Rock And Roll Playhouse at Brooklyn Bowl: Taylor Swift Mulcahy's 3232 Railroad Avenue, Wantagh
Bring your friendship bracelets for a kid-friendly rock concert with Taylor Swift hits played by local musicians. Loud (bring hearing protection earmuffs for sensitive ears) with lots of dancing. Doors open at 11:00 am.
🎟 $23
Rock & Roll Playhouse at Brooklyn Bowl: Taylor Swift Brooklyn Bowl 61 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn
Join a kid-friendly rock concert. Local bands play songs from different musicians each week. Loud (bring hearing protection earmuffs for sensitive ears) with lots of dancing. Doors open at 11:00 am. Order pizza, salads, ribs, milkshakes, burgers and more from the in-house Blue Ribbon. Stay and bowl for $30/half hour in high-tech lanes.
🎟 $16, free/ages 1 & under
Open Studio at The Met Cloisters The Met Cloisters 99 Margaret Corbin Drive,
Explore materials and process through artist-led demonstrations, drop-in art-making activities, and conversations with Met experts. All materials are provided. For visitors of all ages.
🎟 $30 (suggested), $17/students, free/ages 12 & under
1964/65 World’s Fanfare, Part I Flushing Meadows Corona Park 11101 Corona Ave, Flushing
Join Queens Theatre for a special historical tour with popup dance performances in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the 1964/65 World's Fair. Meet at 2 pm at the Unisphere for an international flag parade in honor of the Fair’s Avenue of Flags. Then, move on to the Fountain of Planets and other Fair sites…
Family Tour of the Ramble Central Park, Belvedere Castle Mid park around 79th Street,
Discover the wildlife that call the floor, shoreline, and treetops of Central Park’s enchanting woodland home. Learn about the ecology and history of Central Park in a fun, creative way. Explore how the Ramble, a carefully designed woodland landscape, provides habitats for a range of different animals. Engage in hands-on activities in the great outdoors.…
🎟 $15/1 child & 1 adult, $5/additional child
Brooklyn Night Market Industry City 220 36th Street, Brooklyn
Nestled within the vibrant atmosphere of Industry City, this monthly food festival, hosted against the backdrop of a stunning sunset and between two iconic city blocks, has become a foodie mecca, drawing in over 6,000 guests per event with an impressive lineup of 65 vendors. A rotating line-up of performers provide music and entertainment.
Meet the Artists! Making Family Sculptures with John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue at 105th Street,
Join a one-of-a-kind experience as South Bronx-based sculptors John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres sculpt museum visitors’ hands and turn them into a work of art to take home. As the plaster dries, view and engage with the themes of artist’s work on view, Homage to the People of the Bronx: Double Dutch at Kelly Street…
🎟 Suggested $20, $14/students & seniors, free/ages 19 & under
Four Go Wild in Wellies The New Victory Theater 209 W 42nd St,
Explore the great outdoors with an inclusive company of dancers plus all of the foliage and fun of any good forest frolic. What do we need? Tiny tents, bobble hats, scarves and, of course, Wellies (British for rain boots)! Seating for this show will be on the New Victory’s stage, which is a rare treat…
🎟 $23
Home Depot Workshop: Blooming Picture Frame Home Depot West 23rd St Store 40 W 23rd Street,
Hammer, glue and paint with help from parents and store associates. This month, make a flower shaped picture frame (a possible Mother's Day present). Receive a certificate of achievement, workshop apron and a commemorative pin while supplies last. Also at Home Depots on 59th Street/Third Ave, Long Island City, New Rochelle and elsewhere.
Columbia Greenhouse Nursery School Spring Fair Columbia Greenhouse Nursery School 404 West 116th Street,
This annual spring fair transforms the whole block into a kids' wonderland of games, rides, animals, and family-fun. Music, a magic show, bouncy castles, games, crafts, food and a children's book exchange await.
