Your Awesome Westchester Weekend: April 21-23
Your awesome Westchester weekend is here and it’s packed with Earth Day events! You’ll also find community story-times, art events, music, and more! Have the best weekend.
Friday, April 21st from 9:30am-10:30am
Creative Community Fridays: Stroller Tour
Parents and guardians with babies 0-18 months can attend this interactive tour as they stroll through the galleries. Katonah Museum of Art, 134 Jay Street, Katonah, NY 10536.
Friday, April 21st from 10:30am-11:30am
Creative Communities: Artful Families
Kick off your day with your kids (ages 2-5 years old) with stories, artmaking, and gallery experiences. Katonah Museum of Art, 134 Jay Street
Katonah, NY 10536
Friday, April 21st-May 7th, various times
Amazing Butterflies
Want to learn more about butterflies? You and your kids can do that right in Westchester at the new Amazing Butterflies Exhibit at Lasdon Park. Open from now until May 7th, the immersive and exciting new exhibit is produced by Minotaur Mazes of Seattle and based on an exhibition created for the Natural History Museum in London. The exhibit features scientific input and interpretation where families are invited to shrink down to the undergrowth and learn more about the life cycle of a butterfly in an interactive maze. Families start as a caterpillar as they make their way to a secret world with grass and leaves towering over your head. Through this journey, families will learn more about the relationship between caterpillars, butterflies, and the natural surroundings. Lasdon Park, 2610 Route 35, Katonah, NY 10536.
Saturday, April 22nd from 8:30am-9:30pm
Earth Day Birding
Celebrate Earth Day at the Sheldrake with expert birder Doug Bloom. Families will learn how to identify birds by sights and sounds as well as their migration habits and habitats. Free, registration is required. Sheldrake, 685 Weaver St, Larchmont, NY 10538
Saturday, April 22nd from 9:30am-10:45pm
Shabbat Tots in Nature: Earth Day
Families can enjoy a Shabbat nature walk and snack at Rye Marshlands Conservancy. This event is geared toward children younger than five (with their families). $18 per family. JCC, 999 Wilmot Rd, Scarsdale, NY 10583
Saturday, April 22nd from 10:00am-2:00pm
Westchester Parks Foundation to Host ‘Pitch in for Parks’
Westchester Parks Foundation is getting ready for its largest volunteer event of the year with its annual Pitch in for Parks community cleanup program. The weeklong event will kick off on Monday, April 17, culminating on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22 with over 1000 volunteers bringing the national spotlight on environmental causes. The annual event, held in partnership with the Westchester County Parks Department, will take place throughout Westchester in celebration of Earth Week. Some projects include trash clean up, clearing trails and shorelines, restoring wildlife habitats, removing invasive vines from trees, painting, raking, and preparing and planting flower beds. Earth Day events will be held at Glen Island Park, New Rochelle; Tibbetts Brook Park, Yonkers; Bronx River Reservation at Westchester County Center, White Plains; and Blue Mountain Reservation in Peekskill. Pre-registration is required to participate. All tools will be provided, and volunteers should wear clothes that can get dirty and closed toe shoes. Various locations.
Saturday, April 22nd from 10:00am-3:00pm
Earth Day Celebration
Kids of all ages and their families can come together for an Earth Day Celebration at Rockefeller State Park Preserve. The event includes animal ambassadors, plant seeds to take home, and a live birds of prey demonstration with hawks, falcons, and owls. Rockefeller State Park Preserve, 125 Phelps Way Pleasantville, NY 10570.
Saturday, April 22nd from 10:00am-5:00pm
Green Ossining Earth Day Festival
Celebrate Mother Earth at one of the biggest Earth Day festivals in the County. Held on April 22nd, this zero-waste festival includes local vendors, activities, music, and a children’s march that kicks off the festival at 9:30am. Ossining Waterfront, 25 Westerly Rd, Ossining, NY 10562.
Saturday, April 22nd from 10:30am-4:00pm
Hoops for Gabby
Visit the Boys and Girls Club of New Rochelle for a basketball tournament, bake sale, and Earth Day celebration. Kids will have the chance to plant a flower, face painting, dancing, and more. The Boys and Girls Club of New Rochelle, 79 7th St, New Rochelle, NY 10801.
Saturday, April 22nd from 10:30am, 12:30pm, and 2:30pm
Earth Day Storytime
Join the Westchester Children’s Museum for storytime about Earth Day. Included with museum admission. Westchester Children’s Museum,
Saturday, April 22nd and Sunday, April 23rd from 1:00pm-3:00pm
Earth Day Storytelling Event
Enjoy a community storytelling event where participants can share a five-minute story (or less) about water, nature, or climate change. This can be a poem, short story, song, fiction, etc. and also includes digital participation if you can’t make it in person. Sarah Lawrence College Center for the Urban River, Beczak 35 Alexander Street Yonkers, NY 10701.
Saturday, April 22nd at 2:00pm
Music of Bob Marley for Kids + More
Enjoy the music of Bob Marley with your kids at the iconic Garcia’s at The Capitol Theatre. $17.50 advance tickets and $20.00 day of the show. Garcia’s at The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY.
Saturday, April 22nd from 2:00pm-3:00pm
Teen STEM Challenge: Giant Bubbles
Teens will have a blast, learning how to make giant bubbles. Rye Reading Room, 1061 Boston Post Rd, Rye, NY 10580
Saturday, April 22nd from 2:00pm-3:00pm
Earth Day Sunprints
Celebrate Earth Day by making sunprints using objects from nature! Sunprints are exciting images based on the cyanotype process, which is one of the earliest printing processes. In this workshop, participants will use plants, florals, leaves and other objects to create their own cyanotypes, experimenting with the process in a variety of ways to produce beautifully blue and unique prints through exposure to sunlight. Participants are encouraged to bring objects or pressed plants with interesting silhouettes from home to use in their compositions. $35 per person and $32 for members. Pelham Art Center, 155 Fifth Avenue, Pelham, NY 10803.
Saturday, April 22nd from 4:00pm-5:00pm
The Rock ‘N’ Rollers
Enjoy an inspirational rock band made up of six young adults at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center. The concert is for people of all ages and features classic and contemporary rock music. Adults are $15 per person and kids are $10 per person. Chappaqua Performing Arts Center, 480 Bedford Road, Chappaqua, NY 10514.
Saturday, April 22nd from 7:00pm-10:00pm
Highland Lights
Join the Processional Arts Workshop and Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival for the second annual Highland Lights, a community celebration of art and nature on Earth Day. The event will feature a spectacular outdoor procession of lights and community-built lanterns, coupled with storytelling and refreshments. 2015 Route 9, Garrison, NY 10524.
Sunday, April 23rd from 12:00pm
Town of Mamaroneck 5K Run & Lil’ Bunny Hop
Enjoy the beautiful spring weather with this 5K and mini bunny hop for ages 12 and under (one mile). 4 Baldwin Ave, Larchmont, NY
Sunday, April 23rd from 12:00pm-4:00pm
Earth Day Mount Kisco
Enjoy a community-wide Earth Day celebration in Mount Kisco. Held at Mount Kisco Village Hall, the event will include music, raffles, kids’ activities, nature walks, and more.
