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Saturday Feb. 21, 2026

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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

Wendy Hillard Pic

9 am – 6 pm

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

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Harlem ArmoryManhattan

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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

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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

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10 – 11:30 am

Family Program: Black History Month Celebration: Architecture of the Harlem Renaissance

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

Belmont Village

10 am – 6 pm

Lunar New Year at Belmont Park Village

Ages: 3 and up
Beauty
Environment

Belmont Park VillageElmont

10 am – 4 pm

TWICE WORLD TOUR Pop-Up & Fan Experience

Ages: 13 and up
Free
Music

Belmont Park VillageElmont

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Lunar New Year Celebration at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Bryant ParkMidtown

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten IslandStaten Island

11 am – 4 pm

Lunar New Year 2026 Celebration

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Albee SquareBrooklyn

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11 am – 4 pm

Hidden Hearts Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – noon

Black History Month: Nature Poetry

Crotona Nature Center in Crotona ParkBronx

11 am – 12:30 pm

Historic New York: Staten Island and the American Revolution

Ages: All
Free

LaTourette Park & Golf CourseStaten Island

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11 am – 12:30 pm

Mr. Pink Guided Walking Tour in Flatiron NoMad

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Flatiron North PlazaFlatiron

Feb FD 2026

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Historic Harvests

Ages: All
Caribbean
Community

5816 Clarendon RoadBrooklyn

Kids at Curling Cafe in Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park.

11 am – 7 pm

Curling at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkMidtown

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Historic Harvests

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

Wyckoff House MuseumBrooklyn

11 am – noon

Storytime & Craft in Honor of Black History Month

Bowne HouseFlushing

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Noon – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Indigenous Cooking

Ages: All
Art
Food & Drink

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

Noon – 3 pm

Staten Island Mall Lunar New Year Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Free

Staten Island MallStaten Island

Noon – 6 pm

Paper Flowers Cultural Event

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Free

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

1 pm

Lunar New Year Performances at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Dance
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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1 pm

Tangram Lunar New Year Celebrations

Queens Center Lunar New Year 2026 Celebration

1 – 3 pm

Lunar New Year 2026 Celebration

Queens CenterQueens

1 – 3 pm

Maple Syrup Saturdays 2026

Ages: All
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park PreserveStaten Island

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3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

3 pm

Lunar New Year Performances at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Dance
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

5 pm

Lunar New Year Performances at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Dance
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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