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Sunday May 11, 2025

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Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade Center

Painting by Amrit Khurana – Whispers In Bloom

All day

Perceptions of Sentience – Art Exhibition by artists with autism from around the globe

Art
Free

United Nations Visitors Lobby

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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All day

The Lot at Culture Lab LIC – Free Outdoor Concerts in May!

Free
Music

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

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All day

Spring is Blooming at Rockefeller Center by Van Cleef & Arpels

Free

The Summer Rink at Rockefeller CenterNew Yoek

9 am – 2 pm

BPC Farmers Market: Opening Day

Ages: All
Family
Free
Markets

Irish Hunger MemorialBattery Park City

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9:30 – 11 am

Orthodox Christian Paschal Season (English Language Services)

Ages: All
Community
Easter
Family

Holy Trinity Orthodox Church of East MeadowEast Meadow

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Flowers for Mother’s Day

10 am – noon

Family Fun Day

Ages: All
Family
Free

Sunset Park Recreation CenterBrooklyn

10 am – 4 pm

Mother’s Day Hastings Flea Market

Ages: All
Family
Free
Markets

Hastings FleaHastings on Hudson

10 am – 4 pm

“Mothers of Max” Floral Exhibit

Art
Free

Chelsea TriangleMeatpacking District

10 am – 1 pm

Urban Farm Volunteers

Randall’s Island Urban Farm

Brooklyn Wonderful Warblers Nature Exploration

10 am – 1 pm

Wonderful Warblers Nature Exploration

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Prospect Park Audubon CenterBrooklyn

Bash Bish Falls Remembered III

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Nature’s Persistence: Recent Work by Shelley Haven

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 9 pm

Macy’s Flower Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Macy’s Herald Square

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11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausBrooklyn

11 am – 2 pm

Lil’ Brunch Club

The RandolphBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBrooklyn

11 am – noon

Birding: All About Pigeons

Ages: All
Animals
Family
Free

Seaside Wildlife Nature ParkStaten Island

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11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Mother’s Day

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Empire StoresBrooklyn

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Reimagining Kinship

Art
Free

410 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221Brooklyn

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11:30 am – 5 pm

“Hike the HRM” Backpack Activity

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

Festival 1

Noon – 6 pm

Greek Jewish Festival

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Dance
Family

Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum

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Noon – 4 pm

Early Explorers

Ages: All
Family
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon – 4 pm

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Art
Free

BAFFA GallerySayville

Noon – 3 pm

Annual Sheep Shearing

Ages: All
Animals
Family
Free

Muscoot FarmKatonah

7:00PM by Donna Corvi at Alex Ferrone Gallery

Noon – 5 pm

Arborescent: Art Exhibition Honoring Trees

Alex Ferrone GalleryCutchogue

Functional Relationships – John Chamberlain

Noon – 5 pm

FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS: ARTIST-MADE FURNITURE

Guild HallEast Hampton

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Noon – 5 pm

ALMOND ZIGMUND: WADING ROOM

Guild HallEast Hampton

Noon – 6 pm

Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Atlantic Avenue from Fourth Avenue to the WaterfrontBrooklyn

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