Seaport Discovery: Exploring our Waters with Eric Carle – Last Week
South Street Seaport Museum 12 Fulton Street, New York
imagiNATIONS Activity Center
National Museum of the American Indian - New York One Bowling Green, New York
1885 Tall Ship Wavertree & 1908 Lightship Ambrose
South Street Seaport Museum 12 Fulton Street, New York
On the Lower East Side: Twenty-Eight Remarkable Women…and One Scoundrel
Museum at Eldridge Street 12 Eldridge Street, New York
Week of Events
Art Walk at Brookfield Place
Look for works ranging from oil on canvas to handmade ceramics throughout the 40-foot palms and glass atrium in this shopping and office complex. In addition to a permanent collection on view, new artists exhibit their work throughout the year: Impactful photographic series “Mineral Matter,” by artist Brooke Holm that explores the interplay between Iceland’s…
Seaglass Carousel
Spin under the sea in an aquatic carousel in historic Battery Park. Sit within iridescent fiberglass fish that glide through a (covered) spiraling nautilus of glass and steel. LED color-changing lighting combined with “water effect” light projectors and oceanic music create a magical underwater atmosphere for kids of all ages. Near new destination playground Battery…
Seaport Discovery: Exploring our Waters with Eric Carle – Last Week
Visit a discovery room of maritime-themed art by the late Eric Carle, beloved creator of picture books for young children, at The South Street Seaport Museum. Huge immersive murals bring families into Carle's book, A House for Hermit Crab, and the cargo-ship adventures of 10 Little Rubber Ducks. Activities include meeting a live hermit crab, driving ferries…
imagiNATIONS Activity Center
Solve puzzles, perform experiments, play state-of-the-art computer simulations and find out how corn is like a dog in this interactive, family-friendly space. Explore scientific principles behind Native innovations and technologies that are so ingenious, many remain a part of our daily lives.
NYC Ferry
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 and stroller parking available onboard. Travel time varies, from 20 to 60 minutes. Ferry frequency differs by stop; see the online schedules. Some family-friendly destinations include Domino…
1885 Tall Ship Wavertree & 1908 Lightship Ambrose
Visit the 130-year-old tall ship Wavertree with self-guided tours along a set route include access to the main deck and quarter deck. Learn how people worked and lived aboard a 19th century cargo sailing vessel, from the captain to the ship’s officers, cooks, and crew. Then visit the cargo hold and stand atop the viewing…
Blue Man Group
Experience a unique, imaginative, multi-sensory worldwide hit where it all began, in an intimate downtown theater. Three bizarre bald blue men make music with innovative instruments and interact with each other and the audience without words in a fusion of comedy, theater, rock concert and dance party. Hard to explain and thoroughly entertaining for all…
Courage to Act: Rescue in Denmark
Learn about remarkable story of the rescue of the Danish Jews during the Holocaust. Together, Jewish and non-Jewish neighbors of all ages mobilized to create one of the most effective—and exceptional—examples of mass resistance and escape in modern history. Despite the enormous risk, ordinary citizens united against Nazism to save nearly 95% of Denmark’s Jewish…
On the Lower East Side: Twenty-Eight Remarkable Women…and One Scoundrel
Celebrate women who lived or worked in this vibrant immigrant neighborhood at the turn of the twentieth century. The figures depicted in the exhibit were responsible for groundbreaking developments in law, the arts, politics, social work, business, and education which we take for granted today, such as the eight-hour workday, child labor regulations, and women’s…
Staten Island Ferry
Take a free ferry ride from Whitehall Terminal in Lower Manhattan to Staten Island and back for great views of The Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan & Brooklyn skylines. 25 minute trips (1 hour round trip) depart every half hour (every fifteen minutes during rush hour). For a quicker trip, take the $3 ferry…
Mercer Labs
Explore a 45,000 square ft realm where technology and art collide with fifteen experimental exhibition spaces, interactive experiences, unique listening encounters and immersive installations. Challenge your senses in immersive digital projection rooms, mirrored spaces, robot installations, ball pits, life-size game sets, and heavy fog. Led by artist and founder Roy Nachum.
ROAR: A collection of Mighty Women
Admire feminist pop-artist Ashley Longshore's dozens of giant portraits featuring legendary stateswomen, artists, athletes and notable women from all over the world. Be inspired by heroines from Taylor Swift to Sojourner Truth to Mother Teresa. Find more brightly colored irreverent art throughout the cheerful two-story space including little goodies for sale. Note there is some…
Roller Rabbit Nolita Pop-up: BonBon
Roller Rabbit Nolita Pop-up: BonBon
Fill up at a BonBon Swedish Candy Bar at Roller Rabbit's pop-up boutique. Shop exclusive products showcasing Roller Rabbit's NYC roots and love, including sweatshirts, pajamas, hats, t-shirts, totes, and more throughout the 12-day pop-up.
