St. Patrick's Day Events and Free Parades for NYC Kids 

This week's picks for NYC parents from Mommy Poppins. [View this email in your browser]( [Mommy Poppins NYC. ( [Our Daily Event Calendar: What To Do Today and All Season]( Sponsored: [Find Out More about Downtown Day Camp]( Plan for fun this summer with [Downtown Day Camp]( a premiere aquatics, athletics, and arts and science camp since 1992, with 1–8 week flexible options. [St. Patrick's Day Events and Free Parades for NYC Kids]( If your days of celebrating until you're green around the gills on St. Patrick's Day are a distant memory, don’t worry: There are plenty of kid-friendly ways to mark the holiday in New York City [this March](. After all, everyone in the city feels a wee bit Irish around St. Patrick’s Day. Best of all? Most of these festivities are FREE. This year, St. Patrick's Day—March 17, 2018—is a Saturday, which is when the big [Midtown Manhattan parade]( takes place. However, the festivities begin with a trio of popular parades stepping off on the first weekend of this month in [Rockaway]( and [Sunnyside]( Queens, as well as [Staten Island]( In addition to St. Patrick's Day processions in all five boroughs, there are [family fests]( stepdancing performances (and [places to learn]( Gaelic workshops, and [kids flicks](. Here are our favorite ways to celebrate Irish culture and St. Patrick’s Day with kids in New York City. Sláinte! [Read more.]( [Like St. Patrick's Day Events and Free Parades for NYC Kids on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [Google Plus One Button]( [Prince Tea House Arrives in Astoria for Fancy Family Eats]( For the past few years, [Astoria]( has been at the forefront of culinary trends. You can [eat around the world]( from Columbia and Hawaii to Egypt and Germany. But there are a few things that Astoria still hasn’t pegged yet – really good pizza, really good Chinese food, and a [really good tea spot](. You can finally at least cross that last one off the list. Prince Tea House soft-opened its doors on Steinway Street in September 2017 and officially took off in November. My family and I can’t say no to teatime and had to pay a visit on a perfectly chilly and dreary afternoon. Read on hear about our experience and what you need to know before you go with the kids. [Read more.]( [Like Prince Tea House Arrives in Astoria for Fancy Family Eats on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [Google Plus One Button]( Sponsored: [William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (abridged) at The New Victory Theater]( [The Reduced Shakespeare Company]( makes sharp, short comedy by spinning the Bard’s 39 plays into a fast, funny, and fictional 40th! March 2-11. For ages 10+. Tix start at $16. [Reduced Shakespeare Company at The New Victory. [NYC March GoList. ( [Festivals, Easter events, and family fun. Our top picks for March!]( [NYC Best of Winter. ( [Sledding, skating, skiing, and more seasonal fun!]( [NYC Nearly 50 FREE March Events ( [Nearly 50 FREE March Events]( [NYC Easter Bunny Brunches ( [Easter Bunny Brunches]( [NYC Indoor Play Spaces with Weekend Hours. ( [Indoor Play Spots with Weekend Hours]( [NYC Travel Guide. ( [Family Travel Guide]( [Facebook]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Pinterest]( Our Guides: [Summer Camps]( [Enrichment Classes]( [Kids Parties]( [Day Trips]( [Indoor Activities]( [100 Things to Do with NYC Kids]( [WeeWork Crafts]( [Business Listings]( Our Sites: [Boston]( [Connecticut]( [Long Island]( [Los Angeles]( [New Jersey]( [New York City]( [Philadelphia]( [Westchester]( [Houston]( Copyright © 2018 Mommy Poppins, All rights reserved. You are getting this email because you subscribed to our newsletters on MommyPoppins.com Our mailing address is: Mommy Poppins 511 Avenue of the Americas #504New York, New York 10011 [Add us to your address book](//mommypoppins.us2.list-manage.com/vcard?u=bdc1aa2618e8751c4b2b6acf6&id=51ccfd15a8) [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences](