Events for kids this week in New York
Activities, events, performances, festivals and other things to do with kids throughout New York City over the next seven days.
Red, Yellow and Blue by Orly Genger
- Free
Madison Square Park's latest art installation, Red, Yellow and Blue by
- Madison Square Park E 23rd St to E 26th St, between Fifth and Madison Aves
- Thu May 23 - Mon Sep 9
"Touch Tunnel"
- Price band: 1/4
A new version of the museum's labyrinthine Touch Tunnel is back due to
- Liberty Science Center 222 Jersey City Blvd, between Philip and Wilson Sts
- Thu May 23 - Tue Dec 31
- Liberty Science Center 222 Jersey City Blvd, between Philip and Wilson Sts
- Thu May 23 - Tue Dec 31
Building Connections: K-12 Student Design Work
- Free
The Center for Architecture Foundation is hosting its annual exhibition of
- Center for Architecture Foundation Summer@theCenter 536 La Guardia Pl, between Bleecker and W 3rd Sts, 10012
- Thu May 23 - Sat Jun 15
"Search for the Unicorn"
To celebrate the 75 years since the museum's founding, the Cloisters
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Ave, at 82nd St, 10028
- Thu May 23 - Sun Aug 18
Anne and Bernard Spitzer Hall of Human Origins
- Price band: 2/4
The former Human Biology and Evolution Hall has evolved into an
- American Museum of Natural History Central Park West, at 79th St, 10024
- Thu May 23 - Tue Dec 31
Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
This exhibit explores our 4.5-billion-year-old solar system through
- American Museum of Natural History Central Park West, at 79th St, 10024
- Thu May 23 - Tue Dec 31
Science Playground
- Price band: 1/4
Tots learn about technology as they slide and seesaw, climb a giant
- New York Hall of Science 47-01 111th St, at 47th Ave, 11368
- Thu May 23 - Tue Dec 31
"Junior Officers Discovery Zone"
- Price band: 1/4
This permanent interactive exhibition allows kids to get their mitts all
- New York City Police Museum 100 Old Slip, between South and Water Sts, 10005
- Thu May 23 - Tue Dec 31
"Infinity of Nations: Art and History in the Collections of the National Museum of the American Indian"
- Critics choice
- Free
Presenting a diverse range of artistic output by natives of North, Central
- National Museum of the American Indian Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, 1 Bowling Green, between State and Whitehall Sts
- Thu May 23 - Tue Dec 31
"Totally Tots"
- Price band: 1/4
This play space for kids five and under includes a water station with
- Brooklyn Children’s Museum 145 Brooklyn Ave, at St. Marks Ave
- Thu May 23 - Tue Dec 31
"World Brooklyn"
- Price band: 1/4
The museum's star permanent exhibit consists of a maze of kid-sized shops,
- Brooklyn Children’s Museum 145 Brooklyn Ave, at St. Marks Ave
- Thu May 23 - Tue Dec 31
"Neighborhood Nature"
- Price band: 1/4
Children get firsthand experience with the borough's resident critters in
- Brooklyn Children’s Museum 145 Brooklyn Ave, at St. Marks Ave
- Thu May 23 - Tue Dec 31
"PlayWorks"
- Price band: 1/4
The entire floor—4,000 square feet, to be exact—is dedicated to tots four
- Children's Museum of Manhattan 212 W 83rd St, between Amsterdam Ave and Broadway, 10024
- Thu May 23 - Tue Dec 31
"Adventures with Dora and Diego"
- Price band: 1/4
Preschoolers flock to this exhibit based on the popular Nickelodeon show.
