The Best Outdoor Events in NYC

Outdoor events in NYC

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Sunday March 30, 2025

1 – 2 pm

Stories in Stone: Celebrating Women’s History

Ages: 5 and up
History & Culture
Outdoors

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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1 – 2 pm

Public Garden Highlights Walk

Ages: 13 and up
Environment
Free

3 – 4 pm

Stories in Stone: Celebrating Women’s History

Ages: 5 and up
History & Culture
Outdoors

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Saturday April 5

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9:30 am – 1 pm

CFCA Spring Neighborhood Beautification Day

Ages: 3 and up
Environment
Free

Flatbush Latin GrillBrooklyn

Sunday April 6

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1 – 2 pm

Public Garden Highlights Walk

Ages: 13 and up
Environment
Free

Sunday April 13

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1 – 2 pm

Public Garden Highlights Walk

Ages: 13 and up
Environment
Free

Monday April 14

1 – 2 pm

Kids Week: All About Fungus

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

Tuesday April 15

11 am – noon

Kids Week: All About Turtles

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Blue Heron Nature CenterStaten Island

Wednesday April 16

1 – 2 pm

Kids Week: Kids Science Fair

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Blue Heron Nature CenterStaten Island

Thursday April 17

11 am – noon

Kids Week: Ranger Games

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Walker ParkStaten Island

Manhattan Earth Day 2025 Festival

Noon – 6 pm

Earth Day 2025 Festival

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Environment

Union SquareManhattan

Friday April 18

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Walking Tour: “All-of-a-Kind Family”

Ages: 5 and up
Books & Readings
Community

Museum at Eldridge StreetLower East Side

Sunday April 20

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1 – 2 pm

Public Garden Highlights Walk

Ages: 13 and up
Environment
Free

Saturday April 26

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Noon – 2 pm

Close Encounters: Scavengers and Decomposers Petting Zoo

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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1:30 – 3:30 pm

Spring Appreciation Day

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Stony Brook Village CenterStony Brook

Sunday April 27

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Noon – 2 pm

Close Encounters: Scavengers and Decomposers Petting Zoo

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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1 – 2 pm

Public Garden Highlights Walk

Ages: 13 and up
Environment
Free

Saturday May 3

Shari Puppy Yoga

11 am – noon

Puppy Yoga

Ages: 9 and up
Animals
Classes

Bideawee’s Manhattan Adoption CenterChelsea

Sunday May 4

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1 – 2 pm

Public Garden Highlights Walk

Ages: 13 and up
Environment
Free

Sunday May 11

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1 – 2 pm

Public Garden Highlights Walk

Ages: 13 and up
Environment
Free

Sunday May 18

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1 – 2 pm

Public Garden Highlights Walk

Ages: 13 and up
Environment
Free

Sunday May 25

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1 – 2 pm

Public Garden Highlights Walk

Ages: 13 and up
Environment
Free

Saturday Aug. 30

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Noon – 4 pm

Fire Island Sand Castle Competition

Ages: 5 and up
Festivals
Free

Beach at Robins RestRobins Rest

Monday Sep. 1

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10 am – 5 pm

Riverdale’s Annual Labor Day Street Fair

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Festivals

Held Along Newark Pompton TurnpikeRiverdale

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