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Sunday May 11, 2025

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Flowers for Mother’s Day

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

10 am – noon

Family Fun Day

Ages: All
Free

Sunset Park Recreation CenterBrooklyn

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Mother’s Day 2025

Sail Away Dancing

10 – 11 am

Sail Away with Treehouse Shakers

Ages: 2 and under
Boating
Dance

Ailey Citigroup TheaterHell’s Kitchen

10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Mother’s Day at the Museum

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions
Holiday

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

Broadway Lounge-view (1)

10 am – 3 pm

Very MOMumental Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet

New York Marriott MarquisManhattan

Long Island Mother’s Day Festival

10 am – 6 pm

Mother’s Day Festival

Ages: All
Animals
Festivals

Harbes Family FarmMattituck

10 am – 5 pm

Mother’s Day at Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium

Ages: All
Environment
Holiday

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & AquariumCold Spring Harbor

Brooklyn Wonderful Warblers Nature Exploration

10 am – 1 pm

Wonderful Warblers Nature Exploration

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Prospect Park Audubon CenterBrooklyn

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10 am – 6 pm

The LEGO® Botanical Garden Pop-Up at NY Botanical Garden

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Botanical GardenBronx

5:11 Moms Musical Melodies OSH

10:30 – 11:15 am

Moms’ Musical Melodies

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Holiday

The Old Stone HouseBrooklyn

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 – 9 pm

Macy’s Flower Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Macy’s Herald SquareManhattan

April – May Recycled Ecosystems (1)

11 am – 4 pm

Up-Cycled Ocean Crafts

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 2 pm

Lil’ Brunch Club

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

The RandolphBrooklyn

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11 am – 6 pm

Apple Blossom Children’s Carnival

Queens County Farm MuseumFloral Park

11 am – noon

Birding: All About Pigeons

Ages: All
Animals
Free

Seaside Wildlife Nature ParkStaten Island

Ad for volenteer day

11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Queens

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Mother’s Day

Ages: All
Art
Free

Empire StoresBrooklyn

11 am – 12:30 pm

ShopRite Kidz Cook: Mother’s Day Cookie Decorating

Ages: 5 – 8
Classes
Food & Drink

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

5:11 Melodies for Moms GoC LIC

11 – 11:45 am

Melodies for Moms

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Holiday

The Greats of Craft – LICLong Island City

11 am – 1 pm

Printmaking Workshop

Ages: 3 – 8
Art

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingSugar Hill

11 am – 2 pm

Lil’ Brunch Club x Boogie Baby

Ages: All
Holiday

The RandolphBrooklyn

Noguchi Museum-Photo by Don Stahl-

11 am – 6 pm

The Noguchi Museum 40th Anniversary Celebration

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden MuseumLong Island City

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11 am – 6 pm

The Other Art Fair Brooklyn

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community

ZeroSpace BrooklynBrooklyn

Sail Away Dancing

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Sail Away with Treehouse Shakers

Ages: 2 and under
Boating
Dance

Ailey Citigroup TheaterHell’s Kitchen

Festival 1

Noon – 6 pm

Greek Jewish Festival

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Dance

Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and MuseumManhattan

Brooklyn Rock and Roll Playhouse

Noon – 1 pm

The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays The Music of Noah Kahan

Ages: 8 and under
Music

Brooklyn BowlBrooklyn

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Noon – 5 pm

Mother’s Day Garden Celebration

Ages: All
Holiday

New York Botanical GardenBronx

Dreamland – rollercoaster 900×600

Noon – 10 pm

Bald Hill Fair

Catholic Health Ampitheater at Bald HillFarmingville

Noon – 4 pm

Mother’s Day Skate

Ages: All
Holiday
Sports

United Skates of AmericaSeaford

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