The New York Botanical Garden - 6:00 PM Pick
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Kensington Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library - 3:15 PM Pick
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Sloomoo Institute - 10:00 AM
The New York Botanical Garden - 10:00 AM
Sloomoo Institute - 10:00 AM
Grand Central Gallery Annex - 10:00 AM
Sloomoo Institute - 10:00 AM
The New York Botanical Garden - 6:00 PM Pick
The New York Botanical Garden - 10:00 AM
The New York Botanical Garden - 6:00 PM
Van Cortland Nature Center - 1:00 PM Pick
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The New Victory Theater
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Summer Solstice at the Garden
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Celebrate the start of summer with gardening fun, crafts, yoga, live music and more to celebrate the long summer days ahead.
Gardening Activities
Dig, Plant, Water, and Harvest
Help us plant, tend, and harvest the crops in our garden.
Pot up a Sunflower Seed
Grow your own flower that follows the sun by potting up a seed to take home.
Live Music - La Cumbiamba eNeYé
Saturday; 12:30, 2, & 3:30pm
Sunday; 12:30, 2, & 3pm
Susan P. and Coley Burke Amphitheater
Solstice-Inspired Activities
Crafts, yoga and more.
Saturday and Sunday; Ongoing
Harvest Bag Stamping
Solar Pavilion Makers Station
Decorate a harvest bag with stamps that celebrate the sun.
Sun Salutations
Event Lawn
In India, the Summer Solstice is said to be the day that Adiyogi, the first practitioner of yoga, met with his students. Reach, stretch, and celebrate the long daylight hours.
Face Painting
Event Lawn
Brighten your day with fun designs in all shapes and sizes.