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Family Program | ‘The Book of Morgan’

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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Brooklyn Book Festival Children’s Day

Brooklyn Borough HallBrooklyn

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Grand Opening Event- NY Preschool & Kids Club

Ages: 8 and under
Community
Free

NY Preschool and Kids ClubBrooklyn

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Honey Harvesting with Master Beekeeper

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Downs Farm PreserveCutchogue

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Jim Henson Birthday Celebration 2025

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Film

Museum of the Moving ImageAstoria, NY

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Get Involved Literacy, Health, and Culture Celebration

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building PlazaNew York City

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Farmhouse Family Day: Soil Studies

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

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The Westerleigh Folk Festival

Westerleigh ParkStaten Island

The Warby Parker Book Fair

The Warby Parker Book Fair curated by McNally Jackson Books

Warby Parker 68th & ColumbusManhattan

Fall Family Day at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

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Malverne Fall Festival & Classic Car Show

Church Street, the Village Green & the Malverne Train StationMalverne

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Battery Park City Block Party

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Esplanade PlazaBattery Park City

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Kew Gardens Community Arts Day 2025

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Art

Kew Gardens Business DistrictKew Gardens

Annual Fall Festival – Bronx Neighborhood Health

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Walter Gladwin ParkBronx

National Dance Day Celebration

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Museum of the City of New YorkManhattan

NYSoM SuperHero Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Sherman CreekWashington Heights

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