Roller Rabbit Nolita Pop-up: BonBon
Roller Rabbit Nolita Pop-up: BonBon
Fill up at a BonBon Swedish Candy Bar at Roller Rabbit's pop-up boutique. Shop exclusive products showcasing Roller Rabbit's NYC roots and love, including sweatshirts, pajamas, hats, t-shirts, totes, and more throughout the 12-day pop-up.
Smorgasburg WTC
Smorgasburg WTC
Sample creative global treats from 10 vendors at an open-air food market flanked by colorful murals.
Easter Fun Cruise with Egg Hunt
Easter Fun Cruise with Egg Hunt
Sail with the Easter Bunny under the majestic Brooklyn Bridge, past the iconic Manhattan skyline, and into the open waters of New York Harbor. Join an array of activities, including decorating Easter baskets, balloon animal crafting, face painting and an egg hunt.
Return of the Red Umbrellas
Return of the Red Umbrellas
Celebrate the return of the Meatpacking's iconic red umbrellas with a day of programming on Gansevoort Plaza. Sample a variety of food + beverage throughout the day, enter giveaways, help build a clayscape of NYC and see modern dance troupe Graham 2 perform.
Family Hour at the Swiss Institute
Family Hour at the Swiss Institute
Explore Raven Chacon’s show, A Worm’s Eye View from a Bird’s Beak, and engage with different groups and solo musicians from the New School’s Mannes School of Music live from the roof to the basement. Create a collaborative graphic score in the SI Library.
Playscape Performs
Playscape Performs
Enjoy outdoor music, dance, puppetry and more at a destination playground. Performers change weekly. Shows at 10:30 am & 1:30 pm.
Mozart for Munchkins West Village: Spring Swing
Mozart for Munchkins West Village: Spring Swing
Swing into spring at an interactive family concert with dancing, singing, bubbles and more. Professional musicians lead an immersive experience ending with an "instrument petting zoo"
Jackie Robinson Day
Jackie Robinson Day
Commemorate Jackie Robinson’s enduring legacy on and off the baseball diamond with fun-filled events for fans of all ages featuring special museum tours, film screenings, hands-on activities, games, and more. Learn about Robinson’s trailblazing career and legacy in baseball, play Jackie Robinson trivia for prizes and join art activities. On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson…
Easter Fun Cruise with Egg Hunt
Easter Fun Cruise with Egg Hunt
Sail with the Easter Bunny under the majestic Brooklyn Bridge, past the iconic Manhattan skyline, and into the open waters of New York Harbor. Join an array of activities, including decorating Easter baskets, balloon animal crafting, face painting and an egg hunt.
Roller Rabbit Nolita Pop-up: Chip City Cookies
Roller Rabbit Nolita Pop-up: Chip City Cookies
Try custom Roller Rabbit cookie flavors from a Chip City Cookies truck at a pop-up boutique. Shop exclusive products showcasing Roller Rabbit's NYC roots and love, including sweatshirts, pajamas, hats, t-shirts, totes, and more throughout the 12-day pop-up.
Alexander and The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Alexander and The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
In this delightful adaptation of her popular book, Judith Viorst sets Alexander's rather trying life to music and brings to the stage one of America's feistiest characters. Alexander's struggles with life's daily dramas entertain and educate young audiences as they identify with Alexander and the obstacles he encounters, encouraging them to share their feelings and…
Galli Theater: Sleeping Beauty
Galli Theater: Sleeping Beauty
See an updated version of a classic fairy tale in an intimate theater. A wicked fairy is upset at not being invited to a princess’s birthday celebration and casts a sleeping spell on the entire kingdom for a hundred years. Will the perfect prince come and bestow the kiss that alone can break the curse…
China Institute Hoppy Rabbit Playdate
China Institute Hoppy Rabbit Playdate
China Institute hosts 1.5 hours open session where families can bring their children to a spacious and cozy indoor playground space to play, socialize, have fun with age-appropriate toys and activities. Meet children and families interested in exploring Chinese language and culture. All families are welcome. Children stay with their caregivers at all times, with…
Playscape Performs
Playscape Performs
Enjoy outdoor music, dance, puppetry and more at a destination playground. Performers change weekly. Shows at 10:30 am & 1:30 pm.
Earth Day 2024
Earth Day 2024
Connect to environmental campaigns, green lifestyle products, and interesting people doing great green work at an annual festival. Features dozens of exhibitors, interactive displays, live performances, and kids' activities.
Galli Theater: The Three Little Pigs
Galli Theater: The Three Little Pigs
See an updated version of a classic fairy tale in an intimate theater. Gordy, Perkey and Snoozy pigs have left the nest and must build houses of their own. One settles for a quick fix. The other, puts a little elbow grease into it. But only one takes the time to make a house that…