Father’s Day is fast approaching! This weekend, treat Dad to an outing with the whole family: From a Swedish shindig to a day of outdoor sports, these five popular picks for Pops will put a smile on every father’s face. For even more ideas for Father’s Day fun, click here. Have a great week!
Friday, June 19
Swedish Midsummer Festival
Robert F. Wagner Park
5pm-8pm
This Friday evening, join the Battery Park City Parks Conservancy and the Consulate General of Sweden in New York for the Swedish Midsummer Festival in Robert F. Wagner Park. Families with children of all ages can decorate and dance around the midsummer pole, picnic, make flower wreaths, enjoy fiddle music, play games, and nosh on Swedish food from NYC restaurants such as Red Rooster and FIKA. This event is free and will be held rain or shine.
Beginning Saturday, June 20
Brick Fest Live
New York Hall of Science
Weekdays: 9:30am-5pm; Weekends: 10am-7pm
Starting this Saturday, LEGO lunatics are in for a treat at the New York Hall of Science in Queens. All ages are invited to Brick Fest Live to build and race derby cars, play LEGO video games, compete in trivia competitions, shop for new LEGO sets, and much more. Runs through Sunday, June 28. Free with Hall admission. Advance ticket purchase is recommended.
Saturday, June 20
Adventures NYC
Central Park
11am-5:30pm
All ages are invited to join NYC Parks and Backpacker magazine for Adventures NYC, a day of outdoor sports and activities in the heart of the city. Come out to Central Park for rock climbing, biking, stand-up paddleboarding (for ages 8 and up), fitness classes with Shape Up NYC, log rolling, and more! This year will feature the 30th anniversary of the Stihl Timbersports lumberjack competition. This event is free and will take place rain or shine.
Sunday, June 21
Make Music New York
Various locations throughout NYC
10am-10pm
This Father’s Day, celebrate Dad with a song at one of Make Music New York’s free, outdoor, public concerts across all five boroughs. Musicians of any caliber are welcome to take part or attend. Events and fixtures include a roving karaoke Clavinova Piano Bar that honors Frank Sinatra’s 100th birthday, “Exquisite Corpses,” improvised musical conversations in several graveyards across New York, and more. Pop-up musicals will appear throughout the day, and several different styles of music, from punk to bluegrass to marching bands, will be represented. This event is free.
Summer Solstice Celebration
Socrates Sculpture Park
5pm-9pm
This beautiful solstice festival at Long Island City’s Socrates Sculpture Park is worth the journey across the East River—especially for the sunset views of the Manhattan skyline! Get creative at Solstice art-making workshops, have your face painted by Agostino Arts, participate in a Solstice Ritual with Urban Shaman Mama Donna, settle down with a picnic, and take in the views. Plus, at 7:30pm, enjoy a concert by the Queens Symphony Orchestra. This event is free.
