Weekend Planner: Family Fun In NYC (July 24-26)

Space & Science Festival at the Intrepid Sea, Air, & Space Museum

This weekend join the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum for its fourth annual Space & Science Festival! This four-day celebration of the galaxy will feature tours, pier displays, presentations, a visit from former NASA astronaut Pamela Melroy, and more. (Thursday-Sunday)

Thunderbird American Indian Mid-Summer Pow Wow at Queens County Farm Museum

The Thunderbird American Indian Mid-Summer Pow Wow is back at Queens County Farm Museum! This year, the Pow Wow will feature a three-day Native American dance competition (with more than 40 tribes participating), handmade arts and crafts, jewelry, and traditional food. (Friday-Sunday)

SummerStage Kids: Marika Hughes & Bottom Heavy in Brower Park

If you want some variety in your kids’ concerts, make sure to see Marika Hughes & Bottom Heavy. Songs range from lullabies to funky soul and blues tunes, and Marika sings along while she plays the cello. (Friday)

Sprinkler Day at Asphalt Green

This Saturday, get some relief from the summer heat at Asphalt Green’s annual Sprinkler Day. Starting at 1pm, your kids can frolic in the sprinkler spray on the outdoor field. Don’t forget to bring a towel, and grab a free flavored ice on your way out! (Saturday)

New York City Poetry Festival on Governors Island

Children ages 2-18 are invited to Governors Island for the NYC Children’s Poetry Festival (part of the New York City Poetry Festival)! During this weekend of inspiration, communication, and fun, kids are invited to share their original work on the kids-only stage. For younger children, there will also be book readings, a Poetree Forest (a land of balloons that children can illustrate and write poems on), plus a handmade teepee village to inspire young imaginations. Meanwhile, parents can listen to readings performed on three different stages. (Saturday-Sunday)

Lincoln Center Out of Doors Family Day

Family Day hosted by Lincoln Center Out of Doors means a day packed with dancing, music, and entertainment from dawn till dusk. Start off with a toddler dance party set to ’70s and ’80s disco tunes, admire live dancers and violinists, and wrap up your busy afternoon with more dancing at the Josie Robertson Plaza and a concert by Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer Randy Newman and his band. Check the site for more details and times of each event. (Saturday)

Dan Zanes and Friends at the Bronx Zoo

Grammy-winner Dan Zanes will perform his only big outdoor show of the summer on July 25 at the Bronx Zoo! Come hear his band Dan Zanes and Friends perform their acclaimed 21st Century social music, reflecting a broad range of influences including sea shanties, North American and West Indian folk music, early rock-and-roll, and more. Performances will be held at 11:30am and 2pm, and the show is free with admission to the Zoo! (Saturday)

Waterfight NYC 2015 in Central Park

Prepare to get wet! Cool off from the heat in the most fun way there is–with a huge waterfight. Bring your kids to Central Park’s Great Lawn and play around with water guns, super-soakers and spray bottles with thousands of others in the park. A change of dry clothes is recommended, as is parental guidance for children under 16. (Saturday)

Celebrate the Caribbean Islands Day at the Brooklyn Children's Museum

Come to the Brooklyn Children’s Museum for a full day of activities celebrating the Caribbean Islands and their cultures. Learn about Vejigante, a character in Puerto Rican folklore, and create a Vejigante-inspired mask at the Totally Tots Studio; enjoy a special session about the creatures of the Caribbean seas at the Touch Tank; see performances by Something Positive Inc., a multimedia performance art group, and children’s musician Father Goose; and much more! (Saturday)

High Bridge Festival in Highbridge Park

The High Bridge, NYC’s oldest-standing bridge, is celebrating a historic reopening next Saturday on both the Manhattan and Bronx sides of the Harlem River. People of all ages can have fun at the festival–there will be museum workshops hosted by the Bronx Children’s Museum, walking tours over the bridge, rowing demonstrations, puppet shows, an obstacle course, a special appearance by Dora the Explorer, and much more! Stay after the festival until 7PM to attend the SummerStage concert featuring Jose Peña Suazo y La Banda Gorda. (Saturday)

Bountiful Butterflies Weekend at Wave Hill

Celebrate summer at Wave Hill with Wings over Wave Hill Weekends! This Saturday and Sunday it’s Bountiful Butterflies Weekend: observe these critters’ homes and study local species before crafting your own butterfly habitat hat at the Butterfly Habitat Hat Family Art Project, and on Sunday at 1pm, join naturalist Paul Keim on a Butterfly Walk through the grounds and learn tips for identifying common species. (Saturday and Sunday)

Family Day at Jeppe Hein: Please Touch the Art in Brooklyn Bridge Park

This park-wide exhibition hosts tons of fun, hands-on art installations for you and your little ones to get crafty with! Make new art projects as you learn from a Children’s Museum of the Arts teaching artist, and be sure to check out the newest art installation, called Mirror Labyrinth. (Sunday)

Nine Northeast Beach Destinations for Easy Family Getaways

From Long Island to Cape Cod, the Northeast has no shortage of family-friendly (and easy) beachside getaways.

Summer Guide 2015

School’s out, and the days are long—sure, it may be hot, but we think there’s no time like summer to get out and take advantage of all the city has to offer. We’ve selected from seasonal classics and new favorites to put together this guide to NYC summer fun.

Where to go Berry Picking this July

Enjoy summer's bounty with a family outing to one of these Tristate Area farms.