There’s veritable tons of fun available to families in and around the New York City area coming up this week! Let’s take a look over what is available from Monday morning until next Saturday.
Mid-Summer Family Fun in and Around New York City this Week
Check out these events starting Monday!
August 17th 2015
Out and About
August 03, 2015 through August 21, 2015
2-4pm Mon-Fri
Long Island Children’s Museum
Garden City
All Ages
$12 museum admission; $11 for seniors 65 and older, free children younger than 1.
Description: Join in as you get out and about in Our Backyard. Each week the Green Teens will lead visitors through a variety of science- and nature-related activities that lead to eco action and exploring the great outdoors.
Address: 11 Davis Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
Phone: 516-224-5800
Website: licm.org
Outdoor Cinema 2015
August 01, 2015 through August 19, 2015
Wednesday 7pm
Socrates Sculpture Park
Long Island City
All Ages
Description: Relax, enjoy a movie, and celebrate the cultural diversity of our borough. This international film festival focuses on a different country or culture each week. Families can picnic on the grass and watch international films on an outdoor screen. On certain film nights, depending on the tide, free kayaking and canoeing will depart from the beach at Hallets Cove. Pre-screening performances begin at 7pm (weather permitting) Films begin at sunset. See website for film titles and descriptions.
Address: 32-01 Vernon Blvd.
Long Island City, NY 11106
Phone: 718-956-1819
Website: socratessculpturepark.org
Cinderella’s Glass Slipper
August 01, 2015 through August 23, 2015
2pm Sat; 11am Sun
Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts
Smithtown
Pre-school & younger, Young elementary, Tween
$15 per ticket; all attendees older than 3yrs old require a ticket
Description: This delightful musical will charm audiences of all ages. Cinderella works hard in the home of her cruel stepmother. The Fairy Godmother sends our heroine off to the palace ball. As we know, she loses her glass slipper as she tries to run out before the clock strikes midnight. As the ladies of the kingdom try to fit into the crystal shoe, the prince finally finds the girl he is to marry.
Address: 2 East Main St.
Smithtown, NY 11787
Phone: 631-724-3700
Website: smithtownpac.org
August 18th 2015
Italian Nights 2015
August 01, 2015 through August 26, 2015
Wednesday, 7:30pm
Athens Square Park
Astoria
All Ages
Description: Enjoy an outdoor summer concert and an evening of music and dancing under the summer stars.
Address: 30th Street & 30th Avenue
Astoria, NY 11102
Phone: 718- 204-244
Website: italianfederation.com
Open Craft at Craftree Studio
August 03, 2015 through August 24, 2015
2-4pm
Craftree
Huntington
Pre-school & younger
$25
Description: Drop in during our open studio hours and choose one of three projects to hone your crafty skills and keep busy during the dog days of summer! Projects change on a weekly basis and are geared towards both boys and girls.
Address: 267 Main Street 2nd Floor
Huntington, New York 11743
Phone: 646-522-7469
Website: craftreeclasses.com
Birds of a Feather
August 03, 2015 through August 28, 2015
1-4pm Mon-Fri
Long Island Children’s Museum
Garden City
Young elementary, Tween, Teen, Adult
$5 with $12 museum admission; $11 for seniors 65 and older, free children younger than 1.
Description: Do you like bird watching and family fun? Join us for a unique workshop as you design your own family birdhouse using wood pieces, bright paint and other exciting materials. Display your birdhouse at home to feed and watch Long Island’s native feathered friends.
Address: 11 Davis Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
Phone: 516-224-5800
Website: licm.org
August 19th 2015
Building with Nature
August 04, 2015 through August 25, 2015
10:30am-12:30pm Tuesdays
Long Island Children’s Museum
Garden City
All Ages
$12 museum admission; $11 for seniors 65 and older, free children younger than 1.
Description: After a cold winter staying indoors, discover the fun of building with natural materials as you play and learn outside. Learn easy activities to explore science, art and math in the great outdoors. Get creative and spark your imagination as you construct collaborative sculptures from an exciting variety of natural materials. (Weather permitting)
Address: 11 Davis Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
Phone: 516-224-5800
Website: licm.org
Wacky Water Wednesdays
August 05, 2015 through August 26, 2015
11am-2pm
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium
Cold Spring Harbor
Pre-school & younger, Young elementary
$6; $4 children ages 3-12; free for children younger than 3
Description: Sprinklers, water, games & bubbles for kids ages 2-8 on the Hatchery lawn.
