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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

I Love My Park Day

Ages: 8 and under
Environment
Free

Orient Beach State ParkOrient

6th Annual Haitian Cultural Day Parade

Ages: All
Caribbean
Community

Haitian Culture Day ParadeBrooklyn

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ASL-interpreted Shabbat Morning Service

Ages: All
Community
Free

Town & Village SynagogueEast Village

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Family Art Project: Flowers for Mother’s Day

Mothers Day Spring Sale

Ages: All
Free
Markets

St. Luke’s ChurchNEW ROCHELLE

Mother Nature Day

Science Museum Of Long IslandManhasset

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Bird Bonanza

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

Brooklyn Wonderful Warblers Nature Exploration

Wonderful Warblers Nature Exploration

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Prospect Park Audubon CenterBrooklyn

Tumble Live: Sonic Saturday

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

ShapeShifter LabBrooklyn

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Japan Parade and Street Fair 2025

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Japan ParadeManhattan

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FAD Market: Mother’s Day

Ages: All
Art
Free

Empire StoresBrooklyn

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Uptown Instrument Discovery Day

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
Music

Hamilton Grange LibraryManhattan

5-10 Spring Fair

Southampton History Museum Spring Fair

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Free

Southampton History MuseumSouthampton

Urban Wildlife Festival

Ages: All
Animals
Community

St. Mary’s ParkBronx

Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk

Ages: All
Art
Community

Atlantic Avenue from Fourth Avenue to the WaterfrontBrooklyn

Mommy and Me Paint Event

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Hamilton Fish Recreation CenterManhattan

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Family Time

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Bronx MuseumBronx

Brooklyn AAPI Month celebration with Ajna Dance Company

AAPI Month celebration with Ajna Dance Company

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Brooklyn Public Library — Central LibraryBrooklyn

2025 Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Tennis Festival

Cunningham Park Tennis CenterFresh Meadows

Dodge Homestead ‘Spring Fling’ on Historic Mill Pond is set for May 4

Create: Thomas Dodge HomesteadPort Washington

Mother’s Day Kids’ Event

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

Bronx Family Time May 2025

Family Time May 2025

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Bronx MuseumBronx

New York Knicks vs Detriot Pistons

Knicks Round 2, Game 3 of the NBA Playoffs Watch Party

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Knicks Plaza at Plaza33Manhattan

Celebrate and Dance: Tinikling

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Dance

King Manor MuseumJamaica

Saung Budaya Dance

Ages: 5 and up
Dance
Free

Third Street Music School SettlementManhattan

Make Mother’s Day Cards with Flower Petals

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Free

LaGuardia Corner Community GardenManhattan

Mother’s Day Celebration

Ages: 3 – 8
Caribbean
Classes

Bi’an MandarinStaten Island

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Read, Shop & Lime w/VivLiv Books

I AM CARIBBEING HeadquartersBrooklyn

Celebrate AAPI Month

Ages: 13 and up
Books & Readings
Free

Books of WonderManhattan

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