St. Patrick's Day 2022 in NYC: Parades and Kid-Friendly Events

The big St. Patrick's Day Parade is one of the many things to do in NYC to celebrate the holiday. Photo by Marine Corps NYC via Flickr

If your days of celebrating until you're green around the gills on St. Patrick's Day are a distant memory, don't worry: There are plenty of kid-friendly ways to mark St. Patrick's Day in NYC this March. After all, everyone feels a wee bit Irish around the holiday. Best of all? Most of these festivities are FREE.

St. Patrick's Day falls on Thursday, March 17, but it's really a month-long celebration, with the Queens County Rockaway Parade kicking things off Saturday, March 5, and the final procession taking place in Bay Ridge on Saturday, March 27.  In addition to St. Patrick's Day parades in all five boroughs, there are family fests, step-dancing performances (and lessons), plus food workshops and kids' flicks.

Here are some of our favorite ways to celebrate Irish culture and St. Patrick's Day in NYC. Sláinte!

Fun Birthday Party Places in Connecticut for Tweens and Teens

Grab some friends for some birthday laps around the track. Photo courtesy of RPM Raceway

Past a certain age, Chuck E. Cheese won't cut it anymore for birthday parties. Tweens and teens can be notoriously hard to please, but they still enjoy a good celebration with friends. We've found the best places to have a birthday party for Connecticut tweens and teens that give older kids a bit of freedom while having age-appropriate fun.

For more birthday party inspiration, don't miss our Connecticut Kids' Birthday Party Guide. For more stories like this sent straight to your inbox, sign up for newsletters.

Peppa Pig, Blue Man Group, and More Coming to Newly Renovated State Theatre New Jersey

The historic State Theatre is home to kids’ programming, family-friendly amenities, and a calendar packed with award-winning shows and Broadway favorites.

Where can you catch Peppa Pig and Paddington Bear live on stage? Or see Star Wars in concert with the New Jersey Symphony? Rightfully recognized as a “Treasure of New Jersey,” the historic State Theatre is a non-profit performing arts center that’s home to all kinds of kids’ programming, family-friendly amenities, and a calendar packed with award-winning shows and Broadway favorites for all ages.

2021 marked 100 years of the much-loved New Brunswick venue, and not only was the theater able to celebrate by reopening for the 2021-22 season, but it completed a round of breathtaking renovations. Read on for details on the fully-upgraded destination for New Jersey families, plus this season’s amazing on-stage line-up.

How to Know if Your "Mom Brain" is Actually Undiagnosed Adult ADHD

Cerebral offers convenient and affordable medication management, counseling, and therapy for ADHD and other mental health conditions.

Believe it or not, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common mental health conditions in the United States, and yet still one of the most under-diagnosed and under-treated.¹ With most people receiving their diagnosis as kids, the neurodevelopmental disorder is often thought of as a childhood condition–but it’s that generalization that can make recognizing and addressing adult ADHD a real challenge.²

To better understand adult ADHD–and why way too many moms aren’t receiving the right diagnosis or care–we connected with the online mental health service, Cerebral. Cerebral offers convenient and affordable medication management, counseling, and therapy for ADHD, as well as anxiety, depression, insomnia, and more. Read on to learn more about adult ADHD in women, find meaningful resources and support, and secure an exclusive code that'll get you your first month of meds and care counseling through Cerebral starting at $30.

25 Good-to-Know Tips for New Parents in New York City

New baby on board? There are a few tricks to navigating NYC. Photo by the author

Whether you moved here as a 20-something, or are a lifelong New Yorker, you might think you've got this city figured out. After all, you know the ins and outs of roommate searches, you can score theater tickets on the cheap, or find the nearest happy hour or trendy bite to eat with the blink of an eye, but once you become a parent, New York City is a foreign land.

I've been in your shoes, going from a carefree young professional to a diaper-bag-toting mom seemingly overnight. Really, it was nine months of staring down my "new" New York while fighting off morning sickness and simultaneously searching for birthing spots, pediatricians, daycares, and baby gear. That was (ahem) 16 years and three kids ago...so I've picked up a few tricks and tools of the trade.

Here are 25 nuggets of NYC new parent advice. Find more baby and new parent hacks in our NYC Pregnancy and Baby Guide.

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