holidays & celebrations
Black History Month
February is Black History Month, and there are so many free events in all boroughs of NYC! See below for a list but note it is not exhaustive, as there are hundreds of events happening!
Additional EVENTS BY BOROUGH:
MANHATTAN:
NYPL Events (+ more):
2/3: Harlem Rhapsody Evening
2/13: Harlem Chamber Players Celebration
Black History Movie Series
Black History Month Crafts for Kids
The Met Museum Series (+ more)*:
2/11: Celebrate with Chief Adjuah
2/14: Electric Root Celebration of Black Music
2/20 NYC Parks East Harlem Celebration
Museum of the City of New York Shirley Chisholm exhibit*
BROOKLYN:
Brooklyn Library Events (+ more):
2/9: Harlem Chamber Players
Grab & Go Craft @ Talea (various)
Kid's Create: Black History Month (various)
The Free Black Women’s Library:
2/2, 2/9: Community Crochet Workshops
2/21: Film Screening & Discussion
2/9: NYC Parks Brooklyn and the Abolitionist Movement Walk
2/16-22: Brooklyn Children’s Museum Black Future Festival*
2/16: Lefferts Historic House Collective Artwork event
2/22: Hebron’s Black History Month Show
QUEENS:
Queens Library Events (+ more):
A Labor of Love Art Exhibit
Art Exhibition by Audrey Dove
2/5: Contemporary African Kitchen event
2/8: Langston Hughes Day Celebration
BRONX:
2/9: Langston Hughes & Love Potion Brews
2/16: NYC Parks Black History Month: Science Fiction & the Natural World
STATEN ISLAND:
2/8: Staten Island Children’s Museum Caribbean Vibe!
2/23: Black History Month: Audre Lorde