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Sail Away by Treehouse Shakers at Ailey Citigroup Theater Ailey Citigroup Theater - various times
Trolls x CAMP
Camp - 11:00 AM
Camp - 11:00 AM
Ice Theatre of New York 2024 Home Season Performances at Chelsea Piers
Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers - 6:00 PM
Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers - 6:00 PM
The 26th Annual Blessing of the Bicycles at St. John the Divine
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine - 9:00 AM Pick
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine - 9:00 AM Pick
Lunaapeew/Lenape Celebration Weekend at the Museum of the City of New York
Museum of the City of New York - 11:00 AM Pick
Museum of the City of New York - 11:00 AM Pick
Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Family Day! at DiMenna Children's Museum
New York Historical Society DiMenna Children's History Museum - 11:30 AM Pick
New York Historical Society DiMenna Children's History Museum - 11:30 AM Pick
Trolls x CAMP
Camp - 11:00 AM
Camp - 11:00 AM
Ice Theatre of New York 2024 Home Season Performances at Chelsea Piers
Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers - 6:00 PM
Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers - 6:00 PM
The Great Gatsby
Broadway Theatre - various times
Broadway Theatre - various times
Stalker
New World Stages / Stage 3 - various times
New World Stages / Stage 3 - various times
LaGuardia High School Spring Drama Festival: These Shining Lives
LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts - 7:00 PM Pick
LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts - 7:00 PM Pick
Trolls x CAMP
Camp - 11:00 AM
Camp - 11:00 AM
LaGuardia High School Spring Drama Festival: These Shining Lives
LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts - 7:00 PM Pick
LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts - 7:00 PM Pick
Pickleball at Brooklyn Commons
Brooklyn Commons - 11:00 AM
Brooklyn Commons - 11:00 AM
Sail Away by Treehouse Shakers at Ailey Citigroup Theater
Ailey Citigroup Theater
Ailey Citigroup Theater
Viva el Cinco de Mayo: Festival of Son at the Kupferberg Center
Kupferberg Center for the Arts, LeFrak Concert Hall
Kupferberg Center for the Arts, LeFrak Concert Hall
Sesame Street Live! Say Hello at Kings Theatre
Kings Theatre
Kings Theatre
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Downtown Brooklyn Car-Free Earth Day at Albee Square
Sat Apr 20, 2024
11:00am to 3:00pm ET
Age: All ages
Price: FREE
Location:
Albee Square
Earth-friendly fun is guaranteed at Albee Square Plaza and Albee Square West, which is closed to traffic all day. Bring your bikes, roller skates, and beach chairs to enjoy a car-free street.
On Albee Square:
- Trashaganza! by Bash the Trash weaves together fun interactive songs, cool science, and timely environmental messaging about plastic pollution and climate change.
- DJ Boogie spins throughout the event with sets inspired by nature’s elements
- Make art from reused materials with Materials for the Arts (MFTA). Build mosaics and other art projects with old CDs and vinyl!
- Brooklyn Book Bodega offers free, environmentally themed books as part of their mission to increase the number of 100+ book homes for kids 0-18 in NYC.
- Learn to hand sew and knit plastic fashionable items, repurpose your t-shirt with Black Girls Sew.
- Pulp Mobile invites you to make recycled paper while creating awareness about our environment.
- Write poetry with Poets in the Park
On Albee Square West:
- Dance your way to fitness with Brooklyn’s beloved Natarsha McQueen and her ever popular Zumba class.
- Learn to ride a bike with Bike New York! Bike New York teaches kids 5 – 14 how to ride safely along Albee Square West (which is closed to traffic for the day), while parents and guardians cheer them on!*
- Test a CLIP Bike, meet its team, and win CLIP goodies.
- Learn all about composting with BK ROT and also take home some of Brooklyn’s finest compost for growing vegetables, herbs and also for jump starting soil remediation
*Registration required.
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.