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Visible Communication: Works from the Baruch College Art Collection

Ages: All
Art
Caribbean

Mishkin GalleryGramercy

Manhattan CELEBRATE EID-AL-FITR

Celebrate Eid al-Fitr

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

Saturday Family Storytime: Women’s History Month

Ages: 4 and under
Books & Readings
Free

Yorkville LibraryManhattan

2025 Lindenhurst St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Firemans Memorial ParkRidge, NY

Bayside St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Ages: All
Dance
Festivals

Bayside St. Patrick’s Day ParadeBayside

Montauk St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Montauk St. Patrick’s Day ParadeMontauk

Stories in Stone: Celebrating Women’s History

Ages: 5 and up
History & Culture
Outdoors

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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Eldridge Arts & Learning: Stained Glass

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Craft & DIY

Museum at Eldridge StreetLower East Side

Greek Independence Day Parade

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Greek Independence Day ParadeManhattan

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Cross Stitch Circle

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

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Celebrate Eid Around the World

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Doll Tea Party at the Museum

Doll Tea Party at the Museum

Ages: 5 – 8
History & Culture

Northport Historical Society and MuseumNorthport

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Kings Theatre Historic Tour

Kings TheatreBrooklyn

New York City Tartan Day Parade

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

New York City Tartan WeekManhattan

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Celebrate Eliza Jumel’s 250th Birthday at the Morris-Jumel Mansion

Morris-Jumel MansionWashington Heights

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Peking Acrobats

Lehman Center for the Performing ArtsKingsbridge Heights

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Reading into History

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Books & Readings

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

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Annual Community Pysanky –Ukrainian Easter Egg Decorating

Ages: 9 and up
Craft & DIY
Easter

Ukrainian national homeny

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Earth Rocks!

Ages: 12 and under
Animals
Art

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Haitian Folkloric Dance for Kids

Ages: 5 – 8
Caribbean
Classes

flatbush libraryBrooklyn

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Walking Tour: “All-of-a-Kind Family”

Ages: 5 and up
Books & Readings
Community

Museum at Eldridge StreetLower East Side

Farmhouse Family Day: Waking Up the Farm

Ages: All
Art
Caribbean

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

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Celebrate Bengali New Year

Queens CenterQueens

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All day

“Candida Alvarez: Circle, Point, Hoop” Exhibition Opening

El Museo del BarrioManhattan

Kid’s Holi – Aarti and Celebration

The Broome Street Ganesha TempleManhattan

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ACCESS JRM: Sensory-friendly hours at the Jackie Robinson Museum

Jackie Robinson MuseumTribeca

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All Paws on Deck

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Art

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Celebrate and Dance: Tinikling

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Dance

King Manor MuseumJamaica

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Greek Jewish Festival

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Dance

Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and MuseumManhattan

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Party on Wheels

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

New York Transit MuseumBrooklyn

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Fire Island Sand Castle Competition

Ages: 5 and up
Festivals
Free

Beach at Robins RestRobins Rest

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