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Diwali Celebration: Dance, Puppet Show & Storytime — CMOM

When
Sun, Nov 8 · 2:00 PM–4:00 PMSunday, November 8, 2026, 2–4 p.m. (Inside Art)
Where
Children's Museum of Manhattan212 West 83rd Street, New York, NY 10024Open in Google Maps ↗
Ages
All ages
Cost
Included with museum admission (in-person tickets $18 adults/children, $15 seniors; online $1 less; infants free per admissions page)
Organizer
Children's Museum of Manhattan

A Diwali afternoon at the Children's Museum of Manhattan: an interactive dance workshop and performance with Meha Sadana teaching mudras from classical Indian dance (2–2:30 p.m.), the Ramleela Diwali puppet show bringing Ram, Sita, Lakshman, Hanuman and Ravana to life (2:45–3:15 p.m.), and a bilingual Diwali storytime with Culture Tree founder Anu Sehgal and marigold art-making (3:30–4 p.m.). Earlier drop-in crafts include glowing paper sky lamps and rangoli-inspired tissue-paper collage.

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