🎟 Free admission; fees for rides and activities
Watson Adventures’ Secrets of Central Park Family Scavenger Hunt Central Park Carousel Mid-Park at 65th,
Kids and adults team up to roam the paths and fields of the park below 72nd Street while answering tricky, humorous questions. To score points, find Stuart Little, stick your tongue out at a rude animal, learn the motto of a hidden eagle, decipher a secret code by the pond seen in Home Alone 2,…
🎟 $21.50/ages 18+, $17.50/ages 7-17
New York City Ballet Family Saturday: Ballet By The Numbers Lincoln Center W 65th Street & Broadway,
Discover numbers at the ballet, from three playful sailors in Fancy Free to six waltzing ballerinas of The Concert. Count through the world of New York City Ballet and get insight on choreography, music, and dancers in this engaging hour-long family program hosted by Principal Dancer Megan Fairchild. See excerpts from famous ballets with live music…
🎟 $25-$38
Start with Art/Art Trek Metropolitan Museum Of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street,
Fabulous museum educators engage children in conversations and activities related to a few works in the vast collection. Travel through time and around the world on a museum adventure. Discover favorite works of art and make your own masterpiece. This month’s theme is Asian American and Pacific Islander Arts and Culture. Start with Art at…
🎟 $30 (pay-what-you-wish for NY residents), $17/students, free/ages 12 & under
Center for Architecture Family Program: Building Ornament Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place,
Take a neighborhood walk to find examples of different types of ornament among the beautiful buildings of Greenwich Village, then return to the Center for Architecture where families will create their own building detail designs out of modeling material. Choose from two sessions: 11 am–1 pm and 2 pm–4 pm. If sessions are sold out;…
🎟 $15
Lullaby Project Celebration Concert Carnegie Hall W 57th Street & Seventh Ave,
In this heartwarming annual concert, enjoy live performances of new songs written by families in New York City and around the world. The Lullaby Project—now in its 12th season—is a rapidly expanding program in which new parents and pregnant people work with professional artists to create personal lullabies for their babies. Lullabies have already been…
🎟 $23
Bronx Night Market
Celebrate the Bronx's diverse culture and cuisine and try up-and-coming food concepts. Sample a curated selection of local Bronx and NYC-based food, beverage, arts & crafts, and packaged goods vendors. Visit the Montefiore Einstein Healthy Me Zone with a kids playground, food sampling and giveaways. Family and pet friendly.
Oran Etkin Timbalooloo Jazz for Kids National Sawdust 80 North Street, Brooklyn
In this monthly interactive series, instruments come to life and speak through their music, so that children learn to conceive of music as a dialogue amongst instruments and feel empowered to express themselves by making their instruments talk. Hosted by Timbalooloo founder Oran Etkin and his friend Clara Net (his clarinet), featuring special guests and…
🎟 $20
Charlotte’s Web Emelin Theatre 153 Library Lane, Mamaroneck
See musical based on E.B. White’s loving story of the friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a little gray spider named Charlotte. Wilbur has a problem: how to avoid winding up as pork chops! Charlotte, a fine writer and true friend, hits on a plan to fool Farmer Zuckerman. She will create a “miracle.” Spinning…
🎟 $24-$29
Create Ability: Making Moves Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) 4 W 53rd Street,
Join MoMA’s monthly program welcoming individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with their families and friends, to explore works on view and create artwork together. In each session, participants focus on a different theme during interactive activities in the Museum’s galleries and classrooms. Space is limited and preregistration is required. Registration opens one month before…
Guggenheim Stroller Tours: Walkers Guggenheim 1071 5th Avenue at 89th Street,
Toddle or stroll up the Guggenheim’s spiral in this early walker friendly tour. Explore the spaces and current exhibitions through touchable objects, art-making, and adult conversation. Designed for children 12–24 months and their caregivers. Includes tour plus museum admission for one stroller (single strollers and front baby carriers only) and up to four adults. Registration…
🎟 $60/family (includes museum admission)