21 Best Spring Festivals and Fairs in NYC this April for Families

Celebrate the end of Ramadan with music, dance, food, and family-friendly activities at the Brooklyn Children's Museum. Photo by Winston Williams /courtesy of Brooklyn Children’s Museum!
3/28/25
- By Drew Kristofik
Lincoln Center Damrosch Park
Atlantic Terminal
American Museum of Natural History
Prospect Park
Rockefeller Center Radio Park
Van Cortlandt Park - E. 233rd Street Bocce Courts
New York Botanical Gardens
Carnegie Hall
Harlem Grown's 134th Street Farm
Gantry Plaza State Park
Queens Botanical Garden
Multiple locations around NYC
Battery Park City - Rockefeller Basketball Court
Fort Greene Park
Spring festivals abound this April as New York City's fair season kicks off with nearly two dozen fun and mostly FREE fairs, festivals, parades, and carnivals. Of course, it helps that April not only brings showers, it also brings plenty of fun holidays to celebrate alongside accompanying spring festivals! Annual Mommy Poppins favorites this April include the Big Umbrella Festival, Car-Free Earth Day, and our own Babytopia!
Read on for our top picks for NYC spring festivals this April and bookmark our Family Activity Calendar and Spring Fun Guide for all our seasonal must-do's.
Click through to our listings for all the details, including address, time, and recommended ages.
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Places featured in this article:
Lincoln Center Damrosch Park
Atlantic Terminal
American Museum of Natural History
Prospect Park
Rockefeller Center Radio Park
Van Cortlandt Park - E. 233rd Street Bocce Courts
New York Botanical Gardens
Carnegie Hall
Harlem Grown's 134th Street Farm
Gantry Plaza State Park
Queens Botanical Garden
Multiple locations around NYC
Battery Park City - Rockefeller Basketball Court
Fort Greene Park