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 are provided free of charge. 🍽️ Purchase snacks and beverages at the rinkside cafe. 🎟️ Free admission Mon & Fri 3:30pm-6:00pm, Sat 10:30 am–12 pm
🎟 $12, $8/skate rental
Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK Lincoln Center W 65th Street & Broadway,
A free, GPS-enabled work of public art uses music to illuminate the natural environment. Created by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and sound artist Ellen Reid, the experience is guided by the listener: the path you choose dictates the music you hear, and no two visits will be exactly the same. After installing the free app and…
Rocket Park Mini Golf New York Hall of Science Flushing Meadow-Corona Park, Queens
Explore key science concepts such as propulsion, gravity, escape velocity, launch window, gravitational assist, and more in a nine-hole miniature golf course, built around actual rockets and spacecraft that helped initiate the space race (originally featured at the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair). Learn how the same laws of motion and gravity that guide the path…
🎟 $20/adults, $17/kids, students & seniors
Park & Read at Muscoot Farm
Join a read-aloud program aimed at fostering a love for reading in young children in picturesque Muscoot Farm. This engaging initiative, organized by Westchester County Director of Programs and Policies, Childcare & Education Roseanne Finizio, offers an enriching experience for children aged 3 to 6.
Fantasy Forest Amusement Park Flushing Meadows Corona Park 11101 Corona Ave, Flushing
A carousel created for the 1964-1965 World’s Fair by combining two historic Coney Island carousels is the centerpiece of this small, kid-friendly amusement park. Choose from 4 jumping horses, 7 standing horses, 1 menagerie animal, and 2 chariots. Try an assortment of classic, family-friendly rides within a tree-filled landscape including the Corona Cobra Coaster, a…
🎟 $4.50/ride, $40/10 rides
Pier 62 Carousel Pier 62 61 Chelsea Piers,
Take a spin on 33 hand-carved, custom-designed Hudson River Valley animals - raccoons, seahorses, bears & more. The carousel structure has a green roof and opens to a sprawling lawn and tree-lined pathways. Guests must be at least 42” to ride alone. If a child is under 42”, the child must have a ticket but…
🎟 $4.50
Wheel Fun Rentals Flushing Meadows Corona Park Flushing Meadows Corona Park 11101 Corona Ave, Flushing
Rent bikes, 4-wheeled surreys, kayaks, pedal boats and and more at the northern edge of Meadow Lake.All boaters receive boating instructions and must wear Coast Guard approved life vests. Helmets available for bikers.Boaters under 15 years old must be accompanied onboard by an adult. Must be 10 years or older to be on a Single Kayak and 5 years or older when accompanied by an adult on a double kayak.Get a snack or meal at the lakeside patio area at Ederle Terrace Cafe with lots of picnic tables and a pretty view.
🎟 $16-$30/hour
Rose B. Simpson: “Seed” Madison Square Park Madison Avenue & E 24th Street,
Seven eighteen-foot-high sentinels convene in a circle supporting and nurturing a female form who emerges from the earth in a newly commissioned public art exhibition by Rose B. Simpson Also in Inwood Hill Park, where one sculpture faces the ancient wood in acknowledgment of Native histories deeply connected to the land; the other looks outward to…
Somewhere to Roost American Folk Art Museum 2 Lincoln Square, Columbus Avenue at W 66th Street,
Explore the ways that artists evoke and construct ideas of “home" in over 60 works including paintings, textiles, photographs, and sculptures by self-taught artists.
🎟 Free, $5 donations suggested
Tulip Festival West Side Community Garden W 89th Street between Amsterdam & Columbus,
Admire over 100 varieties of tulip and other flowers in a charming community garden, open to all from dawn to dusk. Frequent visitors will see the tulip display changing every few days, as some varieties fade and others come into bloom. Learn about gardening and enjoy other activities April 13-14 and April 20-21, 10 am-4…
Park Avenue Mall Sculptures Park Avenue Malls Park Avenue between E 53rd & E 83rd Street,
Two new sculptural installations join the Park Avenue Malls's 66,000 orange peony double tulips commemorating the 400th anniversary of the city’s founding by Dutch colonists. In Jorge Otero-Pailos' Analogue Sites (Park Avenue @ E 53rd, 66th & 67th Streets), three monumental steel sculptures wrought from fencing that surrounded the former Eero Saarinen-designed U.S Embassy in…
The Original Cupcake Tour of Greenwich Village The Original Cupcake Tour 8 Union Square W,
Sample the diversity of tasty cupcakes in NYC on a two-hour tour of trendy cupcake shops. All the sweets are included, plus build a custom cupcake.
🎟 $70, $40/ages 3-14, free/ages 2 & under
Matilda Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park 188 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn
See family friendly classics at a chic cinema with waiters serving food & drinks during the movie, plus retro video games in the lobby. This 1996 film adaptation of a Roald Dahl work tells the story of Matilda Wormwood, a gifted girl forced to put up with a crude, distant father and mother. Worse, Agatha…
🎟 $15
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.
Broadway Sings Taylor Swift The Cutting Room 44 E 32nd Street,
Broadway singers and a full, 14-piece orchestra perform the hits of Taylor Swift in an intimate venue. A high-energy musical experience featuring incredible vocalists. Stars from Broadway shows, share new, refreshing interpretations of favorite songs in a variety of genres–maybe a hip-hop 'Me!' and jazz swing 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.' Performers and…
🎟 $35-$65
Candlelight: A Tribute to Taylor Swift The Opera House 288 Berry St, Brooklyn
Discover the music of Taylor Swift classical-style under the gentle glow of hundreds of (flameless) candles. The Highline String Quartet performs Swift's hits in classical arrangements with engaging narration. Enjoy a live, multi-sensory musical experience in an awe-inspiring location. Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone. Best for Switfies…
🎟 $35-$65
Met Storytime Metropolitan Museum Of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street,
Look, listen, sing, and have fun with Met educators. Join picture-book readings connected to objects in The Met collection every Tuesday & Thursday. This month's theme is Celebrate Black Stories in celebration of Black History Month. Recommended for families with children ages 18 months to 6 years. Choose from two half-hour sessions at 10:30 am…
🎟 $30 (pay-what-you-wish for NY residents), $17/students, free/ages 12 & under
Niki de Saint Phalle: Tableaux Éclatés Salon 94 3 East 89th Street,
See French-American artist Niki de Saint Phalle's dynamic Tableaux Éclatés (“burst paintings”), vibrant, mechanized pictures depicting landscapes upon which animals and still lifes, as well as her trademark Nanas, dance across beaches, deserts, and seas. Each painting’s composition is animated through an intricate motorized armature activated through a photo sensor: when the artwork recognizes a…
Storytime at The Met Cloisters The Met Cloisters 99 Margaret Corbin Drive,
Look, listen, sing, and have fun in a castle like setting. Join Met educators and partners from Literacy INC every Tuesday for picture-book readings in English and Spanish connected to objects in the The Met Cloisters collection and to the uptown community. Participants will receive a free book with onsite registration, provided by Literacy INC.…
🎟 $30/adults (suggested), $17/students, free/ages 11 & under
Jack & the Beanstalk Puppetworks 338 6th Ave, Brooklyn
Puppetworks marionettes' brings the classic tale to life with an original song score & a "live" Giant Advance reservations recommended. Strollers must be left on the porch outside (camera monitored). Also at 2:30 pm.
🎟 $10-$11