Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Sunday May 18, 2025

The Beat Lives On 5K RunWalk

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

The Beat Lives On 5K Run/Walk

Ages: All
Fundraisers
Sports

Venetian Shores ParkLindenhurst

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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 – 5:30 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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10 am – noon

Party on Wheels

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

New York Transit MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

Cradle-Con: A Comic, Collectible and Pop Culture Con

Ages: 5 and up
Expo
Festivals

Cradle of Aviation MuseumGarden City

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10 am – 4 pm

The Big Nest

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Painting to Migratory Birdsongs

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Wings Over Wave Hill

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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10 am – 6 pm

The LEGO® Botanical Garden Pop-Up at NY Botanical Garden

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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11 am – 3 pm

Guggenheim Museum Free Sunday Funday

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

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 – 4 pm

Up-Cycled Ocean Crafts

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 2 pm

Lil’ Brunch Club

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

The RandolphBrooklyn

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11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Queens

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: NYCxDESIGN

Ages: All
Art
Free

St. PaulBrooklyn

11:30 am – 4 pm

2025 Israel Day on 5th

Israel Day on FifthManhattan

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

Noon – 6 pm

Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

Atlantic Avenue from Fourth Avenue to the WaterfrontBrooklyn

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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

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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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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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2:30 – 3:30 pm

Falconry Presentation: Skyhunters in Flight

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Environment

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5 – 7:30 pm

A HUMAN REQUIEM: Brahms and Schubert

Ages: All
Music

All Souls Church NYCUpper East Side

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5 – 7:30 pm

Speakeasy, Die Softly: Immersive Murder Mystery Dinner Theater at Carmine’s

Ages: All
Games
Nightlife

Carmine’s Italian Restaurant – Times SquareNew York City

7 – 9 pm

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

A.R.T/New YorkManhattan

Monday May 19

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Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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Various

The Big Bounce America

Ages: All
Attractions

Broadway CommonsHicksville

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