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Friday April 18, 2025

Night Crawlers v3

6 – 8 pm

Night Crawlers Movie Club

Ages: 13 and up
Film
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Family Game Night_1

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Family Game Night

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Free

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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6:30 – 7:30 pm

Family Game Night (For families with babies through 6th graders)

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Free

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Saturday April 19

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All day

The Museum of Modern Art Presents- Projects: Marlon Mullen

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Manhattan The East Midtown Easter Egg Hunt 2025

9 am – 5 pm

The East Midtown Easter Egg Hunt 2025

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Easter

All Around East MidtownEast Midtown

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10 am – noon

Easter Egg Hunt

Ages: All
Easter
Free

Church of Our Saviour LutheranManhasset

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10 am – 4 pm

Dino Egg Hunt

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Craft & DIY

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

10 am – noon

Easter at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Easter
Free

Rockefeller CenterManhattan

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10 am – noon

Queens Easter Festival

Ages: All
Easter
Free

Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

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10 am – 11:30 pm

Easter Party at John Street United Methodist Church

Ages: 8 and under
Easter
Free

John Street United Methodist ChurchFinancial District

10 am – 3 pm

Earth Day on Governors Island

Governor’s IslandNew York Harbor

10 am – noon

Earth Day Nature Walk at Ocean Breeze

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Ocean Breeze Athletic ComplexStaten Island

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10 am – 3 pm

Bunny Brunch at Planet Hollywood NYC

Ages: 3 and up
Easter
Food & Drink

Planet HollywoodManhattan

Manhattan Puppetsburg 3.20.25 (3) – Courtesy Tishman Speyer

10:30 – 11 am

Puppetsburg at Rockefeller Center

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Rockefeller CenterManhattan

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Tall Building Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 – 11:30 am

Sing, Dance and Have Fun with Dawny Dew

Ages: 8 and under
Free

Eastchester Public LibraryEastchester

11 am – 2 pm

WBO Spring Egg Hunt

Ages: All
Easter
Free

Williamsbridge Oval Recreation CenterBronx

11 am – 2 pm

Photos with the Easter Bunny

Ages: All
Art
Easter

Costello’s ace hardware of farmingdaleFarmimgdale

11 am – 6 pm

Milleridge Inn Pop Up Vendor Market

Ages: 5 – 8
Festivals
Food & Drink

The Milleridge InnJericho

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Waking Up the Farm

Ages: All
Art
Caribbean

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

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11 am – 1 pm

Spring Open House

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Comedy

The Metropolitan Opera HouseManhattan

11 am – 2 pm

Sensory Friendly – Egg Hunt Event

Ages: All
Free

Roosevelt Public LibraryRoosevelt

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11 am – 3 pm

Easter Egg Hunt

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Free

Lindenhurst Village SquareLindenhurst

11 am – 6 pm

Sun Bum Brings Free Tacos & SPF to NYC!

Ages: All
Community
Free

Trust The Bum TourSoHo

11 am – 5 pm

Ordo x Squishmallows Pop Up

Ages: 3 and up
Beauty
Free

Ordo x Squishmallows Pop-UpSoho

Knicks Playoff Palooza

11 am – 2 pm

Knicks Playoff Palooza

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Waterfront Plaza at Brookfield PlaceManhattan

Manhattan Puppetsburg 3.20.25 (3) – Courtesy Tishman Speyer

11:15 – 11:45 am

Puppetsburg at Rockefeller Center

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Rockefeller CenterManhattan

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11:30 am – 4:30 pm

OneThrow Yo-Yo Contest

Ages: All
Free

South Street SeaportManhattan

Spring Family Day

Noon – 4 pm

Family Day: Spring Fest

Ages: 5 – 8
Craft & DIY
Free

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

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Noon – 4 pm

Spring Festival at St. James Park

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

St. James ParkBronx

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