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!

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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