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Saturday March 8, 2025

Various

Seal Cruise

Ages: 9 and up
Tours

Stony Brook Marine StationSouthampton

10 am – 6 pm

The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism

Ages: All

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Desert Dwellers

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

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10 am – noon

YMCA Summer Camp Open House

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
Games

Bedford Stuyvesant YMCABrooklyn

Photo – Deep Sea Explorers – Jellyfish Craft

11 am – 4 pm

Museum Adventure Activity: Deep Sea Explorers

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Monster Mayhem Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 4 pm

New York Prego Expo

Ages: 12 and under
Expo

Metropolitan PavilionChelsea

Cooper Hewitt Family Program Promo w text ArchitectureQuest

11 am – 3 pm

Family Program | ARCHITECTURE QUEST

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumUES

Noon – 6 pm

The Road to the Big Game: New Orleans

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Sports

The Paley MuseumMidtown

School fair – Manhattan (Static)

Noon – 4 pm

KIPP NYC Manhattan Schools Fair

Ages: 3 and up
Free
Open Houses

625 W 133rd St, New York, NY 10027Manhattan

2 – 3 pm

Women in Science Spotlight: Elizabeth Knight Britton

Ages: All
History & Culture

Staten Island MuseumStaten Island

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4 – 5 pm

Culture Lab LIC & Little Clouds Present Big Feelings an Interactive Play for Children

Ages: 5 – 8
Theater

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

4 – 5 pm

BIG FEELINGS

Ages: 5 – 8
Theater

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

Sunday March 9

9 am – noon

NYRR Open Run: Conference House Park

Ages: All
Free

Conference House ParkStaten Island

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9:30 – 11 am

Spring Birding 2025

Ages: 9 and up
Animals
Environment

10 am – 6 pm

The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism

Ages: All

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Desert Dwellers

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

Photo – Deep Sea Explorers – Jellyfish Craft

11 am – 4 pm

Museum Adventure Activity: Deep Sea Explorers

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Monster Mayhem Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 3 pm

Guggenheim Museum Free Sunday Funday

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Noon – 6 pm

The Road to the Big Game: New Orleans

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Sports

The Paley MuseumMidtown

Brooklyn The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays the Music of Phish + More for Kids – Purim Party

Noon – 1 pm

The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays the Music of Phish for Kids Purim Party ft. Uncle Ebenezer

Ages: 12 and under
Holiday
Jewish

Brooklyn Bowl: BrooklynWilliamsburg

Noon – 5 pm

New York Prego Expo

Ages: 12 and under
Expo

Metropolitan PavilionChelsea

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1 – 2 pm

Public Garden Highlights Walk

Ages: 13 and up
Environment
Free

5W2A9084

4 – 5 pm

Culture Lab LIC & Little Clouds Present Big Feelings an Interactive Play for Children

Ages: 5 – 8
Theater

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

4 – 5 pm

BIG FEELINGS

Ages: 5 – 8
Theater

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

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