Every Ticket and Party Box Sold for the Kid-Centric Event Will Support City Harvest’s Work Rescuing and Delivering Food for New Yorkers in Need

On February 25th, City Harvest, New York City’s first and largest food rescue organization, will premiere “The Virtual Winter Family Carnival 2021: Neon Dance Party.” This electric, enjoy-at-home event will include interactive entertainment hosted by City Harvest Board Member, Chair of City Harvest’s Food Council and Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian’s daughters, Madeline and Anna, and feature hands-on activities for children and families to enjoy together. Each ticket purchased will support City Harvest’s work feeding the 1 in 3 children and their families facing food insecurity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tickets are on sale now through February 12th.

The fun begins when your child receives their very own Party Box, delivered to your doorstep, filled with everything you need to bring the party home. Guests will also gain access to our interactive event site, which will be loaded with immersive entertainment for the entire family to enjoy together! Supporters can also purchase our “Give A Box of Smiles” Party Box, which will be sent to a child that City Harvest serves.

Party Box and entertainment highlights include:

  • Make your own glow-in-the-dark slime, craft and decorate white chocolate lollipops, and build an echo sing-along microphone with material kits and instructional videos from The Craft Studio
  • Mix up a kid-friendly,delectable Winter Cooler Punch with a festive juice pouch, out-of-this-world glow garnishes, silly straws and instructional video, all provided by City Harvest Food Council Member Cody Goldstein of Muddling Memories
  • A fun spaghetti and meatballscoloring activity and recipe, courtesy of event sponsor Whole Foods Market, paired with a $10 gift card redeemable in all NYC stores, so guests can purchase the ingredients and make the kid-friendly meal at home.
  • Get on your feet! City Harvest entertainment partner, On the Move, will keep the party going all night long with its talented DJs and performers
  • Learn the latest moves to your favorite TikTok-style dances
  • Belt it out with specially curated beatboxing performances, karaoke and singalong songs
  • Enjoy electrifying LED and UV blacklight dance performances and mesmerizing glow magic performances

City Harvest’s Virtual Winter Family Carnival: Neon Dance Party has been made possible in part by generous sponsors Whole Foods Market, Lugz, and New York Magazine.

Tickets for The Virtual Winter Family Carnival 2021: Neon Dance Party are on sale now and must be purchased before February 12th in order to ensure delivery by February 25th.

To purchase tickets to City Harvest’s Virtual Winter Family Carnival 2021: Neon Dance Party, or for more information, please visit: 
https://www.cityharvest.org/event/winter-family-carnival-2/

Individual “Feed Smiles” Ticket(s) – $250
Helps feed 231 children and their families for a day. 

  • 1 Party Box delivered to your doorstep  
  • Access to the interactive event site and entertainment

“Give A Box of Smiles” Gift Box – $250  Helps feed nearly 33 children and their families for a week. 

  • Send 1 Party Box and entertainment access to a child that City Harvest serves

ABOUT CITY HARVEST
City Harvest is New York’s first and largest food rescue organization, helping to feed millions of New Yorkers who struggle to put meals on their tables. This year, we will rescue 118 million pounds of fresh, nutritious food and deliver it–free of charge–to more than 400 food pantries, soup kitchens, community partners and our own Mobile Markets across the five boroughs. We work alongside our community partners to boost community capacity, expand nutrition education and strengthen local food systems. For more than 35 years, City Harvest has always been there to feed our city–one day, one meal, one New Yorker at a time. To learn more, please visit cityharvest.org