Things To Do This Weekend in Staten Island

Things To Do This Weekend in Staten Island

There are so many amazing activities happening for families every weekend in Staten Island, and a whole bunch of events just waiting to be added to your family fun list! The next few days are packed with exciting, family-friendly happenings, so make your plans now. Take a look at our list of fantastic events going on this weekend!

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Choose Your Own Adventure! Storytelling Hour

Do you love reading “choose your own adventure” books? Have a knack for creative, funny, or even dramatic stories? Craft a unique story based off of a prompt, with each person adding another sentence as you go around. As the story grows from a single sentence, you’ll get to decide the direction it goes in. From romance to sci-fi to horror, there’s no limit to what you can create!
Friday, February 27, 3 pm – 4:30 pm
St. George Library Center, 5 Central Avenue

Metaverse Scavenger Hunt

Join the Urban Park Rangers for a nature scavenger hunt inspired by the popular mobile game application “Pokemon Go”. Meet the rodents, insects, birds, reptiles and other elements of nature that inspired the designs of these world renowned fictional creatures. See how many of these can be found where the metaverse meets the natural world.
Saturday, February 28, 11 am – 12 pm
Bloomingdale Park, Ramona and Lenevar Avenues

Maple Syrup Saturdays 2026

Learn the process of making maple syrup from tap to table! Hike up to 1-mile to reach the maple trees to demonstrate tapping and to collect sap; followed by an indoor presentation.
Saturdays, 1 – 3 pm through Feb. 28
Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, 2351 Veterans Rd. West

Outdoor Skills: Land Navigation Skills

Join the Urban Park Rangers as they use sticks to find north in the woods. Learn to navigate without a compass and learn to save yourself in a survival situation by finding North, South, East, and West.
Sunday, March 1, 11 am – 12 pm
Willowbrook Park, Richmond Avenue, Victory Boulevard, Ashworth Avenue, and Forest Hill Road

Purim Carnival

The indoor festival will feature activities for kids of all ages, including a bouncy house and other fun inflatables, carnival games, crafts, hamantaschen baking, balloon art, face painting, and giveaways. The theme for this year’s costume carnival is “Community Heroes,” and families are encouraged to wear costumes celebrating heroes in our community. Food will be available for purchase.
Sunday, March 1, 11 am – 1:30 pm
Joan & Alan Bernikow JCC, 1466 Manor Rd.

Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade

The 62nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade is set to kick off on Forest Ave. and Hart Blvd, traveling up Forest Ave. to Jewett Ave. Wear something green to show your Irish pride and enjoy performances by pipe bands, local schools, and more.
Sunday, March 1, 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Forest Avenue St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Hart Boulevard

Irish Step Dancing with Dawn Daniels

Enjoy a rhythmic hard-shoe reel and a soft-shoe jig performed by the former winner of the North American Irish Step Dance Championship, Dawn Daniels. At this interactive workshop, visitors will learn what makes Irish step dancing a unique form of dance; see costumes and musical instruments; hear a little bit of history; and have fun learning to dance with Irish music!
Sunday, March 1, 4 pm – 4:45 pm
Staten Island Children’s Museum, 1000 Richmond Terr.

Plan Your Family Weekend!