Free Family Events This Weekend! (April 13-15)

Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could will kick off Lincoln Center’s Big Umbrella Festival this Saturday! Photo by Randee Dadonna via lincolncenter.org.

Have an amazing weekend without opening your wallet! For even more activity inspiration, check out our Weekend Planner.

Friday, April 13

Look + Listen Festival
8pm
BRIC House
All Ages
Visual art combines with music at this free, drop-in event. Check their website for a full list of performers and performances. Reservations are required.

Beginning Saturday, April 14

Big Umbrella Festival
Various times
Lincoln Center
All Ages
The Big Umbrella Festival is the world’s first month-long festival dedicated to arts programs for children on the Autism spectrum and their families, launching during Autism Awareness Month this year. Big Umbrella’s core objective is to enrich the lives of children on the autism spectrum through inclusive art that engages, educates, and inspires. Check Lincoln Center’s website for more details. Please note: While most festival events are free, some events require the purchase of a ticket.

Saturday, April 14

Saturday Morning Show: Suzi Shelton
10am-12pm
Brookfield Place
All Ages
Suzi Shelton, an award-winning singer and songwriter who has been playing for over 15 years, will perform on Saturday, April 14 for children and parents during Brookfield Place’s Saturday Morning Show.

Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could
10:30am
Lincoln Center
All Ages
Kickoff the Lincoln Center’s Big Umbrella Festival with relaxed musical performances by Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could, a whimsical Americana mashup, and Actionplay Chorus, a group of young performers on the autism spectrum that perform their own original music. Seating is first-come, first-served, so be sure to arrive early. When the venue reaches capacity, a standby line will form outdoors.

Sunday, April 15

Earth Day New York
12-7pm
Union Square
All Ages
Kick off Earth Day with the annual festival in Union Square that offers easy ways to make more sustainable and environmentally conscious choices in your everyday life. Highlights include exhibitors, such as green lifestyle products and services, live performances, talks, entertainment, activities for the whole family, a clothing and electronics recycling collection, as well as local food and beverage vendors. Also, witness the world debut of GoGo Cardboard Balance Bike by I.G. Cardboard Technologies and experience the interactive booth from Korean beauty brand, Innisfree, as they feature their new biodegradable sheet masks.

World Dance Passport
4pm
United Palace
All Ages
This free dance event celebrates cultural diversity and features Kathak, Bharata Natyam, Odissi, Polynesian, and Dancing Crane Georgian Dance Theater. Make sure to RSVP by phone or email ahead of time.

Aviator Sports Summer Day Camp

Aviator Sports Summer Day Camp offers five daily rotating activities such as swimming, ice skating gymnastics, rock climbing, parkour, indoor/outdoor turf, and courts plus more in its ample 175,000 sq. ft. facility and 35-acre outdoor area. Aviator Summer Camp also offers off-site and on-site field trips such as a day at Green Meadows Farm, Launch Trampoline Park, and a Brooklyn Cyclones game. The summer camp runs from 9 am-5 pm with early drop off and late stay available. Bus transportation is also available throughout Brooklyn. Lunch and an afternoon snack are included. Sign up by February 28th to receive up to $300 off camp with early bird discounts.

Visit Schoharie County

The Schoharie Valley is home to things grown well - trees, crops, produce, people. It is filled with inviting farms and businesses beckoning visitors to experience what locals love about the region. Its enchanting vistas, rich farmland, and strong sense of community are what make Schoharie County such a fascinating place to visit and to live.

Adventuring Portal

<a name="m_-1473885667065203258__Hlk72147528"></a>Adventuring Portal runs Dungeons and Dragons (D&amp;D) games for kids.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have created a safe online space for tweens and teens to learn and play D&amp;D. Our D&amp;D Summer Camp session are a one-week experience.&nbsp;&nbsp;Monday &ndash; Friday.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each day will be 3 hours of gaming (with 2 breaks build in).&nbsp;&nbsp;15 total gaming hours for $180.&nbsp;&nbsp;If you have played with us before, you are entitled to 10% off.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Need your kids, nieces or nephews, grand kids or neighbor&rsquo;s kids to be occupied for a bit so you can get work done &amp; take care of your to-do list? Maybe your tween or teen is still a bit isolated and craves connection with their peers? Whether your teen/tween has played D&amp;D before or is brand-new to the experience, this safe space brings players together to have fun and solve problems as a team in ways few other online opportunities do. All our games focus on experiential learning.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our players leave knowing all the basic game play as well as experiencing: teamwork, bravery, compassion, generosity, negotiation, improvisation, gamer etiquette, strategy, critical thinking, problem solving, cartography and probability - all through online D&amp;D adventuring! We are an inclusive organization and welcome gamers who are LGBTQIA+ and those on any spectrum.&nbsp; All girls&rsquo; groups available.&nbsp; I am a parent, a certified elementary school and middle school math teacher and last summer in the midst of the mess started&nbsp;Adventuring Portal, an&nbsp;online Dungeons &amp; Dragons&nbsp;business&nbsp;for kids. There are so many benefits to playing D&amp;D and I hope you will consider us as a great way for your child to safely socialize, grow as people and have a great time.