Fun Pet Events and Pet Friendly Activities in Queens

Animal events in NYC

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Friday May 3, 2024

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5 – 8 pm

Pajama Storytime

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Books & Readings
Family

Queens ZooCorona

Saturday May 4

Chacoan Peccary

9:30 – 11 am

Junior Keepers at the Queens Zoo

Ages: 5 – 8
Animals
Cultural
Family

Queens ZooCorona

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10 am – 3 pm

Scout Day at the Bronx Zoo

Ages: 3 and up
Animals
Craft & DIY
Family

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Noon – 5 pm

Woofstock: Badass Spring Fest 2024

Canal BarBrooklyn

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2 – 4 pm

May the Fourth at the New York Aquarium

Ages: 5 – 8
Animals
Family
Outdoors

New York AquariumBrooklyn

3 – 7:30 pm

The 150th Kentucky Derby!

Pete’s Candy StoreBrooklyn

Monday May 6

5 – 7 pm

Pet Gala

Bust of Sylvette Plaza

Tuesday May 7

7:30 – 9 pm

Community Science: Horseshoe Crab Monitoring

Conference House ParkStaten Island

Friday May 10

BayShore UBTBark Contest

8 am – 5 pm

Dog Singing Auditions

Saturday May 11

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9 – 10:30 am

Zookeeping 101: Teen Series at the Central Park Zoo

Ages: 13 and up
Animals
Environment
Family

Central Park ZooUpper East Side

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11 am – 4 pm

Sheep Shearing Festival

Queens County Farm MuseumGlen Oaks

Sunday May 12

9 – 10:30 am

Birding: Warbler Watch

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Environment
Family

Clove Lakes ParkStaten Island

Saturday May 18

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9:30 am – noon

Junior Keepers at the Bronx Zoo

Ages: 5 – 12
Animals
Family
Outdoors

11 am – noon

Doggie Day Hike

LaTourette Park & Golf CourseStaten Island

Sunday May 19

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9:30 – 11 am

Little Explorers at the Queens Zoo

Ages: 5 – 8
Animals
Family
Outdoors

Queens ZooCorona

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