Things to do with kids in Manhattan

Things to do with kids in Manhattan

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Thursday May 22, 2025

Broadway street road sign, Manhattan architecture, New York City. Traffic signage of street name.

2:30–4:30pm

Heroes & Villains Lower Manhattan Walking Tour

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3pm

Art Meets Books at Washington Square Park

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Washington Square Park

3pm

Beaded Bracelets

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

58th Street Library

3:30pm

Children's Film Screening – "Lilo & Stitch" (2002)

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Seward Park Library

3:30pm

STEAMcrafting: Paper Airplane Crafting

Ages: 13 and up
Music

Fort Washington Library

3:30pm

Lego Club

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

4pm

The Painter's Club!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Hamilton Grange Library

4pm

Teen Arts & Crafts: Mini Dreamcatcher Keychains

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Mulberry Street Library

4pm

Anime, Manga, and Comics Club

Ages: 13 and up
Film

St. Agnes Library

4pm

PreK Storytime & Play

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Webster Library

4pm

Spring Button Making

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Washington Heights Library

4pm

M.A.T.A: Media Awareness Through Art

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Macomb’s Bridge Library

Friday May 23

Anne Frank (1)

9:30am–3:30pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish History

11:30am

ONLINE FAMILY STORYTIME: Brother READS!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Harry Belafonte 115th Street LibraryOnline Only

3pm

Friday Feature Films: Wicked

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Hamilton Grange Library

3:30pm

Bilingual Storytime Featuring Korean and English

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Battery Park City Library

3:30pm

Teen Movie Afternoon: Moana 2

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Morningside Heights Library

3:30pm

FriDIY: Color Diffusing Paper

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Webster Library

3:30pm

Preschool Storytime & Craft

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Kips Bay Library

Manhattan Skate Night at Anne Loftus Playground

4–5:30pm

Skate Night at Anne Loftus Playground

Ages: All
Community
Free

Anne Loftus Playground

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7pm

Fleet Week

Ages: All
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Free

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

Saturday May 24

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All day

Move NYC: Parkour + Movement Festival

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

28 Essex StreetLower East Side

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10am–6pm

Fleet Week

Ages: All
Caribbean
Free

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

10–11:30am

The Big Bird Day: A Family Adventure in Central Park

Ages: All
Environment

Bethesda Fountain in Central Park

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10:30am–1pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

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10:30–11:30am

Next Stop, NYC! Subway- Family Program

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

The Skyscraper Museum

10:30am

Family Storytime: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Little Ones

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

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1–3pm

New England Symphonic Ensemble plays Mozart and Vivaldi

Ages: All
Music

Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium/Perelman StageMidtown

3–4pm

The Journey of Pura Belpré’s Tales

Ages: 5 – 12
Theater

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Manhattan The Journey of Pura Belpré’s Tales

3–4pm

The Journey of Pura Belpré’s Tales

Ages: 3 – 12
Theater

Teatro SEALower East Side

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8:30–11pm

New England Symphonic Ensemble plays Brahms, Bernstein, Hagenberg and Wilberg

Ages: All
Music

Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium/Perelman StageMidtown

Sunday May 25

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All day

Move NYC: Parkour + Movement Festival

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

28 Essex StreetLower East Side

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