The Best Local Community Events in NYC

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Saturday Jan. 17, 2026

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10 am – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

2026 – Sound Bath Event

1:30 – 3:30 pm

Culture Lime Presents Resonance: A Community Sound Healing Experience

Recirculation, a project of Word UpManhattan

Family Films – WOLF AND CUB – 1-17-26

2 – 3 pm

MoMA Family Films: Caring Community

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community
Family

Cullman Education Center MoMAMidtown

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3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community
Family

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

Sunday Jan. 18

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Little girl wearing a neon green helmet, black dress, and yellow tights, holding on to a skate assist on a roller rink

10 am – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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11 am – noon

GatherNYC: Ember

Community

Museum of Arts and DesignUpstate NY

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3 – 4:30 pm

Traditional Music and Dance of Korea at The Castle

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

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3 – 5:30 pm

Queens College Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Commemoration

Queens College Goldstein TheatreFlushing

Monday Jan. 19

9 am – 12:30 pm

MLK Days of Service 2026

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Riverdale YBronx

10 am – noon

Brooklyn MLK Family Day of Service

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings
Family

Hannah Senesh Community Day SchoolBrooklyn

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10:30 am

The 40th Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Brooklyn Academy of MusicBrooklyn

11 am – 3 pm

Giving Back to the Community

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Joan & Alan Bernikow JCCStaten Island

News: Jackie Robinson and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Noon – 3 pm

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community
Family

Jackie Robinson MuseumTribeca

Ryan G with Kid

1 – 3:30 pm

British Swim School Splash-A-Palooza

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

British Swim School at LA Fitness Richmond Ave.Staten Island

1:30 – 4 pm

Community Singing in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Family
Free

Adler Hall at New York Society for Ethical CultureUpper West Side

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