Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday May 17, 2025

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

The Great Hawaiian Luau 5K

Ages: All
Fundraisers
Sports

Flushing Meadows Corona Park – ParkingCorona

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10 am – 1 pm

Mad Fun Farm Garden Volunteer Session

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Mad Fun FarmEast Harlem

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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 – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Painting to Migratory Birdsongs

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10 – 11:30 am

Young Herbalist Workshop

Ages: 5 – 12
Classes
Craft & DIY

Bartow-Pell Mansion MuseumBronx

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10 am – 4 pm

Fleece & Fiber Festival

Ages: All
Animals
Festivals

Hallockville Museum FarmLong Island

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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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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

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10:30 – 11:15 am

K–5 Poetry Workshop

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Classes

Church of the IncarnationBoreum Hill

10:30 am – noon

Fishing 101

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Caleb Smith State Park PreserveSmithtown

10:30 am

Play & Watch!

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Parkchester LibraryBronx

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

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11 – 11:30 am

Bilingual Storytime

Ages: 8 and under

John Jermain Memorial LibrarySag Harbor

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11 am – 12:30 pm

Parrish Art Museum | Open Studios for Families

Ages: All
Art
Community

Parrish Art MuseumWater Mill

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11 am – 3 pm

SUBMERGE Marine Science Festival

Pier 84 Hudson River ParkManhattan

11 am – 1 pm

SPCA Westchester Dog Walk and Pet Fair

FDR ParkPhiladelphia

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Noon – 7 pm

Dance Parade

Ages: All
Free

Dance Parade New YorkManhattan

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Noon – 5 pm

Queens International Children’s Festival 2025

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Jamaica Performing Arts CenterJamaica

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Noon – 7 pm

Bronx Night Market

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Fordham PlazaBronx

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12:30 – 1:15 pm

In Motion Workshops at New York City Ballet

Ages: All
Art
Community

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingManhattan

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12:30 – 1:15 pm

Children’s Workshops at New York City Ballet

Ages: All
Art
Community

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingManhattan

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1 – 4 pm

Storytelling and Sea Adventures

The Morgan Library & MuseumQueens

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1 pm

The Little Mermaid

Ages: 5 – 8
Dance
Theater

Ballet Long IslandRonkonkoma

1:30 pm

17th of May Parade

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

17th of May ParadeBrooklyn

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2 – 3 pm

Show Up, Kids! Interactive Family Comedy

Ages: 3 – 8
Comedy

The RATBrooklyn

2 – 3:30 pm

Spring Varietal

Ages: 3 and up
Dance
Theater

LTV StudiosWainscott

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2 pm

Backbone

Ages: 5 and up
Theater

Alice Tully HallManhattan

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2 – 4 pm

West African Dance Workshop with Live Drumming

Baobab: Tree of life by Beam CenterBronx

2 pm

May Family Movie Night

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

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All day

TADA! Youth Theater Presents Game Changers

Ages: All
Theater

TADA! Youth TheaterChelsea

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