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Saturday May 25, 2024

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All day

Memorial Day Weekend At The Seaport

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

the SeaportDowntown Manhattan

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All day

Hooked on Summer, Hooked on The Seaport

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

South Street SeaportDowntown Manhattan

10 – 11 am

Whiz Kidz

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

10 am – 6 pm

Fleet Week

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space MuseumManhattan

10 am – noon

Kids Club: Friendship Bracelets

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Craft & DIY

Micheals Craft Store: Pergament MallStaten Island

10 am – 3 pm

2024 Bethpage Air Show

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

10 am – noon

Block Party 2024

Children’s Museum of the East EndBridgehampton

10 am – 6 pm

Dragon Fest New York 2024

Astro PlaceManhattan

US Navy Blue Angels 2022

10 am – 3 pm

Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

American Flag

10 am – 2 pm

Long Island Fleet Week 2024: NAVY Helicopter Landing

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Eisenhower Park – Field 2East Meadow

Subway-2024

10:30 – 11:30 am

Next Stop, New York City! Subway by Christoph Neimann: Family Program

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Books & Readings

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park City

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Backyard At Hudson Yards Family Movies On The Big Screen: Happy Feet

Ages: 8 and under
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson YardsManhattan

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten Island MallStaten Island

11 am – 12:30 pm

Nature’s Workshop: Mindful Nature Art Hike

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Free

Von Briesen ParkStaten Island

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11 am – 1 pm

Game Time

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Free

Emma S. Clark Memorial LibrarySetauket

Manhattan Bloomtanica

11 am – 9 pm

BLOOMTANICA

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Genesis HouseMeatpacking District

11 – 11:30 am

Memorial Day Ceremony in Kew Gardens

Maple Grove CemeteryKew Gardens

11 am – 12:30 pm

Archery

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Willowbrook ParkStaten Island

Noon – 7 pm

Foodie Fest at Tanger Deer Park

Tanger Outlets Deer ParkDeer Park

Brooklyn Farmhouse Family Day Pinkster Celebration

Noon – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Pinkster Celebration

Ages: All
Free
Games

Wyckoff House MuseumBrooklyn

Noon – 5 pm

Staten Island Fleet Week: Public Ship Tours

Staten Island Homeport PierStaten Island

12:30 pm

Fleet Week: Celebration Concert

Ages: All
Free
Music

USS The Sullivans Homeport PierStaten Island

1 – 5 pm

Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

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1 pm

World Premiere of Lenora Lee Dance: Convergent Waves

Ages: All
Attractions
Dance

South Street Seaport MuseumDowntown Manhattan

Manhattan Storytime with the New York Public Library

1 – 2 pm

Storytime with the New York Public Library

Ages: 12 and under
Free

Backyard at Hudson YardsManhattan

1 – 4 pm

Zing! Movement Class for Kids

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
Health & Fitness

Hoyt StreetBrooklyn

Queens Spring Family Festival

1 – 4 pm

Spring Family Festival

Ages: All
Community
Free

Hallets Cove PlaygroundLong Island City

3 – 4:30 pm

USA Computing Olympiad (USACO) Practice Battle

Ages: 9 and up
Free
Virtual

8:30 – 10:15 pm

Movies Under the Stars: Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero

Ages: All
Film
Free

Wolfe’s Pond ParkStaten Island

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