Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Sunday May 18, 2025

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: NYCxDESIGN

Ages: All
Art
Free

St. PaulBrooklyn

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11 am – 1:45 pm

Showtime At The Museum: Educational Theatre

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

11 am – 4 pm

NEW DATE: Family Fun Car Show

Lido Beach Town ParkLido Beach

11 am – 1 pm

Printmaking Workshop

Ages: 3 – 8
Art

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingSugar Hill

11 am

日本語ストーリータイム Family Storytime in Japanese

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

11 am – 3 pm

The MVP’s Disco Ball!

Ages: 8 and under

Friends of FirefightersBrooklyn

Queens Sheep Shearing

11 am – 4 pm

Sheep Shearing

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Queens ZooCorona

11:30 am – 4 pm

2025 Israel Day on 5th

Israel Day on FifthManhattan

Manhattan Asian American and Pacific Islander Family Day

11:30 am – 2:30 pm

Asian American and Pacific Islander Family Day

New-York Historical SocietyManhattan

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11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Family Concert – Dan + Claudia Zanes

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Music

The Jewish MuseumUpper East Side

Brooklyn Rock and Roll Playhouse

Noon – 1 pm

The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays the Music of Bruce Springsteen

Ages: 8 and under
Music

Brooklyn BowlBrooklyn

Dreamland – rollercoaster 900×600

Noon – 10 pm

Bald Hill Fair

Catholic Health Ampitheater at Bald HillFarmingville

SO Time Warp – Ticket Poster Square

Noon – 1:30 pm

Sing Out: Time Warp – Presented by AfterWork Theater

Ages: All
Community
Music

Speyer HallManhattan

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Noon – 4 pm

Stoop Stories Old Skool Street Games Festival

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Sol Lain ParkLower East Side

Noon – 6 pm

Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk

Ages: All
Art
Community

Atlantic Avenue from Fourth Avenue to the WaterfrontBrooklyn

SCUCC

Noon – 2 pm

Open House – Historic Sayville Church

Ages: All
Art
Community

Blue Point

Dreamland – Largo rides 1500×1000

Noon – 10 pm

Westbury Carnival at Samanea

Samanea New YorkWestbury

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12:15 – 2:15 pm

Colorful Collage Accordion Books: Drop-In Gallery Activities

Ages: 3 – 4
Art
Free

Jewish MuseumUpper East Side

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12:30 – 2 pm

Owl Pellet Dissection

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Environment

12:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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1 – 2 pm

Public Garden Highlights Walk

Ages: 13 and up
Environment
Free

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1 – 2 pm

Meet the Raptors!

Ages: All
Animals
Environment

1 – 3 pm

Alice’s Afternoon Tea

Ages: 5 – 12
Fundraisers

Rock Hall MuseumLawrence

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1 – 3 pm

Garden in a Glass: Terrarium Making Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Classes

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

1 – 3 pm

Free Bird Storytime

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Greenlight Book StoreBrooklyn

1 – 4 pm

Bay Terrace Kick-Off Carnival

Ages: All
Festivals

Commonpoint Bay Terrace CenterBayside

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1 – 6 pm

19th Annual Feast by the Shore

Tappen ParkStaten Island

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All day

TADA! Youth Theater Presents Game Changers

Ages: All
Theater

TADA! Youth TheaterChelsea

2 – 4 pm

EPIC Players Theatre presents Seussical the Musical: A Neuro-Inclusive Production

A.R.T/New YorkManhattan

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2 – 4 pm

NFAC: Brooklyn Ballet Sunday Matinee Performance

Ages: All
Art
Dance

North Fork Arts CenterGREENPORT

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2:30 – 3:30 pm

Falconry Presentation: Skyhunters in Flight

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Environment

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