- Children's Museum of Manhattan 212 W 83rd St, between Amsterdam Ave and Broadway, 10024
- Thu May 23 - Tue Dec 31
"Frogs: A Chorus of Colors"
- Price band: 2/4
Re-created habitats contain more than 200 live frogs from such diverse
- American Museum of Natural History Central Park West, at 79th St, 10024
- Thu May 23 - Sun Jan 5
"On the Streets: New York's Trolleys and Buses"
- Price band: 1/4
In the simulated traffic intersection complete with traffic lights and
- New York Transit Museum Boerum Pl, at Schermerhorn St, 11201
- Thu May 23 - Tue Dec 31
"EatSleepPlay: Building Health Every Day"
Healthy living for the entire family is the goal of CMOM's new exhibit. A
- Children's Museum of Manhattan 212 W 83rd St, between Amsterdam Ave and Broadway, 10024
- Thu May 23 - Tue Dec 31
"ElectriCity: Powering New York’s Rails"
- Price band: 1/4
- Critics choice
Kids will stand on subway platforms with a new appreciation for the third
- New York Transit Museum Boerum Pl, at Schermerhorn St, 11201
- Thu May 23 - Tue Dec 31
"Anne Frank and Us"
Inaugurating the new Anne Frank Center USA downtown is the initial portion
- The Anne Frank Center USA 44 Park Pl, at Church St, 10007
- Thu May 23 - Tue Dec 31
Catch & Release Fishing in Central Park
- Free
Kids and parents can spend the afternoon learning about the aqueous life
- Central Park, Charles A. Dana Discovery Center enter at E 110th St and Fifth Ave
- Thu May 23 - Sat Oct 5
- The Tenement Museum 103 Orchard St, between Broome and Delancey Sts
- Thu May 23 - Tue Dec 31
"'Hava Nagila': A Song for the People"
- Price band: 1/4
- Critics choice
You can hear it in every Jewish wedding or bar mitzvah, and it has been
- Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust 36 Battery Pl, at 1st Pl
- Thu May 23 - Fri May 31
"The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter"
- Critics choice
It's a balmy 80 degrees in the museum's 1,200-square-foot vivarium, which
- American Museum of Natural History Central Park West, at 79th St, 10024
- Thu May 23 - Tue May 28
"Circle of Dance"
The NMAI's newest long-term exhibition spotlights the cultural
- National Museum of the American Indian Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, 1 Bowling Green, between State and Whitehall Sts
- Thu May 23 - Tue Dec 31
"The Big Adventure"
The latest traveling exhibition to land at the Brooklyn Children's Museum
- Brooklyn Children’s Museum 145 Brooklyn Ave, at St. Marks Ave
- Thu May 23 - Sun Sep 15
"10-Foot Cops: The NYPD's Mounted Unit"
Few spectacles stop people in their tracks on NYC streets as much as
- Children's Museum of Manhattan 212 W 83rd St, between Amsterdam Ave and Broadway, 10024
- Thu May 23 - Sun May 26
"Whales: Giants of the Deep"
- Critics choice
The museum's iconic big blue whale will get some company with this
- American Museum of Natural History Central Park West, at 79th St, 10024
- Thu May 23 - Sun Jan 5
Dora & Diego's 4–D Adventure
- Price band: 1/4
This animated film is based on Nickelodeon's wildly popular preschool
- Bronx Zoo Wildlife Conservation Society 2300 Southern Blvd, at Fordham Rd, 10460
- Thu May 23 - Tue Nov 5
"Against the Grain: Wood in Contemporary Art, Craft and Design"
- Price band: 1/4
Featuring more than 90 examples of contemporary woodwork, "Against the
- Museum of Arts & Design 2 Columbus Circle, at Broadway, 10019
- Thu May 23 - Sun Jul 7
“Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture”
- Critics choice
The American Museum of Natural History investigates human nutrition at
- American Museum of Natural History Central Park West, at 79th St, 10024
- Thu May 23 - Sun Aug 11
"Wear It or Not: Recent Jewelry Acquisitions"
- Price band: 1/4
Little ones with a penchant for the glitzy and glamorous can check out the
- Museum of Arts & Design 2 Columbus Circle, at Broadway, 10019
- Thu May 23 - Sun Jun 2
Catch-and-Release Fishing
- Free
Families can relax on the Harlem Meer as they wait for something to bite.
