Union Square's Summer in the Square: Kids

Thu Jun 20, 2024 - Thu Aug 1, 2024
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Repeating every week — Thursdays through August 1, 2024
Except July 4, 2024.
Various times
Age: Under age 10
Price: Free
Location:
Union Square Park

The Union Square Partnership’s Summer in the Square returns this year with more family fun than ever, including arts and crafts, musical performances, interactive story times, big yard games, and a bubble garden.

Pickleball (Union Square Park’s North Plaza):
9am to 7pm, weekly
Free pickleball with CityPickle Union Square, brought to you by The Ordinary.
Reservations can be made one week in advance at noon by visiting the CityPickle app or website

Children’s Morning Programming (Union Square Park’s Center Lawn):
9 to 11am, weekly

  • Bubble Garden by Gazillion Bubble Show
  • Arts + Crafts Station

9:30 to 10:15am, rotating:

  • June 20: Cinderella Samba by City Parks Foundation Puppet Mobile (*10:00 to 11:00 a.m. on the West Plaza)
  • June 27: OWLbert Einsteins Science Demos by City Owlets
  • July 11: Zing! Fit Class by Zing!
  • July 18: OWLmazing Magic Show by City Owlets
  • July 25: Zing! Fit Class by Zing!
  • August 1: OWLbert Einsteins Science Demos by City Owlets

10:30 to 11am, weekly:
Yoga Story Time by Karma Kids

Children’s Afternoon Programming (Union Square Park’s West Plaza):
12 to 3pm on June 27, July 11, and August 1:
Energetic, kid-friendly skateboarding clinics with Skate-Everything School, led by co-founder and lead coach O'Neal Ellerbe

Lunchtime Jazz (Union Square’s Triangle Park):
12:30 to 2pm, weekly:
Live performances by The New School Jazz

Evening Entertainment Lineup:
June 20 from 6 to 7:30pm 
Pasha Radetzki and friends present "Unity on Union Square: Peace in All Languages," an evening of music and art on the Center Lawn

June 27 from 5 to 6:30pm
Pride Night with Titanique and Miss Summer in the Square, West Plaza

July 11 from 6 to 7pm:
La Troupe Zetwal performs traditional Haitian dance on the West Plaza

July 18 at 8pm:
MOVIE NIGHT showing Moonstruck (PG)

July 25 at 8pm:
MOVIE NIGHT showing Little Shop of Horrors (PG-13)

August 1 at 8pm:
MOVIE NIGHT showing Jurassic Park (PG-13)

** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.