Walk in! Workshop: Ocean Creatures Chalk Mural

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

Young artists will embrace the “street art” experience. In designated framed spaces on a concrete wall, visitors will draw their favorite sea creatures and ocean designs. For those who need more guidance, pre drawn fish, plants, waves will be outlined, waiting to be filled in using chalk. 

Event Series Museum Minis

Museum Minis

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

Music, stories, play, and activities encourage caregiver interaction.

Free

Nothing is Impossible @ Octagon House Tour

This special one-hour guided tour tells the story of the last five decades of The Armour-Stiner Octagon House, during which it has been restored from near-ruin to its 1870s glory. Owner and preservation architect Joseph Lombardi once said that restoring The Octagon House was “like assembling a 500,000-piece jigsaw puzzle” – a task so overwhelming…

Picnic with Park Rangers

Guardian Park Hartshorne Drive, Middletown Township, NJ, United States

Eat lunch and learn along with the Sandy Hook park rangers!Eat lunch and learn along with the Sandy Hook park rangers! This unique program focuses on change over time related to three different features - land, air, and sea! Participants will be sitting and are encouraged to bring a lunch, water, a comfortable blanket or…

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…

Jazz at Pierson Park

Pierson Park 238 West Main Street, Tarrytown, NY, United States

Enjoy eight free Friday evenings of Jazz at Tarrytown’s waterfront Pierson Park. Bring a picnic dinner or enjoy local food truck fare while watching the sun set over the Hudson River. 2024 Schedule: Fridays, July 12th through August 30th. July 12 – Kenyatta Beasley Quintet – Salute to Frank Foster July 19 – Mary Ann…

Free

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

Bat Safari: Family Program, $4 per person upon arrival

Heckscher State Park Heckscher State Parkway, East Islip, NY, United States

Enter the mysterious world of these often misunderstood animals!Enter the mysterious world of these fascinating and misunderstood animals! Join us for a short outdoor presentation then take a walk to observe bats during their evening insect hunt.Family Programs are geared towards children 6 and up!Meet in Field 3.$ 4.00 per person upon arrival. No parking…

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…

TaSH Farmers Market

Patriots Park Patriots Park, Tarrytown, NY, United States

Stop by TaSH, Tarrytown’s and Sleepy Hollow’s weekly farmers market, for fresh Hudson Valley produce, meat, bread, cut flowers, dairy products, preserves, wine, and beer. There are weekly live music performances, children’s events as well as ongoing educational activities and programs. Don’t miss the weekly free samplings! Well behaved dogs are welcome, provided your pooch is…

Free

Plein Air Painting

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

Plein Air Painting

Yoga at Essex County Branch Brook Park

Prudential Concert Grove Branch Brook Park Drive, Newark, NJ, United States

Free outdoor Yoga at Essex County Branch Brook Park with Branch Brook Park Alliance

Yoga at Essex County Branch Brook Park

Prudential Concert Grove Branch Brook Park Drive, Newark, NJ, United States

Free outdoor Yoga at Essex County Branch Brook Park with Branch Brook Park Alliance

Liberty Hall Museum Tour

Liberty Hall Museum 1003 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ, United States

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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

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!

Walk in! Workshop: Ocean Creatures Chalk Mural

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

Young artists will embrace the “street art” experience. In designated framed spaces on a concrete wall, visitors will draw their favorite sea creatures and ocean designs. For those who need more guidance, pre drawn fish, plants, waves will be outlined, waiting to be filled in using chalk.