NYCB Autism-Friendly Access Workshops Lincoln Center W 65th Street & Broadway,
Join New York City Ballet teaching artists in movement workshops designed especially for autistic children and their families. During these one-hour events, children will be guided in a ballet-based warm-up and choreography inspired by a featured ballet being performed this season. Workshops feature live piano accompaniment. A designated quiet space will be available and a…
🎟 $8/child
Party On Wheels New York Transit Museum Boerum Place & Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn
Celebrate the 120th birthday of the subway at a fundraiser for the New York Transit Museum. Includes breakfast and birthday cake, artmaking and face painting, conductor cab photo booth, and unlimited rides on vintage subway cars from the Museum platform to Hoyt-Schermerhorn and back. Party On Wheels donations support the Museum’s programs for kids and…
🎟 $65/ages 18+, $40/ages 2-17
Hippo Playground Spring Fair Hippo Playground, Riverside Park Riverside & W 91st Street,
Celebrates the season with pony rides, bouncy castles, a petting zoo, games prizes, crafts, food, face painting, entertainment, and more. Proceeds from the Hippo Spring Fair fund the Hippo Summer Concerts Series, the Hippo Halloween Parade & Concert, and improvements in playgrounds throughout Riverside Park. Rain date: Sunday, May 19
Poster Kids: Oh, The Places You’ll Go! Poster House 119 W 23rd Street,
Join a family-friendly, interactive poster tour and a related art-making experience. Explore images in Wonder City of the World: New York City Travel Posters. Create a special souvenir in honor of favorite destinations. Advanced registration required.
Rosie Revere, Engineer & Friends Emelin Theatre 153 Library Lane, Mamaroneck
See fun musical based on the books “Rosie Revere, Engineer,” “Iggy Peck, Architect,” and “Ada Twist Scientist” by Andrea Beaty, which spotlights the STEM curriculum (focusing on science, technology, engineering and math). Ms. Greer’s classroom includes three inquisitive out-of-the-box thinkers. Rosie Revere has big dreams. Iggy Peck has a relentless passion for architecture. And Ada…
🎟 $24-$29
Charlotte’s Web Emelin Theatre 153 Library Lane, Mamaroneck
See TheatreworksUSA's musical adaptation of E.B. White’s loving story of the friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a little gray spider named Charlotte. Wilbur has a problem: how to avoid winding up as pork chops! Charlotte, a fine writer and true friend, hits on a plan to fool Farmer Zuckerman. She will create a “miracle.”…
🎟 $24-$29
Create Ability: Picturing Faces Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) 4 W 53rd Street,
Join MoMA’s monthly program welcoming individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with their families and friends, to explore works on view and create artwork together. In each session, participants focus on a different theme during interactive activities in the Museum’s galleries and classrooms. Space is limited and preregistration is required. Registration opens one month before…
Live Music at Chelsea Market Chelsea Market 75 Nineth Avenue at W 15th Street,
Victoria Paterson leads the hugely popular FAB5 with Sing for Hope's Sunday Brunch Concert Series. Enjoy a rich diversity of musicians & styles with popular music on classical instruments, featuring the string quartet & cajon. Hear top songs and themes from BBC Planet Earth, The Crown, The Godfather, James Bond, Game of Thrones, Rocky and…
Aladdin Autism Friendly Performances New Amsterdam Theatre 214 W 42nd Street,
Based on the 1992 animated film, the Disney Theatrical Productions musical tells the story of a street-smart commoner whose life changes when he meets a magical genie that can grant him three wishes. Hear all the classic songs, plus new ones that deepen the main character’s stories. Abu has been replaced by a trio of…
🎟 $40-$79
New York City Ballet Children’s Workshops Lincoln Center W 65th Street & Broadway,
NYCB Teaching Artists guide children in a ballet warm-up and movement combination, concluding in a lively performance for accompanying family and friends, in the company's rehearsal studios. No prior dance training needed. See and learn more dancing at Family Saturdays at the theater.
🎟 $16
Gifts for Mom Lasdon Park Arboretum & Memorial 2610 NY-35, Katonah
Decorate a flowerpot before planting in it and make a handmade card. Lots to explore in this 234-acre public park including 50 fairy homes on woodland path Fairy Hollow.
🎟 $20
Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music South Street Seaport Museum 12 Fulton Street,
Join South Street Seaport Museum on the Tall Ship Wavertree for a round-robin of shared sea songs, featuring members of The New York Packet and friends. Listen in, lead or request a song, and belt out the choruses.
Morgan Library Spring Family Fair The Morgan Library & Museum 225 Madison Avenue at E 36th Street,
Celebrate the spring season with the reopening of the Morgan Garden and enjoy artmaking, storytime, and hands-on activities themed to current exhibitions, including Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature and Walton Ford: Birds and Beasts of the Studio.
🎟 $22/adults, $13/students, free/ages 12 & under
Bindlestiff Open Stage Variety Show New York City College of Technology 186 Jay Street Brooklyn,
City Tech presents a monthly open mic for variety artists, where emerging performers and seasoned pros alike hone new acts in front of a live audience, hosted by Bindlestiff Family Cirkus co-founder Keith Nelson.
🎟 $15 suggested donation
Celebrate Priya’s Kitchen Adventures: A Cookbook for Kids Hana House 345 Adams Street, Brooklyn
In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, join the Asian American Book Club and the Asian American Writers’ Workshop for a family-friendly recipe tasting and celebration of Priya Krishna‘s Priya’s Kitchen Adventures: A Cookbook for Kids. Priya will be joined by special guest Sheethal Sheth, actress, producer, and author of Bravo, Anjali.
🎟 $17/kids, $39/adults,
My Naturalist & Me Rye Nature Center 873 Boston Post Road, Rye
Learn all about nature through fun activities like animal meet and greets, crafts, and short hikes. Children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Please come prepared for the weather.
🎟 $15/family
Animal Interactions Muscoot Farm 51 Route 100, Katonoah
Enter one of Muscoot Farm's enclosures to see, touch, and learn more about an animal of the farmer’s choice. Online pre-registration required. Wear sturdy, closed-toe footwear.
🎟 $25
Tall Timber Towers The Skyscraper Museum 39 Battery Place,
Join a family program built on new exhibition, TALL TIMBER: The Future of Cities in Wood. Learn about how high-rise buildings have been using engineered wood called Mass Timber as a way to help save the planet. After a tour through our exhibit, kids will imagine their own timber skyscrapers. All ages welcome. RSVP online,…
Watson Adventures’ Grand Central Scramble Grand Central Terminal 87 East 42nd Street,
Kids and adults work together to uncover the secrets of this amazing train station. Earn points while you go nuts in the Whispering Gallery, spot surprises in the stars in the “sky,” find TV celebs in the fabulous food court, stand on fish under an upside-down tree in the Grand Central Market, learn the arrival…
🎟 $21.50/ages 18+, $17.50/ages 7-17
Art for Families: Connection The Noguchi Museum 9-01 33rd Road, Long Island City
Participate in conversations in the galleries and garden plus art-making activities in the Education studio. Space is limited and advance registration is required.
🎟 $24/family