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.

Reel Wild Film Festival

  • Saturday, April 5 throughout the day
  • AMC Lincoln Square 13, Manhattan
  • More information here

An inaugural event from the Wildlife Conservation Society, Oscar-nominated documentaries and Emmy-winning television programs will be shown from the morning through the evening Saturday, all focused on different animals and conservation efforts.

Screenings will also include Q&A sessions with the filmmakers and conservationists. Read more here.

Smorgasburg

  • Returning weekly through October
  • Saturdays at Marsha P. Johnson State Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
  • Sundays at Prospect Park, Brooklyn
  • More information here

Returning for its 15th year, Smorgasburg — an outdoor food bazaar with more than 70 vendors — is back for the season.

Offerings include tacos, cheesesteak, barbecue, fish and chips, dumplings, coffee, snacks, desserts and more. For a full list of vendors, check here.

EarthFest at AMNH

  • Saturday, April 5 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan
  • Ticket information here

EarthFest is a day of activities at the American Museum of Natural History's Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, including an oyster tank, storytime, craft stations and a deep dive on what makes a monster.

One of the event's main highlights is the identification stations, where New Yorkers can bring in any interesting objects they've found for identification by scientists in an "Antiques Roadshow"-style activity.

Items that have been ID'd before include a 3,000-year-old hand axe found in a Staten Island backyard and a 72 million-year-old shark tooth.

Big Umbrella Festival

  • Open through April 20
  • Lincoln Center, Manhattan
  • More information here

A two-and-a-half week-long festival created specifically for a neurodiverse audience of all ages, companies from across the world come together to provide a variety of sensory-friendly entertainment, including music, theater, dance and comedy.

For more, Rebecca Podsednik, director of programming at Lincoln Center, joined NY1 to discuss the event.

'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."

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.

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)

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.

Luna Park 

  • Open for the season
  • 1000 Surf Ave., Brooklyn
  • Ticket information here

At the largest amusement park in the city, returning visitors may notice some new arcade games and renovated retail outlets.

For now, the park is only open on weekends, but it will be open daily for the week of spring break in April.

After Memorial Day, the park will be open every day.

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 features 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.