Monday, March 16
FREE Cone Day – Greenwich Village
Head to Dairy Queen (we have three in NYC) for a complimentary small vanilla soft serve in honor of the chain's 75th anniversary. FREE

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Tuesday, March 17
NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade – Midtown East
Check out the biggest and oldest (since 1762!) St. Patrick's Day parade around. It's got pomp, pageantry, blaring bagpipes and countless enthusiastic spectators. Watching at the northern end is your best bet with kids since it's a bit calmer up there. FREE

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Wednesday, March 18
Farmy Flicks: Family Movies in the Barn – Douglaston
Catch a no-cost screening of the hysterical stop-motion film Chicken Run at the Queens County Farm Museum. Arrive early for face time with the farm's animal residents. FREE

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Thursday, March 19
BioBase – East Village
Learn about brain anatomy, function and genetics at a variety of hands-on stations at the Lower East Side Girls Club. For other cool neuroscience activities for kids this week, check out our post about Brain Week 2015. FREE but preregistration suggested.

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Friday, March 20
23rd Annual Spring Celebration – Upper West Side
More FREE stuff, this time at Rita's Water Ice. In honor of the first day of spring, snag a no-cost sweet treat at the chain's Broadway outpost. FREE

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For more weekday activity ideas, check out our Event Calendar and Indoor Activity Guide.