- Central Park, Charles A. Dana Discovery Center enter at E 110th St and Fifth Ave
- Thu May 23 - Sat Oct 5
"The Four Seasons"
This series of sculptures by Philip Haas is made up of four 15-foot tall
- New York Botanical Garden Bronx River Pkwy, at Fordham Rd
- Thu May 23 - Sun Oct 27
"Behind the Screen"
- Price band: 1/4
- Critics choice
At the museum’s core exhibit (which was completely updated during
- Museum of the Moving Image 36-01 35th Ave, at 37th St, 11106
- Thu May 23 - Tue Dec 31
- Rubin Museum of Art 150 W 17th St, at Seventh Ave, 10011
- Thu May 23 - Thu Dec 26
MoMA Art Lab: People
- Price band: 1/4
This recently-unveiled interactive space at the MoMA allows visitors to
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) 11 W 53rd St, between Fifth and Sixth Aves, 10019
- Thu May 23 - Sat Aug 31
- Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre Birthday Parties Central Park, Central Park West at 81st St, 10001
- Thu May 23 - Sun Jun 23
Flight of the Butterflies
- Price band: 2/4
Kids can journey across North America without leaving the Museum of
- American Museum of Natural History Central Park West, at 79th St, 10024
- Thu May 23 - Sun Jul 7
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) 11 W 53rd St, between Fifth and Sixth Aves, 10019
- Thu May 23 - Mon Dec 30
“With a Single Step: Stories in the Making of America”
- Price band: 1/4
- Critics choice
The permanent exhibit highlighting the Chinese diaspora in America is
- Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) 215 Centre St, between Grand and Howard Sts
- Thu May 23 - Mon Dec 30
"Gateway to Himalayan Art"
- Price band: 1/4
The newest exhibit at the Rubin keeps youngsters in mind: The collection
- Rubin Museum of Art 150 W 17th St, at Seventh Ave, 10011
- Thu May 23 - Mon Jan 6
"Archaeology Zone: Discovering Treasures from Playgrounds to Palaces"
- Price band: 1/4
This exhibition introduces youngsters to ideas about why and how cultures
- The Jewish Museum 1109 Fifth Ave, at 92nd St, 10128
- Thu May 23 - Tue Dec 31
"Masterworks: Jewels of the Collection"
- Price band: 1/4
- Critics choice
A millennium's worth of work is featured in the museum's new long-term
- Rubin Museum of Art 150 W 17th St, at Seventh Ave, 10011
- Thu May 23 - Mon Dec 30
Meet the Museum
- Price band: 2/4
Get your child acquainted with one of the city's greatest art institutions
- Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Pkwy, at Washington Ave
- Thu May 23 - Thu May 30
"American Legends: From Calder to O'Keeffe"
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
Drawing from the museum's permanent collection, this survey offers works
- Whitney Museum of American Art 945 Madison Ave, at 75th St, 10021
- Thu May 23 - Thu Nov 28
"Edo Pop: The Graphic Impact of Japanese Prints"
- Price band: 1/4
- Critics choice
Ten international artists will showcase work in the style of the Japanese
- Japan Society 333 E 47th St, between First and Second Aves, 10017
- Thu May 23 - Sun Jun 9
"They're Baaack! Return of the 17-year Cicadas"
- Price band: 1/4
This exhibit all about cicadas, the noisy flying creatures, looks at why
- Staten Island Museum 75 Stuyvesant Pl, at Wall St, 10301
- Thu May 23 - Tue Dec 31
"Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui"
- Critics choice
One of the world's preeminent sculptors, Ghanaian-born El Anatsui, gets
- Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Pkwy, at Washington Ave
- Thu May 23 - Sun Aug 4
"The Big Game"
- Price band: 1/4
Jumbo—and we mean it—sets of chess, checkers and dominoes add an exciting,
- Staten Island Children's Museum 1000 Richmond Terr, at Snug Harbor Rd
- Thu May 23 - Sun Sep 1
"House About It"
- Price band: 1/4
Youngsters can explore a two-story child-sized home and learn how to tile
