Wondering what to do with kids this weekend in NYC? How about this dance festival, or explore for insects on this hike. You can even tour one of the ships at the South Street Seaport – for free! Check out the rest of our fun weekend event picks for kids below!
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Summer Kids 2021: Tots Sing & Play
This event is a 45 minute musical and rhythm class for small children with singing, shakers, and varying genres and original songs. It is a free event that participants must register for in advance due to strict capacity limits. Event Details.
NYC Transit Museum Is Reopening
The New York Transit Museum is reopening! Make a reservation and learn about new policies and procedures and how to prepare for your visit. Event Details.
Free Tours Aboard 1908 Lightship Ambrose
South Street Seaport Museum announces FREE tours of the 1908 lightship Ambrose. Visitors can tour the multiple decks of this National Historic Landmark and see the living and working spaces once inhabited by sailors stationed on Ambrose. Event Details.
BAAND Together Dance Festival
Five of New York City’s most acclaimed dance companies—Ballet Hispánico, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and Dance Theatre of Harlem—will perform on the same stage at the first BAAND Together Dance Festival in Damrosch Park as part of Restart Stages, the new outdoor performing arts center constructed on the Lincoln Center campus to champion the city’s cultural and economic revival. Event Details.
Ocean Breeze Summer Movie Night
Head to the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex for Summer Movie Nights! Event Details.
Family Farm Volunteer Day
This is a fun and active event for families looking to get outside and get dirty! Farm staff will lead participants in the tasks needed to set up the farm for the spring – this could include planting, weeding, spreading mulch, harvesting, and more! Event Details.
Stories on the Stoop
Families can enjoy art making throughout the day and this new storytelling series. Event Details.
Family Art Project
Join in a scientific experiment to learn how and why we see color. Use this learning to create tools and accessories to help you see the colors of nature that show how you view the vast and vibrant. Event Details.
Piers of the Past & Public Parks
Go for a walk that explores the history of the piers and parks of Battery Park City. Afterwards, considering life above and below the piers, kids will make a group drawing on a large roll of paper of an imaginary pier and enliven it with fish and boats they will make of colored paper and popsicle sticks. Event Details.
Insect Exploration Hike
Don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty as you explore high and low in search of amazing insects to discover their important connection to us. Event Details.
There are tons more events on our calendar – be sure to check them out all week long!
– Jesseca Stenson
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