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Signal flag

SIGNAL FLAG DECORATIONS

December 17 & 18 | 11am–5pm | Free | In-Person | 12 Fulton Street

Families are invited to create unique decorations while learning how sailors communicate with colorful signal flags. Apply this newfound knowledge when you create your very own free personalized signal flag banner to add a maritime accent to your holiday decor. Let your creativity fly and create a keepsake to give as a gift or show off for years to come.

This event is free, but please let us know that you’re coming by registering.

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Photo credit: South Street Seaport Museum

holiday paper boat workshop at the Seaport Museum

HOLIDAY PAPER BOATS

December 18 | 1–5pm | Free | In-Person | Wavertree Fo’c’sle 

Enjoy the annual light parade that begins at 4pm, at the Seaport Ice Rink on Pier 16 and 17, and drop in for some seasonal fun in the newly restored, temperature-controlled fo’c’sle, where families and guests of all ages will be invited to fold paper boats—great maritime decorations for the holiday—using colorful holiday paper.

This event is free, but please let us know that you’re coming by registering.

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Photo credit: South Street Seaport Museum

About the South Street Seaport Museum

The South Street Seaport Museum, located in the heart of the historic seaport district in New York City, preserves and interprets the history of New York as a great port city. Founded in 1967, the Museum houses an extensive collection of works of art and artifacts, a maritime reference library, exhibition galleries and education spaces, working nineteenth-century print shops, and an active fleet of historic vessels that all work to tell the story of “Where New York Begins.” seaportmuseum.org