16 Mar Things to Do With Kids in NYC This Weekend

If you are looking for things to do with kids in NYC this weekend, then we’ve got the perfect round-up of activities and events taking place. Explore the best of what the city has to offer and create family-friendly memories that will last a lifetime.

March 21

Hands On History: Poet-Trees
King Manor Museum in Rufus King Park, 150-03 Jamaica Ave, Jamaica, Queens, NY 11432
Free

Celebrate International Day of Forests and World Poetry Day with King Manor and Melting Metropolis! Create your own “poet-tree” with our storyteller, Roxanne Scott, and find a poem in the trees at Rufus King Park!

March 21

Holi Festival at Queens County Farm Museum
Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy, Queens, NY 11004
$15 general admission

Join us in welcoming the spring harvest with this joyous Hindufestival! This educational program teaches the rich cultural and spiritual significance of Holi by exploring its origins, evolution, and how it’scelebrated around the world, even right here in Queens! Holi marks the arrival of spring and celebrates renewal and the anticipationof a successful agricultural season.

March 21

Farmhouse Family Day: Fantastic Fibers
Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum in Fidler-Wyckoff House Park, 5816 Clarendon Road, Brooklyn
Free

Baskets, carpets, tapestries, and clothes. These fantastic fibers created by the hands of women weave the fabric of history. Explore with us different techniques, styles and symbols found in fiber works around the world and try your hand at a craft of your own!

March 21 & 22

Weekend Stencil Workshop at Banksy Museum
Banksy Museum, 277 Canal Street (and Broadway), New York City, NY 10013
$25

Think you’ve got what it takes to make something truly unique? Every Saturday and Sunday at the museum unleash your inner street artist at our iconic Rebel Stencil Class! Make your own Banksy-inspired art for everyone on your list — bold, creative, and totally you! After class, the museum is yours — wander, snap photos, and soak up the creativity as long as
you like!

March 21 & 22

Family Art Project: Felted River
Wave Hill, 4900 Independence Avenue, Bronx, NY 10471
With admission

Let your creativity flow by using felt to depict underwater scenes of the Hudson River. We’ll craft woolly art pieces that reflect the river’s wide variety of plant and animal life. At 11:30am families can enjoy a story time program in the Gund Theater, all ages welcome. We will be celebrating World Water Day with the book Turtle Splash! Countdown at the Pond by Cathryn Falwell.

For more things to do with kids in NYC this weekend and beyond, please check out other events by visiting our calendar >>

Please always check ahead with the venue/organizer for each event to make sure there are no cancelations.

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(Updated March 16, 2026)