- Staten Island Children's Museum 1000 Richmond Terr, at Snug Harbor Rd
- Thu May 23 - Sun Sep 1
"Bugs and Other Insects"
- Price band: 1/4
By traveling through a human-sized anthill and transporting larvae, kids
- Staten Island Children's Museum 1000 Richmond Terr, at Snug Harbor Rd
- Thu May 23 - Sun Sep 1
"Portia's Playhouse"
- Price band: 1/4
Children can dress in costume and play with theater props at this Staten
- Staten Island Children's Museum 1000 Richmond Terr, at Snug Harbor Rd
- Thu May 23 - Sun Sep 1
"Ladder 11"
- Price band: 1/4
Tykes with an adventurous streak see what it's like battling blazes in a
- Staten Island Children's Museum 1000 Richmond Terr, at Snug Harbor Rd
- Thu May 23 - Sun Sep 1
"Great Explorations"
- Price band: 1/4
Various extreme environments let kids pretend they're driving a dogsled in
- Staten Island Children's Museum 1000 Richmond Terr, at Snug Harbor Rd
- Thu May 23 - Mon Sep 2
"Face to Face"
This exhibition of 40 works drawn from the CMA's permanent collection
- Children's Museum of the Arts 103 Charlton St, between Greenwich and Hudson Sts, 10014
- Thu May 23 - Sun Jun 9
"The Woolworth Building @ 100"
- Critics choice
Grand Central isn't the only NYC icon turning 100 this year. Just two
- The Skyscraper Museum 39 Battery Pl, at 1st Pl
- Thu May 23 - Sun Jul 14
The Bridge Projects: Patrick Martinez
Kicking off a new series of installations in the Bridge, formerly known as
- Children's Museum of the Arts 103 Charlton St, between Greenwich and Hudson Sts, 10014
- Thu May 23 - Fri May 31
- Prospect Park Audubon Center enter at Ocean Ave, and Lincoln Rd
- Thu May 23 - Fri Jun 28
3D Theater Presentation: Legends of Flight
- Price band: 1/4
Get ready for takeoff when you and the little ones check out this 3-D
- New York Hall of Science 47-01 111th St, at 47th Ave, 11368
- Thu May 23 - Sun Jun 30
Blue Man Group
- Rated as: 4/5
- Price band: 4/4
- Critics choice
Three deadpan, blue-skinned men with extraterrestrial imaginations carry
- 434 Lafayette St, between Astor Pl and E 4th St
- Thu May 23 - Fri May 31
- Prospect Park Audubon Center enter at Ocean Ave, and Lincoln Rd
- Thu May 23 - Fri Jun 28
- Prospect Park Audubon Center enter at Ocean Ave, and Lincoln Rd
- Thu May 23 - Fri Jun 28
4th Annual Kings County Fair
- Price band: 1/4
Older kids can enjoy a bevvy of stomach-churning roller coasters, while
- Aviator Sports and Events Center Floyd Bennett Field, Hangar 5, 11234
- Thu May 23 - Tue May 28
Annie
- Rated as: 4/5
- Price band: 4/4
- Critics choice
The beloved 1977 musical about a redheaded orphan and her dog is returning
- 1564 Broadway, at 47th St
- Thu May 23 - Tue Dec 31
- Broadway Theatre 1681 Broadway, at 53rd St
- Thu May 23 - Sun Sep 29
Matilda
- Rated as: 4/5
- Price band: 3/4
- Critics choice
Not since Billy Elliot has an English musical import been so hyped. And,
- 225 W 44th St, between Broadway and Eighth Ave
- Thu May 23 - Sun Dec 15
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
- Rated as: 3/5
- Price band: 3/4
This tuner boasts a superhero story line, actors that swing through the
- 213 W 42nd St, between Seventh and Eighth Aves
- Thu May 23 - Tue Dec 31
The Lion King
- Rated as: 4/5
- Price band: 3/4
- Critics choice
Disney's Tony-winning show continues to dazzle at the Minskoff. Any child
- Minskoff Theatre 200 W 45th St, between Broadway and Eighth Ave
- Thu May 23 - Tue Dec 31
Wicked
- Rated as: 4/5
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
Based on novelist Gregory Maguire's 1995 adult variation on L. Frank
- Gershwin Theatre 222 W 51st St, between Broadway and Eighth Ave
- Thu May 23 - Tue Dec 31
"Dance Motion Capture"
- Free
At this cool exhibit, kids stand in front of the camera and do their best
- Sony Wonder Technology Lab 550 Madison Ave, Sony Plaza, at 56th St
- Thu May 23 - Wed Jan 1
"Madagascar!"
