Thursday, August 19th!!!
- The New York Times praised Downtown Dance Festival
brought to you by The Battery Dance Company is in town!!
Water St (at Whitehall St)
212-691-5040
Subway: R to Whitehall St–South Ferry
Twirl, two step or tap your way to Lower Manhattan for this 29th annual fest. Lori Belilove & The Isadora Dance Company perform and then invite kids to get on stage and groove. Battery Park performance located on the lawn, adjacent to State St at Pearl St. The festival will take place in One New York Plaza and Battery Park from August 14th – 20th.
FREE!!!
- Sesame Flyers Steel Pan Orchestra
145 Brooklyn Ave (at St. Marks Ave)
Crown Heights, Brooklyn
718-735-4400
Subway: 3 to Kingston Ave
Your family can take in free cultural activities courtesy of the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. First, little ones can listen to tales from across the globe in a storytime circle. Then take in a booming drum performance from the Sesame Flyers Steel Pan Orchestra, made up of young New York musicians.
FREE!!!
Tomorrow 5:30pm–7:15pm
FRIDAY AUGUST 20TH!!
- Art Island Outpost: Jungle Masks
@ New York Harbor
Governors Island
212-274-0986
This weekend in the Children’s Museum of the Arts workshop tent, kids can go wild and create a saber tooth tiger mask or design their own warrior face paint.
*Starting Aug 20.
Fri–Sun 11am–3pm
FREE!!!
River Flicks for Kids: Annie
West St (at Christopher St)
West Village
212-627-2121
Subway: 1 to Christopher St-Sheridan Square
Families can sing along to this film’s familiar soundtrack as they watch the plucky, redheaded orphan search for a family in depression-era NYC. The outdoor screening provides free popcorn along with the entertainment.
Fri 8:30pm
FREE!!!
- NYRP Family Movie Nights: Madagascar
401 East 143rd St (at Willis Ave)
Mott Haven, Bronx
212-333-2552
Subway: 6 to 138th St–Third Ave
Take a seat under the stars and watch the 2005 flick about animals who escape from the zoo and end up in Africa.
Fri 7:30pm
FREE!
SATURDAY AUGUST 21ST
- Summer Streets 2010
Park Avenue and its connecting streets
from 72nd Street to the Brooklyn Bridge.
Hit the streets with your little ones during this 7-mile, car-free block party. Kiddos can pedal down Park avenue, hit up dumpster pools, enjoy live music and more.
Sat 7am–1pm
- FlyNY Kite Festival
W 70th St (at Hudson River)
Upper West Side
212-360-1319
Subway: 1, 2, 3 to 72nd St
Let your imagination soar by making and flying your own kite (but feel free to cheat and bring a store-bought one, or simply watch.) Plus, musicians will be on hand playing flight-inspired songs to help your creative designs take off. Registration is required to participate in the competition; call or see website for details.
Sat 10:30am–4pm
FREE!!!
SUNDAY AUGUST 22ND
- Dream a Little Dream
8710 Third Ave (at 87th St)
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
347-560-6572
Subway: R to 86th St
Introduce your child to art through the eyes of his peers! The children’s fine arts school hosts the first gallery exhibition of its young artists’ works, inspired by Marc Chagall’s dreamlike paintings. All ages.
Sun 11am–5pm
FREE!!!
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