Illumination Light Art Festival

Belvedere Plaza, BPC Esplanade & North End Ave, New York, NY, 10282, United States

Immerse yourself in a one-of-a-kind outdoor light festival with Illumination.nyc. Interact with light-based creations, dance to DJs under the stars, and catch a surprise performance or two. The Illumination Light Art Festival will span across TWO zones this year. Light lovers can gaze at a large-scale projection mapping onto The WTC Oculus and experience light…

FREE

Van Vleck Spring Plant Sale

Van Vleck House & Gardens 21 Van Vleck Street, Montclair, United States

  Our popular Spring Plant Sale always has a wide variety of stunning plants to make your garden beautiful. We have annuals, perennials, herbs, planters and more. The sale is free to visit and is held on The Bingham Formal Garden lawn rain or shine. The rest of the stunning gardens are open dawn to…

Friday Storytime at the Museum

Hoboken Historical Museum 1301 Hudson St, Hoboken, NJ, United States

Museum staff and other guest readers share stories, rhymes and sing-alongs with children ages 2 to 5 years and their caregivers every Friday at 10:00 am. A $5 suggested donation is appreciated. Launched in 2005 by librarian and former Museum Trustee Penny Metsch, the program is open to all on a first-come, first-served basis, and…

Beautiful Butterflies: Tiny Tots (Ages 3-5), $4 per child upon arrival

Environmental Education and Resiliency Center 880 Lake Dr, West Hempstead, NY, United States

Explore the natural world around us!Explore the natural world around us! These programs will connect children and their parents with nature through short walks, animal visitors, and crafts.Tiny Tots is for children ages 3-5 years old.$4 per child upon arrival. No parking fee in effect on weekdays prior to Memorial Day.Space is limited! Please arrive…

Prospect Park Wellness Walk

Prospect Park Audubon Center 101 East Drive, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Join Prospect Park Alliance at the Prospect Park Audubon Center for an uplifting and energizing morning walk.

Story Time/ Music and Movement

Westchester Children's Museum 100 Playland Parkway, Rye, New York

Story time- Spark children's imagination and nurture their love for reading through monthly themed picture books and read-aloud- Every Day at 10 am and 4 pm Music and Movement- Interactive class featuring puppets, musical instruments, and props. -Every day at 11am and 3 pm

$14

Spring Crafts @ Lyndhurst

Shop for one-of-a-kind gifts for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, graduations, weddings, or just for yourself! Visitors can spend the day with family and friends shopping for original fashions, accessories, jewelry, home décor, furniture, photography, fine art, and functional and sculptural works in ceramics, glass, metal, wood, mixed media, and more! Plus enjoy gourmet specialties, tastings…

Walk-in Workshop: Purple Collage

Staten Island Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building M, Staten Island, NY, United States

What could you make if you only could use purple materials?  You’ll get a chance to see in our Walk-in! Workshop in November. We’ll be making vibrant abstract art only in shades of purple in honor of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Come and join this fun challenge!

Backyard Sugaring @ Muscoot Farm

Did you know that you can make your own maple syrup right in your backyard? Come by to learn about the equipment you will need, identifying sugar maples in all seasons, the right way to tap trees, and how to turn sap from maples in your yard into syrup on your pancakes! Sessions will meet…

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s New York City Center Season November 29 – December 31, 2023

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, beloved as one of the world’s most popular dance companies, returns to New York City Center November 29 – December 31, 2023, for an engagement that has become a joyous holiday tradition. Ailey’s extraordinary dancers will move audiences with world premieres by Amy Hall Garner and Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish along with…

$32

Winter Wolves @ Wolf Conservation Center

Winter offers families a unique opportunity to visit the wolves during their favorite time of year. Learn about the mythology, biology and ecology of wolf families and discover why this season is such a magical time for packs in North America. Whether the wolves are living on the Arctic tundra or the woodlands of the…

Early Morning Opening: Apollo: When We Went to the Moon

Intrepid Museum West 46th Street, New York, NY, United States

The Intrepid Museum offers Early Morning Openings for children with autism and their families before the Museum opens to the public!Early Morning OpeningThe Intrepid Museum offers Early Morning Openings for children with autism or sensory sensitivities and their families before the Museum opens to the public! Families receive a sensory bag with interactive activities designed…

Van Vleck Spring Plant Sale

Van Vleck House & Gardens 21 Van Vleck Street, Montclair, United States

  Our popular Spring Plant Sale always has a wide variety of stunning plants to make your garden beautiful. We have annuals, perennials, herbs, planters and more. The sale is free to visit and is held on The Bingham Formal Garden lawn rain or shine. The rest of the stunning gardens are open dawn to…

Event Series 4-H Young Gardeners Club

4-H Young Gardeners Club

Essex County Environmental Center 621-B Eagle Rock Ave., Roseland, New Jersey

For children in grades K to 12. Have you ever wondered how vegetables and flowers grow? From where spaghetti sauce comes? How to find a rainbow in a garden? The 4-H Young Gardener's Club can provide find the answers to these questions and more. Learning and fun happen all the time here. Meet in Garibaldi…

COQUÍ CLUB: Celebrating Mothers and Caregivers (Session 1)

El Museo del Barrio 1230 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Experience Coquí Club—our engaging bilingual program, designed for our youngest visitors—at El Museo del Barrio! Dive into an interactive program facilitated by our passionate museum educators, filled with storytelling, discussion, and an art-making project. Don’t forget to bring your Coquí crowns and get ready to have a memorable time!   Join us on May 4th to…

free

Jesse Owens Track and Field Youth Program

Thomas Jefferson Park 2180 1st Ave., New York, NY, United States

The Randall’s Island Park Alliance, in partnership with City Parks Foundation, continues to offer the Jesse Owens Track and Field Youth Program! This free weekly track & field youth program is available to youth ages 8-16 and enables participants to learn the fundamentals of the sport and stay active. Activities will focus on running techniques…

FREE

Framing Flowers Workshop

In this art and nature-based children’s workshop for ages 8-14, participants will explore flower symbolism and create a one-of-a-kind picture frame for themselves or someone they love!

Fly Fishing Workshop Series

Rockefeller State Park Preserve 125 Phelps Way, Pleasantville, NY, United States

Fly Fishing Workshop SeriesNOTE: Registration includes all four classes in the series Learn the basics of fly fishing and leave with the skills and confidence to get out on the water in this four-part workshop series led by expert, Len Savanella.Sessions 1 and 2 will cover the vocabulary and history of fly fishing, gear, casting,…