Things to Do This Weekend in NYC with Kids
We’re back with another round-up of weekend activities for NYC families! Discover the best family-friendly activities and events happening in New York this weekend.
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Planet Oat Breakfast Oatpost
Planet Oat is bringing a first-of-its-kind morning experience to Soho with the Planet Oat Breakfast Oatpost. Visitors are invited to enjoy a better-for-you breakfast featuring thoughtfully crafted morning staples made with Planet Oat Oatmilk. This free, first-come, first-serve experience is the perfect way to start your morning!
March 28 & 29, 8 am – 2 pm | Details
National Black Writers Conference 2025 Biennial Symposium
The Center for Black Literature’s National Black Writers Conference Biennial Symposium (NBWC2025) returns, and is honoring Black Young Adult & Middle-Grade Literature titans Tony Medina and Rita Williams-Garcia!
March 27 – 29, 10 am – 10 pm, March 27, all-day | Details
Bring on the Madness with Flik & Flak
Flik & Flak is hosting an exciting Basketball Activation for you to come cheer on your favorite teams, create a poster, and answer fun basketball-related trivia questions for a chance to earn a fun prize. Test your knowledge and get ready for the Madness!
March 22 through April 7, 10 am – 11 pm | Details
10-Foot SNICKERS Chicken
SNICKERS Eggs are back, packed with even more caramel, roasted peanuts, and smooth nougat – ready to hatch right into your Easter basket. On Friday, a 10-foot SNICKERS Chicken is taking over NYC’s Flatiron Plaza, “laying” thousands of free SNICKERS Eggs all day long!
March 28, 11 am – 7 pm | Details
Bilingual Storytime / Hora de Cuentos Bilingues
Join the library for Bilingual Storytime! Participants will share books, sing songs, and learn different words and phrases in different languages.
March 28, 11 am | Details
ONLINE FAMILY STORYTIME: Brother READS!
Join the staff at Harry Belafonte–115th Street Library for a live, online program with songs, rhymes, and favorite read-aloud books led by members of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
March 28, 11:30 am | Details
Gimme Please!
A play about the evolving nature of friendship, Gimme Please! follows the journey of two friends from an initial meeting to a lasting connection. Audiences are invited to watch and explore as the two friends pretend, provoke, and persist in getting what they want and need from the world and each other. Through the use of live music, light, and magic, this story draws audiences in with its deep sense of play and honest exploration of growing up and finding your path.
March 28 – 30, 1:30 pm, March 29 & 30, 10:30 am | Details
Family Pajama Story Time at the Queens Zoo
Wear your coziest clothes and snuggle up for a family-friendly evening! At this fun after-hours event, you will experience animal encounters, craft-making and engaging stories.
March 28, 5 pm – 8 pm | Details
Family Art Project: Hidden Creatures
Create your camouflaged creature! Discover how animals use patterns and colors to hide and protect themselves while crafting critters of your own. Using socks, participants will make a puppet or stuffed animal that blends into its surroundings, just like in the wild.
March 29 & 30, 10 am – 1 pm | Details
K–5 Poetry Workshop
Enjoy this poetry workshop designed by teaching poet Asiya Wadud and led by a cohort of experienced K–5 educators.
March 29, 10:30 – 11:15 am | Details
The Rock and Roll Playhouse Concert at Grand Central Terminal
All aboard for an action-packed kid’s day at Grand Central Terminal! The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays the music of The Beatles & more. Sing, dance, and enjoy live music and treats from select Grand Central favorites — perfect for the whole family!
March 29, 11 am – 2 pm | Details
Super WHY! Family Day at The Paley Museum
Head to Storybrook Village at The Paley Museum for a Super WHY! takeover day. Enjoy screenings in our theater, create Super WHY! crafts, three raffle gift packs, get your face painted, and don’t forget to get a photo with Super WHY!
March 29, 12 pm – 6 pm | Details
Eldridge Arts & Learning: Stained Glass
Learn about the stained glass windows of our historic synagogue and craft a colorful creation of your own!
March 30, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | Details
BAE String Quartet Presents: New Norm – A Celebration of Women Composers with a premiere by Elizabeth Gartman
Join Bronx Arts Ensemble at the University of Mount Saint Vincent for a dynamic evening of string quartet music celebrating the powerful voices of women composers. In honor of Women’s History Month.
March 30, 2 pm – 3 pm | Details
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