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Celebrate Earth Day with Union Square's annual festival on Thursday, April 17. Photo courtesy of Union Square Initiative
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4/11/25 - By Drew Kristofik

Earth Day 2025 officially lights up the calendar on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, but NYC celebrates all month long, from last weekend's EarthFest at AMNH through Car-Free Earth Day the last weekend of the month.

Earth Rocks takes over the Brooklyn Children's Museum, and Governors Island and Randall's Island each celebrate with their own Earth Day festivals. Plus, Broadway's Earth Day Celebration salutes the planet with songs and activities. Read on for all our top picks for celebrating Earth Day with kids in NYC and find more good-for-the-planet tips on our Earth Kids Guide to a Greener Planet.

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2025 Earth Day Celebrations in New York City

Woodlawn Family Fun Day in Van Cortlandt Park

Van Cortlandt Park, the Bronx – FREE
Saturday, April 12, 2025
Get a head start on Earth Day with tons of natural fun in Van Cortlandt Park.  READ MORE

Earth Rocks! at the Brooklyn Children's Museum

Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Sunday, April 13-Saturday, April 19, 2025
Celebrate our amazing planet during the public school spring break with Earth Rocks! — a week-long festival of hands-on exploration and discovery at the Brooklyn Children's Museum.   READ MORE

Kids Week: Earth Month Native Planting Party in Captain Tilly Park

Jamaica, Queens – FREE
Monday, April 14, 2025
Celebrate Earth month with the Urban Park Rangers in a service-oriented event focused on native wildflower planting and its benefits to park ecosystems. Kids learn about the important role wildflowers play in supporting local wildlife and promoting ecosystem health, while contributing to the beautification of the park.    READ MORE

Kids Week: Native Planting Party at Pelham Bay Nature Center

Pelham, the Bronx – FREE
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Celebrate Earth month while discussing pollinators and plants, and take home a planted seed to start your own native plant garden. READ MORE

Earth Day 2025 in Union Square

Union Square – FREE
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Union Square's annual Earth Day New York event is a fantastic way to connect to environmental campaigns, green lifestyle products, and interesting people doing great green work!   READ MORE

Mother Earth Speaks To Her Friends at Galli Theater

Tribeca
Saturday, April 19, 2025
The earth is full of garbage, but Herbie and Dorofee, the two heroes of this story, learn how to reduce waste, where the garbage belongs, and how to recycle. At the end of the play, the children in the audience come on stage to help sort the garbage.   READ MORE

Earth Day on Governors Island

Governors Island – FREE
Saturday, April 19, 2025
Back for its fourth year, this free, day-long cel­e­bra­tion of all things eco­log­i­cal fea­tures envi­ron­men­tal edu­ca­tion activ­i­ties for all ages, including eco­log­i­cal stew­ard­ship, walk­ing tours, an Island-wide scav­enger hunt, seed­ball work­shops, a tree stamp­ing art activ­i­ty, cli­mate tech demos, DJ sets, com­mu­ni­ty sci­ence exhibits, and more.   READ MORE

Harlem Grown's Earth Day Celebration

Harlem – FREE
Saturday, April 19, 2025
Celebrate the resilience of our planet and learn how to live more sustainably. Stop by for food tastings, music, dance, movement, and more. READ MORE

Earth Month Convergence at Socrates Sculpture Park

Long Island City, Queens – FREE
Saturdays April 19 and 26, 2025
Celebrate Earth Day at Socrates with free, family-friendly, hands-on activities. READ MORE

Earth Day in Prospect Park

Prospect Park, Brooklyn – FREE
Sunday, April 20, 2025
The Prospect Park Alliance hosts family-friendly nature activities at the Audubon Center to celebrate Earth Day. READ MORE

Earth Day Weekend at Wave Hill

Riverdale, the Bronx
Friday, April 25-Sunday, April 27, 2025
Reflect on the beauty and resiliency of nature during a wellness walk, Winter Workspace open studios, or at the Alpine House open house. For hands-on activities, don’t miss the family art project, scavenger and decomposer petting zoo, mushroom cultivation workshop, and the Woodland Community Volunteer Workday. READ MORE

