The Best Local Community Events in NYC

Community events in NYC

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Saturday Jan. 18, 2025

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Freedom Quilters of Gee’s Bend

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community

Wave HillThe Bronx

11 am – noon

Tot Shabbat!

Ages: All
Community

JCC – Chabad of West QueensLong Island City

Long Island Lunar New Year Family Celebration

Noon – 5 pm

Lunar New Year Family Celebration

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

Sunday Jan. 19

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Freedom Quilters of Gee’s Bend

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community

Wave HillThe Bronx

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

1 – 2 pm

Pig Town Party: Story Time and Costume Party with author Lian Cho

Greenlight Book StoreBrooklyn

4 – 6 pm

Community Singing For Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

Adler Hall at New York Society for Ethical CultureManhattan

Monday Jan. 20

8:45 – 10:30 am

Glen Cove Commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Ages: All
Community
Free

First Baptist Glen CoveGlen Cove

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 7 pm

MLK Day of Service

Ages: All
Community
Free

Sid Jacobson JCCEast Hills

Tuesday Jan. 21

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7 – 8:30 pm

Club de Lectura en Español – Spanish Book Club

Patchogue Medford LibraryPatchogue

Wednesday Jan. 22

6 – 8 pm

Brooklyn DA Celebrates Lunar New Year

Ages: All
Community
Free

City College of TechnologyBrooklyn

Friday Jan. 24

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community

Club 8Plainview

Saturday Jan. 25

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Fan of Lunar New Year

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community

Wave HillThe Bronx

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with the Cradle of Aviation Museum

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Fundraisers

Cradle of Aviation MuseumGarden City

Sunday Jan. 26

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Fan of Lunar New Year

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community

Wave HillThe Bronx

10 am – 1 pm

Lunar New Year Celebration at IKEA Brooklyn

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Craft & DIY

IKEA BrooklynBrooklyn

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with the Cradle of Aviation Museum

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Fundraisers

Cradle of Aviation MuseumGarden City

1:30 – 3:30 pm

Art Open House at One River School

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community

One River School Port JeffersonPort Jefferson Station

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