Celebrate Holi
Saturday, April 25, 2026
10:00 am – 6:30 pm
Play with color at NYC’s biggest family Holi party—get ready for spring’s messiest celebration!
Dance to Bollywood beats, enjoy puppet shows and Indian treats, and wear white for our famous color powder party.
Presented with Ajna Dance Company and The Culture Tree.
Spring Membership Sale
Celebrate Holi is days away and the best way to play is as a BCM member! For a limited time, we’re offering 15% off all memberships. Enter code HOLI15 at checkout to treat your family to a year of engaging and educational cultural experiences at BCM. Offer expires Sunday, April 26.
PROGRAMS
Ajna Bollywood Dance
🕒 11:30 am – 12:00 pm, 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm, 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Hear the story of Holi and move to the rhythms of Bollywood dance with Ajna Dance Company. This 30-minute program includes storytelling, a dance performance, and a dance workshop that showcases the traditions and rituals of Holi. After the performance join the drumming procession to Brower Park for the Holi Powder party!
Henna
🕒 10:30 am – 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Decorate your hands with the hottest henna designs of the season! Celebrate holi with traditional and modern henna tattoos, drawn by professional henna artists. Please note that this offering will be on a first come first serve basis.
Spices & Thandai Milkshake
🕒 10:30 am – 10:55 am, 1:15 pm – 1:45 pm, 4:15 pm – 4:45 pm
Join Anu Sehgal from The Culture Tree for an introduction to the traditional spices and flavors of India. Learn how to make a Thandai milkshake and get a taste afterwards.
The Story of Holi
🕒 11:00 am – 11:20 am, 2:00 pm – 2:20 pm, 5:00 pm – 5:20 pm
Join Anu Sehgal from The Culture Tree for a musical puppet show that explores the meaning of Holi through a story!
Color Play at Brower Park
🕒 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm, 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm, 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Join Anu Sehgal from The Culture Tree for a musical puppet show that explores the meaning of Holi through a story!
If you purchased powder online, pick up your wristbands in the room next to Cafe (2nd floor). Buy powder in Brooklyn Voices (2nd floor) or by scanning the QR codes located around the Museum.
Paper Pichkaris
🕒 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
A pichkari is a traditional Indian water gun used during the Hindu festival of Holi. Join artist Manasi Arya in BCM’s ColorLab art studio to make your own paper version of this fun tool!
Be Like Bamboo
🕒 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Visit BCM’s STEM Makerspace and learn how engineers take inspiration from bamboo to design buildings that can withstand earthquakes. Build your own skyscraper using popsicle sticks, straws, and air-dry clay, then test its stability and strength with our earthquake simulator.