Celebrate Harry Potter’s Birthday in NYC and on Long Island

Celebrate the boy wizard's birthday with events across NYC and Long Island — Photo Courtesy of Harry Potter: The Exhibition

Celebrating Harry Potter’s Birthday in New York City and on Long Island

Muggles and wizards alike will celebrate the birthday of boy wizard, Harry Potter on July 31st. We’ve conjured up a list of local events in honor of “The Boy Who Lived”- check them out below!

New York City

Happee Birthdae, Harry
Harry Potter New York, 935 Broadway, Flatiron District
Wednesday, July 31, 9 am – 9 pm
All ages
Free admission

For Harry’s Birthday, the Harry Potter New York flagship store will be handing out free “Happee Birthdae Harry Cakes” to the first 100 guests that arrive. Visitors will also be able to purchase these at the Butterbeer Bar.

Harry Potter’s Birthday at Harry Potter: The Exhibition
Harry Potter Exhibition, 50 W 34th St., Midtown Manhattan
Wednesday, July 31, 11 am – 1 pm
All ages
$11 ticket special with code HPBDAY2024; free admission if your name is Harry

Harry Potter: The Exhibition in NYC is celebrating Harry Potter’s Birthday with a variety of birthday treats and specials. Visit between 11am-1pm for FREE ice cream, one-of-a-kind commemorative birthday buttons, and ticket giveaways & contests with Z100 host Crystal Garcia.

Craft Wednesday: Harry’s Birthday Party
Queens Public Library at Douglaston/Little Neck, 249-01 Northern Boulevard, Little Neck
Wednesday, July 31, 3:30 – 4:45 pm
Ages 11 and younger
Free

Celebrate the birthday of the “Boy Who Lived” with special birthday crafts. Represent your favorite character, house, or Harry Potter book in your very own magical way!

Harry Potter Bingo for Kids
Great Kills Library, 56 Giffords Lane, Great Kills
Wednesday, July 31, 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Ages 4 and older
Free

Celebrate Harry Potter’s birthday with a fun afternoon of BINGO with the opportunity to win prizes!

Long Island

Harry Potter Birthday Week Celebration
Walt Whitman Birthplace, 246 Old Walt Whitman Road, Huntington Station
July 28-Aug. 3, Daily, 11 am – 4 pm
All ages
$5

Celebrate Harry Potter’s birthday with an entire week of fun at the Birthplace! Visit for a specialized Harry Potter themed tour and test your knowledge of the book that kicked off the series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Participants will walk away with a certificate and their very own “chocolate frog” treat after completing the tour. There will be Harry Potter themed merch and Butterbeer for sale. Each day, participants will have to find the “Sorcerer’s Stone” in a different spot in the historic home where Walt was born as well as “Find Harry!”

Happy Birthday Harry Potter: Herbology Workshop
The Conklin Farmhouse and Barn, 2 High St., Huntington
Tuesday, July 30, 10 am
Ages 5-11
Free
Advanced registration required

Herbology is the study of magical and mundane plants and fungi, and was a required class taught at Hogwarts by Professor Sprout. Learn about how herbs similar to the ones in the wizarding world are used in our world, both in the past and the present!

Harry Potter Scavenger Hunt & Craft
The Whaling Museum & Education Center, 301 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor
July 30-Aug. 11, Tuesdays – Sundays, 11 am – 4 pm,
All ages
Included with admission of $6-$8

In honor of Harry’s birthday, muggles & wizards alike can enjoy a magical scavenger hunt throughout the museum’s galleries. Then design and decorate your very own wand craft to take home.

Happy Birthday Harry Potter!
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium, 1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor
Aug. 1- Aug. 4, Daily, 10 am – 6 pm
All ages
Included with admission of $7; $6 ages 65 and older; $5 ages 3-12.

Go on a scavenger hunt to find magical creatures. Choose a Hogwarts pet and craft a cat, rat, or toad.

Happy Birthday Harry Potter: Owl Workshop
The Conklin Farmhouse and Barn, 2 High St. Huntington
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 10 am
Ages 5-11
Free
Advanced registration required

We all know about the importance of owls as magical creatures delivering posts and parcels in the wizarding world. Harry’s owl Hedwig and Ron Weasley’s owl Pigwidgeon were great companions to our young wizards. Learn some interesting facts about the owls in our own world!

Psst…Kids’ Night on Broadway is Back This Summer! Find out how your kid can see “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” for free!

