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20 Things To Do with Kids in NYC on Easter Sunday
On Easter Sunday, many New York City families enjoy a neighborhood Easter egg hunt or watch the wildly popular Easter Bonnet Parade and Festival. But there are plenty of other things to do in NYC on Easter Sunday.
Read on for 20 ways to spend Easter Sunday—which falls on Sunday, April 9, 2023—with kids in NYC. Find even more inspiration in our Family Activity Calendar or Guide to Spring Fun in New York City.
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1. Easter Bonnet Parade and Festival
Don your best hat and head to the Easter Bonnet Parade and Festival to marvel at the millinery. FREE
2. New York International Auto Show
Occupying more than four floors of displays, the 2023 New York International Auto Show showcases an impressive collection of nearly 1,000 vehicles from the world’s automakers featuring the newest vehicles and latest futuristic concept cars.
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Small Is Beautiful is the biggest international exhibition entirely devoted to mini art. Photo by Fever/Small is Beautiful
3. Small is Beautiful
Artists with big imaginations present more than 200 miniature artworks and photographs at the Small Is Beautiful: Miniature Art Exhibition.
4. Easter at CMOM
Craft your own pair of bunny ears, learn how to weave a basket, join an egg hunt, hear live music, and more during Easter at the Children's Museum of Manhattan.
5. Monet's Garden
Immerse yourself in the work of the impressionist master at Monet's Garden.
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Daffodil Hill at the NYBG is a springtime must-see. Photo by Jody Mercier
6. New York Botanical Garden
Visit the New York Botanical Garden, where you can visit Daffodil Hill, check out the Orchid Show, or explore the rest of the family-friendly fun therein.
7. Easter Cruise
For a truly special treat, set sail with the Easter Bunny, and enjoy an onboard Easter egg hunt.
8. Visit a Destination Playground
Spend the day exploring one of our favorite playgrounds.
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Easter egg hunts abound all weekend long, or you can host your own. Photo courtesy of Green Meadows Farm
9. Easter Egg Hunt
Gather up the kids and head to one of NYC's Easter egg hunts happening on Easter Sunday, like those at Green Meadows Farm.
10. Hide Your Own Eggs
Stage your own Easter egg hunt at home instead.
11. Macy's Flower Show
Stop and smell the flowers at Macy's annual ode to springtime, put on in partnership with Dior.
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The Easter Bunny hops into town for the Easter Bunny Hop. Photo courtesy of the event
12. Easter Bunny Hop
Get your groove on at The Easter Bunny Hop featuring an egg scavenger hunt, a sing-along, and after-show photos with the Easter Bunny.
13. Brooklyn Children's Museum
Head to the Brooklyn Children's Museum where kids can explore some of the museum's top exhibits including Totally Tots, World Brooklyn, Neighborhood Nature, and The Nest, or enjoy its special Earth Rocks spring break programming.
14. Cirque Mechanics: Zephyr
Clown around at the New Victory Theater where Cirque Mechanics takes the stage with Zephyr.
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Wave Hill's bucolic grounds make you forget you're in the city at all. Photo courtesy of Wave Hill
15. Wave Hill
Head to Riverdale to explore the beautiful Wave Hill. This 28-acre public garden offers spectacular views of the Hudson River and sprawling grassy lawns where guests are encouraged to play and relax. On Easter Sunday, join the Family Art Project: Rainbow Passage program, where kids use transparent materials to create bright window hangings.
16. Easter Kids Party
Hang with the Easter Bunny at the Easter Kids Party NYC in Astoria. This jam-packed event features a magic show, clowns, balloon sculpting, live DJ and dancing, surprise characters, and more.
17. Flip Circus
Flip Circus boasts world-class clowns, acrobats, jugglers, and daredevils—all displaying their talents in an intimate setting where no member of the audience is more than 50 feet from the ring.
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See a performance of "Wake Up, Daisy" at the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater. Photo by Sean Jamal
18. Puppet Show
Take in a classic fairytale with a twist and see Wake Up, Daisy! at the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater in Central Park.
19. Visit MoMA
Check out working film sets from the director's latest movie, at MoMA's Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio exhibition. Watch motion tests and time-lapse video installations that document the complex stop-motion process that brings the story’s characters to life.
20. Decorate Easter Eggs
Head to the Kids Paint Easter Egg-stravaganza event in Park Slope, where kids can decorate their own Easter eggs and pose for a photo with the Easter Bunny.
This post was originally published in April 2013, but it is updated annually.
