The Best Outdoor Events in NYC

Outdoor events in NYC

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Tuesday April 29, 2025

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10 am – 4 pm

Tulip Festival at Heritage Farm & Garden

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY
Environment

Heritage Farm and GardenMuttontown

Wednesday April 30

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10 am – 4 pm

Tulip Festival at Heritage Farm & Garden

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY
Environment

Heritage Farm and GardenMuttontown

Thursday May 1

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10 am – 4 pm

Tulip Festival at Heritage Farm & Garden

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY
Environment

Heritage Farm and GardenMuttontown

Friday May 2

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10 am – 4 pm

Tulip Festival at Heritage Farm & Garden

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY
Environment

Heritage Farm and GardenMuttontown

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3:30 – 4:30 pm

Children’s Gardening Club

Ages: 5 – 8
Caribbean
Classes

Science Museum Of Long IslandManhasset

Saturday May 3

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10 am – 4 pm

Tulip Festival at Heritage Farm & Garden

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY
Environment

Heritage Farm and GardenMuttontown

I Love My Parks Day 2025 Orient

10 am – 2 pm

I Love My Park Day

Ages: 8 and under
Environment
Free

Orient Beach State ParkOrient

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10 am – 2 pm

Love My Parks Day

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Environment

Hallock State Park PreserveRiverhead

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10:30 am – 4 pm

BAMkids SpringFest 2025

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Attractions

The Plaza at 300 AshlandBrooklyn

Sunday May 4

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10 am – 4 pm

Tulip Festival at Heritage Farm & Garden

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY
Environment

Heritage Farm and GardenMuttontown

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10 – 11 am

Beach Grass Planting

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Environment

Sand Bar BeachHampton Bays

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10 am – noon

Happy to See You! Public Art Installation

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

Washington Market ParkTribeca

Friday May 9

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3:30 – 4:30 pm

Children’s Gardening Club

Ages: 5 – 8
Caribbean
Classes

Science Museum Of Long IslandManhasset

Saturday May 10

5-10 Spring Fair

11 am – 4 pm

Southampton History Museum Spring Fair

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Free

Southampton History MuseumSouthampton

Sunday May 11

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Mother’s Day 2025

Friday May 16

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3:30 – 4:30 pm

Children’s Gardening Club

Ages: 5 – 8
Caribbean
Classes

Science Museum Of Long IslandManhasset

Sunday May 18

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9 – 10:30 am

Bronx Zoo Family Morning: Dino Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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10 am – 4 pm

The Big Nest

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Wings Over Wave Hill

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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1 – 2 pm

Meet the Raptors!

Ages: All
Animals
Environment

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2:30 – 3:30 pm

Falconry Presentation: Skyhunters in Flight

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Environment

Friday May 23

gardening club

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Children’s Gardening Club

Ages: 5 – 8
Caribbean
Classes

Science Museum Of Long IslandManhasset

Friday May 30

gardening club

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Children’s Gardening Club

Ages: 5 – 8
Caribbean
Classes

Science Museum Of Long IslandManhasset

Saturday May 31

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Barking up a Wave Hill Tree

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

Sunday June 1

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Barking up a Wave Hill Tree

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

Friday June 6

gardening club

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Children’s Gardening Club

Ages: 5 – 8
Caribbean
Classes

Science Museum Of Long IslandManhasset

Friday June 13

gardening club

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Children’s Gardening Club

Ages: 5 – 8
Caribbean
Classes

Science Museum Of Long IslandManhasset

Saturday June 28

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8 am – noon

Lindy Cares Color Run

Firemans Memorial ParkRidge, NY

Monday June 30

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9 am – 1 pm

Summer on the Farm

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Classes

Fireplace FarmEast Hampton

Tuesday July 1

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9 am – 1 pm

Summer on the Farm

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Classes

Fireplace FarmEast Hampton

Wednesday July 2

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9 am – 1 pm

Summer on the Farm

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Classes

Fireplace FarmEast Hampton

Thursday July 3

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9 am – 1 pm

Summer on the Farm

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Classes

Fireplace FarmEast Hampton

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