- Price band: 1/4
The Bronx Zoo's exhibit takes visitors to a one-of-a-kind animal kingdom
- Bronx Zoo Wildlife Conservation Society 2300 Southern Blvd, at Fordham Rd, 10460
- Thu May 23 - Mon Nov 4
- Liberty Science Center 222 Jersey City Blvd, between Philip and Wilson Sts
- Fri May 24 - Sun Sep 15
Shababa Fridays with Karina and Coco
- Price band: 1/4
You and your littlest tot can spend a relaxing Friday morning with
- 92nd Street Y 1395 Lexington Ave, between 91st and 92nd Sts
- Fri May 24
Shababa Fridays at 92Y Tribeca
- Price band: 1/4
Bring the whole family to celebrate Shabbat with music, dance, and a
- 92YTribeca 200 Hudson St, at Canal St, 10013
- Fri May 24
"A Year with Children 2013"
- Price band: 1/4
Close to 100 imaginative, carefully crafted works of art make up this
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 1071 Fifth Ave, at 89th St, 10128
- Fri May 24 - Wed Jun 19
"Shipwreck: Pirates & Treasures"
- Price band: 2/4
This pirate-themed show presents more than 500 artifacts found by
- Discovery Times Square 226 W 44th St, between Seventh and Eighth Aves
- Fri May 24 - Sat Aug 31
P.S. 34 Art Show
Help support the arts education programming at Greenpoint's Oliver Perry
- From the Source 69 West Street, between Milton and Noble Sts, 11222
- Fri May 24 - Mon May 27
"Doodle 4 Google"
- Critics choice
- Free
The annual nationwide contests asks students (grades K-12) to submit their
- American Museum of Natural History Central Park West, at 79th St, 10024
- Fri May 24 - Sun Jul 14
Shababa Fridays with Karina and Coco
- Price band: 1/4
You and your littlest tot can spend a relaxing Friday morning with
- 92nd Street Y 1395 Lexington Ave, between 91st and 92nd Sts
- Fri May 24
Moving Portraits Station
- Price band: 1/4
Creative tots can work with CMA Teaching Artists to explore the art of
- Children's Museum of the Arts 103 Charlton St, between Greenwich and Hudson Sts, 10014
- Fri May 24 - Sun Jun 9
Little New-Yorkers
- Price band: 1/4
The youngest NYC residents explore their city through storytelling,
- DiMenna Children's History Museum 170 Central Park West, at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street)
- Fri May 24 - Fri Jun 28
American Girl: Cinderella on Broadway
- Price band: 4/4
Head out to see Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, a Broadway play based
- American Girl Place 609 Fifth Ave, at 49th St
- Fri May 24
Family Veggie and Yoga Night
- Free
On the fourth Friday of every month, say "ahh" to this healthy lifestyle
- Charlotte's Place 109 Greenwich St, at 74 Trinity Pl
- Fri May 24
Knightwatch Medieval Slumber Party
- Price band: 3/4
Kids will be transported back in time as they spend the night under the
- Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine 1047 Amsterdam Ave, at 112th St
- Fri May 24 - Sat May 25
Gazillion Bubble Show
- Rated as: 4/5
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
Created by Fan Yang, 16-time Guinness-record holder for blowing the
- New World Stages 340 W 50th St, between Eighth and Ninth Aves
- Fri May 24 - Sun Dec 29
- New Victory Theater 209 W 42nd St, between Seventh and Eighth Aves
- Fri May 24 - Sun May 26
Intrepid Summer Movie Series
- Free
Sit atop the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum's flight deck to see a set
- Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Pier 86, Twelfth Ave, at 46th St, 10036
- Fri May 24
- BAM Howard Gilman Opera House 30 Lafayette Ave, between Ashland Pl and St. Felix St
- Fri May 24 - Mon May 27
- Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Pier 86, Twelfth Ave, at 46th St, 10036
- Fri May 24
Newsies
- Rated as: 4/5
- Price band: 3/4
- Critics choice
The 1992 Disney film gets the stage treatment in a new musical set during
- Nederlander Theatre 208 W 41st St, between Broadway and Eighth Ave
- Fri May 24 - Sun Dec 29
Rocket Park Mini Golf
- Price band: 1/4
- Critics choice
Beneath the shadow of two retired NASA rockets, kids can tee off at this
- New York Hall of Science 47-01 111th St, at 47th Ave, 11368
- Sat May 25 - Sun Dec 29
Girls Basketball Clinic in Central Park
- Free
Girls can brush up on their court skills at this free, non-competitive
- North Meadow Recreation Center midpark at 97th St
- Sat May 25
Summer Salute to Heroes Festival
Head to Pier 86 for a day of musical performances by The Voice's Angie
- Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Pier 86, Twelfth Ave, at 46th St, 10036
- Sat May 25 - Mon May 27
Dinosaur Safari
- Price band: 2/4
Just in time for summer zoo visits, the Bronx Zoo debuts Dinosaur Safari,
- Bronx Zoo Wildlife Conservation Society 2300 Southern Blvd, at Fordham Rd, 10460
- Sat May 25 - Sun Sep 8
Watson Adventures: Grand Central Scramble Family Scavenger Hunt
- Price band: 2/4
Kids and adults go on an elaborate hunt to uncover the secrets of the
- Grand Central Terminal, Main Concourse 42nd St to 44th St, between Vanderbilt and Lexington Aves
- Sat May 25
Shababa Saturdays with Karina and Coco
- Free
Spend a relaxing Saturday morning with cantorial soloist Karina Zilberman
- 92nd Street Y 1395 Lexington Ave, between 91st and 92nd Sts
- Sat May 25
Body Buildings: Woolworth
- Price band: 1/4
Inspired by the museum's exhibit on the Woolworth Building, kids use their
- The Skyscraper Museum 39 Battery Pl, at 1st Pl
- Sat May 25
Blue Balloon Songwriting for Small People
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
Students from Rachel Lipson's Blue Balloon Songwriting for Small People
- Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave, at Havemeyer St
- Sat May 25
The Berenstain Bears Live in Family Matters the Musical
- Price band: 2/4
The woodland family that starred in more than 300 books by Stan and Jan
- 248 W 60th St, between Amsterdam and West End Aves
- Sat May 25 - Sun May 26
Piggy Nation the Musical
- Price band: 3/4
This kid-friendly musical, based on Richard Rosser's book Piggy Nation: A
- Snapple Theater Center 210 W 50th St, at Broadway
- Sat May 25 - Sun Dec 29
Art Island Outpost on Governors Island
Hop on board the ferry to Governors Island, where CMA will be hosting free
- Governors Island Governors Island
- Sat May 25 - Sun Sep 29
- Nola Studios 250 W 54th St, between Broadway and Eighth Ave, 11th floor
- Sat May 25
Happy Birthday, Cookie Monster!
