Things to do with kids in NYC | Local Events

Things to do with kids in NYC

Find the best events happening tomorrow for any age group

Post an Event

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

Winter-Village_Bryant-Park_2024-12-19_Colin-Miller_133_(1)-900×601

8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

nyf-calendar-Ice Skating at Winter-Village-Bryant-Park-photo-Kevin-Ornelas-2025-12

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

Screenshot 2026-02-11 at 4.26.51 PM

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

wave-hill_Family-Art-Project-Fan-of-Lunar-New-Year_credit-Dave-Sanders_08033b

10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Fan of Lunar New Year!

Ages: All
Art

Wave Hill HouseThe Bronx

unnamed-1

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

wb2z2pxb

10 am – 4 pm

Amazing Animals Week

Ages: All
Animals

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

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

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

FLYER_Black-Future-Festival-2025-web-photo-credit-Winston-Williams-Brooklyn-Childrens-Museum-085-1-2048×1366

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

Screenshot 2026-02-03 at 9.42.26 AM

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

Apollo-Theater-250×375-1

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

10 am – 1 pm

Salon Saturday with Janelle Harper

Bronx Children’s MuseumBronx

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Bryant Park LunarNewYear_2023-02-05_Angelito_Jusay_lores581-900×600

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

childrens access pic

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

+ Export Events

More from Around NYC

A Brooklyn man and three teens were arrested in connection to the shooting of an innocent bystander in Ridgewood on Feb. 17. The 23-year-old victim was waiting for her tattoo appointment when she was shot three times.

Brooklyn man, three teens arrested after shooting of innocent bystander in Ridgewood: NYPD

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin at the launch of the District 2 Pre-K and 3-K Center on the Upper East Side, Feb. 19, 2026.

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor, Speaker Menin unite to open long-delayed child care center as property tax dispute loom

Lorelei Crean speaks at a rally near Stonewall after NYU Langone shut down a gender-affirming care program for trans youth.

Stonewall protest blasts NYU Langone’s decision to discontinue trans youth health program

The Brooklyn Mavens

Meet The Brooklyn Mavens: Reclaiming the borough, one story at a time