Things to Do in Lower Manhattan

Things to do in Lower Manhattan

Museums and Playgrounds

George Washington’s Birthday Open House with $1 Admissions at Fraunces Tavern Museum

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Celebrate George Washington’s birthday at Fraunces Tavern Museum with dollar admission! Can’t get enough Washington? Make sure to check out our George Washington Portrait Gallery honoring Elizabeth and Stanley DeForest Scott , featuring the exhibition A Stoic Countenance: Portraits of George Washington. Then, head up to the McEntee Gallery to sneak a peek at a lock of Washington’s hair and a fragment of his tooth!

Date: Saturday, February 15th — Monday, February 17th

Time: 11 am — 5 pm

Location: Fraunces Tavern Museum: 54 Pearl Street, 2nd Floor

Fee: $1 Admission

Age(s): All ages welcome

For more information, please visit their website HERE.

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9/11 Memorial’s Annual 5K Run/Walk and Community Day on April 26th

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9/11 Memorial’s Annual 5K Run/Walk and Community Day on April 26th

 

Registration has begun for the 9/11 Memorial’s Annual 5K Run/Walk and Community Day, which takes place on Sunday, April 26, 2020. Join the community in a special gathering to remember and represent the resilience of our city. The route begins in lower Manhattan and takes participants through scenic Battery Park with iconic views of One World Trade Center and the Statue of Liberty. The 5K Run/Walk ends adjacent to the Memorial Plaza where Community Day takes place, which is free and open to the public featuring activities and entertainment for all ages.

FiDi Families Insiders: Use code FIDIFAMILIES to receive $10 off registration. Kids 12 and under are FREE.

For more information and to register please visit their website HERE

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Storybook Reading and Activity: SkySisters at National Museum of the American Indian

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Storybook Reading and Activity: SkySisters by Jan Bourdeau Waboose (Ojibway)

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!

 

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Chinese New Year Family Festival at China Institute

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Chinese New Year Family Festival

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!

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Santa Rescue at the FDNY Museum in SoHo

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Santa Rescue at the FDNY Museum in SoHo

 

Santa Rescue at the New York City Fire Museum! If you and your family have not witnessed the Santa Fire Rescue, you have been missing out on a great Lower Manhattan tradition. It’s a great family-friendly event that is definitely something that you need to take the kids to, while they still believe in Santa. Watch FDNY Firefighters rescue Santa from the roof of top of the New York City Firefighter Museum. Once he is safely inside, the fun will begin. Join other families on the 3rd-floor loft at Santa’s Cafe and enjoy holiday carols, photos with Santa and Christmas carols performed live by John Clacher Fire House Band. Children’s fingerprinting and ID will be done by NY Met Life. Bring your cash…snacks and delicious hot chocolate, courtesy of Jacques Torres! Grab those subway transit cards and make your way to SoHo for an afternoon of family fun.

Date: Sunday, December 15th

Time: 11:30a (SHARP)

Location: 278 Spring Street (NYC Fire Museum)

Ages: All ages welcome

Santa Visit/Photo Op: $10 Adults and $10 Children (2 and under free)

FiDi Families Insiders: Viewing the rescue is free. Cost is for the visit with Santa/photo. Bring your camera. Santa will sit with children and be available for photos until 2:30 pm (don’t be late)!

Tickets can be purchased on the Eventbrite website HERE or by phone 212-691-1303 or in person at the Fire Museum’s gift shop.

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