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Thursday April 18, 2024

Brooklyn Dance and Sing with Bilingual Birdies

10:30 – 11:15 am

Dance and Sing with Bilingual Birdies

Ages: 8 and under
Free

Williamsburgh LibraryBrooklyn

3 – 4 pm

Drag Story Hour

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Friday April 19

7:30 – 9 pm

Floyd Bennett Field! Public Arts Festival

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

Floyd Bennett FieldBrooklyn

Saturday April 20

9 am – 11 pm

New York: LaTourette Hiking Trail Earth Day Cleanup!

LaTourette Park & Golf CourseStaten Island

10 – 11 am

Saturday Winter/Spring Music Fun with Musician Kurt Gallagher

Ages: 4 and under
Free
Music

Port Chester-Rye Brook Public LibraryPort Chester

10 am – 1 pm

Earth Day Celebration!

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Environment

Guidepost Montessori at Museum MileUpper East Side

10 am – 3 pm

Earth Day on Governors Island

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Governor’s IslandManhattan

10 am – 3 pm

Harlem Grown’s Earth Day Celebration

Ages: 3 – 12
Festivals
Free

134th Street FarmHarlem

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten Island MallStaten Island

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11 am – 2 pm

Seaport Kids x Earth Day

Ages: 12 and under
Free

Seaport SquareThe Seaport

4 – 10:30 pm

Floyd Bennett Field! Public Arts Festival

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

Floyd Bennett FieldBrooklyn

Sunday April 21

9 am – noon

NYRR Open Run: Conference House Park

Ages: All
Free

Conference House ParkStaten Island

10 am – 2 pm

Floyd Bennett Field! Public Arts Festival

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

Floyd Bennett FieldBrooklyn

Manhattan FAMILY SUNDAY

1 – 3 pm

Family Sunday: Planting Seeds of Paradise

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Attractions

The Rubin Museum of ArtManhattan

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2 – 4 pm

BEE Kind to our Planet

Ages: All
Environment
Free

The Shops at SkyviewQueens

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2 – 3 pm

A Novel Storytime

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings

Charybdis PlaygroundQueens

Monday April 22

11 am – noon

Kids Week: Earth Day Gardening

Ages: 3 and up
Environment
Free

Parade Ground Bowling Green CottageBrooklyn

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1 – 2 pm

Kids Week: Earth Day Native Planting Party

Ages: 3 and up
Environment
Free

Blue Heron ParkStaten Island

2:30 – 4:30 pm

Giant Game & Big Voice Day for Kids (Spring Break)

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Free

Emma S. Clark Memorial LibrarySetauket

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4 – 6 pm

BEE Kind to our Planet

Ages: All
Environment
Free

The Shops at SkyviewQueens

5:30 – 7 pm

Earth Day Collaging

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Chelsea Recreation CenterManhattan

Tuesday April 23

10 am – 1 pm

Crafty-Play-Palooza: Rainy Day Blues

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community

Patchogue Medford LibraryPatchogue

11 am – noon

Family Science Earth Day StoryTime

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

2 – 5 pm

Earth Day Event

Ages: 3 and up
Environment
Free

Turf Field in Alfred E. Smith PlaygroundManhattan

Saturday April 27

10 – 11 am

Saturday Winter/Spring Music Fun with Musician Kurt Gallagher

Ages: 4 and under
Free
Music

Port Chester-Rye Brook Public LibraryPort Chester

10 am – noon

Kids Club: Friendship Bracelets

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Craft & DIY

Micheals Craft Store: Pergament MallStaten Island

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten Island MallStaten Island

11 am – 4 pm

Sayville Spring Fest 2024

Ages: 3 and up
Animals
Art

Long Island

Sunday April 28

9 am – noon

NYRR Open Run: Conference House Park

Ages: All
Free

Conference House ParkStaten Island

Manhattan FAMILY SUNDAY

1 – 3 pm

Family Sunday: Planting Seeds of Paradise

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Attractions

The Rubin Museum of ArtManhattan

Thursday May 2

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Summer on the Hudson: Locomotive Lawn Live!

Ages: 8 and under
Free
Music

Locomotive Lawn in Riverside Park SouthManhattan

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