Our list of 21 fun things to do with kids in Rockland County, NY, this April includes Mickey’s Music Festival, the beginning of street fair season in Nyack and Suffern, and Earth Day events in Bear Mountain, Blauvelt, Congers, Cornwall, Haverstraw, Montebello, Nanuet, New City, Nyack, Pearl River, Pomona, Spring Valley, and Stony Point.
Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival
IZOD Center, East Rutherford, NJ
April 14
Kids will swoon over the characters and parents will groove to the tunes when Mickey Mouse rocks the stage with a few dozen close friends, including the stars from The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and Toy Story, in Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival. Disney songs are remixed to the sounds of hip-hop, pop, swing, reggae, rock, and country in this jam session that invites the audience to dance, sing, play air-guitar, and laugh along.
Discovery Quests Season Opening
Hudson Highlands Nature Museum Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall
April 14
Families are invited to learn about nature in a fun and interactive way when the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum hosts its first Discovery Quest of the season. Participants receive a guidebook, which sends them searching for clues along the nature center’s trails. Paths range from casual to challenging.
Nyack and Suffern Street Fairs
April means warm weather, spring flowers, and the start of street fair season. Don’t miss these kickoff events:
This village’s famous street fairs return April 14 with kids’ rides, games, live music, and more than 200 vendors offering crafts, jewelry, art, photography, collectibles, antiques, unique gifts, and more. 10am. Main Street and Broadway.
Shop for funky finds, cool crafts, antiques, collectibles, and more when Suffern hosts its first street fair on April 28. 10am.
Superhero Pizza Party
New Jersey Children’s Museum, Paramus, NJ
April 19
Little superheroes can meet their favorite big superheroes—including the Man of Steel, the Caped Crusader, the Web Slinger, and more—at New Jersey Children’s Museum’s Superhero Pizza Party. Kids and their parents can also have dinner and dance to music by DJ Polka Dot. Ticket price includes two slices of pizza, beverages, snacks, dessert, entertainment, and playtime in the museum. Reservations are required.
Celebrate Earth Day
Across Rockland and Bergen Counties
Throughout April
Check our roundup of 14 Earth Day events in Rockland/Bergen for details on community cleanups, zoo festivals, and nature center celebrations from Blauvelt to Nyack to Stony Point.
Reading Education Assistance Dogs Training Session
Tolstoy Foundation, Valley Cottage
April 20
Hudson Valley Visiting Pets will host a Reading Education Assistance Dogs training session this month. Despite its name, the R.E.A.D. program accepts all kinds of animals, including cats, birds, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, and even horses, as reading companions for children. The international program has proven to help children build better literacy skills by reading out loud to these trained pets. This training session is for humans only (pet training is done separately), and it is open to pet owners as well as educators and librarians who want to learn more about the program. Teens may take the course with a parent/guardian. Registration is required by April 6; download the registration form at hudsonvalleyvisitingpets.com.
Autism Awareness Day
Bergen County Zoo, Paramus, NJ
April 28
Families affected by autism are invited to enjoy the Bergen County Zoo and learn about some of the many groups that provide autism services in the Bergen County area at Autism Awareness Day. This special event features free zoo admission, live animal demonstrations, free tours, crafts, and free train rides.
More Fun
Catch a minor league baseball game nearby
For more fun and low-cost family activities in Rockland and the NYC area, search our full calendar of events
