22 Fun Women’s History Month Events for NYC Families
March is Women’s History Month, and there are plenty of events around NYC and nearby areas for kids and families to enjoy.
From hands-on crafts and STEM activities to live performances and sports, these events highlight the important contributions women have made throughout history.
It’s a great chance to learn more about and celebrate women’s achievements in a fun and engaging way this month!
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Manhattan
She’s On Point: Find the She-Ro in You
Chelsea Recreation Center, 430 West 25 St., Chelsea
Saturday, March 1, 11 am – 2 pm
All ages
Free
Advanced registration required
Join NYC Parks to celebrate National Girls & Women in Sports Day with basketball, volleyball, soccer, dance fitness classes, yoga, meditation, Pilates, circuit training, arts and crafts, jumbo games, and more!
Women’s History Month Kick-Off
Morris Jumel Mansion, 65 Jumel Terrace, Harlem
Saturday, March 1, 11 am – 4 pm
All ages
Included with admission: $10
Celebrate women of the past, present, and future all day long at the Morris-Jumel Mansion’s Women’s History Month Kick-Off! Drop in to experience multiple activations throughout the house featuring a live art demonstration by Andrea Arroyo, visual artist and creator of the special exhibition “Faces and Facades”, the Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra, live readings by Poet Lisa “Rubi G” Ventura, and a talk by Margaret Oppenheimer, author of “The Remarkable Rise of Eliza Jumel” on the Women of the House during the Jumel’s residency.
Little New-Yorkers: The Girl Who Figured It Out: The Inspiring True Story of Wheelchair Athlete Minda Dentler Becoming an Ironman World Champion
New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park W., Upper West Side
March 4,-7, Tuesday and Friday, 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Ages 3-6
Included with admission: $6-$24; free for children 4 and younger
In 2013, Minda Dentler swam, biked, and ran to become the first female wheelchair athlete to complete the Kona Ironman Triathlon in Hawai’i. In The Girl Who Figured It Out, written by Minda herself and illustrated by Stephanie Dehennin, you’ll find out just how Minda achieved this great feat! After the story, make your own medal craft to celebrate your accomplishments!
Girls in Science and Engineering Day
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, W 46th St and 12th Ave., Hell’s Kitchen
Saturday, March 8, 11 am – 3 pm
All ages
Free
Advanced registration required
The 11th annual Girls in Science and Engineering Day is an annual festival that celebrates girls and young people actively engaging in STEM. This year the event is part of NASA Explore Day which encourages youth and their families to explore and connect with NASA missions through Museum-related content and NASA-generated educational activities. This event is designed to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers and explorers.
Rosie Revere, Engineer
The Skyscraper Museum, 39 Battery Place, Battery Park City
Saturday, March 22, 10:30 am
Ages 5 and older
Free
Advanced registration required
Enjoy a read-aloud of Andrea Beaty’s Rosie Revere, Engineer to hear how the kid- engineer Rosie uses household objects to invent her gadgets and gizmos. Can you do the same for skyscrapers? Learn about the role of engineers and then use your own creative mind to use everyday materials to build tall structures!
Athletes, Activists, Changemakers: Celebrate Women’s Stories at JRM
Jackie Robinson Museum, 75 Varick St., Soho
Saturday, March 22, 12 – 3 pm
Ages 5 and older
Included with admission: $18; $15 seniors 65 and older, students with ID, and kids ages 5-17; free for children younger than 5
Celebrate the legacies of some of the phenomenal women—athletes, activists, changemakers—who influenced and inspired Jackie Robinson. Museum highlight tours and hands-on activities will introduce visitors of all ages to women such as Jackie’s mother Mallie Robinson, civic leader and educator Mary McLeod Bethune, activist Daisy Bates, team owner Effa Manley, tennis star Althea Gibson, collaborator Marian Logan, and of course Rachel and Sharon Robinson.
Saturday Family Storytime: Women’s History Month
Yorkville Library, 222 East 79th St., Upper East Side
Saturday, March 29, 11 am – 12 pm
Ages 5 and younger
Free
Join the Library for a Women’s History Month month-themed morning of songs, rhymes, and favorite read-aloud books.
Bronx
STEAM Time: Women’s History Month
Clason’s Point Library, 1215 Morrison Ave., Soundview
Tuesdays, March 4, 18, 3 – 4 pm
Ages 5-12
Free
Join the library for an exciting, hands-on program dedicated to women in science. This month will feature famous women space explorers and mosaic artists by doing an activity. Create Paper Cup Planetariums (3/4) and Mosaic Art (3/18).
Art in Action! Women’s History Month Artists
Jerome Park Library, 118 Eames Place, University Heights
March 4-25, Tuesdays, 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Ages 5 and older
Free
Learn about famous female artists and recreate an inspired work of art in this weekly program.