Sing "Happy Birthday" to everybody's favorite sweet-toothed beast and
- Brooklyn Children’s Museum 145 Brooklyn Ave, at St. Marks Ave
- Sat May 25 - Sun May 26
Tech for Tots: Learning with Digital Cameras
- Free
Bring your budding photographer to this interactive workshop where he can
- Sony Wonder Technology Lab 550 Madison Ave, Sony Plaza, at 56th St
- Sat May 25
Governors Island Family Fun Festival
- Free
Celebrate the seasonal reopening of Governors Island with a fun-filled
- Governors Island Governors Island
- Sat May 25
Youth Basketball Clinic in Central Park
- Free
Kids and teens can hone their basketball skills with this interactive
- North Meadow Recreation Center midpark at 97th St
- Sat May 25
Sunnyside Gardens Park Memorial Day Fair
- Free
Spend Memorial Day weekend in Sunnyside Gardens' Park, a lovely location
- Sunnyside Gardens Park 48-21 39th Ave, at Barnett Ave
- Sat May 25
Family Festival at the Cloisters: In Search of the Unicorn
Kids and their families can spend the day at the Cloisters at this
- The Cloisters Fort Tryon Park, 99 Margaret Corbin Dr
- Sat May 25 - Sun May 26
- Staten Island Zoo 614 Broadway, between Clove Rd and Forest Ave
- Sat May 25
18th Annual Lower East Side Festival
- Free
Stop by the weekend-long festival on Saturday for activities designed for
- Theater for the New City 155 First Ave, between 9th and 10th Sts
- Sat May 25 - Sun May 26
- Nola Studios 250 W 54th St, between Broadway and Eighth Ave, 11th floor
- Sat May 25
Pinocchio at Puppetworks
- Price band: 1/4
Kids and their parents can head over to Puppetworks for an afternoon
- Puppetworks 338 Sixth Ave, at 4th St
- Sat May 25 - Sun Aug 18
Electricity Live!
