History & Culture in Westchester

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Saturday Jan. 17, 2026

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11:30am–1pm

Hablemos: New York, New York

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

Noon–4pm

“Bulls of Wall Street,” a New Exhibition on 19th-century Finance

The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion MuseumNorwalk

1–3pm

MLK Jr. Day of Service Shoreline Cleanup

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park – Fountain SideBrooklyn

5:30pm–2am

40th Annual Zlatne Uste Golden Festival

Ages: All
Dance
Festivals

The Marquee AstoriaQueens

Sunday Jan. 18

P1040305

All day

The Chocolate Makery @ The Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 3 – 12
Festivals
Food & Drink

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Little girl wearing a neon green helmet, black dress, and yellow tights, holding on to a skate assist on a roller rink

10am–5pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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10am–5pm

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Child painting

10am–5pm

MLK’s Peace Parade

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Children’s Museum of Manhattan

10am–6pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

10am–5:30pm

Slime Studio

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Noon–4pm

“Bulls of Wall Street,” a New Exhibition on 19th-century Finance

The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion MuseumNorwalk

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Noon–2pm

Beyond Vietnam: MLK’s Call for Peace

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Craft & DIY

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

2pm

Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Day 2026

Museum of the Moving ImageAstoria, NY

Monday Jan. 19

P1040305

All day

The Chocolate Makery @ The Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 3 – 12
Festivals
Food & Drink

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

8:30am

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

Ages: All
Community
Free

First Baptist Church of Glen CoveGlen Cove

9am–noon

Hofstra University & Village of Hempstead MLK Day Parade & Ceremony

Ages: All
Community
Free

Hempstead Village HallHempstead

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

10am–5pm

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Child painting

10am–5pm

MLK’s Peace Parade

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Children’s Museum of Manhattan

10am–6pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

10am–5pm

Slime Studio

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10:30am

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

Ages: All
Community
Free

Brooklyn Academy of MusicBrooklyn

11am–3pm

Giving Back to the Community

Ages: All
Community
Free

Joan & Alan Bernikow JCCStaten Island

long island advokids MLK

11am

AdvoKids: Let Freedom Ring with MLK

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

Build Your Nation

11am–1pm

Build Your Nation: Game Edition

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Noon–2:30pm

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

Ages: All
Community
Free

Elmont Memorial High SchoolLong Island

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

Noon–3pm

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Jackie Robinson MuseumTribeca

1–2pm

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
History & Culture

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

long island advokids MLK

1pm

AdvoKids: Let Freedom Ring with MLK

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

1:30–4pm

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

2–3:30pm

Colonial Candle Making

Ages: All
History & Culture

Westmoreland SanctuaryMount Kisco

Tuesday Jan. 20

P1040305

All day

The Chocolate Makery @ The Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 3 – 12
Festivals
Food & Drink

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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