Mother's Day
Show your mom just how much you care by taking her for a special Mother's Day outing in Parks. With music, flowers, and more, this will be a day for the whole family to enjoy!
Mother's Day Events
Friday, May 2, 2025
Pre-Mother's Day Celebration
at Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center (in Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center), Brooklyn 

5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Join us for a Mother’s Day celebration to honor all the amazing mothers in the community at Von King Cultural Arts Center with performances and words!
Free!
Friday, May 9, 2025
Mother's Day Hat Show
at Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center (in Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center), Brooklyn 

2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Celebrate Mother’s Day in style at Von King with a one-of-a-kind Hat Show honoring the incredible mothers in our community!
Free!
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Mommy and me paint event
at Hamilton Fish Recreation Center (in Hamilton Fish Recreation Center), Manhattan 

12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Celebrate Mother's day with a relaxing painting event.
Free!
Sunday, May 11, 2025
Mother Earth Cleanup and Nature Exploration
at Beach 54th and Almeda Avenue (in Rockaway Community Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Celebrate Mother's Day and honor Mother Earth by collecting the trash washing up on the shores of Jamaica Bay as you learn about the park’s ecosystem and natural world.
Free!
Insect Exploration: The Motherly Instincts of Insects
at Hoyt Avenue North and 19th Street (in Astoria Park)
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Celebrate this year’s Mother’s Day by learning about some of the most doting mothers of the insect world! Rangers will highlight a variety of insect species found in NYC Parks
Free!