Exciting Events Around The Bronx: March 2025
Explore exciting community events around the Bronx this month.
First Friday February 2025 Art, Music, Dancing, & Poetry!
Friday, March 7th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
FREE!
Experience The Bronx Museum after hours!
We stay open late on the first Friday of the month so you can get your weekend started right. Enjoy the FUTURA 2000: BREAKING OUT exhibition currently on view in our galleries. Plus we will have music, dancing, and poetry activations throughout the evening (more details to come).
The Museum also provides complimentary snacks and non-alcoholic beverages to help keep everyone refreshed and energized.
Family Day March 2025:
Free Art-Making For All Ages!
Saturday, March 15th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm
FREE!
Spend an afternoon enjoying free art activities inspired by The Bronx Museum’s current exhibition, FUTURA 2000: BREAKING OUT!
Activities led by Bronx Museum Educators are fun for all ages and accessible to families with young children.
Drop-ins are welcome, but we appreciate your optional registration, especially if you plan to come with a larger group.
Urban Park Ranger Volunteer Litter Clean-Up
Saturday, March 15th from 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location: Crotona Nature Center in Crotona Park
There’s no better way to contribute to a cleaner and healthier community than by volunteering. Join the Urban Park Rangers and fellow community members to clean and beautify Crotona Park.
Early Spring Tree ID Hike
Sunday, March 30th from 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Location: Crotona Nature Center in Crotona Park
Trees have a special place in our environment. Join us for a hike of Crotona Park in search of different tree species and learn some ways to identify these trees during the changing season.
The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism
February 15th through April 27th
Our annual celebration of all things orchid carries you to the vibrant setting of Mexico for The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism. Set off on a journey where the fusion of tradition and contemporary artistry takes center stage amid awe-inspiring displays of orchids, and wander through lush landscapes brought into vivid relief with thousands of flowers that showcase diverse ecosystems and rich cultures. Among bright arrangements of orchids in settings inspired by the bold, multicolored designs of Mexican modernist architect Luis Barragán, come visit a paradise of tropical beauty—without ever leaving the Bronx.
Crazy for Composting 2025: Soil for the Soul
Saturday, March 15th from 9:30am to 4:00pm
Inspiring Youth to Learn and Lead Through Composting
Get Crazy for Composting with NYBG’s Bronx Green-Up and friends! Join us for this mini-compost conference to celebrate community composting in New York City. Enjoy presentations, a panel discussion, compost workshops, and network with other compost enthusiasts. Connect with environmental organizations offering educational, technical, and grant resources. Learn from and elevate the voices of community composters in NYC who are diverting organic waste from landfills, revitalizing our soils to grow food, building resilient communities, and promoting environmental justice.
Pelham Bay Park Forest Restoration
Saturday, March 15th from 10:00am to 12:00pm
Location: North East Corner of Orchard Beach Parking Lot in Pelham Bay Park
Volunteer with the Stewardship Team to protect the forested areas in Pelham Bay Park! Volunteers will contribute to ongoing restoration work and learn the importance of species diversity to ecosystem health.
Birding: American Woodcocks
Saturday, March 29th from 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Location: Pelham Bay Nature Center in Pelham Bay Park
Join the Urban Park Rangers on an evening nature walk at Pelham Bay Park to learn all about the wacky world of woodcocks Also known as the Timberdoodle; Woodcocks take the skies at night with dazzling corkscrew flight patterns and charming vocalizations.
Through Their Hands: Three Centuries of Women’s Work and Daily Life in New York
Saturday, March 22nd from 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location: Van Cortlandt House Museum in Van Cortlandt Park
Join VCHM Director Margaret Holmes for a special guided tour exploring the lives of women in New York from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries. Using objects from the museum’s collection and the historic domestic spaces of the house, this tour examines how women shaped both home life and the broader social fabric of their time.
Tour Highlights:
- Gain insight into the social, political, and cultural forces that shaped women’s roles in New York from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries.
- Uncover the stories of women who lived, worked, or had connections to the house.
- Explore objects and household items that reveal the realities of their daily lives.
- Examine how gender, race, and class influenced women’s experiences and opportunities.
Registration is required as space is limited.
Nature's Workshop: Botany and Botanical Art
Sunday, March 23rd from 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Location: Van Cortlandt Nature Center in Van Cortlandt Park
Learn about Ireland’s first female botanist Ellen Hutchins and live her legacy with a botanical walk followed by a botanical art workshop!
Family Art Project: Garden Designs for Women’s History Month
Sunday, March 16th from 10:00am to 1:00pm
Tickets: Free with admission to the grounds
Location: Meet at Wave Hill House
In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re learning about women who have designed and cared for the gardens we love. With their work in mind, let’s make our own miniature creations inspired by places like community gardens and Wave Hill.
At 11:30am families can enjoy a storytime program in the Gund Theater, all ages welcome. We will be honoring Women’s History Month with a reading of the book In Our Garden by Pat Zietlow Miller.
Registration not required.
Kids on the Move! Signs of Spring
Saturday, March 22nd from 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Tickets: Free with admission to the grounds
Location: Meet at Perkins Visitor Center
March can feel like winter’s last gasp, but look closely and you’ll see that nature is waking up all around you! Wander around Wave Hill with guest educator Corinne Flax to find early signs of spring throughout the grounds. Connect with nature and feel the world waking up around you, then wake up your own body with yoga-based poses and games. Recommended for ages three to eight. Severe weather cancels.
WBO's Culture Clash Silent Disco
Friday, March 28th from 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Location: Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center
Join NYC Parks for Silent Disco event at Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center. Come out and boogie on the dance floor while you listen to your favorite music using headphones. This event is free and open to the public.
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