Explore MetroWest Boston

<h1>Turn Whining into Winning in MetroWest Boston</h1> From beer gardens to corn mazes, state parks to beautiful art, MetroWest Boston is a great destination for a weekend trip! Enjoy <a href="https://www.metrowestvisitors.org/get-outside/?imgoing-place=hopkinton-state-park-61a91acef30b531a665ab64d">Hopkinton State Park</a>&rsquo;s gorgeous foliage while kayaking on the lake or hiking, mountain biking, or snowshoeing on the amazing trails. In the evening, catch a play, musical, concert, art exhibition, dance performance, or immersive theatrical event at <a href="https://www.metrowestvisitors.org/culture/?imgoing-place=hopkinton-center-for-the-arts-63c03d7e0d792d753263b4d1">Hopkinton Center for the Arts</a>. Get a great night&rsquo;s sleep at one of the region&rsquo;s hotels, such as <a href="https://www.metrowestvisitors.org/where-to-stay/?imgoing-place=the-verve-hotel-boston-natick-tapestry-collection-by-hilton-61aa4790f30b531a666119e4">The VERVE</a>, with its fun and funky pop art d&eacute;cor, or <a href="https://www.metrowestvisitors.org/where-to-stay/?imgoing-place=aloft-framingham-6216279ccc891d1d0862c8c2">Aloft</a> with their pool tables and lobby games. In the morning, visit the <a href="https://www.metrowestvisitors.org/culture/?imgoing-place=danforth-art-school-61a8e11cf30b531a66592d90">Danforth Art Museum</a>, a jewel box housing 3,500+ artworks from three centuries, including groundbreaking sculptures depicting the African and African American experience by Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller. Cross the street to the <a href="https://www.metrowestvisitors.org/culture/?imgoing-place=framingham-history-center-61a8e11cf30b531a66592d92">Framingham History Center</a> to explore their new multilingual exhibit that traces the city&rsquo;s immigration story, from those fleeing the 1690s Salem Witch trials, to the Irish and Italian influx in the 1800-1900s, to the current migration of Brazilians. &ldquo;Framingham&rsquo;s Collective Journeys&rdquo; includes oral histories, interactives, and artifacts. No visit to Framingham is complete without stopping at legendary <a href="https://www.metrowestvisitors.org/eat/?imgoing-place=jacks-abby-craft-lagers-61a8e11cf30b531a66592da0">Jack&rsquo;s Abby Craft Lagers</a>, one of 17 breweries in MetroWest, where you can enjoy a flight with a schnitzel sandwich or their famous Framinghamburger. Afterwards, spend a few hours at <a href="https://www.metrowestvisitors.org/activities/?imgoing-place=level99-64a8389c51f92a351a6a3f06">Level99</a> testing each other with 50+ mental and physical escape rooms and challenges. The next day, tour the <a href="https://www.metrowestvisitors.org/where-to-stay/?imgoing-place=longfellows-wayside-inn-61aa7aa3f30b531a66621f57">Wayside Inn</a>. The oldest inn in America&rsquo;s 100-acre property includes the Old Barn, now a farm stand with displays of antique farming tools, the historic Grist Mill, and beautiful grounds containing the Longfellow Memorial Garden, the Redstone Schoolhouse from the poem &ldquo;Mary Had a Little Lamb&rdquo;, the Martha-Mary Chapel, and Josephine's Pond for fishing. Stay for a delicious gourmet meal in their historic dining room. Spend the afternoon at the <a href="https://www.metrowestvisitors.org/culture/?imgoing-place=american-heritage-museum-61a92852f30b531a665b17bf">American Heritage Museum</a>. Start your tour in the depths of a WWI trench listening to a nurse&rsquo;s first-hand account from the Western Front while bombs explode above you and the floor begins to shake. This extraordinary museum features one-of-a-kind historic aircraft, tanks, cars and rare relics from the Revolutionary War to today, in immersive exhibits and living history events. Afterwards, wander the charming shops and boutiques of downtown Hudson. <h3>MetroWest Boston offers these and many other attractions, activities and events for the whole family!</h3>

The School at the Mark Morris Dance Center

The School at the Mark Morris Dance Center offers year-round, community-based dance and music programming in a fully inclusive and nurturing environment, located in the heart of the Brooklyn Cultural District. The School&rsquo;s diverse and professional faculty provides progressive and non-competitive instruction with all of our classes accompanied by live music. Though we are a non-recital school, there are opportunities for students to perform and for parents to see their dancers in action.

This Is Cooperstown

Nicknamed America's hometown, Cooperstown has small-town charm and world-class attractions including the National Baseball Hall of Fame &amp; Museum, a must-see for fans of the game and the ultimate homage to America's Pastime. Discover fine, folk, and Native American art at Fenimore Art Museum, acclaimed and varied performances at the Glimmerglass Festival, craft beer at Brewery Ommegang and Red Shed Brewery, fresh cider from the Fly Creek Cider Mill, great restaurants, four-season events, and outdoor fun.