Family Art Project: Garden Designs for Women’s History Month
Wave Hill, 675 W 252nd St., Riverdale
March 15-16, Saturday and Sunday, 10 am – 1 pm
All ages
Included with admission: $4-$10
Learn about women who have designed and cared for the gardens at Wave Hill in honor of Women’s History Month. With their work in mind, make your own miniature creations inspired by places like community gardens and Wave Hill. At 11:30 am families can enjoy a storytime program in the Gund Theater, all ages welcome for a reading of the book In Our Garden by Pat Zietlow Miller.
Brooklyn
National Girls & Women in Sports Day
Red Hook Recreation Center, 155 Bay St., Red Hook
Sunday, March 2, 12 – 3 pm
Ages 6-17
Free
Register in advance
Celebrate National Girls & Women in Sports Day for a fun afternoon of sports and group activities.
Rebel Squeezebox
Jamaica Bay Library, 9727 Seaview Ave., Canarsie
Wednesday, March 5, 12 – 1 pm
All ages
Free
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Broadway accordionist and childhood music educator Mary Spencer Knapp takes us on a musical journey to meet some of the squeezebox’s most influential players from around the world. Learn about Creole zydeco music from Louisiana’s legendary Queen Ida, experimental music from the legacy of Pauline Oliveros and merengue tipico from Republica Dominicana’s Fefita La Grande!
Queens
Hands-on History: Elizabeth Cisco
King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica
Saturday, March 1, 1 – 4 pm
All ages
Free
Follow in the footsteps of activist Elizabeth Cisco, a Jamaica local whose activism led to integrated schools. Participants will have the opportunity to make pins that draw attention to causes they support and write letters to elected officials to make their voices heard.
Women’s History Month: Escape the Room
Queens Public Library at Baisley Park, 117-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica
Tuesday, March 4, 4 – 5 pm
Ages 5 – 12
Free
Join the library for a Women’s History Month escape room! Will you solve the clues and make it out?
Women’s History Month: Magic Alive! with Urban Stages
Queens Public Library – Astoria, 14-01 Astoria Blvd., Astoria
Saturday, March 22, 1 – 2 pm
Ages 11 and younger
Free
This interactive magic has every jaw-dropping trick in the book and includes a twist! In celebration of Women’s History Month, you’ll learn about incredible women who were magicians and scientists. This is part magic show, as families work to create the magic by clapping, laughing, and saying the magic words – and part lesson, as each attendee will learn some magic that they will create right there in their hands.
Women’s History Month: DIY Wooden Plaque Tribute
Auburndale Library, 25-55 Francis Lewis Blvd., Flushing
Tuesday, March 25, 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Ages 5 and older
Free
Paint a wooden plaque in honor of Women’s History Month and add a picture of well-known historical women and include a quote by them.
Staten Island
Women in Science Spotlight: Elizabeth Knight Britton
Staten Island Museum, 1000 Richmond Terr., Silver Lake
Saturday, March 8, 2 – 3 pm
All ages
$5
During a time when women in science were rare, Elizabeth Knight Britton was an expert in bryology, the study of mosses. Learn about Elizabeth’s influence on science in Staten Island and New York City and what makes a moss, a moss! Join Colleen Evans, Director of Natural Science to learn more.
She’s On Point
Saturday, March 22, 11 am – 2 pm
Greenbelt Recreation Center, 501 Brielle Ave., Silver Lake
All ages
Free
Join Staten Island Recreation for an event in celebration of National Girls & Women in Sports Day. We’ll have sports clinics in flag football, basketball, pickleball, fitness hula hoops, and Double Dutch, as well as a fitness class. Plus, the NYC Parks Robotics team will perform a live demonstration.
Long Island
Girls in Science Night: Science Meets Technology
Cradle of Aviation Museum, Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Garden City
Friday, March 7, 6 – 8:30 pm
Ages 9-12
$25 per child; $5 adult chaperone
Celebrate engineering wonders at Girls in Science Night! Dr. Rebecca Grella, a scientist and educator, will begin the evening by introducing her work in STEM education and research. Afterward, participants will rotate through four hands-on activity stations, each highlighting the connection between science and technology, earning the Cradle of Aviation Museum Girls in Science Patch.
Women’s History Month: Women in Science
Nissequogue River State Park, 799 St. Johnland Road, Kings Park
Sunday, March 9, 10 – 11:30 am
All ages
$4
Advanced registration required
Learn about the women who made our scientific advancements possible! Reservations required.
AdvoKids: Women’s History Month
Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City
Sunday, March 16, 11 am – 1 pm
Ages 4 and older
Included with admission: $18
Join LICM to celebrate Women’s History Month! This year’s theme, “Women Educating and Inspiring Generations,” highlights the incredible contributions of women throughout history. Visitors will learn about Jasmin Moghbeli, a trailblazing astronaut from New York, and then get creative by designing their own spaceships.
Stories in Stone: Celebrating Women’s History
The Whaling Museum & Education Center, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor
Sunday, March 30, 1 – 2 pm & 3 – 4 pm.
Ages 5 and older
$15 participant; $10 members
Register online
Join the Museum for a picturesque early spring walking tour through St. John’s Memorial Cemetery. Get acquainted with some of St. John’s Cemetery’s permanent residents while focusing on Women’s History.
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