- Price band: 1/4
This workshop from the museum uses creative demonstrations to teach young
- New York Transit Museum Boerum Pl, at Schermerhorn St, 11201
- Sat May 25 - Sun May 26
New York Theatre Ballet presents Peter and the Wolf
- Price band: 2/4
Part of its "1-Hour Family Ballet" series, the New York Theatre Ballet
- French Institute Alliance Française, Florence Gould Hall 55 E 59th St, between Madison and Park Aves
- Sat May 25 - Sun May 26
- Nola Studios 250 W 54th St, between Broadway and Eighth Ave, 11th floor
- Sat May 25
Pinkalicious
- Price band: 2/4
A tot obsessed with pink cupcakes finds herself turning her favorite rosy
- 45 Bleecker St, between Bowery and Lafayette St
- Sat May 25
Junior Engineer: Clocks
- Price band: 1/4
Future engineers can learn why clocks are so important to rail travel,
- New York Transit Museum Boerum Pl, at Schermerhorn St, 11201
- Sat May 25 - Sun May 26
New York Philharmonic Young People's Concert
- Price band: 2/4
"Music With an Accent: World's Fair" introduces mini maestros to the
- Avery Fisher Hall (at Lincoln Center) 132 W 65th St, at Broadway
- Sat May 25
Galli's Sleeping Beauty
- Price band: 2/4
Kids are likely to relish this interactive tale of a cursed princess
- Galli's Fairytale Theater 347 West 36th St, between Eighth and Ninth Aves
- Sat May 25 - Sun May 26
Spring Sprouts
- Price band: 1/4
Tots can help rotate and sift the Lefferts Historic House compost and then
- Lefferts Historic House Museum Ocean Ave, at Empire Blvd
- Sat May 25 - Sun May 26
- Staten Island Zoo 614 Broadway, between Clove Rd and Forest Ave
- Sat May 25
- Nola Studios 250 W 54th St, between Broadway and Eighth Ave, 11th floor
- Sat May 25
Goldilocks & the 3 Bears
- Price band: 1/4
In Teatro SEA's bilingual take on the classic tale, audiences meet the
- Teatro LATEA 107 Suffolk St, between Delancey and Rivington Sts
- Sat May 25
- Nola Studios 250 W 54th St, between Broadway and Eighth Ave, 11th floor
- Sat May 25
Fancy Nancy the Musical
- Price band: 2/4
Based on the children’s book series by Jane O’Connor, this new musical
- McGinn/Cazale Theatre 2162 Broadway, at 76th St, fourth floor
- Sat May 25
Kids' Saturday Morning 3-D Printing Class
- Price band: 1/4
This weekend workshop lets kids explore the technology behind 3D printing.
- MakerBot Store 298 Mulberry St, between E Houston and Bleeker Sts, 10012
- Sat May 25 - Sun May 26
- 92nd Street Y 1395 Lexington Ave, between 91st and 92nd Sts
- Sat May 25 - Sun May 26
Watson Adventures: The Secrets of Central Park Family Scavenger Hunt
Explore the park below 72nd St as you hung for Stuart Little, learn the
- Central Park, Pilgrim Hill enter at 72nd St entrance, on Fifth Ave
- Sun May 26
- Children's Museum of the Arts 103 Charlton St, between Greenwich and Hudson Sts, 10014
- Sun May 26
'Stache Creations
- Price band: 1/4
Tots can take on a new persona with a mustache created out of felt, paper,
- Children's Museum of the Arts 103 Charlton St, between Greenwich and Hudson Sts, 10014
- Sun May 26
- Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Pkwy, at Washington Ave
- Sun May 26
Prospect Park Alliance Food Truck Rally
- Price band: 1/4
If you feel like you've been missing out on the food-truck trend, head to
- Grand Army Plaza enter at Flatbush Ave and Prospect Park West
- Sun May 26
Film Forum Jr.
- Price band: 1/4
Today’s 3-D movies and Blu-rays are great, but don’t you want your kids to
- Film Forum 209 W Houston St, between Sixth Ave and Varick St, 10014
- Sun May 26
Macy's Sunday Story Time: Memorial Day
- Price band: 1/4
Today's storytime will feature a reading of Memorial Day Surprise, by
- DiMenna Children's History Museum 170 Central Park West, at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street)
- Sun May 26
Drop-In Art Workshop
- Price band: 1/4
Every Sunday, little artists get a chance to make their own artwork by
- The Jewish Museum 1109 Fifth Ave, at 92nd St, 10128
- Sun May 26
A Clearing in the Forest: Dancing Bird Tales
- Free
The Leaf Arrow Storytellers will tell Native American stories of bonding
- Peter J. Sharp Children's Glade, Central Park W 103rd St, Central Park West
- Sun May 26
"Torah Unwrapped"
- Price band: 1/4
During this interactive workshop, kids can uncover the process behind
- Jewish Children's Museum 792 Eastern Pkwy, at Kingston Ave
- Sun May 26 - Sun Jun 16
Bolo & Claus
- Price band: 1/4
In this performance (offered in English at 1pm and Spanish at 3pm), Bolo
- Queens Theatre 14 United Nations Ave South,, enter on Roosevelt Ave between 114th and 115th Sts
