The Best Local Community Events in NYC

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Wednesday March 4, 2026

10 am – 5 pm

Purim Discovery Room

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Community

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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2 – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Thursday March 5

Little girl wearing a neon green helmet, black dress, and yellow tights, holding on to a skate assist on a roller rink

2 – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Friday March 6

Little girl wearing a neon green helmet, black dress, and yellow tights, holding on to a skate assist on a roller rink

2 – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

5 – 6 pm

Crafts and Classics Club

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Books & Readings

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

Saturday March 7

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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All day

Nouveau Cirque Mondial

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Comedy

Under the Big Top at the State Island MallStaten Island

Little girl wearing a neon green helmet, black dress, and yellow tights, holding on to a skate assist on a roller rink

10 am – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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10 – 11:30 am

Suzi Shelton & Benjamin’s Album Release Party for Families

Ages: 8 and under
Community
Music

ShapeShifter LabNYC

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3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

Sunday March 8

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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All day

Nouveau Cirque Mondial

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Comedy

Under the Big Top at the State Island MallStaten Island

Little girl wearing a neon green helmet, black dress, and yellow tights, holding on to a skate assist on a roller rink

10 am – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

11 am – 1 pm

Enchanted Winter Princess Party

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Food & Drink

The Roslyn, Tapestry Collection by HiltonRoslyn

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2 – 4 pm

Family Purim Celebration with ABCirque: Cirque du Purim

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Dance

Crown Hill TheatreBrooklyn

2 – 3:30 pm

Mindful Kids Series – with Author Nicole Savanna Johnson

New York Insight Meditation CenterChelsea

Monday March 9

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All day

Nouveau Cirque Mondial

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Comedy

Under the Big Top at the State Island MallStaten Island

Tuesday March 10

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All day

Nouveau Cirque Mondial

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Comedy

Under the Big Top at the State Island MallStaten Island

Wednesday March 11

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All day

Nouveau Cirque Mondial

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Comedy

Under the Big Top at the State Island MallStaten Island

Little girl wearing a neon green helmet, black dress, and yellow tights, holding on to a skate assist on a roller rink

2 – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Thursday March 12

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All day

Nouveau Cirque Mondial

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Comedy

Under the Big Top at the State Island MallStaten Island

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Noon – 7 pm

Blooming Wonders: A Celebration of Spring

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

ARTECHOUSE NYCManhattan

Little girl wearing a neon green helmet, black dress, and yellow tights, holding on to a skate assist on a roller rink

2 – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Friday March 13

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All day

Nouveau Cirque Mondial

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Comedy

Under the Big Top at the State Island MallStaten Island

18 BLOOMING WONDERS. Photo by ATH Studio

Noon – 7 pm

Blooming Wonders: A Celebration of Spring

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

ARTECHOUSE NYCManhattan

Little girl wearing a neon green helmet, black dress, and yellow tights, holding on to a skate assist on a roller rink

2 – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

5 – 6 pm

Crafts and Classics Club

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Books & Readings

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

Saturday March 14

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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All day

Nouveau Cirque Mondial

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Comedy

Under the Big Top at the State Island MallStaten Island

Little girl wearing a neon green helmet, black dress, and yellow tights, holding on to a skate assist on a roller rink

10 am – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

18 BLOOMING WONDERS. Photo by ATH Studio

Noon – 7 pm

Blooming Wonders: A Celebration of Spring

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

ARTECHOUSE NYCManhattan

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Noon – 2 pm

Family STEAM Workshop: Building the City with The GIANT Room

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community

Museum of the City of New YorkEast Harlem

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