The Best FREE Things to Do in Rockland

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Friday May 9, 2025

10 am – 10 pm

Macy’s Flower Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Macy’s Herald Square

Noon – 6 pm

Vita Coco x Limited Too Mall Pop-Up

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

31 East 17th Street, Union Square, New York

4 – 5 pm

Innovation Stations: AAPI Shrinky Dink Flowers Keychains + Charms

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Free

Woodside Library

6 – 9 pm

Bronx Week Annual Silent Disco

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Woodlawn CemeteryBronx

Saturday May 10

9 am – 5 pm

6th Annual Haitian Cultural Day Parade

Ages: All
Caribbean
Community

Haitian Culture Day ParadeBrooklyn

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9:30 am – noon

ASL-interpreted Shabbat Morning Service

Ages: All
Community
Free

Town & Village SynagogueEast Village

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Flowers for Mother’s Day

10 am – 10 pm

Macy’s Flower Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Macy’s Herald Square

10 am – noon

Super Seedlings

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

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10 am – 1 pm

Bird Bonanza

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

Brooklyn Wonderful Warblers Nature Exploration

10 am – 1 pm

Wonderful Warblers Nature Exploration

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Prospect Park Audubon CenterBrooklyn

10:30 am – 1 pm

Tumble Live: Sonic Saturday

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

ShapeShifter LabBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Japan Parade and Street Fair 2025

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Mother’s Day

Ages: All
Art
Free

Empire StoresBrooklyn

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11 am – 1 pm

Uptown Instrument Discovery Day

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
Music

Hamilton Grange Library

Noon – 3 pm

Urban Wildlife Festival

Ages: All
Animals
Community

St. Mary’s ParkBronx

Noon – 6 pm

Vita Coco x Limited Too Mall Pop-Up

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

31 East 17th Street, Union Square, New York

Noon – 6 pm

Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk

Ages: All
Art
Community

Atlantic Avenue from Fourth Avenue to the WaterfrontBrooklyn

12:30 – 2:30 pm

Mommy and Me Paint Event

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Hamilton Fish Recreation Center

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1 – 3 pm

Family Time

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Bronx MuseumBronx

Brooklyn AAPI Month celebration with Ajna Dance Company

1 – 2 pm

AAPI Month celebration with Ajna Dance Company

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Brooklyn Public Library — Central LibraryBrooklyn

1 – 4 pm

2025 Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Tennis Festival

Cunningham Park Tennis CenterFresh Meadows

1 – 5 pm

Mother’s Day Kids’ Event

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

Bronx Family Time May 2025

1 – 3 pm

Family Time May 2025

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Bronx MuseumBronx

2 – 4 pm

Celebrate and Dance: Tinikling

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Dance

King Manor MuseumJamaica

2 – 3 pm

Saung Budaya Dance

Ages: 5 and up
Dance
Free

Third Street Music School Settlement

2:30 – 6 pm

Make Mother’s Day Cards with Flower Petals

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Free

LaGuardia Corner Community Garden

VivLiv Books SOCIAL PIC 600(1)(1)

3 – 5 pm

Read, Shop & Lime w/VivLiv Books

I AM CARIBBEING HeadquartersBrooklyn

3 – 4:15 pm

Mother’s Day Celebration

Ages: 3 – 8
Caribbean
Classes

Bi’an MandarinStaten Island

4 – 5 pm

Celebrate AAPI Month

Ages: 13 and up
Books & Readings
Free

Books of Wonder

Sunday May 11

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

9 am – 2 pm

BPC Farmers Market: Opening Day

Ages: All
Free
Markets

Irish Hunger MemorialBattery Park City

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