Submitted by Rosalind Muggeridge on Thu, 03/28/2019 - 3:02pm Free April 2019 Events for New York City Families in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens with Festivals and MoreThis April in New York City, we get ready for warmer weather and a lengthy list of FREE events and activities across all five boroughs. Celebrate Easter with animals (balloon or otherwise), appreciate the outdoors on Earth Day, or get involved in the arts. Don't worry about April showers, there are plenty of flowers to enjoy before May, and there are numerous upcoming festivals and events so we can all enjoy the outdoors as skies clear and the days lengthen, including the Annual Shearing of the Heather Celebration, the Little League Season Opener Parade, Street Games, and the dragon-filled St. George Day. Here are 50 FREE kid-friendly and family-friendly events to keep the whole brood busy this month—without breaking the bank. Monday, April 1 - Saturday, April 6 Macy's Flower Show Monday, April 1 through Sunday, April 7 – Herald Square Ice Theatre of New YorkWednesday, April 3 – Midtown Math Encounters: “Parties, Doughnuts, and Coloring" with Maria ChudnovskyWednesday, April 3 – Gramercy Brooklyn Traditional Slow JamWednesday, April 3 — Park Slope Pipes and Drums on the Fountain TerraceThursday, April 4 through Sunday, April 7 – Midtown 19th Anniversary New York City FIRST Competition & ExpoFriday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7 – Washington Heights Take Two Film Workshop - Special Effects!Saturday, April 6 – Midtown West LC Kids: Gina ChavezSaturday, April 6 – Upper West Side ArtopiaSaturday, April 6 – Upper West Side New York Tartan Day ParadeSaturday, April 6 – Midtown Kids' Saturday Cinema ClubSaturday, April 6 through Sunday, April 28 – Sunset Park, Brooklyn H is for Haiku - Special Story Time in Honor of National Poetry MonthSaturday, April 6 – Upper West Side Hands on History: Weave a Potholder or PlacematSaturday, April 6 – Jamaica, Queens Story Time: Celebrate Unicorn Day at Greenlight BookstoresSaturday, April 6 – Fort Greene and Prospect Lefferts Gardens Sunday, April 7 - Saturday, April 13 Sunday, April 7 – Midtown Spring Sprouts: An Event for Children with ASDSunday, April 7 – Prospect Park Stomp, Clap & Sing with Bilingual BirdiesMonday, April 8 – Prospect Heights, Brookyln Annual Shearing of the Heather CelebrationSaturday, April 13 – Washington Heights Family Time at BHS DUMBO - Changing PerspectivesSaturday, April 13 – DUMBO Opening Day: Little League ParadeSaturday, April 13 – Prospect Park Easter Celebration at HighbridgeSaturday, April 13 – Washington Heights Easter Extravaganza EventSaturday, April 13 – Park Slope, Brooklyn Easter Bunny Hop at Beyond at Liberty ViewSaturday, April 13 – Sunset Park, Brooklyn Collaborative Sculpting with Yvonne ShorttSaturday, April 13-14 – Flushing, Queens Senator Roxanne J. Persaud's Easter Egg HuntSaturday, April 13 – Canarsie, Brooklyn Crossroads Easter Eggstravaganza Saturday, April 13 – Bay Ridge, Brooklyn DanceAfrica at Weeksville WeekendsSaturday, April 13 – Crown Heights, Brooklyn Sunday, April 14 - Saturday, April 20 Spring SundaySunday, April 14 — Rockefeller Center Magician Tyler SchwartzSunday, April 14 — Sunset Park, Brooklyn Easter Egg HuntFriday, April 19 – Washington Heights Long Island City 10th Annual Easter Egg Hunt: Gantry ParkSaturday, April 20 – Long Island City, Queens NYSoM Easter Eggstravaganza 2019Saturday, April 20 – East Harlem Egg Hunt: Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve - CANCELLEDSaturday, April 20 – Staten Island Easter Egg Hunt at the Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumSaturday, April 20 – East Flatbush Family Workshop: PhotographySaturday, April 20 – Fort Greene, Brooklyn Long Island City 6th Annual Easter Egg Hunt-Queensbridge ParkSaturday, April 20 – Long Island City, Queens Harlem Grown's Earth Day CelebrationSaturday, April 20 – Harlem Sunday, April 21 - Saturday, April 27 Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet FestivalSunday, April 21 – Midtown Sunday, April 21 – Chelsea Spring Break in Prospect ParkSunday, April 21 through Friday, April 26 – Prospect Park Lewis Latimer House Egg HuntSunday, April 21 – Flushing, Queens Free Spring Break Activities at IKEASunday, April 21 through Friday, April 26 – Red Hook, Brooklyn Stomp, Clap & Sing with Suzi SheltonTuesday, April 23 – Prospect Heights, Brooklyn Poem in Your Pocket DayThursday, April 25 – Tribeca Arbor Day 2019Friday, April 26 – Prospect Park NoomaFriday, April 26-Saturday, April 27 – Midtown West Street Games 2019Saturday, April 27 – Upper West Side Car Free Earth DaySaturday, April 27 –Manhattan's West Side Sunday, April 28-Tuesday, April 30 Sunday, April 28 – Prospect Park St. George Day 2019Sunday, April 28 – Staten Island 9/11 Memorial 5K Run/Walk & Community DaySunday, April 28 – Financial District Category: Fairs & FestivalsFree ActivitiesSpring ActivitiesArea/Neighborhood: New York City
