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2/28/25 - By Drew Kristofik

Whether you're turning green for St. Patrick's Day or taking a deep dive into Women's History Month, March in NYC is paradise for kids. Here are our favorite kid-friendly events and activities in New York City this month.

The St. Patrick's Day Parade on Fifth Avenue puts the "march" into March, the NY International Children's Film Fest takes kids' movies up a notch, and super shows for kids this month include A Year with Frog and Toad and Song of the North! Plus Kids' Night on Broadway takes centerstage next week!

We're also inviting all of you to join us at our FREE CAMPTOPIA event Sunday, March 9, where we'll have tons of fun and summer camp resources.

As always, if an event piques your interest, click through to our listing for all the details, including addresses and times. And keep in mind: Really cool things to do with kids often book up quickly, so register or buy your tickets ASAP.

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A Year with Frog and Toad at 92Y

Upper East Side
Weekends from Saturday, March 1-Sunday, March 16, 2025
Based on the classic picture books, Frog and Toad take the audience on a series of hilarious, sweet, whimsical adventures through the seasons — a heartfelt musical ode to friendship. READ MORE

Kids' Night on Broadway 2025

Midtown West
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Kids’ Night on Broadway returns this winter with 18 Broadway shows to choose from. Kids’ Night on Broadway is a Broadway League event where kids 18 and under can attend participating Broadway shows for free when accompanied by a full-paying adult. READ MORE

Cirque du Soleil's LUZIA on Randall's Island

Randall's Island
Select dates from Wednesday, March 5-Sunday, April 27, 2025
Cirque du Soleil's LUZIA transports the audience to an imaginary Mexico, blending breathtaking acrobatics with stunning visuals, from urban sets to deserts and ocean, artistically incorporating water into the acrobatic presentation—a first for a Cirque du Soleil touring production. READ MORE

Cirque du Purim at Hana House

Downtown Brooklyn
Saturday, March 8, 2025
Step into an enchanting world of whimsy as the Purim story unfolds through dazzling acrobatics, awe-inspiring acts, and live storytelling, perfect for audiences familiar with or new to the story of Purim.   READ MORE

Sunset Circus at the Marlene Meyerson JCC

Upper West Side
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Sunset Circus features circus artists from Cirque du Soleil, Big Apple Circus, and beyond, bringing laughter, awe, and perhaps a tear. This unique theatrical circus experience presents innovative acts interwoven by characters who would be home in your own backyard. READ MORE

CAMPTOPIA at Pier 57: A world of fun with summer camps

Chelsea – FREE
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Discover and play with dozens of summer camps and activities at CAMPTOPIA, hosted by Mommy Poppins and Brooklyn Bridge Parents, and presented by NORY. Free activities include a magic show, Wicked musical theater workshops, animation, arts and crafts, STEM and robotics, games, and more. It's the most fun way to find the perfect summer camp.  READ MORE

New York International Children's Film Festival

Multiple Locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn
Select dates through Sunday, March 16, 2025
NYICFF celebrates the beauty and power of film, sparks the inherent capacity of children to connect with complex, nuanced art, and encourages the creation of intelligent films that represent and celebrate unique, diverse, and historically excluded voices. READ MORE

The Littlest Cove at the Ailey Studio

Midtown West
Friday, March 14-Monday, March 17, 2025
The Littlest Cove is an immersive play of discovery tailored to audiences ages 3-6. The play follows the lives of three unusual humans, who reside on the edge of a small coastal inlet, off of an island, that no one in the entire world has ever discovered before. Audiences are seated in a large boat, and soon discover that they too, are a part of this enchanting world. They are immersed in the storytelling through play, exploration, and community interactions with the set, props, and performers.  READ MORE

Seaport Kids: Celebrate Holi at South Street Seaport

South Street Seaport – FREE
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Shake off the winter blues and douse your family in the colors of spring! The Seaport celebrates Holi with colorful puppets, dances, drummers, delicious food, and powder play. READ MORE

SOLD OUT. Spring Into Nowruz Family Day at Asia Society

Upper East Side
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Celebrate the start of spring and learn about Nowruz with interactive workshops, music, crafts, storytelling, and more.  READ MORE

