Things to Do in Lower Manhattan
Things to do in Lower Manhattan
Experience Chinese calligraphy and paper cutting and take home your art pieces. Located in the Lunar Event Lounge (across from Sephora).
Date: Saturday, January 18th
Time: 11:00 am — 3:00 pm
Location: 185 Greenwich Street – Westfield World Trade Center: Located in the Lunar Event Lounge (across from Sephora).
Fee: Free with RSVP
Age(s): all ages welcome
For more information please visit their website HERE
Red envelopes are traditionally exchanged on Lunar New Year and other holidays with money tucked inside. Come participate in making and decorating them yourself on the Oculus floor.
Date: Friday, January 17th
Time: 12:00 pm — 2:00 pm
Location: 185 Greenwich Street – Oculus Westfield World Trade Center
Fee: Free
Age(s): all ages welcome
For more information please visit their website HERE
Join museum staff for a storybook reading and related make-and-take activity. January’s book is SkySisters by Jan Bourdeau Waboose (Ojibway).
Date: Saturday, January 11
Time: 1:00pm — 2:00pm
Location: One Bowling Green: 1st Floor, imagiNATIONS Activity Center Classroom (National Museum of the American Indian)
Age: All ages
Cost: Free
FiDi Insiders: While you’re there, swing by their ongoing imagiNATIONs Activity Center
For more information visit their website HERE!
Kick off the Year of the Rat with China Institute’s signature Lunar New Year Celebration for families. The festival opens with a lion dance followed by New Year-themed workshops and activities including dumpling making, lantern-making, educational workshops, interactive storytelling, paper cutting, New Year treats, crafts, and a special Year of the Rat puppet show by Chinese Theatre Works. Attendees can also visit the “The Art of Chinese New Year,” an interactive installation celebrating the Chinese New Year holiday and its traditional visual and performance arts.
Date: Sunday, February 2
Time: 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: 40 Rector Street, 2nd Floor (China Institute)
Age: All ages
General Admission: Free ticketed admission; $5 for kids’ workshop.
For the full schedule and to rsvp for free tickets, please visit their website HERE!
Come listen to stories, sing songs, and make a craft! Upstairs program room opens at 3:50. Limited to first 20 children. Children must be supervised by an adult at all times.
When: Every Tuesday
Time: 4:00pm
Location: 175 North End Avenue (Battery Park City Library), 2nd Floor
Age: Best for ages 3-5. Older children welcome. Please do not bring siblings under 3 year old unless they can sit and listen to stories quietly.
Cost: Free
For more information visit their website HERE!
