Celebrate Black History Month with opportunities to learn, write poetry, paint, listen to stories, see music and dance performances, and more in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Check back, as we will be adding more events throughout the month!
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Aviva and Friends Presents: Little Kids Create The Block at Adams Street Library
Tuesday, February 3 | 4:00-4:45pm | Ages 2-5 | FREE | DUMBO
Utilizing The Block, by poet Langston Hughes with illustrations from artist Romare Bearden’s collage, participants will create their own collages exploring and illustrating the blocks and communities where they live.
Uhuru Music and Arts at Brooklyn Children’s Museum | Crown Heights
Thursday, February 5 | 3:00-3:45pm | RSVP here
Uhuru means Freedom! Join artist Wéma Ragophala of Bridges: A Pan-Afrikan Arts Movement at this sensory friendly music and art-making workshop for children of all abilities. Stop by to learn liberation songs and make a liberation crown that explores the ways that freedom lives in you.
Saturday Storytime for Black History Month at Adams Street Library | DUMBO
Saturday, February 7 | 11:00-11:30am | Ages 0-5 | FREE
Join for a special edition of Saturday Storytime honoring Black History Month!
Black History Month: Textile Arts Workshop at Carmine Carro Community Center | Marine Park
Saturday, February 7 | 11:00am-12:30pm | RSVP here
Join Dr. Myrah Brown Green for a workshop focused on Adinkra – African symbols that represent concepts, proverbs, and aphorisms. Choose a symbol that is meaningful to you and create a hand-stitched symbol to take home.
Children’s Kwanzaa Village at Brownsville Heritage House | Brownsville
Saturday, February 7 | 11am-1pm | RSVP here
Honor African heritage and culture through various activities and performances. This event is a great opportunity for children to learn about the principles of Kwanzaa in a fun and interactive way.
First Saturday: Imitate No One at the Brooklyn Museum | Prospect Heights
Saturday, February 7 | 5-10pm | Registration required; next ticket drop is February 2
This edition of First Saturdays will celebrate Black History Month. Titled after the late poet Jayne Cortez’s rallying cry to “imitate no one,” the evening is inspired by the exhibition Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens, which honors this legendary Malian photographer. See the full lineup of events here.
Jack and Friends Black History Month Celebration: Conroy Warren at Park Slope Library | Park Slope
Tuesday, February 10 | 4:00-4:45pm | Ages 0-5 | FREE
Join for a Jack and Friends Concert with Conroy Warren and celebrate Black History Month, with singing and dancing to jazz, calypso and reggae.
Black Future Festival at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum | Crown Heights
Sunday, February 15– Saturday, February 21 | 10am-5pm | $15
Make art, learn dances, create music, and envision the future that celebrates Black culture and the African Diaspora.
African Dancing & Folktales Workshop at Red Hook Interim Library | Red Hook
Friday, February 20 | 11:00-11:45am | For toddlers | FREE
Join for African folktales and an African Dance workshop, accompanied by live percussion music. This event is for toddlers and their caregivers.
Black History Month: Brooklyn and the Abolitionist Movement | Brooklyn Bridge Park
Sunday, February 22 | 1:00-2:30pm | FREE
Join the Urban Park Rangers on a walk discussing Brooklyn’s significant history to the abolitionist movement in the United States.
Saturday Storytime at L10 with jessica Care moore | Downtown Brooklyn
Saturday, February 28 | 11:30am-2:00pm | FREE
Join us at L10 for a family friendly storytime activation and cypher with Detroit Poet Laureate, jessica Care moore. At the Library for Arts & Culture (2nd floor) build your own crown in a hands-on craft activity, take photos, and take home a copy of Your Crown Shines.
Returning to Self | Governors Island
Saturday, February 28 | 1-6pm | FREE | RSVP here
Governors Island will host Returning to Self, a free indoor Black History Month. The afternoon centers healing and collective care through workshops and activations rooted in sound, movement, poetry, and plant medicine, featuring artists, healers, and educators.
Ancestral Lines, Inherited Rhythms: Diasporic Sounds from Black History at Brooklyn Conservatory of Music | Park Slope
Saturday, February 28 | 5:30-7:00pm | FREE
Join for an evening of live music and conversation exploring Black musical traditions through the ages and across borders.
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Updated: February 6, 2026. Main Image: Black Future Festival at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum.
