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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

Verizon Arcade Unplugged Pop-Up

Ages: All
Community
Free

Lavan Midtown New YorkManhattan

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Family Art Project: Desert Dwellers

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

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YMCA Summer Camp Open House

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
Games

Multiple Locations

CIRKUS

Bindlestiff Family Cirkus at Battery Park City

Ages: All
Free

6 River TerraceBattery Park City

Family Program: Women in Architecture

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

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Girls in Science and Engineering Day

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space MuseumManhattan

Cooper Hewitt Family Program Promo w text ArchitectureQuest

Family Program | ARCHITECTURE QUEST

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumUES

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The Center for Science Teaching and Learning Open House

Ages: All
Free
Open Houses

The Center for Science Teaching and LearningRockville Centre

Queens JCPenney March Kids Zone Event

JCPenney March Kids Zone Event

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Queens CenterQueens

BIG EAST Tournament with Optimum & FOX Sports

Ages: All
Free
Sports

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

Camps ’R‘ Us St. James Open House

Ages: All
Free
Open Houses

Camps ‘R’ Us Saint JamesSt James

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Brooklyn Family Ultimate Camp Fair & Activity Expo – Montague St.

Ages: All
Free

St. Ann & the Holy Trinity ChurchBrooklyn

School fair – Manhattan (Static)

KIPP NYC Manhattan Schools Fair

Ages: 3 and up
Free
Open Houses

Manhattan

25th Annual St Patricks Open Day

Irish Arts CenterHell’s Kitchen

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