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Tuesday Feb. 17, 2026

11 am – noon

Kids Week: Year of the Horse…Of Course

Ages: All
Free

Ocean Breeze PierStaten Island

11 am – 3 pm

Create and Celebrate – Lunar New Year

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Free

Friends of the Smithtown Library- Kings Park BuildingKings Park

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

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Noon – 7 pm

SUBMERGE: Beyond the Render

Ages: All
Art

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

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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

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12:30 – 3:30 pm

Beautiful Birds

Ages: 5 – 8
Animals
Classes

Alley Pond Environmental CenterDouglaston

1 – 2 pm

Kids Week: Campfire Story Time

Van Cortlandt Nature CenterBronx

1 pm

Pete the Cat

Ages: All
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

Copy of Nick Abeel & Kyle Schaefer. Photo by Jacob Hiss

Various

Hold On To Your Butts

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Comedy

SOHO PLAYHOUSEManhattan

1 – 3 pm

MOCACREATE: Lunar New Year Museum Makeover with Teaching Artist Yu Rong

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY

Museum of Chinese in AmericaChinatown

1 – 1:30 pm

MOCAKIDS: LNY Dumpling Extravaganza

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Food & Drink

Museum of Chinese in AmericaChinatown

Stern Pinball

1 – 4 pm

Mid-Winter School Break Family Drop-Ins

Ages: 5 – 12
Art

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumUpper East Side

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1 pm

Pajama Day

Ages: All

Westhampton Free LibraryWesthampton Beach

1:45 pm

MOCAKIDS: LNY Dumpling Extravaganza

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Food & Drink

Museum of Chinese in AmericaChinatown

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

2:30 pm

MOCAKIDS: LNY Dumpling Extravaganza

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Food & Drink

Museum of Chinese in AmericaChinatown

3 – 4 pm

STEAM Time: Black History Month Off the Pages

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Clason’s Point LibraryBronx

3 – 4 pm

Kids Create: Black History Month

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Golden Age of Brooklyn ADCBrooklyn

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3 – 4 pm

Kids Create: Mardi Gras Crowns

Ages: 3 – 8
Craft & DIY
Free

Gerritsen Beach LibraryBrooklyn

BubbleMania-Rhombus

3:30 – 5 pm

BubbleMania: Science, Art & Comedy! with Casey Carle

Ages: All

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Lunar New Year Storytime + Craft

Ages: All
Free

St. George Library CenterStaten Island

3:30 pm

Moving Stories: Movement, Stories, and Music

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Francis Martin LibraryBronx

3:30 – 4 pm

Aesop’s Fables Read-Alouds

Ages: All
Free

Huguenot Park LibraryStaten Island

3:30 – 4:45 pm

BubbleMania: Science, Art & Comedy

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions
Comedy

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

4 – 6 pm

Teen and Tween Art Studio: Mardi Gras Masks!

Ages: 9 and up
Free

Stapleton LibraryStaten Island

4:30 – 6 pm

Lunar New Year Day Lion Dancing

Pearl River MartManhattan

5 – 6 pm

Fire Horse Craft: Lunar New Year

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Wyandanch Public LibraryWyandanch

7 pm

West African Dance Workshops

Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (JCAL)Jamaica

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