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Friday Jan. 16, 2026

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2 – 3 pm

Free Homeschool Track & Field Practice

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Family
Free

Torne Valley Sports BubbleSuffern

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2 – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Family
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community
Family

Club 8Plainview

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8 – 10 pm

SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience

Branded SaloonBrooklyn

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8 – 10 pm

All-Ages RuPaul’s Drag Race Watch Party in Coney Island

The Red Doors Bar and GrillBrooklyn

Saturday Jan. 17

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Beach Debris

10 am – noon

AMSEAS Beach Walk & Cleanup at Hallock State Park

Hallock State Park PreserveRiverhead

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10 am – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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10 am – noon

Preschool Fair (for parents & caregivers looking for preschools for their child)

Ages: 4 and under
Community
Family
Free

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

2026 – Sound Bath Event

1:30 – 3:30 pm

Culture Lime Presents Resonance: A Community Sound Healing Experience

Recirculation, a project of Word UpManhattan

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2 – 3 pm

123 Andrés Family Concert

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Dance
Family

Warner LibraryTarrytown

Family Films – WOLF AND CUB – 1-17-26

2 – 3 pm

MoMA Family Films: Caring Community

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community
Family

Cullman Education Center MoMAMidtown

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3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community
Family

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

Sunday Jan. 18

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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10 am – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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11 am – noon

GatherNYC: Ember

Community

Museum of Arts and Design

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3 – 4:30 pm

Traditional Music and Dance of Korea at The Castle

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

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3 – 5:30 pm

Queens College Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Commemoration

Queens College Goldstein TheatreFlushing

Monday Jan. 19

8:30 am

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

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

First Baptist Church of Glen CoveGlen Cove

9 am – noon

Hofstra University & Village of Hempstead MLK Day Parade & Ceremony

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Hempstead Village HallHempstead

9 am – 12:30 pm

MLK Days of Service 2026

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Riverdale YBronx

10 am – noon

Brooklyn MLK Family Day of Service

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings
Family

Hannah Senesh Community Day SchoolBrooklyn

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 – 11:30 am

MLK Day of Service—Blanket and Book Bundles

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Shames JCC on the HudsonTarrytown

10:30 am

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

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Brooklyn Academy of MusicBrooklyn

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Rise Against Hunger

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Sid Jacobson JCCEast Hills

11 am – 3 pm

Giving Back to the Community

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Joan & Alan Bernikow JCCStaten Island

11 am – 1 pm

MLK Day of Service Volunteer Program: Packing Meal Kits

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Family
Free

JCC Mid-WestchesterScarsdale

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