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Sunday March 22, 2026

8 am – 6 pm

Hicks Nurseries’ 36th Annual Flower & Garden Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

9:30 am – noon

Girls Winter Softball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Al Oerter Recreation CenterFlushing

11 am – 12:30 pm

Women’s History Month: Alice Austen

Ages: All
Free

Alice Austin ParkStaten Island

11:30 am – 2:30 pm

Girls Winter Softball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Al Oerter Recreation CenterFlushing

Noon – 1:30 pm

Sensory Friendly Musical at Syosset Public Library

Ages: All
Free

Syosset Public LibrarySyosset

Noon – 5 pm

Paper Flowers Cultural Event

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Free

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

1 – 2:30 pm

Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day ParadeGlen Cove

Monday March 23

8 am – 6 pm

Hicks Nurseries’ 36th Annual Flower & Garden Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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3:30 – 4:30 pm

How to Draw Everything! Animals, Cartoons, Unicorns, and More

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Classes

The Art Studio NYManhattan

Tuesday March 24

8 am – 6 pm

Hicks Nurseries’ 36th Annual Flower & Garden Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

4:30 – 5:30 pm

Women’s History Month: Art Workshop with Erica Purnell

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Free

East Elmhurst LibraryEast Elmhurst

Wednesday March 25

8 am – 6 pm

Hicks Nurseries’ 36th Annual Flower & Garden Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

10 – 10:45 am

Kindie Rock

Ages: 8 and under
Free
Music

6 River TerraceBattery Park City

11 – 11:45 am

Kindie Rock

Ages: 8 and under
Free
Music

6 River TerraceBattery Park City

3 – 4:30 pm

Huguenot Park Pokémon Trainer Academy

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Huguenot Park LibraryStaten Island

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3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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3:30 – 4:30 pm

Paint Your heART Out! Painting Class for Kids

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Free

The Art Studio NYManhattan

6 – 7 pm

Women’s History Month: Her Beat! Tap Across Cultures with Fèraba African Rhythm Tap Company

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Central Library, Queens Public LibraryJamaica

Thursday March 26

8 am – 6 pm

Hicks Nurseries’ 36th Annual Flower & Garden Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

4 – 5 pm

Women’s History Month: Story-Craft

Webster LibraryManhattan

4 – 5 pm

Women’s History Month: Stained Glass Ornament

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Free

East Flushing LibraryFlushing

6 – 7 pm

Shrek The Musical JR.

Ages: 3 – 12
Comedy
Community

John J Pershing Middle SchoolBrooklyn

Friday March 27

8 am – 6 pm

Hicks Nurseries’ 36th Annual Flower & Garden Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

4 – 5 pm

Ping Pong Fridays

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Queens Public Library South HollisSouth Hollis

6 – 7 pm

Shrek The Musical JR.

Ages: 3 – 12
Comedy
Community

John J Pershing Middle SchoolBrooklyn

Saturday March 28

8 am – 6 pm

Hicks Nurseries’ 36th Annual Flower & Garden Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten IslandStaten Island

11 am – noon

Quill Making

Ages: All
Free

Blue Heron Nature CenterStaten Island

Noon – 5 pm

Paper Flowers Cultural Event

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Free

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

1 pm

Bayside St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Ages: All
Dance
Festivals

Bayside St. Patrick’s Day ParadeBayside

Brooklyn Events for Youth & Families Women’s History Month

1 – 2 pm

Events for Youth & Families: Women’s History Month

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Brooklyn Public Library — Central LibraryBrooklyn

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