Go Home Tiny Monster at Flushing Town Hall

Flushing, Queens
Saturday, March 15, 2025
After a sudden storm, Sylvie and her loving family of homespun creatures find themselves in need of a new home. Luckily, they have an audience full of people who can help them out! The show, told entirely without words, features The Gottabees’ signature mix of puppetry, live music, physical theater, and joyously absurd silliness. READ MORE

Song of the North at the New Victory Theater

Midtown West
Weekends, Saturday, March 15-Sunday, March 23, 2025
Shadows from nine performers and 483 handmade puppets play against stunning animated projections in a cinematic performance as epic as the story that inspired it. Pulled from the pages of the Shahnameh—the 1,000-year-old Persian Book of Kings—Song of the North trumpets unity, compassion, and the beauty of Iranian culture. READ MORE

Brooklyn SeltzerFest and National Egg Cream Invitational in Industry City

Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Sunday, March 16, 2025
The Brooklyn Seltzer Museum's lively festival features vendors, interactive experiences, live music, celebrity presenters, and thrilling competitions. Explore the rich traditions, science, and future of this beloved fizzy beverage. The museum itself is housed within the oldest seltzer works in New York City—a fourth-generation, family-run business keeping the craft of seltzer-making alive. READ MORE

New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade on Fifth Avenue

Midtown – FREE
Monday, March 17, 2025
NYC turns green once again as its famous St. Patrick's Day Parade marches up Fifth Avenue, starting at 44th Street, past St. Patrick's Cathedral at 50th Street, all the way up to 79th Street and the Irish Historical Society, where the parade finishes at about 4:30-5pm. READ MORE

Goodnight Moon/Runaway Bunny at Tribeca PAC

Tribeca
Saturday, March 22, 2025
Mermaid Theatre incorporates innovative puppetry, striking scenic effects, and evocative original music to provide very young audiences with an effortless introduction to the performing arts and the excitement of reading. Goodnight Moon is a celebration of familiar nighttime rituals, while The Runaway Bunny’s pretend tale of leaving home evokes reassuring responses from his loving mum. READ MORE

SOLD OUT - Disney on Broadway at Merkin Hall

Upper West Side
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Introduce kids to the writers of Frozen, Mary Poppins, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and more. Sean Hartley and the beloved Broadway Playhouse cast sing, clown and teach children about the great writers of American musical theater. Kids can sing along to classic numbers and play games as they learn. READ MORE

Spring Equinox Festival at the Museum of Jewish Heritage

Battery Park City – FREE
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim and Nowruz, the Persian New Year, with film screenings, a Persian shadow puppet show, dance performances, a reading of the Megillah, a Persian tea house, and backgammon games with instructors. READ MORE

The Case of the Missing [BLANK]

Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Saturdays through March 29, 2025
An improvised mystery adventure invites kids in the audience to find something that’s missing. What will the lead detective be looking for? That is up to the audience to decide! READ MORE

SOLD OUT - Gimme Please! at BAM Fisher

Downtown Brooklyn
Friday, March 28-Sunday, March 30, 2025
Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre presents a highly visual work that follows the journey of two friends from initial meeting to lasting connection as they pretend, provoke, and persist in getting what they want and need from the world and each other. READ MORE

The Magic City at the New Victory Theater

Midtown West
Opens Saturday, March 29, 2025
Nine-year-old Philomena loves building miniature cities with her big sister, Helen. But when Helen gets engaged, what will become of their world?  Brought to adventurous life through Manual Cinema’s signature fusion of actors, puppets, live music, and miniatures, The Magic City encourages kids to build bridges rather than walls. READ MORE

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Drew Kristofik
Drew Kristofik’s career took a twist from editing teen magazines to a seven-year stint at MacNeil/Lehrer, followed by a long run at Nickelodeon/Viacom as Director of Content for Nick Online and Editor-in-Chief of ParentsConnect.com. A founding member of the Webby Award-winning GoCityKids, she’s written for Family Fun, Vanity Fair, and New York. Her middle school novel, The Time Boat, is available on Amazon Kindle. Drew keeps the MommyPoppins New York Events calendar spot-on and can be reached at events@mommypoppins.com.
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