Address: 1660 Route 25A
Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
Phone: 516-692-6768
Website: CSHFHA.org
Journey to the Stars
August 06, 2015 through August 27, 2015
Thursdays in Aug from 8:30-10:30pm
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1
Brooklyn Heights
Tween, Teen, Adult
Description: The Amateur Astronomers will guide your eyes across the sky as you discover the wonders of the universe.
Address: 334 Furman Street
Brooklyn Heights, NY 11201
Phone: 718-802-0603
Website: brooklynbridgepark.org
August 20th 2015
National Circus Project
August 06, 2015 through August 27, 2015
11:30am and 2pm Thursdays
Long Island Children’s Museum
Garden City
All Ages
$5 with $12 museum admission; $11 for seniors 65 and older, free children younger than 1.
Description: National Circus project, Long Island’s own center for professional circus performers and educators, will be back again this summer to share all the fun of the circus arts. Each week this summer you’ll meet one of the talented performers of the National Circus Project for a Solo Circus. Each week will be different, with juggling, stilts, unicycles and clowning to entertain everyone in the family.
Address: 11 Davis Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
Phone: 516-224-5800
Website: licm.org
Summer Science 101
August 06, 2015 through August 20, 2015
Thursdays August 6th, August 13th and August 20th at 6pm
Bergen County Zoo
Paramus
Young elementary, Tween, Teen, Adult
Free with paid zoo admission, $8 adults; $5 children 3-14, free for children under 2
Description: Come discuss the Earth and the amazing flora and fauna that inhabit it, at this basic science class for teens, adults, and families. Programs take place in the Education Center Theater. This is not a drop off program; children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Address: Van Saun County Park
Paramus, NJ 07652
Phone: 201-262-3771
Website: co.bergen.nj.us/parks
August 21st 2015
Pump It Up’s Sensory Friendly Bounce Time
January 01, 2015 through January 01, 2018
Tuesdays: 6:15-7:45pm; Saturdays: 8:30-9:30am
Pump It Up of Norwalk
Norwalk
All Ages
$12
Description: The music is low, and the lights aren’t flashing. Just bouncing, jumping and sliding.
Address: 145 Main St.
Norwalk, CT 06851
Phone: 203-838-5867
Website: pumpitupparty.com/norwalk-ct
Special Olympics Bowling at the All Star
January 01, 2015 through December 01, 2018
Mondays, 5pm Year-round
The All Star
Riverhead
All Ages
$10 for 2 games
Description: Bowlers with special needs are invited to bowl on the main lanes and experience the arcade with the latest games.
Address: 96 Main Road
Riverhead, NY 11901
Phone: 631-998-3565
Website: theallstar.com
August 22nd 2015
Movies Under the Stars at Smith Haven Mall
August 03, 2015 through August 24, 2015
Mondays, 5pm
Smith Haven Mall
Lake Grove
All Ages
Description: Smith Haven Mall will transform its Lifestyle Village into an outdoor cinema as it hosts Movies Under the Stars, a weekly event featuring family-friendly films on a big screen. Guests are invited to bring a folding chair and enjoy this free event.
Address: 313 Smith Haven Mall
Lake Grove, New York 11755
Phone: 631-724-8066
Website: facebook.com/SmithHavenMall
Summer Sounds Concert Series
August 19, 2015 through August 26, 2015
7:30 pm
Hudson Park
New Rochelle
All Ages
Free Free
Description: The Emil Paolucci Summer Sounds Concert Series, created by the New Rochelle Council on the Arts, brings live music to the Hudson Park band shell every Wednesday night in July and August. On Wednesday, August 19th Alive ‘N’ Kickin’ will perform Top of the Chart hits from every era, every genre. Best known for its 1970 Top Ten hit “Tighter and Tighter”Alive ‘N’ Kickin’ remains the kind of band that can get listeners up on their feet.
Address: 1 Hudson Park Road
New Rochelle, New York 10801
Phone: 914-654-2087
Website: www.newrochellearts.org
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