Winter Recess

What

Winter Recess

When

2/21/2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

February is Black History Month, and there are so many free events in NYC! Note: this list is not exhaustive, as there are hundreds of events happening, but tried to include a variety across boroughs!

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
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The @MetMuseum Series (+ more)*:
2/11: Celebrate with @chiefadjuahofficial
2/14: @ElectricRootCo Celebration of Black Music
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2/6: Against All Odds NYFW Black History Fashion Show
2/15: @theblacklist.nyc Buy Black Marketplace at @pier57.nyc
2/20 @NYCParks East Harlem Celebration
2/22: Black History Month Culmination at @GovernorsIsland
- @museumofcityny Shirley Chisholm exhibit*
-Free jazz every Sunday @parlorentertainmentharlem 3:30p

BROOKLYN:
@bklynlibrary Events (+ more):
2/9: Harlem Chamber Players
Grab & Go Craft @TaleaBeer (various)
Kid’s Create: Black History Month (various)
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@thefreeblackwomenslibrary:
2/2, 2/9: Community Crochet Workshops
2/21: Film Screening & Discussion
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2/6-7: @bklynmadestore Meet the Makers and Artists (City Point then Industry City)
2/9: NYC Parks Brooklyn and the Abolitionist Movement Walk
2/16-22: @bcmkids Brooklyn Children’s Museum Black Future Festival*
2/16: Lefferts Historic House Collective Artwork event
2/22: Hebron’s Black History Month Show

QUEENS:
@qplnyc 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: @sichildrensmuseum Caribbean Vibe!*
2/23: Black History Month: Audre Lorde

*Options to visit for free w/ IDNYC, Cool Culture, Culture Pass, free weekly hours, PWYW etc.