Like all fab summer weekends in the city, the next few days brings a bevvy of indoor and outdoor treats for all ages. Enjoy Family Fishing Day in Central Park, dazzling 3D Red Grooms miniatures at CMOM, and much more family fun. Get the scoop below.
Save the day at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum’s Superhero Day, where you can make a cape, sling webs, and play detective with your fave comic heroes. Ready to do good? (Friday)
Jam out with someone in the music behind Sesame Street, Rabbit Ear Products, and Nickelodeon–Roderick Jackson–in Fort Greene’s Putnam Triangle Plaza. Let’s rock it! (Friday)
You’ll be treated to a whole new (miniature) perspective at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan’s new exhibit, featuring artist Red Grooms’ colorful 3D depictions of NYC landmarks. Mad fun! (Friday-Sunday)
Celebrate dance with choreographer Savion Glover, who’s bringing jazzy moves, unique sounds, and wild improvisations to The Joyce Theater. Wild! (Friday-Sunday)
How much do we rely on nature? Find out at the New York Botanical Garden, where the Wild Medicine series includes music, science, and tastings related to plants that heal. Magical. (Friday-Sunday)
Central Park’s Family Fishing Celebration means arts and crafts, catch-and-release fun, live performance, and many more ecological festivities. Get reel! (Saturday)
Take advantage of the warm weather and enjoy a screening of the popular “Hunger Games” en plein air on Roosevelt Island. Get there early! (Saturday)
Or for rainy day (or super humid day) fun, DiMenna Children’s History Museum is showing “West Side Story,” the epic 1950s love story. Whatta classic. (Saturday)
SummerStage Kids’ Bronx Family Day is here! Enjoy a juggling performance, an interactive double dutch jump rope show, dance party for tots, sports classes, and more. Woot! (Saturday)
For those with gumshoe ambitions, Transit Mysteries at the NY Transit Museum offers a sleuthy-fun chance to learn about transportation history and curiosities. Speaking of, don’t forget this weekend’s nostalgia rides to Coney Island! Hop on. (Saturday & Sunday)
Prospect Park’s Water, Water Everywhere! program provides some fun learnin’ about its freshwater ecosystem with fun tours, a waterfall hike, and wildlife sightings. Go green! (Saturday & Sunday)
Brighten up your summer at Wave Hill, where families can make festive lanterns with paper mache and colored tissue–when not enjoying the lush gardens. Get crafty! (Sunday)
