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

3 – 4 pm

Stories in Stone: Celebrating Women’s History

Ages: 5 and up
History & Culture
Outdoors

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Wednesday April 2

3:30 – 5 pm

Explore the Future of Farming with Aquaponics

Ages: 9 – 12
Environment
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

Sunday April 6

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9:30 – 11 am

Little Explorers Drop-Off Program (Grades K-5)

Ages: 5 – 12
Animals
Environment

Queens ZooCorona

Wednesday April 9

3:30 – 5 pm

Explore the Future of Farming with Aquaponics

Ages: 9 – 12
Environment
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

Saturday April 12

Nature Festival- Pond Scooping

10 am – 4 pm

Nature Festival

Ages: 3 – 12
Festivals
Outdoors

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

1 – 3 pm

Eggstravaganza Concert & Egg Hunt

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Community

Shore Road ParkBrooklyn

Sunday April 13

Nature Festival- Pond Scooping

10 am – 4 pm

Nature Festival

Ages: 3 – 12
Festivals
Outdoors

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

Monday April 14

Nature Festival- Pond Scooping

10 am – 4 pm

Nature Festival

Ages: 3 – 12
Festivals
Outdoors

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

1 – 2 pm

Kids Week: All About Fungus

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

Tuesday April 15

Nature Festival- Pond Scooping

10 am – 4 pm

Nature Festival

Ages: 3 – 12
Festivals
Outdoors

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

11 am – noon

Kids Week: All About Turtles

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Blue Heron Nature CenterStaten Island

Wednesday April 16

Nature Festival- Pond Scooping

10 am – 4 pm

Nature Festival

Ages: 3 – 12
Festivals
Outdoors

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

1 – 2 pm

Kids Week: Kids Science Fair

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Blue Heron Nature CenterStaten Island

3:30 – 5 pm

Explore the Future of Farming with Aquaponics

Ages: 9 – 12
Environment
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

Thursday April 17

Nature Festival- Pond Scooping

10 am – 4 pm

Nature Festival

Ages: 3 – 12
Festivals
Outdoors

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

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

Nature Festival- Pond Scooping

10 am – 4 pm

Nature Festival

Ages: 3 – 12
Festivals
Outdoors

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

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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

Saturday April 19

Nature Festival- Pond Scooping

10 am – 4 pm

Nature Festival

Ages: 3 – 12
Festivals
Outdoors

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

Wednesday April 23

3:30 – 5 pm

Explore the Future of Farming with Aquaponics

Ages: 9 – 12
Environment
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

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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9:30 – 11 am

Little Explorers Drop-Off Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Animals
Environment

Queens ZooCorona

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Noon – 2 pm

Close Encounters: Scavengers and Decomposers Petting Zoo

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Wednesday April 30

3:30 – 5 pm

Explore the Future of Farming with Aquaponics

Ages: 9 – 12
Environment
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

Saturday May 3

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10:30 am – 4 pm

BAMkids SpringFest 2025

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Attractions

The Plaza at 300 AshlandBrooklyn

Shari Puppy Yoga

11 am – noon

Puppy Yoga

Ages: 9 and up
Animals
Classes

Bideawee’s Manhattan Adoption CenterChelsea

Wednesday May 7

3:30 – 5 pm

Explore the Future of Farming with Aquaponics

Ages: 9 – 12
Environment
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

Wednesday May 14

3:30 – 5 pm

Explore the Future of Farming with Aquaponics

Ages: 9 – 12
Environment
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

Wednesday May 21

3:30 – 5 pm

Explore the Future of Farming with Aquaponics

Ages: 9 – 12
Environment
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

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