May 3 & May 10 Weekends in Bloom Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 990 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225 Free with admission Celebrate the spring blooms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden with casual, pop-up music and dance performances, morning programming for kids and families in the Discovery Garden, and Garden tours. https://newyorkloveskids.com/events/ weekends-in-bloom/ May 16 Sheep Shearing Festival Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park, NY 11004 General admission $17 It’s time for a haircut! Watch as our sheep and alpaca get their much-needed spring trims. Celebrate Spring on the farm at NYC’s ONLY sheep shearing festival. Farmer-led tours and sheep shearing demonstrations connect visitors to life on the farm. https://newyorkloveskids.com/events/ sheep-shearing-festival/ May 30 World Fish Migration Day Rock Dock, Water’s Edge Garden in Randall’s Island Park, Manhattan Free Join the Randall’s Island Park Alliance and seine for fish in the Harlem River to celebrate world fish migration day, part of the Columbia Climate School Lamont- Doherty Earth Observatory’s Lower Hudson & Harbor Fish Count! https://newyorkloveskids.com/events/ world-fish-migration-day/
Scottish heritage in NYC. Join us for the 28th annual NYC Tartan Day Parade on Saturday, April 11, 2026 as we march up Sixth Avenue in NYC’s biggest annual display of Scottish culture. https://newyorkloveskids.com/events/nyc- tartan-day-parade/ April 18 Springfest Family Fun Day Musician’s Oval in Archie Spigner Park, Queens Free Please join us for an afternoon at Archie Spigner Park to celebrate our Annual Springfest Family Fun Day. Enjoy a variety of activities including fun games, music, inflatables, pony rides, performances, egg hunt, scavenger hunt, arts & crafts, and a trackless train. https://newyorkloveskids.com/events/ springfest-family-fun-day/ April 25 Earth Day Festival Field 62 - 63 in Randall’s Island Park, Manhattan Free Spring is blooming at the annual, free Randall’s Island Earth Day Festival at Randall’s Island Park! Following Earth Week, join us for a family-friendly day packed with seasonal fun and hands-on activities. Play games, get creative with nature-inspired crafts, snap photos beneath the beautiful cherry blossoms, enjoy live performances, and soak up the park’s springtime magic. Come celebrate sustainability, community, and our shared connection to the planet. https://newyorkloveskids.com/events/ earth-day-festival/
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