NYC Ferry

NYC Various locations,

Travel by state-of-the-art ferry to stops in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island along the East River and Hudson River. Indoor and outdoor seating. Charging stations, concessions, AC/heat…

Suggested Ages: All, Adult Friendly
🎟 $2.75, free/kids under 44 inches

Jane’s Carousel

Brooklyn Bridge Park 99 Plymouth St, Brooklyn

Ride exquisitely carved horses (and two chariots) on this charming carousel with a view, created in 1922 in Ohio and recently restored and relocated to the edge of the East…

Suggested Ages: All
🎟 $2

Opposites Abstract: A Mo Willems Exhibit

Brooklyn Children's Museum 145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn

Investigate opposites through hands-on experiences, art-making, and performances in an exhibit inspired by the eye-popping, emotive, and highly accessible words and images in Mo Willems’ bestselling children’s book of the…

Suggested Ages: All
🎟 $15, free/babies under 1

Artland: An Installation by Do Ho Suh and Children

Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn

Enter an enchanting world of color and clay, Spocky Trees and Slimes in a fantastical ecosystem dreamed up in 2016 by artist Do Ho Suh and his two young daughters.…

Suggested Ages: All, Adult Friendly
🎟 $25/adult, $17/students & seniors, $10/ages 4-12

Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys

Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn

A focused selection from the world-class collection of musical and cultural icons Swizz Beatz (Kasseem Dean) and Alicia Keys spotlights works by Black diasporic artists. Expansive in their collecting habits,…

Suggested Ages: All, Adult Friendly
🎟 $25/adult, $17/students & seniors, $10/ages 4-12

Museum of Food and Drink– Flavor: The World to Your Brain

Empire Stores 55 Water Street, Brooklyn

Take a sensory journey through our bodies and our world, designed and curated by food scientists and culinary anthropologists. Unpack what really happens in our heads when we experience the…

Suggested Ages: All, Adult Friendly
🎟 $15/ages 15+, $7/ages 5-14, free/ages 4 & under

Pier 2 Roller Rink

Brooklyn Bridge Park 99 Plymouth St, Brooklyn

Skate on a world-class roller and inline skating rink with a waterfront view and a top 40 soundtrack. Skatemates available for beginners ($6). Wrist guards required for all skaters; rentals…

Suggested Ages: 3 to 14+, Adult Friendly
🎟 $12, $8/skate rental
Event Series Weekends in Bloom

Weekends in Bloom

Brooklyn Botanic Garden 100 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn

Celebrate cherry blossom season and all the spring blooms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden with casual, pop-up music and dance performances, morning programming for kids and families in the Discovery Garden,…

Meet Your Green Neighbors: Walks for Kids

Green-Wood Cemetery 5th Avenue & 25th Street, Brooklyn

Look for radiant blooms, lush leaves, and towering trees in a lovely historic cemetery. Embark on an engaging and family-friendly exploration of Green-Wood’s natural wonders. Learn to make observations and…

Suggested Ages: 4 to 12
🎟 $25, $5/ages 4-12
Event Series And Then, Now

And Then, Now

Green-Wood Cemetery 5th Avenue & 25th Street, Brooklyn

traverse Green-Wood’s spring landscape to experience moments of music, dance, and reflective conversation. An immersive performative walk explores the significance of reliance—be it on each other, the environment, or our…

Suggested Ages: All, Adult Friendly
🎟 $30, $18/students & seniors
Event Series Smorgasburg In Prospect Park

Smorgasburg In Prospect Park

Prospect Park, Breeze Hill Lincoln Road & Ocean Ave,

Spend your Sundays noshing at the largest weekly open-air food market in America featuring 35 local vendors—including Parantha Alley and Vaquero Elotes—and a full bar.  At what the New York…

Suggested Ages: All, Adult Friendly
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Rock And Roll Playhouse: Music of Prince

Brooklyn Bowl 61 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn

Join a kid-friendly rock concert celebration. Local musicians pay tribute to iconic star Prince. Loud (bring hearing protection earmuffs for sensitive ears) with lots of dancing. Doors open at 11…

Suggested Ages: All
🎟 $16, free/ages 1 & under

Children’s Day at Japan Village

Japan Village 934 Third Avenue, Brooklyn

Celebrate Japanese holiday Children’s Day with Japanese sword performances by Zentokan Dojo (1 pm & 3 pm), mochi pounding, colorings, koinobori (carp streamers) in the Courtyard and lots of delicious…

And Sing!

BAM Strong 651 Fulton Street, Brooklyn

A collection of multi-hyphenated leaders, performers, conductors, singers, educators, curators, storytellers, and legacy-holders join over 100 singers from Brooklyn Youth Chorus for a joyful and inspiring evening of musical commentary…

Suggested Ages: 7 to 14+, Adult Friendly
🎟 $30
Event Series Brooklyn Museum Stroller Tours

Brooklyn Museum Stroller Tours

Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn

Enjoy an interactive, stroller-friendly tour of Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys. Designed for children up to 24 months old and their caregivers, this…

Suggested Ages: Babies to Toddlers
🎟 $32, includes Museum general admission