St. Patrick's Day in NYC: Parades and Family-Friendly Events to Celebrate

This week's picks for NYC parents from Mommy Poppins. [Family Event Calendar]( Sponsored: [Digital Media Academy]( offers a premier summer STEM camp experience for kids and teens ages 9-18 at NYU and beyond. Multiweek options are available. [St. Patrick's Day in NYC: Parades and Family-Friendly Events to Celebrate]( 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 St. Patrick's Day in NYC [this March](. After all, everyone feels a wee bit Irish around the holiday. Best of all? Most of these festivities are FREE. This year St. Patrick's Day falls on a Tuesday, but you can start celebrating early at popular parades in [Sunnyside]( Queens, on Sunday, March 1, and in the [Rockaways]( on Saturday, March 7. On St. Patrick's Day itself, the big [Midtown Manhattan parade]( kicks off at 11am. In addition to St. Patrick's Day processions in all five boroughs, there are [family fests]( step-dancing performances (and [lessons]( plus Gaelic workshops and [kids flicks](. Here are our favorite ways to celebrate Irish culture and St. Patrick's Day in NYC. Sláinte! [Read more.]( [The Best Children's Bookstores in NYC]( Only a small number of dedicated children's bookstores exist in NYC—Books of Wonder and Bank Street Bookstore, we're looking at you!—but there are several other indie stores with impressive children's sections. Many of these children's bookstores host kid-friendly activities, including read-alouds, author events, and writing workshops. My kids have a particular weakness for books, possibly because it's the one thing I never deny them—as evidenced by the overflowing bookshelves at home. We love exploring new-to-us, local shops and spending lazy afternoons getting lost in the stacks, so we've rounded up some of our favorite children's bookstores around the city. Whether you're shopping for a birthday gift or looking for a [local storytime]( these independent neighborhood bookstores are great bets for NYC families. [Read more.]( Sponsored: [TADA!]( offers week-long musical theater summer camps in the Flatiron and UWS for ages 4-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Create & perform a new musical every week, all summer long. [Films, festivals, Presidents week, & more – our top picks for February!]( [Snow sports, indoor play spaces, and more winter fun!]( [35 February Break Ideas for Kids]( [Free Activities for Kids This Month]( [I]( Swimming Pools in NYC]( [Free and Cheap Summer Camps]( Copyright © 2020 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]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences](