Things to do with kids in Manhattan

Things to do with kids in Manhattan

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Saturday Jan. 17, 2026

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All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

All day

PhysFest NYC – Physical Theater Family Shows & Free Kids Workshops

Ages: All
Comedy
Theater

Stella Adler Center for the ArtsFinancial District

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8 am – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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8 am – 11 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

9 am

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Attractions

The Rink at Rockefeller CenterManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

Child painting

10 am – 5 pm

MLK’s Peace Parade

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

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10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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11 am – noon

Children’s Access Workshops

Ages: 5 – 12
Dance
Special Needs

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingUpper West Side

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11 am – noon

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

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11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The Grandest Princess Ball Ever

Ages: 8 and under

Carmine’s – Time SquareTimes Square

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11:30 am – 1 pm

Hablemos: New York, New York

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

Family Concert: My City, My Song

Noon – 1 pm

Musical Explorers Family Concert

Ages: 5 – 8
Music

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

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Noon – 7 pm

SUBMERGE: Beyond the Render

Ages: All
Art

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Noon – 10 pm

PhysFest – NYC’s Only Physical Theater Festival Returns!

Ages: All
Comedy
Dance

Stella Adler Center for the ArtsFiDi

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12:30 – 1:30 pm

In Motion Workshops: For children ages 8-12

Ages: 9 – 12
Dance

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingUpper West Side

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Comedy
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

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2 – 3 pm

Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio Broadway Magic Hour January Shows

Ages: All

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2 – 4 pm

ICP Family Art Hour

Ages: 5 – 8
Art

International Center of Photography (ICP)Lower East Side

People enjoy Bumper Cars on Ice at Bryant Park’s Winter Village.

2 – 10 pm

Bumper Cars on Ice at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

Family Films – WOLF AND CUB – 1-17-26

2 – 3 pm

MoMA Family Films: Caring Community

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

Cullman Education Center MoMAMidtown

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2 – 3 pm

The Princess and the Pea

Ages: All
Theater

Galli Theater NYTribeca

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3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

Family Concert: My City, My Song

3 – 4 pm

Musical Explorers Family Concert

Ages: 5 – 8
Music

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

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4 – 5 pm

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

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4 – 6 pm

Young People’s Chorus of NYC to Honor Martin Luther King Jr. Through Song

Ages: All
Free
Music

Brick Presbyterian ChurchManhattan

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