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122nd Annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club Plunge
Coney Island, Brooklyn – FREE
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
The Coney Island Polar Bear Club hosts its annual New Year's Day swim in the frigid Atlantic. A $25 suggested donation benefits local Coney Island organizations, including the NY Aquarium and the Alliance for Coney Island. Visit the website here.
Family Art Project: Starry Night Sky at Wave Hill
Riverdale, Bronx
Saturday, January 4-Sunday, January 5, 2025
Get lost in the vast expanse of the night sky and explore the stars and planets visible at this time of year. Capture this cosmic spectacle by making your own light box full of constellations and learn what these phenomena can teach us about the mysteries of space. Visit the website here.
47th Annual Three Kings Parade at Museo del Barrio
East Harlem – FREE
Monday, January 6, 2025
Line up with live camels, colorful puppets, parrandas, music, and dancing on this magical day. This time-honored annual parade begins at 106th Street and Park Avenue and ends at 115th Street and Park Avenue. Return to the museum to keep the party going following the parade. Visit the website here.
Three Kings Day at Teatro SEA
Lower East Side – FREE
Monday, January 6, 2025
New York’s only Latino children’s theater celebrates one of the most important Latin American holidays for children, El Día de los Tres Reyes Magos/Three Kings Day. Visit the website here.
Dead as a Dodo at Baruch PAC
Gramercy
Opens Sunday, January 8, 2025
Wakka Wakka’s award-winning puppetry sparkles in a mesmerizing musical odyssey. Deep within the underworld, two skeleton friends—a Dodo and a boy—tirelessly dig for fresh bones. Their ancient skeletal forms are deteriorating, and without them, they will disappear completely. One day, something peculiar happens: the Dodo miraculously sprouts feathers, and a wave of transformation begins. Visit the website here.
Little Murmur at the New Victory Theater
Midtown West
Opens Friday, January 10, 2025
Both facing loss, a young tsarina and a peasant boy each seek help from the Baba Yaga—that most mercurial of Old World witches. Their destinies collide in a madcap musical adventure woven from the tapestries of Slavic folklore, with pop-up books full of puppets, original songs from Faye Chiao on piano and Anton Dudley embodying a host of hilarious characters. Visit the website here.
Thunderbird American Indian Dance Concert at the Theater for the New City
Lower East Side
Friday, January 10-Sunday, January 19, 2025
The 2025 Thunderbird American Indian Dance Concert features dances, stories, and traditional music from native peoples of the Northeast, Southwest, and Great Plains regions. Visit the website here.
Family Music Showcase at Lincoln Center
Upper West Side
Saturday, January 11, 2025
A variety of award-winning, modern, eclectic artists from diverse backgrounds perform mini concerts for audiences of all ages. Featured musicians include Lucy Kalantari & the Jazz Cats; Divinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids; Miss Tutti and The Fruity Band; and Fyütch and his daughter Aura V. Visit the website here.
MulchFest 2025
Citywide – FREE
Through Sunday, January 12, 2025
Bring your holiday tree to Mulchfest to be recycled into mulch to nourish plantings in the parks all year long! You can watch your tree devolve and evolve in person! Visit the website here.
The Snow Queen at Pushkin Hall
Upper West Side
Select dates through Sunday, January 12, 2025
Embark on a magical and heartwarming journey into the enchanting world of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen. The story is based on a stage adaptation by renowned Russian playwright Evgeny Schwartz. Visit the website here.
Musical Explorers Family Concert at Carnegie Hall
Midtown West
Saturday, January 18, 2025
New York City-based artists with magnetic personalities lead this vibrant, highly interactive concert for children at Carnegie Hall. Discover music from around the world found right here in the city, including Haitian song traditions with internationally renowned singer Emeline Michel, Southeastern songs and social dances with award-winning artist Martha Redbone; and South African Zulu music with the return of beloved Musical Explorers artists Sbongiseni “Bongi” Duma and Tshidi Manye. Visit the website here.
Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. at BAM
Boerum Hill, Brooklyn – FREE
Monday, January 20, 2025
BAM hosts its free annual Brooklyn tribute to Martin Luther King Jr., and everyone is invited. The celebration brings together artists and civic leaders to commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. King. Visit the website here.
37th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative March
Upper West Side – FREE
Monday, January 20, 2025
Manhattan Country School eighth graders honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by taking to the streets of Manhattan to speak out about what they consider to be the most pressing civil rights issues of their time. Visit the website here.
Rabbit Days and Dumplings at Flushing Town Hall
Flushing, Queens
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Celebrate Lunar New Year with folk and children's songs from East Asia, including Korea, China, Taiwan, Japan, and Tibet. Elena Moon Park and Friends perform Asian children’s songs from her award winning album, Rabbit Days and Dumplings. Visit the website here.
Moon Over Manhattan: A Lunar New Year Family Day at Asia Society
Upper East Side
Saturday, January 25, 2025
The Asia Society welcomes the Year of the Snake with exciting lion dances and martial arts demonstrations, fun New Year songs, and Year of the Snake-themed arts and crafts! Visit the website here.
Lunar New Year of the Snake at Kupferberg Center
Flushing, Queens
Saturday, January 25-Sunday, January 26, 2025
The world-renowned Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company welcomes the Lunar New Year of the Snake with majestic dragons, acrobatic lions, elegant peacocks, twirling ribbons, bamboo instruments, and more. Visit the website here.
Anne Frank: The Exhibition at the Center for Jewish History
Chelsea
Opens Monday, January 27, 2025
The Anne Frank House presents a pioneering experience outside of Amsterdam to immerse visitors in a full-scale recreation of the rooms where Anne Frank, her parents, sister, and four other Jewish inhabitants spent two years hiding to evade Nazi capture. Visit the website here.
Lunar New Year Firecracker Ceremony and Cultural Festival
Chinatown – FREE
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
The Better Chinatown Society's annual New Year's celebration is hosted in Sara D. Roosevelt Park with firecrackers, cultural performances, and much more. Visit the website here.
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