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Earth Day 2024 Union Square 14th Street & Fourth Avenue,
Connect to environmental campaigns, green lifestyle products, and interesting people doing great green work at an annual festival. Features dozens of exhibitors, interactive displays, live performances, and kids' activities.
The Sleeping Beauty Puppetworks 338 6th Ave, Brooklyn
Puppetworks marionettes' bring Perrault's Fairy Tale to life accompanied by Tchaikovsky's classic music. Advance reservations recommended. Strollers must be left on the porch outside (camera monitored). Also at 2:30 pm.
🎟 $10-$11
Rubin Family Sundays: Planting Seeds of Paradise Rubin Museum of Art 150 W 17 Street,
Join an afternoon of creativity and self-exploration for both kids and grown-ups in the interactive Mandala Lab. Each month explores a new theme, with related art-making. Drawing inspiration from painting, Sacred Realms and Heavenly Paradises, depicting a future golden age of peace and harmony and Earth Day on April 22 to create a vision of…
Family Afternoon—Threads Through History Metropolitan Museum Of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street,
Drop in for free, hands-on family fun at the Met. Look, imagine, create and learn about the collection. Enjoy a special puppet show and learn about how The Met preserves and conserves textiles. Families with children of all ages and abilities are welcome; recommended for children ages 3–11 years. Materials provided.
🎟 $30 (pay-what-you-wish for NY residents), $17/students, free/ages 12 & under
Adventure to Neverland 92nd Street Y 1395 Lexington Avenue between 91st & 92nd Street,
Join Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, and Captain Hook and fly away on a joyous journey to Neverland. This 45-minute theatrical celebration, a dynamic tale told by dancers, is a fun introduction to this classic story the power of childhood dreams and a beautiful celebration of song and movement. A soaring, swashbuckling adventure and heartwarming ode to…
🎟 $20-$35
Galli Theater: The Three Little Pigs Galli Theater 72 Warren St,
See an updated version of a classic fairy tale in an intimate theater. Gordy, Perkey and Snoozy pigs have left the nest and must build houses of their own. One settles for a quick fix. The other, puts a little elbow grease into it. But only one takes the time to make a house that…
🎟 $25/adults, $20/kids
The King, The Cat, and the Fiddle Alice Tully Hall 1941 Broadway at W 65th Street,
Join the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center for entertaining concerts for kids. Does the king really need live music at the palace? The fiddling cat knows the answer in the comical, fantastical story by Yehudi Menuhin and Christopher Hope with music by Bruce Adolphe. Try out instruments featured in the program at the Instrument…
🎟 $10-$30
Shana Moulton’s Meta/Physical Therapy Live Activation Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) 4 W 53rd Street,
A series of performances created in collaboration with composer Nick Hallett, bring to life the inner world of artist Shana Moulton's performance persona Cynthia. Follow Cynthia's quest for wellness and knowledge as she navigates an ecstatic environment in which things are not what they seem. The performance will take the form of a medical ritual,…
🎟 $25/adults, $18/seniors, $14/students, free/ages 16 & under
PARK hOURS Krumble Theater 1 University Plaza, Brookyln
Dancers portray the vitality of Prospect Park, focusing on the park’s wildlife. From pigeons, fireflies, butterflies, and pedestrians, dancers peek into the secret lives of some wild neighbors; there are parties, protests, and swans faced with a dire challenge.
🎟 $54.66
Little Guggs: Mondays Guggenheim 1071 5th Avenue at 89th Street,
In this program designed for young art lovers and their parents and guardians, participants explore works of art on view with the goal of creating their own artistic expressions. Each program includes art looking, art-making activities, and a story.
🎟 $40/family (includes museum admission)
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
Little New-Yorkers New-York Historical Society 70 Central Park West at 77th Street,
Join museum educators in the lovely children's library for story time and crafts. Each class includes a special hello song, silly dances and games, a story book reading, and a craft to do after the story. Themes related to New York history and current exhibits change monthly.
🎟 $22/adults, $13/students, $6/ages 5-13
Architects of Air’s Daedalum Lincoln Center W 65th Street & Broadway,
Explore a gigantic, whimsical labyrinth formed out of 19 egg-shaped domes, twisting and turning into the tunnels of a maze.. Translucent elements throughout create mysterious sight-lines and viewpoints. The 600-piece pattern of the main dome ceiling was loosely inspired by Rome’s Pantheon with its radiant oculus mimicking the sun and the Gustave Doré drawing of…
Chelsea Symphony Performance Chelsea Market 75 Nineth Avenue at W 15th Street,
Join Chelsea Market for performances by musicians from The Chelsea Symphony, featuring a string nonet celebrating the arrival of Fall. The Chelsea Symphony aims to radically democratize the concert experience and create opportunities for shared discovery through socially engaged programming, unique professional support for musicians, and a welcoming, accessible, and inclusive environment for all audiences.
A Musical Tour of the Passover Haggada JCC Manhattan 334 Amsterdam at W 76th Street,
Join Elad Kabilio and the MusicTalks ensemble for an upbeat performance featuring the songs of the Passover Haggadah reimagined. From a Broadway twist on "Dayenu" to the Ladino version of "Chad Gadya," this performance will celebrate the holiday of freedom with a sing-a-long, dancing, and exciting beats.
🎟 $15
Sensory Friendly Hour at Sloomoo Sloomoo Institute 475 Broadway between Broome & Grand Streets,
Explore slime wonderland Sloomoo during a Sensory Friendly hour, with a limited guest count and lower noise low for those who are more sensitive. Noise canceling headphones and nose plugs always available to borrow. Sloomoo is committed to ensuring that at least 10% of their workforce is neurodiverse by 2025.
🎟 $48
Hopalong Andrew Sing-a-longs City Point BKLYN 445 Albee Square, Brooklyn
Singalong with the hardest-working cowboy musician in Brooklyn. Across from McNally Jackson Bookstore.)
🎟 $20
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
Midtown Concerts St. Malachy's – The Actors' Chapel 239 W 49th Street,
Enjoy free weekly performances by over 40 different professional ensembles & artists. Performers of music of the 18th century and earlier are chosen by a panel of early music specialists from the metropolitan area.
Open Hours at Brooklyn Bridge Park Environmental Education Center Brooklyn Bridge Park Environmental Education Center 99 Plymouth St, Brooklyn
Visitors of all ages can get to know Brooklyn Bridge Park with rotating monthly educational themes, a 250 gallon aquarium filled with critters from the East River, a 10’ scale model of Brooklyn Bridge Park, crafts, a reading corner, and much more. Enjoy self-led investigation with guidance by expert educators to reveal the hidden stories…