Mother's Day at the New York Botanical Garden is abloom with activities, music, crafts, and face painting—not to mention walking tours packed with colors and gorgeous spring scents.

Daffodil Hill is family central, with garden party lawn games, card-making for Mom, and face painting for kids.

Rhythm & Family Memories
12 to 5pm
Bronx-based vinyl DJ collective Uptown Vinyl Supreme and Bronx Community Collage present a lineup of groovy tunes paired with a create-your-own collage project, where you can draw inspiration from World Collage Day and utilize archival images of the crabapples, daffodils, and lilacs at NYBG to make your masterpiece.

LEGO® Botanical Garden Pop-Up
10am to 6pm
Tulip Tree Allée
Step into a vibrant flower truck blooming with the LEGO® Botanicals collection—designed to spark joy and inspire unexpected surprises for those you love. Explore the power of connection and creativity with a hands-on, make-and-take rose. This activation is first-come, first-served and while supplies last.

Find more May fairs and festivals here.