Children’s Museum of Manhattan, 212 West 83rd Street, Upper West Side
March 1-29, Weekdays, 10 am – 5 pm
All ages
$16.75
CMOM celebrates Women’s History Month by commemorating women as pioneering figures whose fearless pursuit of knowledge and innovation have redefined fashion, music, visual arts, design, and architecture.
Each week they will highlight the efforts of women through exciting hands-on projects, interactive storytelling workshops, experiential activities, and more.
Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge St., Lower East Side
Sunday, March 3, 11:30 am
Ages 5 and older
$25; $20 seniors and students; free for children 5 and younger
Discover the women who both witnessed and shaped social, artistic, financial, and political change on the Lower East Side from the late 19th to the early 20th century.
Celebrate women, girls and youth involved in STEM with hands-on experiences, exciting demonstrations and captivating discussions led by experts from Intrepid Museum, Cooper Union, Hudson River Park, Women in Aviation New York Chapter, invited mentors, and more!
Guests are welcome to enjoy and explore the Museum throughout the day.
The New Victory Theater, 209 W 42nd Street, Midtown
March 9-17, Saturdays and Sundays, 11 am, Sundays, 3 pm; Saturday, March 9, 3 pm.
All ages
$28
Celebrate Women’s History Month with sunny songstress and Latin Grammy nominee Sonia De Los Santos for an upbeat and uplifting bilingual concert!
Música cheers women who make music and those who inspired Sonia (and her all-female bandmates) to become a musician—or “una música” en español.
You’ll dance in and out of your seats as this playful band charts a joyful journey of Latin American rhythms ranging from festejo to cumbia to traditional Mexican folk.
New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park W., Upper West Side
Sunday, March 10, 1 – 3 pm
All ages
Included with admission: $6-$24
Shine a light on the hidden history of those gorgeous Tiffany Lamps.
Historical Interpreters portray the Tiffany Girls of the Women’s Glass Cutting Department, real-life artisans such as Clara Driscoll, who were given the opportunity to design and cut glass at Tiffany Studios, even as they faced discrimination and sexism.
The Skyscraper Museum, 39 Battery Place, Battery Park City
Saturday, March 23, 10:30 – 11:30 am
Ages 3 and older
Free
Rosie Revere is a kid engineer who uses household objects to invent her gadgets and gizmos. Can you do the same for skyscrapers?
Enjoy a read-aloud of Andrea Beaty’s Rosie Revere, Engineer , learn about the role of engineers and then use your own creative minds to use everyday materials to build tall structures.
Celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Month with fitness programs, sports clinics in soccer, basketball, volleyball, group games, arts and crafts and much more!
Adams Street Library, 9 Adams Street, Brooklyn Heights
Tuesday, March 5, 4 – 5 pm
Ages 7-10
Free
Celebrate International Women’s Day (March 8th 2024) by learning about Emily Warren Roebling. Read How Emily Saved the Bridge: The story of Emily Warren Roebling and the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge by Frieda Wishinsky. Afterwards, use LEGOs to construct your own bridge!
Join singer-songwriter + educator Joanna Schubert aka Oropendola on a musical journey of some of the most fun, fabulous, and influential all-women groups (aka “girl groups”) throughout modern pop history.
Hear these women’s stories, listen to their recordings, explore the basics of harmony, and, most importantly… SING!
Learn about different artists who pushed the historical craft of weaving into the arts and about women around the world who infused traditional cultural fiber weaving techniques into their artwork.
With the use of yarns, felts and textiles you will create your own fiber collages in a hands-on introduction to different artists from around the world!
BLAST OFF! Astronaut Training is an interactive storytelling program created and performed by Mélissa Smith!
Trainees will be up on their feet as they go through a mock astronaut training session — complete with physical exercises, a drawing challenge, history lessons highlighting achievements by women in space, and an interactive reading of Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed.
The young recruits will learn the astronaut creed, “If I can dream it, if I can believe in it, and if I can work hard for it, anything is possible!” The session culminates in an intergalactic dance party!
Learn about the last King Family member to live at King Manor, Cornelia King, and make paper flowers and pick up some free garden seeds ready for March planting.
Mauro Playground in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 73-2 Park Dr E., Flushing
Sunday, March 3, 1 – 2 pm
All ages
Free
Celebrate Women’s History Month with the Urban Park Rangers. Rangers lead the way on the Pat Dolan Trail while discussing the women of Queens who changed New York City and made history.
Queens Public Library- North Hills, 57-04 Marathon Pkwy., Douglaston
Wednesday, March 6, 3:15 pm
All ages
Free
Join Araceli for a music party celebrating important women of Peru!
Listen to inspiring stories from women such as Yma Sumac, one of the best-selling Latin-American recording artists in history and the best-selling Peruvian in history, and Victoria Santa Cruz, considered “the mother of Afro-Peruvian dance and theatre.”
Then sing and dance to their music. Grammy-nominated Araceli will bring her charango, traditional puppets, and many rhythms to try together. The session will celebrate powerful women who inspire girls around the world!
West New Brighton Library, 976 Castleton Ave., West New Brighton
Tuesday, March 12, 3:30 – 5:30 pm.
Ages 12-18
Free
Create collages featuring popular Comic Book Heroines! Select your favorite Superhero Cut-out and create a mixed-media background using newspaper, magazines, paint markers, and more!
West New Brighton Library, 976 Castleton Ave., West New Brighton
Thursday, March 14, 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Ages 13-18.
Free
Celebrate women in history by learning about the contributions of Ada Lovelace to the world of coding and create a computer coding game board-no computer needed!
Greenbelt Recreation Center, 501 Brielle Ave., Bull’s Head
Saturday, March 16, 11 am – 3 pm
All ages
Free
Join NYC Parks in celebrating National Girls & Women in Sports Day 2024 to recognize the accomplishments of female athletes, sports influencers, and sports professionals.
Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Ave, Garden City
Sunday, March 3, 11 am – 1 pm
Ages 4 and older
Included with $17 admission
Learn about activist Reshma Saujani, the founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, and create an initial bracelet using beads to spell out letters in binary code.
Cradle of Aviation Museum, Charles Lindbergh Boulevard, Garden City
Saturday, March 9, 12 – 4 pm
All ages
Free with Museum Admission: $18; $16 children ages 2-12 and seniors 62 and older.
Participate in a make-and-take STEM activity, craft your own “Astronaut Barbie” helmet, and help “Pilot Barbie” complete her pre-flight inspection in a thrilling digital escape room challenge before her cross-country solo flight!
Don’t forget to bring along your own Barbie dolls and come dressed as a real-life Barbie character for a “Barbie and Ken Meet & Greet.”
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