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Sunday April 27, 2025

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade Center

Umbra and Julia

All day

Free Exhibition at Umbra

Art
Free

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

All day

Fleurs de Villes Downton Abbey

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

EXHIBITION DATES

9 am – 5 pm

NYSWA’s inaugural Centennial Exhibition Reflections on Progress A celebration of Legacy and Vision

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

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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: A Growing Season

10 am – noon

Family Fun Day

Ages: All
Family
Free

Sunset Park Recreation CenterBrooklyn

All day

Junior League of Central Westchester Tag Sale

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Wayside CottageScarsdale

Green Adventures

10 am – 1 pm

Green-Wood’s Green Adventure For Families

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Green-Wood CemeteryBrooklyn

Bash Bish Falls Remembered III

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Nature’s Persistence: Recent Work by Shelley Haven

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

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11 am – 6 pm

KAYLL Pop Up Shop Opening!

Free
Markets

KAYLLSoho

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

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Earth Month

Ages: All
Art
Family
Festivals

Center for Brooklyn History – Brooklyn HeightsBrooklyn

11 am – 2 pm

Lil’ Brunch Club

The RandolphBrooklyn

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11 am – noon

Alpine House Open House

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBrooklyn

Ad for volenteer day

11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

11 am – 1 pm

Craft with The Blue Bus Project

Sobelsohn Playground in Forest ParkRichmond Hill

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11:30 am – 5 pm

“Hike the HRM” Backpack Activity

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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11:30 am – 1 pm

Tree Wonder Washington Square Park

Free

Washington Square Park English Elm (northwest corner)Greenwich Village

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Noon – 3 pm

Invent & Imagine: An Earth Day Celebration

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Atlantic Terminal PlazaBrooklyn

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Noon – 4 pm

Family Art Workshop: Paint and Plant

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon – 4 pm

Early Explorers

Ages: All
Family
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

7:00PM by Donna Corvi at Alex Ferrone Gallery

Noon – 5 pm

Arborescent: Art Exhibition Honoring Trees

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BSB W&M

Noon – 3 pm

Stony Brook Baseball vs. William & Mary

Ages: 5 – 8
Caribbean
Family
Free

Joe Nathan FieldStony Brook

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12:30 – 1:30 pm

Hazelnuts: In Search of the Perfect Planet (Planetarium Show)

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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1 – 2 pm

Public Garden Highlights Walk

Ages: 13 and up
Environment
Family
Free

2025 Student Art Show Sq (1) (3)

1 – 4 pm

BAFFA’s Annual Juried High School Art Exhibit

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Family
Free

BAFFA GallerySayville

DePew House – D2D

1 – 4 pm

Museum Exhibition Opening – 1776/1976: From Democracy to Disco

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

The Orangetown Historical Museum & ArchivesOrangeburg

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