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Sunday Jan. 18, 2026

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

10 am – 5:30 pm

Slime Studio

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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Noon – 2 pm

Beyond Vietnam: MLK’s Call for Peace

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Craft & DIY

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

2 pm

Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Day 2026

Museum of the Moving ImageAstoria, NY

Monday Jan. 19

8:30 am

42nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Commemoration

Ages: All
Community
Free

First Baptist Church of Glen CoveGlen Cove

9 am – noon

Hofstra University & Village of Hempstead MLK Day Parade & Ceremony

Ages: All
Community
Free

Hempstead Village HallHempstead

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

Child painting

10 am – 5 pm

MLK’s Peace Parade

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

_FLYER_MLK 2025, web, photo credit Winston Williams-Brooklyn Children’s Museum-002

10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

Slime Studio

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10:30 am

The 40th Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Ages: All
Community
Free

Brooklyn Academy of MusicBrooklyn

Build Your Nation

11 am – 1 pm

Build Your Nation: Game Edition

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 3 pm

Giving Back to the Community

Ages: All
Community
Free

Joan & Alan Bernikow JCCStaten Island

long island advokids MLK

11 am

AdvoKids: Let Freedom Ring with MLK

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

News: Jackie Robinson and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Noon – 3 pm

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Jackie Robinson MuseumTribeca

Noon – 2:30 pm

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

Ages: All
Community
Free

Elmont Memorial High SchoolLong Island

1 – 2 pm

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
History & Culture

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

long island advokids MLK

1 pm

AdvoKids: Let Freedom Ring with MLK

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

1:30 – 4 pm

Community Singing in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Adler Hall at New York Society for Ethical CultureUpper West Side

Tuesday Jan. 20

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 5 pm

Slime Studio

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Wednesday Jan. 21

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 5 pm

Slime Studio

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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 Jan. 22

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 5 pm

Slime Studio

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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

3I/ATLAS

7 – 8 pm

Comets & Interstellar Visitors: Exploring the Dynamic Sky (A Free, Virtual Lecture)

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Environment

Hamptons Observatory with Suffolk County Community College (online)East Hampton

Friday Jan. 23

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

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

Saturday Jan. 24

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

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