth Week: Flower Seed Bombs

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Free

67th Street Library

3:30 pm

Teen Earth Day Solar Bugs Craft

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Free

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

Seeds 9×5

4 – 5 pm

Seed Bombs

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

4 – 5 pm

Bash the Trash – Earth Day Performance

Ages: 12 and under
Environment
Free

Hunters Point LibraryLong Island City

4 pm

Rebel Squeezebox: A Musical History of Women Accordion Players

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
Music

High Bridge LibraryBronx

4 pm

Earth Day Crafternoon

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Fort Washington Library

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5:30 – 7 pm

Resilience U: Dating & Romance

Ages: 13 and up
Free
Talks

Sid Jacobson JCCEast Hills

Wednesday April 23

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11 am – noon

Walker’s Tiny Groovers

Ages: 4 and under
Free
Music

Walker ParkStaten Island

3 pm

Earth Week: Repairing Clothes

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Free

67th Street Library

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