Nature, Animals & Science
National Geographic Encounter: Ocean Odyssey
Friday, October 6–Friday, August 31, 10:00 am–10:00 pm
National Geographic Encounter: Ocean Odyssey ~
$39.50, $32.50/ages 12 & under, $36.50/seniors
Come face-to-face with (virtual) humpback whales and great white sharks, Humboldt squid and sea lions in an immersive experience that harnesses ground-breaking...
Swale: Floating Food Forest
Saturday, May 5–Sunday, July 1, 12:00 pm–6:00 pm
Brooklyn Army Terminal ~ Brooklyn
FREE
Explore a floating food forest built atop a barge that travels to piers in New York City, offering educational programming and welcoming...
Georgia O’Keeffe: Visions of Hawaii
Saturday, May 19–Sunday, October 28, 10:00 am–6:00 pm
New York Botanical Garden ~ Bronx
$20, $18/students & seniors, $8/ages 2-12, free/ages 1 & under
Pretend you're in Hawai‘i at this exhibit of 17 paintings by American artist Georgia O’Keeffe’s created on commission for a Hawaiian Pineapple...
Hudson River Nature Walk
Saturday, June 23, 9:00 am–10:00 am
Pier 40 ~ West Village
FREE
Enjoy a meandering waterfront walk while viewing and learning about Hudson River Park flora and fauna, including some of the 85 different...
Family Art Project: Butterfly Habitat Hats
Saturday, June 23, 10:00 am–1:00 pm
Wave Hill ~ Bronx
FREE
See and sketch butterflies flying among the meadow grasses or in Wave Hill’s lovely Flower Garden. Learn about the life cycle of...
Science and Film Shorts for Kids
Saturday, June 23, 11:00 am–12:30 pm
Museum of the Moving Image ~ Queens
$15, $9/students & seniors, $7/ages 3-12, free/2 and under
See kid-friendly short films that integrates scientific or technological themes using animation or live action. One film (Nose Hair) features dart bombs....
Urban Farm Exploration Day
Saturday, June 23, 11:00 am–5:00 pm
Randall’s Island ~ Upper East Side
FREE
Explore the variety of crops, fruit trees, fragrant herbs, and chickens at Randall Island's Urban Farm plus make fun farm art projects...
Forage with Wildman Steve Brill
Saturday, June 23, 11:45 am–4:45 pm
Central Park at 103rd Street Entrance ~ Upper West Side
Suggested donation $20/adult, $10/ages 12 & under
Wildman Steve Brill leads an early summer foraging tour of Central Park. Look for juneberries, lemony sheep sorrel, wild ginger and epazote...
Mad. Sq. Park Hydrangea Hurrah
Saturday, June 23, 12:00 pm–3:00 pm
Madison Square Park ~ Gramercy & Flatiron
FREE
Celebrate Madison Square Park’s prized hydrangeas with activities for all ages including lawn games, live jazz music, a wall of hydrangeas and...
Family Art Project: Butterfly Habitat Hats
Sunday, June 24, 10:00 am–1:00 pm
Wave Hill ~ Bronx
FREE
See and sketch butterflies flying among the meadow grasses or in Wave Hill’s lovely Flower Garden. Learn about the life cycle of...
Science and Film Shorts for Kids
Sunday, June 24, 11:00 am–12:30 pm
Museum of the Moving Image ~ Queens
$15, $9/students & seniors, $7/ages 3-12, free/2 and under
See kid-friendly short films that integrates scientific or technological themes using animation or live action. One film (Nose Hair) features dart bombs....
Urban Farm Exploration Day
Sunday, June 24, 11:00 am–5:00 pm
Randall’s Island ~ Upper East Side
FREE
Explore the variety of crops, fruit trees, fragrant herbs, and chickens at Randall Island's Urban Farm plus make fun farm art projects...
Summer on the Hudson: SunGaze
Sunday, June 24, 12:00 pm–4:00 pm
Pier I ~ Upper West Side
FREE
Gaze at the central star of our solar system using special safe scopes with the Amateur Astronomers Association.
Pluto Is Missing! A Not-So-Planetary Musical
Sunday, June 24, 3:00 pm–4:00 pm
The People’s Improv Theatre ~ Gramercy & Flatiron
$20
In a family-friendly space comedy that blends music, puppets and fantasy with real science and space exploration history the year is 2006,...
Summer in the Square: Thunder and Sunshine & Dueling Beatboxers
Thursday, June 28, 9:00 am–6:00 pm
Union Square ~ Gramercy & Flatiron
FREE
Union Square hosts a full days of kids programming featuring an 11 am concert by funky rockers Thunder and Sunshine. Meet animals...
Autism Spectrum Tour: The Discovery Squad
Saturday, June 30–Saturday, July 14, 9:00 am–10:00 am
American Museum of Natural History ~ Upper West Side
FREE
Families with 5–14 year-olds with autism spectrum disorders can attend a 40-minute tour led by specially trained tour guides, then spend some...
Hudson River Nature Walk
Saturday, June 30, 9:00 am–10:00 am
Pier 40 ~ West Village
FREE
Enjoy a meandering waterfront walk while viewing and learning about Hudson River Park flora and fauna, including some of the 85 different...
Discovery Walks for Families: Gardens
Saturday, June 30, 10:00 am–11:30 am
Conservatory Garden ~ Upper East Side
FREE
On a kid-friendly guided walk through thousands of blooms in Central Park’s Conservatory Garden, discover the difference between the various flowers and...
Wave Hill Family Art Project: Love-a-Tree Canvas Bags
Saturday, June 30, 10:00 am–1:00 pm
Wave Hill ~ Bronx
FREE
Use stencils and fabric paints, in the form of sprays, stamps and crayons, to make tree art ona reusable bag and honor...
Urban Farm Exploration Day
Saturday, June 30, 11:00 am–5:00 pm
Randall’s Island ~ Upper East Side
FREE
Explore the variety of crops, fruit trees, fragrant herbs, and chickens at Randall Island's Urban Farm plus make fun farm art projects...
