Celebrate Latinx Heritage Week at CMOM

Fri Oct 3, 2025 - Fri Oct 10, 2025
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Repeating every week — Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays through October 10, 2025.
10:00am to 4:15pm ET
Age: Varies with activity
Price: Included with paid admission
Location:
Children's Museum of Manhattan

Immerse yourself in traditional and contemporary arts, and unleash your creativity with Latinx music, comic-book making, and more.  

Performance: Cumbia Fest Jr. With PÚYALOAHÍ
PÚYALOAHÍ is a collective dedicated to the sounds & rhythms of Colombia’s traditional cumbia music of Gaitas & Tambores. Explore the danceable rhythms, songs,and different percussion instruments used in cumbia music!
Saturday, October 4 | 2pm – 2:30pm & 3pm – 3:30pm | All ages | 1st Floor | Inside Art

Workshop: Make Your Own Superhero with Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, Kyung Jeon-Miranda and La Borinqueña!
La Borinqueña is an original superhero who appears in graphic novels and in the exhibition on the second floor of CMOM. Her powers are drawn from the history and mysticism of Puerto Rico. Join her creator, Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, and Teaching Artist Kyung Jeon-Miranda in a hands-on workshop where families can. create their own superheroes inspired by social justice issues that matter to them!
Sunday, October 5 | 2pm – 2:45pm & 3pm – 3:45pm | Sign-up | Ages 5 & up | 3rd Floor | Discovery Classroom

Meet and Greet with Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez:
Have a chance to meet Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, creator of La Borinqueña!
Sunday, October 5 | 4pm – 4:30pm | All ages | 1st Floor | Inside Art

Bright Like Me
Inspired by Latinx sun motifs and glowing traditions, use foil, tissue paper, and paint to create a glowing mask full of inner sparkle!
Friday, October 3 | 10:30am – 12:30pm & 2pm – 4:15pm | Ages 5 & up | 1st Floor | Makerspace
Saturday & Sunday, October 4 – 5 | 10:30am – 12:30pm | Ages 5 & up | 1st Floor | Makerspace
Tuesday – Friday, October 7 – 10 | 10:30am – 12:30pm & 2pm – 4:15pm | Ages 5 & up | 1st Floor | Makerspace

Tiny Dancer Craft Sticks
Create art inspired by the swirling skirts of Cumbia and the flashy fringe of Bachata. As you make your tiny dancer, learn about the origins of these two Latinx dances.
Friday, October 3 | 2:45pm – 3:45pm | Ages 4 & younger | 3rd Floor | PlayWorks
Saturday & Sunday, October 4 – 5 | 11:15am – 12:15pm & 2:45pm – 3:45pm | Ages 4 & younger | 3rd Floor | PlayWorks
Tuesday – Friday, October 7 – 10 | 2:45pm – 3:45 m | Ages 4 & younger | 3rd Floor | PlayWorks