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Saturday April 26, 2025

10 am – noon

Camps ‘R’ Us Syosset Open House

Ages: All
Free
Open Houses

Camps ‘R’ Us SyossetSyosset

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10 am – 12:30 pm

PanCAN PurpleStride New York City

Ages: All
Free
Fundraisers

Seaport District – NYC (Pier 17)Manhattan

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 – 3 pm

Broadway Celebrates Earth Day 2025

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Times Square’s Pedestrian PlazaManhattan

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Earth Month

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Center for Brooklyn History – Brooklyn HeightsBrooklyn

11 am – 2 pm

Sixth Battalion Annual “Touch-A-Truck”

Ages: All
Community
Free

East Meadow High SchoolEast Meadow

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11 am – noon

Alpine House Open House

11 am – 2 pm

Earth Day Celebration

Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

11 am – 1 pm

Spring Festival

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Free

Phil “Scooter” Rizzuto ParkSouth Richmond Hill

Paper Mobiles

11:30 am – 1 pm

DIY Decorations: Paper Mobile Crafting

Ages: All
Art
Free

Art on the Block NYCUpper West Side

Noon – 4 pm

Bronx River Open House

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Starlight ParkBronx

Noon – 4 pm

Spring Celebration & Storybook Walk

Ages: All
Free

Tanger Outlets RiverheadRiverhead

Manhattan Earth Day Festival

Noon – 3 pm

Earth Day Festival

Field 62 – 63 Randall’s Island ParkManhattan

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Noon – 3 pm

Car-Free Earth Day

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Open Streets BrooklynBrooklyn

12:30 – 5:30 pm

FREE Anti-Bullying Self-Empowering Workshop designed specifically for 21st-century youth!

Ages: 9 and up
Free

Town of Hempstead

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1 – 3:30 pm

Woodland Community Volunteer Workday

Ages: 13 and up
Community
Environment

2025 Student Art Show Sq (1) (3)

1 – 4 pm

BAFFA’s Annual Juried High School Art Exhibit

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Free

BAFFA GallerySayville

BSB W&M

1 – 4 pm

Stony Brook Baseball vs. William & Mary

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
Sports

Joe Nathan FieldStony Brook

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1 – 4 pm

The Dear Neighbor Project: Art Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Community

Van Alen InstituteBrooklyn

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1 – 3 pm

Earth Day at the Hoyt Street Garden

Boerum Hill

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1:30 – 3:30 pm

Spring Appreciation Day

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Stony Brook Village CenterStony Brook

1:30 – 2:15 pm

Danceability

Ages: 5 and up
Dance
Free

The Children’s Museum of the East EndBridgehampton

Spring Fling 25

2 – 4 pm

Spring Fling Festival at the Tanenbaum Family Pool

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Tanenbaum Family PoolLittle Neck

Sunday April 27

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All day

Fleurs de Villes Downton Abbey

Ages: All
Art
Free

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9:30 – 11 am

Orthodox Christian Paschal Season (English Language Services)

Ages: All
Community
Easter

Holy Trinity Orthodox Church of East MeadowEast Meadow

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: A Growing Season

10 am – noon

Family Fun Day

Ages: All
Free

Sunset Park Recreation CenterBrooklyn

Green Adventures

10 am – 1 pm

Green-Wood’s Green Adventure For Families

Ages: All
Environment
Free

500 25th StreetBrooklyn

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 – 9 pm

Macy’s Flower Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Macy’s Herald SquareManhattan

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Earth Month

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Center for Brooklyn History – Brooklyn HeightsBrooklyn

11 am – 2 pm

Lil’ Brunch Club

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

The RandolphBrooklyn

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