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Wednesday Feb. 18, 2026

11 am – 3 pm

February Break Fun

Ages: All
Attractions

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & AquariumCold Spring Harbor

11 – 11:45 am

Kindie Rock

Ages: 8 and under
Free
Music

6 River TerraceBattery Park City

11 am – 12:30 pm

February Break for Art

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Attractions

Nassau County Museum of ArtRoslyn Harbor

11 am

Pete the Cat

Ages: All
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

11 am

Winter School Break Walks

Ages: All
Environment
Free

The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature CenterBridgehampton

11 am – 1 pm

Nature Walk and Quill Writing for Kids & Families at Conference House Park

Ages: All
Free

Conference House ParkStaten Island

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

Noon – 4 pm

Drop-In Workshops: Life at Sea

Ages: All
Art

Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn

Copy of Social 1200 x 630 – PAC-MAN (620 x 400 px)

Noon – 6 pm

Celebrate 45 Years of PAC-MAN at The Paley Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Games

The Paley Museum, 25 West 52 Street, NYCNY

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Noon – 4 pm

America250 Midwinter Break Workshops

Ages: All

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

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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

Interesting Invertebrates

Ages: 5 – 8
Animals
Classes

Alley Pond Environmental CenterDouglaston

1 – 2:30 pm

Kids Week: Wigwam Gathering and Campfire

Inwood Hill ParkManhattan

1 – 3:30 pm

For the Birds: Winter Break Family Fun

Ages: All
Craft & DIY

Voelker Orth MuseumFlushing

1 – 2:30 pm

February Break for Art

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Attractions

Nassau County Museum of ArtRoslyn Harbor

1 pm

Pete the Cat

Ages: All
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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Various

Hold On To Your Butts

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Comedy

SOHO PLAYHOUSEManhattan

1 – 2 pm

Kids Week: Winter Wonderland Bingo

Ages: All
Free

Allison Pond ParkStaten Island

1 – 4 pm

Freezin’ Season: Lunar New Year

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Festivals

King Manor MuseumJamaica

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1 – 3 pm

Midwinter Recess – Family Art Workshops

Ages: All

Staten Island MuseumStaten Island

Stern Pinball

1 – 4 pm

Mid-Winter School Break Family Drop-Ins

Ages: 5 – 12
Art

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumUpper East Side

1 – 2 pm

MOCAKIDS Meet & Greet with a Miniature Horse from HorseAbility & MOCACREATE

Ages: All
Animals
Craft & DIY

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

Little girl wearing a neon green helmet, black dress, and yellow tights, holding on to a skate assist on a roller rink

2 – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

2 pm

Curious George: The Golden Meatball

Ages: 3 – 12
Special Needs
Theater

Tilles Center for the Performing ArtsBrookville

2 – 3 pm

Black History Month: Create Your Own Masterpiece with Artist Juan Ortega

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Free

Flushing LibraryFlushing

2 – 3 pm

MOCAKIDS Meet & Greet with a Miniature Horse from HorseAbility & MOCACREATE

Ages: All
Animals
Craft & DIY

Museum of Chinese in AmericaChinatown

2 – 3 pm

Creative Collage Workshop K-8

Ages: All
Art
Community

Southampton Arts CenterSouthampton

2 – 4 pm

Kids’ Pokémon Design Lab

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Huguenot Park LibraryStaten Island

2:30 – 3:30 pm

Harriet Tubman Lantern Craft

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

St. Ann’s Episcopal ChurchBridgehampton

3 – 4 pm

Learn to Draw The Nocturnals Characters with Illustrator Josie Yee

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

St. George Library CenterStaten Island

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