- Sun May 26
Storybooks and Art
- Price band: 1/4
Spend Sunday with the kids listening to a story from the museum's library
- The Jewish Museum 1109 Fifth Ave, at 92nd St, 10128
- Sun May 26
- Jazz Standard 116 E 27th St, between Park Ave South and Lexington Ave
- Sun May 26
- Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Pkwy, at Washington Ave
- Sun May 26
- West Harlem Piers Park 125th St, at the Hudson River
- Sun May 26
Art Trek Plus
- Price band: 1/4
In this hourlong program, families tour the globe by discovering the art
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Ave, at 82nd St, 10028
- Sun May 26
Start with Art Plus
At these workshops, tots can work on different themed art projects with
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Ave, at 82nd St, 10028
- Sun May 26
Bolo & Claus
- Price band: 1/4
In this performance (offered in English at 1pm and Spanish at 3pm), Bolo
- Queens Theatre 14 United Nations Ave South,, enter on Roosevelt Ave between 114th and 115th Sts
- Sun May 26
Fancy Nancy the Musical
- Price band: 2/4
Based on the children’s book series by Jane O’Connor, this new musical
- McGinn/Cazale Theatre 2162 Broadway, at 76th St, fourth floor
- Sun May 26
Memorial Day Camp at The Painted Cloud
- Price band: 3/4
Spend the Monday holiday making a masterpiece using paint, clay and cloth
- The Painted Cloud 168 Marcy Ave, between Broadway and S 5th St
- Mon May 27
Thank You Cards
- Price band: 1/4
Say "thank you" to those fighting overseas with this card-making workshop
- Children's Museum of Manhattan 212 W 83rd St, between Amsterdam Ave and Broadway, 10024
- Mon May 27
Memorial Day Camps at Taste Buds
- Price band: 2/4
Budding chefs choose one of three Memorial Day-themed classes, starting
- Taste Buds Camps 109 W 27th St, between Sixth and Seventh Aves, tenth floor, 10001
- Mon May 27
Memorial Day Ceremony
Families can join military personnel from all five branches of the armed
- Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Pier 86, Twelfth Ave, at 46th St, 10036
- Mon May 27
Memorial Day Medals
Little ones craft their own gold medal to give to a special hero in their
- Brooklyn Children’s Museum 145 Brooklyn Ave, at St. Marks Ave
- Mon May 27
Memorial Day Camps at Taste Buds
- Price band: 2/4
Budding chefs choose one of three Memorial Day-themed classes, starting
- Taste Buds Camps 109 W 27th St, between Sixth and Seventh Aves, tenth floor, 10001
- Mon May 27
Thank You Cards
- Price band: 1/4
Say "thank you" to those fighting overseas with this card-making workshop
- Children's Museum of Manhattan 212 W 83rd St, between Amsterdam Ave and Broadway, 10024
- Mon May 27
Omar's Summer Blast-Off
Opening weekend at Fantasy Forest means magic, dancing and a ride on the
- Fantasy Forest Amusement Park Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, 111th St at 55th Ave, 11368
- Mon May 27
- Green-Wood Cemetery 500 25th St, at Fifth Ave
- Mon May 27
Memorial Day Medals
Little ones craft their own gold medal to give to a special hero in their
- Brooklyn Children’s Museum 145 Brooklyn Ave, at St. Marks Ave
- Mon May 27
Memorial Day Camps at Taste Buds
- Price band: 2/4
Budding chefs choose one of three Memorial Day-themed classes, starting
- Taste Buds Camps 109 W 27th St, between Sixth and Seventh Aves, tenth floor, 10001
- Mon May 27
World Science Festival
- Price band: 1/4
Shhh: Your kids might actually learn something while having fun at this
- Various locations
- Wed May 29 - Sun Jun 2
Blue Note Jazz Festival for Kids
During this seriously cool three-day fest, kids get acquainted with the
- Highline Ballroom 431 W 16th St, between Ninth and Tenth Aves
- Wed May 29 - Fri May 31
Transit Tots
- Price band: 1/4
Little ones with a curiosity about travel can listen to stories and play
- New York Transit Museum Boerum Pl, at Schermerhorn St, 11201
- Thu May 30
Audio Portraits
- Price band: 1/4
Budding audio producers will use Garageband software to record vocal
- Children's Museum of the Arts 103 Charlton St, between Greenwich and Hudson Sts, 10014
- Thu May 30
Cross-Stitch Circle
- Price band: 1/4
Kids can get crafty with this old-fashioned pasttime, practicing their
- DiMenna Children's History Museum 170 Central Park West, at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street)
- Thu May 30
Concert in the Park featuring Savannah Sky and Rear View Mirror
- Free
Pack a blanket and a picnic for this evening concert under the summer sky.
- Crocheron Park 214th Pl, at 33rd Rd
- Thu May 30
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