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Tuesday Feb. 17, 2026

10:30 – 11 am

Lunar New Year: Lucky Cat Painting

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Free

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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

11 am – 3:30 pm

28th New Year Firecracker Ceremony & Cultural Festival

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Sara D. Roosevelt ParkLower East Side

COVER Curious George Chinese New Year

11 am – noon

“It’s Chinese New Year, Curious George” Author Reading & Craft

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Syosset Public LibrarySyosset

Legends of the Dragon

11 am – 1 pm

Legends of the Dragon

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 3 pm

February Break Fun

Ages: All
Attractions

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & AquariumCold Spring Harbor

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 – 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

3 SUBMERGE, BEYOND THE RENDER, at ARTECHOUSE. photo courtesy of ARTECHOUSE

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

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

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