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Saturday Feb. 21, 2026

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Sauna Layout Render

7 am – 10 pm

Culture of Bathe-ing

Domino ParkBrooklyn

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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

Wendy Hillard Pic

9 am – 6 pm

Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation’s 11th Annual Harlem Gymnastics Invitational

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Harlem ArmoryManhattan

9:30 am – noon

Hot Cocoa Crush 5K Long Island

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Eisenhower Park FIELD 2East Meadow

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9:30 am – 12:30 pm

City Life Community Outreach Food Pantry

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

Morris Heights Health CenterThe Bronx

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Fan of Lunar New Year!

Ages: All
Art

Wave Hill HouseThe Bronx

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10 am – 5 pm

Space Glide at the New York Hall of Science

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Hall of ScienceCorona

10 am – 6 pm

The Orchid Show: Mr. Flower Fantastic’s Concrete Jungle

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – 4 pm

Amazing Animals Week

Ages: All
Animals

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

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10 am – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

Kids Week at the Intrepid Museum

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid MuseumHell’s Kitchen

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10 am – 5 pm

Black Future Festival

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Chinese-New-Year-2

10 am – noon

Lunar New Year Celebration 2026

Ages: All
History & Culture

Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum & Reichert PlanetariumCenterport

10 – 11 am

Chinese New Year Celebration For Kids

Ages: 12 and under
Community
History & Culture

Community United Methodist Church, Jackson HeightsJackson Heights

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10 am – 10 pm

Bobsled Photo Op at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkMidtown

10 am – 1 pm

Lunar New Year Family Festival

Museum of Chinese in AmericaChinatown

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Lunar New Year Celebration at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Bryant ParkMidtown

Ringling

11 am – 1 pm

Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey® The Greatest Show On Earth

Ages: 3 – 8
Music

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

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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

Sea Survival Challenge – Navigator’s Necklace

11 am – 4 pm

Museum Adventure Activity: Sea Survival Challenge

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Craft & DIY

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten IslandStaten Island

11 am

Winnie the Pooh

Ages: All
Theater

Theatre ThreePort Jefferson

11 am

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Musical

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

11 am – 4 pm

Lunar New Year 2026 Celebration

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Albee SquareBrooklyn

11 am

Pinkalicious The Musical

Ages: 5 – 8
Theater

Cm Performing Arts CenterOakdale

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11 am – 4 pm

Hidden Hearts Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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