With spring winding down and summer just around the corner (one month away as of Friday!), the city’s family-friendly events kick into high gear. This weekend boasts a teen night at the most famous museum in town, a Disney movie concert with one of the world’s best symphonies, a stupendous spring family day, a dance celebration for the ages, and a movie-lovers fest in Queens. Enjoy!
Friday, May 20
Teen Night: Teens Take the Met!
Metropolitan Museum of Art
5pm-8pm
Teens ages 13 through 18 can stop by the Met this Friday evening for a night of art, performances, music, craft-making, and more! This free event will feature a dance party with Abby the DJ, a modern dance workshop with Mark Morris Dance Group, a Shakespeare rap battle with TITAN Theatre Company, and poetry and songwriting workshops. This event is free for middle school and high school students with a valid student ID.
Friday, May 20-Saturday, May 21
Disney’s “Fantasia” Live in Concert
Lincoln Center
Friday: 7pm; Saturday: 1pm & 7pm
Love Disney films and live classical music? Then head to Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall this weekend to see the New York Philharmonic Orchestra perform music from Disney’s “Fantasia” and “Fantasia 2000.” Scenes from both movies will be displayed above the orchestra creating a live concert experience unlike any other. Families with children ages 4 and up will enjoy the music of Beethoven, Stravinsky, Debussy, Tchaikovsky, and others. Tickets start at $45.
Saturday, May 21
Spring Family Day
Carnegie Hall
12pm-4pm
Carnegie Hall will host its Spring Family Day this Saturday! During this fun-filled afternoon kids can participate in songwriting workshops, create and play their own instruments, listen to musical stories, explore a digital musical playground, and more. There will also be performances by Sonia De Los Santos, Elena Moon Park, and The Itty Biddies! Recommended for ages 3 through 10. This event is free; reservations are required.
10th Annual Dance Parade & Festival
Parade: 21st Street & Broadway; Festival: Tompkins Square Park
1pm-7pm
Boogie on down and celebrate the rich tradition of dance! The 10th Annual Dance Parade shakes, twists and slides through NYC streets as parade participants showcase traditional forms of dance as well as modern and contemporary moves. Starting at East 21st Street and Broadway, the parade will go down University Place to 8th Street, where a turn east will bring it to its final destination, Tompkins Square Park. Join the myriad of dance groups and companies that will dance in the parade, or come watch and cheer from the sidelines. This year’s grand marshals include street dancers Kwikstep and Rokafella and Tony and Olivier award winner Garth Fagen. This event is free.
Sunday, May 22
New York on Location: Street Fair and Celebration
Various locations throughout Queens
11am-5pm
Go behind-the-scenes of the motion picture industry with the Museum of the Moving Image, Theatrical Teamsters Local 817, and Kaufman Astoria Studios during New York On Location. This day-long street fair will show visitors how movie magic is created and grant access to star dressing rooms, special effects trucks, hair & makeup trailers, and more. Plus, stunt performers will demonstrate street fighting and other tricks of the trade! Food will be available for purchase from movie catering trucks. Admission is free.
