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Wednesday April 16, 2025

3:30 – 5 pm

Explore the Future of Farming with Aquaponics

Ages: 9 – 12
Environment
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

16th… – 3D Printing Innovators

3:30 – 4:15 pm

3D Printing Innovators

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Quogue Library IncQuogue

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6 – 7:30 pm

Minecraft Club

Ages: 9 – 12
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

7:30 – 9 pm

Family Night Hike

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park – Fountain SideBrooklyn

Thursday April 17

198.2020

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

dinosaur egg hunt

10 am – 4 pm

Dino Egg Hunt

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Craft & DIY

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

10 – 11 am

Tot Time

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

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10:30 – 11 am

Storytime for Tots

Ages: 2 and under
Art
Books & Readings

Museum of the City of New YorkManhattan

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 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
Caribbean
Community

Union SquareManhattan

4 pm

Earth Day Crafternoon

Ages: 13 and up
Caribbean
Craft & DIY

Washington Heights LibraryManhattan

long live long island shipwrecks (800 x 451 px)

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Long Live Long Island: Long Island’s Shipwrecks

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

Friday April 18

198.2020

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

dinosaur egg hunt

10 am – 4 pm

Dino Egg Hunt

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Craft & DIY

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

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

Noon – 3 pm

Walker Park Spring Festival

Ages: 12 and under
Easter
Festivals

Walker ParkStaten Island

Noon – 4:30 pm

Easter Egg Hunt Bash at Port Richmond!

Ages: All
Caribbean
Easter

Port Richmond LibraryStaten Island

4-18 young preservationist

1:30 – 3 pm

Spring Break: Young Preservationists

Ages: 3 and up
Free
Outdoors

Southampton History MuseumSouthampton

2 – 5 pm

Ordo x Squishmallows Pop Up

Ages: 3 and up
Beauty
Free

Ordo x Squishmallows Pop-UpSoho

2 – 2:20 pm

Puppets at the Playground: Tina the Terrified Turtle!

Ages: All
Free

Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

3 – 3:20 pm

Puppets at the Playground: Tina the Terrified Turtle!

Ages: All
Free

Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

4 – 6:30 pm

Family Friday – Games and Arts and Crafts

Bronx H.Y.P.E. Family Enrichment CenterBronx

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 (For families with babies through 6th graders)

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Free

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Family Game Night_1

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Family Game Night

Ages: 3 – 12
Caribbean
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Saturday April 19

198.2020

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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