New York City family weekend planner
Things to do with kids this weekend in New York City
Family-friendly things to do in New York City this weekend (starting Saturday, May 16): 60 events including library storytimes, museum free days, festivals, and family activities. Build a 3-stop plan in seconds with FamHop.
Park
- Kids In Motions: Gertrude Ederle Playground · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Play Area at Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center, Manhattan · Free
- Family Art Project: Rainbow Passage · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Wave Hill, Bronx · Free
- Jesse Owens Track & Field Youth Program · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Thomas Jefferson Park, Manhattan · Free
- Kids in Motion: Anne Loftus Playground · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Anne Loftus Playground at Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan · Free
- Kids in Motion: Columbus Park · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Columbus Park, Manhattan · Free
- Kids in Motion: Seward Park · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Entrance - East Broadway & Essex St at Seward Park, Manhattan · Free
- Kids in Motion: Sol Lain Playground · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Sol Lain Playground at Sol Lain Plgd, Manhattan · Free
- KIM: Arrochar · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Play Area at Arrochar Playground, Staten Island · Free
- KIM: Faber · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Outdoors at Faber Park Recreation Center at Faber Park Recreation Center, Staten Island · Free
- KIM: Levy · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Play Area at Levy Playground, Staten Island · Free
- KIM: P.S. 55 · Saturday, May 16, 2026
P.S. 55 at Lieutenant John H. Martinson Playground, Staten Island · Free
- KIM: Schmul · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Playground at Schmul Park, Staten Island · Free
- KIM: The Big Park · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Entrance - Continental Place and Grandview Avenue at The Big Park, Staten Island · Free
- KIM: Yellowstone Park · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Katzman Playground at Yellowstone Park, Queens · Free
- LOVE a Tree Day with FMCP Stewardship · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Unisphere at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens · Free
- Summer on the Hudson: Locomotive Open House · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Locomotive Lawn at Riverside Park South, Manhattan · Free
- Big Truck Day · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Asphalt Pad at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan · Free
- Family Fun Day · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Lawn Area at Rufus King Park, Queens · Free
- Family Fun Day at Frederick Douglass Playground · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Field at Frederick Douglass Playground, Manhattan · Free
- Family Fun Day at Kaiser Park · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Kaiser Park Lawn 2 at Kaiser Park, Brooklyn · Free
- Farmhouse Family Day: Pinkster Celebration · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum at Fidler-Wyckoff House Park, Brooklyn · Free
- Golden Ball Celebration · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Hunts Point Riverside Park, Bronx · Free
- Learn to Ride · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center at Thomas Jefferson Park, Manhattan · Free
- NYC Parks Presents: Family Fun in Full Bloom · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Entrance - East 222nd Street at Bronx River Parkway, Bronx · Free
- Basketball Clinic at Highbridge Recreation Center (Ages: 5 to 7) · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Gymnasium at Highbridge Recreation Center, Manhattan · Free
- Family Fun Day · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Play Area at Playground Seventy Five, Queens · Free
- Basketball Clinic at Highbridge Recreation Center (Ages: 8 to 12) · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Gymnasium at Highbridge Recreation Center, Manhattan · Free
- Swishing & Dishing 3 on 3 Tournament · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Gymnasium (Full) at Kwame Ture Recreation Center, Bronx · Free
- Movies Under the Stars: Deep · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Lawn Area at Seaside Wildlife Nature Park, Staten Island · Free
- Movies Under the Stars: Lilo & Stitch (2025) · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Seth Low Playground at Seth Low Playground/ Bealin Square, Brooklyn · Free
- Movies Under the Stars: Wicked | PG · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Sobelsohn Playground at Forest Park, Queens · Free
- Girl's Winter Softball Clinics (ages 6-12) · Sunday, May 17, 2026
Gymnasium (Court) at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens · Free
- Family Art Project: Rainbow Passage · Sunday, May 17, 2026
Wave Hill, Bronx · Free
- A Ranger Musical! · Sunday, May 17, 2026
Van Cortlandt Nature Center at Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx · Free
- Free Soccer Festival · Sunday, May 17, 2026
Field at Frederick Douglass Playground, Manhattan · Free
- Community Skate: Bill Brown Playground · Sunday, May 17, 2026
Basketball Court at Bill Brown Playground, Brooklyn · Free
- Girl's Winter Softball Clinics (ages 13-17) · Sunday, May 17, 2026
Gymnasium (Full) at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens · Free
- Family Fun Day · Sunday, May 17, 2026
Play Area at Judge Moses Weinstein Playground, Queens · Free
- Foodway Tour with Journei Bimwala · Sunday, May 17, 2026
Concrete Plant Park, Bronx · Free
Library
- Family Storytime · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Queens Public Library, Queens · Free
- Family Storytime · Saturday, May 16, 2026
The New York Public Library, Manhattan · Free
- Youth and Family Storytime · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn · Free
- Kids Create · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn · Free
- Kids STEAM Lab · Saturday, May 16, 2026
The New York Public Library, Manhattan · Free
- LEGO and Building Club · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Queens Public Library, Queens · Free
Museum
- Play at BCM · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn
- Family Museum Program · Saturday, May 16, 2026
American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan · $
- Play at BCM · Sunday, May 17, 2026
Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn
- Family Museum Program · Sunday, May 17, 2026
American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan · $
Ticketed
- Candy Crafting at Cricket's Candy Creations · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Cricket's Candy Creations, New York
- Candy Crafting at Cricket's Candy Creations · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Cricket's Candy Creations, New York
- Candy Crafting at Cricket's Candy Creations · Sunday, May 17, 2026
Cricket's Candy Creations, New York
- Candy Crafting at Cricket's Candy Creations · Sunday, May 17, 2026
Cricket's Candy Creations, New York
Theater
- New Owner · Saturday, May 16, 2026
New Victory Theater, Manhattan · $
- Children's Workshops · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Lincoln Center Kids & Family Programs, Manhattan
- In Motion Workshops · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Lincoln Center Kids & Family Programs, Manhattan
- Minty Fresh Circus · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Alice Tully Hall, Manhattan
- New Owner · Saturday, May 16, 2026
New Victory Theater, Manhattan · $
- New Owner · Sunday, May 17, 2026
New Victory Theater, Manhattan · $
- New Owner · Sunday, May 17, 2026
New Victory Theater, Manhattan · $