Car-Free Earth Day

Citywide – FREE
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Open Streets: Car-Free Earth Day is an annual car-free event hosted by NYC DOT. Programming is presented at signature locations citywide to promote activism and education surrounding climate change, sustainability, and other relevant topics. READ MORE

Downtown Brooklyn Car-Free Earth Day at Albee Square

Downtown Brooklyn – FREE
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Earth-friendly fun is guaranteed at Albee Square Plaza and Albee Square West, which is closed to traffic all day. Bring your bikes, roller skates, and beach chairs to enjoy a car-free street. READ MORE

Broadway Celebrates Earth Day 2025

Midtown West – FREE
Saturday, April 26, 2025
The Broadway Celebrates Earth Day concert returns for the fourth year, serving as a marquee event for the NYC Department of Transportation’s city-wide Car-Free Earth Day and featuring live performances from Broadway stars, including hosts Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley (Stars in the House), Tony Award winner Shaina Taub (Suffs), Tony Award nominee Stark Sands (Kinky Boots), and Grammy nominee Merle Dandridge (Hadestown). READ MORE

Climate Arts Festival at the Queens Botanical Garden

Flushing, Queens
Saturday, April 26, 2025
The Queens Botanical Garden celebrates Earth Day with fun, hands-on activities, art exhibits, music, interactive performances, tours, demonstrations, and more! While you're there, be sure to check out the sustainable vendor fair and support local businesses. READ MORE

Earth Day Festival on Randall's Island

Randall's Island – FREE
Saturday, April 26, 2025
RIPA’s Earth Day Festival ushers in the warmer months, celebrates the earth, and gives visitors the opportunity to appreciate the park’s spring beauty—especially the cherry blossoms. READ MORE

Earth Day in Carl Schurz Park

Upper East Side – FREE
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Carl Schurz showcases its work to create a more diverse, resilient, and healthy park ecosystem. Visit seven topical panels throughout the park, talk with experts about birds, bees, butterflies, fungi, and oysters, and don't miss the Earth Day-themed children's arts and crafts activities and interactive puppet show.  READ MORE

Earth Day: STEAM Dream in Battery Park City

Battery Park City – FREE
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Kids are invited to pick up STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) at this special Earth month-themed, open-air fair featuring a variety of engaging activities and a pop-up lab with the BioBus to help students discover, explore, and pursue science.  READ MORE

Earth Day Celebration In Brooklyn Bridge Park

Dumbo, Brooklyn – FREE
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Celebrate planet Earth with fun and educational activities, led by community partners and the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy’s Environmental Education Center.  READ MORE

Earth Day Festival in Fort Greene Park

Fort Greene, Brooklyn – FREE
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Fort Greene Park's Earth Day Festival 2025 features family-friendly activity stations and sustainable swaps.  READ MORE

Bronx River Open House and Earth Day Celebration in Starlight Park

Crotona Park, the Bronx – FREE
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Earth Week celebrations include free canoeing on the Bronx River, giveaways, prizes, kid-friendly educational and art activities, and more.  READ MORE

Puppet-Palooza and Earth Day at CMOM

Upper West Side
Sunday, April 27-Wednesday, April 30, 2025
CMOM's month-long celebration of Puppet-Palooza concludes with an exploration of Chinese shadow puppetry, marionettes, and Earth Day-inspired animal puppets. READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

Van Cortlandt Park - E. 233rd Street Bocce Courts
Brooklyn Children's Museum
Pelham Bay Nature Center (in Pelham Bay Park)
Harlem Grown's 134th Street Farm
Prospect Park Audubon Center
Wave Hill Garden and Cultural Center
Multiple locations around NYC
Battery Park City - Rockefeller Basketball Court
Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park
Bronx River House in Starlight Park

About the Author

Drew Kristofik
Drew Kristofik’s career took a twist from editing teen magazines to a seven-year stint at MacNeil/Lehrer, followed by a long run at Nickelodeon/Viacom as Director of Content for Nick Online and Editor-in-Chief of ParentsConnect.com. A founding member of the Webby Award-winning GoCityKids, she’s written for Family Fun, Vanity Fair, and New York. Her middle school novel, The Time Boat, is available on Amazon Kindle. Drew keeps the MommyPoppins New York Events calendar spot-on and can be reached at events@mommypoppins.com.
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