New York City is a multicultural hub with dozens of museums, hundreds of parks and millions of people. The number of potential things to see and do can feel overwhelming, but NY1 has you covered with some of the highlights taking place this weekend across the five boroughs.

Luna Park Reopens    

  • Saturday, March 30 at noon
  • 1000 Surf Ave., Brooklyn
  • Ticket information here

A traditional egg cream christening at the Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster will mark the start of Luna Park's 2025 season on Saturday.

For the Cyclone's 98th birthday, the first 98 people on the roller coaster will ride for free and receive an egg cream treat.

Tulip Day

  • Saturday, March 30 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Union Square, Manhattan
  • More information here

More than 170,000 tulips will fill Union Square in Manhattan for Tulip Day on Sunday.

While the tickets allowing visitors to pick a bouquet of 10 flowers may have sold out, passersby can still appreciate the variety of colors and tulip types on display.

The tulips were all grown in the U.S. from bulbs originating in Europe.

INTER NYC

  • Open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends
  • 415 Broadway, Manhattan
  • Ticket information here

A series of 10 immersive exhibits brings visitors on a cosmic adventure through outer space.

Each space has a different activity, from stepping inside a black hole or bouncing through a swirling vortex to exploring a volcanic planet.

Read more here.

Fifth Avenue Walking Tours

  • Five Saturdays in spring: March 29, April 12 and 26, May 10 and 24
  • Starts at New York Public Library, Manhattan
  • Ticket information here

Run by New York Historical Tours, in collaboration with the Fifth Avenue Association, organizers say these 90-minute walking tours allow participants to "step back in time to New York’s glittering Gilded Age."

Tour guides will reveal how the once-residential street became an iconic address, with details on the architecture of surviving mansions and stories about the powerful families who lived in them.

Starting at the New York Public Library, the experience passes by spots including Saks Fifth Avenue, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Cartier Mansion and The Plaza Hotel.

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

  • Open through March 30
  • Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan
  • Ticket information here

This weekend is the last chance to go ice skating at The Rink at Rockefeller Center until the holidays. Saturday will be warmer, but there are rain chances Sunday.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden 'loved.' Sound Exhibit

  • Playing hourly from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through March 30
  • Brooklyn Botanic Garden
  • Ticket information here

A special audio composition lasting five minutes and 31 seconds plays hourly during the day at the cherry esplanade in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

The sounds of seven vibraphones, put together by local composer Michael Gordon, are meant to honor loved ones lost during the pandemic as the city marks five years since it began.

On March 22 from noon to 4 p.m., a 42-piece ensemble will be in the park to play the sounds live on the hour.

Fashioning Wonder: A Cabinet of Curiosities

  • Open through April 20
  • The Museum at FIT, Manhattan
  • Free and open to the public

Nearly 200 garments and accessories are on display at the Fashion Institute of Technology's museum in Chelsea.

Many are being showcased for the first time from the museum's permanent collection, selected for their "rarity, beauty, or originality."

Learn more here.

'The Gates' Augmented Reality Experience

  • Active until April 16
  • Central Park, Manhattan
  • Free and open to the public

It's been 20 years since "The Gates," 16-foot-tall archways draped with orange fabric, were installed in Central Park for 16 days in February 2005.

As part of the anniversary, the Bloomberg Connects app now allows visitors to experience "The Gates" yet again. Read more about it here.

Additionally, The Shed in Hudson Yards is reflecting back on the art project with an exhibit featuring drawings done by Christo, one of the artists behind "The Gates."

NYBG Orchid Show

  • Open from Feb. 15 to April 27
  • New York Botanical Garden, the Bronx
  • Ticket information here

New Yorkers are invited to experience all things orchid at the New York Botanical Garden's 22nd edition of its annual orchid show.

This year's theme is "Mexican Modernism," with the orchids displayed in "settings inspired by the bold, multicolored designs of architect Luis Barragán."

The exhibit will also be open on select nights for dance parties. More information here.

'Wish You Were Here'

  • Open through May 17
  • Grolier Club (47 East 60th St., Second Floor), Manhattan
  • Plan your visit here

The Grolier Club, the nation's oldest and largest society for book lovers, known as bibliophiles, is hosting an exhibit featuring items documenting New York City's evolution from 1807 to 1940.

There are guidebooks, viewbooks, photobooks, maps and postcards, among other items, all from the collection of Mark Tomasko, who began gathering them in 1969. Learn more here.

Vintage Coney Island
(Courtesy of Mark D. Tomasko's collection)

New Exhibit on Intrepid's History

  • Now open permanently 
  • Intrepid Museum, Manhattan
  • Ticket information here

A fully intact World War II FG-1D Corsair fighter-bomber is the centerpiece of a new permanent exhibit at the Intrepid Museum.

The 10,500-square-foot space featuring never-before-seen artifacts takes visitors through the aircraft carrier's history during World War II, the Cold War, the Space Race and the Vietnam War.

Read more here.

A Century of 'The New Yorker'

  • Opened Feb. 22
  • New York Public Library, Manhattan
  • Free and open to the public

An exhibit at the New York Public Library is celebrating 100 years of "The New Yorker" magazine.

The display will feature cover art throughout the decades, documents from the publication's founding, historical photographs and rare manuscripts.

For more, Julie Carlsen, the exhibit's co-creator, joined NY1 to discuss how they put it together.