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Saturday Jan. 17, 2026

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2 – 3 pm

The Princess and the Pea

Ages: All
Theater

Galli Theater NYTribeca

2 – 5 pm

Martin Luther King Jr. “Dream” Buttons

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Craft & DIY

Bronx Children’s MuseumBronx

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2:30 pm

The Tortoise & the Hare

Ages: All
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

Family Concert: My City, My Song

3 – 4 pm

Musical Explorers Family Concert

Ages: 5 – 8
Music

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

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3 pm

Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party

Ages: All
Theater

UBS ArenaElmont

3 – 3:30 pm

Saturday Storytime: Muslim American Heritage Month

Ages: 4 and under
Books & Readings
Free

Jamaica Bay LibraryBrooklyn NY

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4 – 5 pm

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

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4 – 6 pm

Young People’s Chorus of NYC to Honor Martin Luther King Jr. Through Song

Ages: All
Free
Music

Brick Presbyterian ChurchManhattan

5:30 pm – 2 am

40th Annual Zlatne Uste Golden Festival

Ages: All
Dance
Festivals

The Marquee AstoriaQueens

7 pm

Moms Feelin’ Themselves Dance Party

Ages: All
Music
Nightlife

Music Hall of WilliamsburgWilliamsburg

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7 – 10 pm

Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party

Ages: All
Theater

UBS ArenaElmont

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7 – 10 pm

A Box of Chocolates presents Suffolk Band & Friends + Open Mic – Childcare Available! 1/17 @7pm

Ages: All
Art
Music

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Bay ShoreBay Shore

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7:30 pm

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow-N-Fire

Ages: 5 and up

Nassau ColiseumUniondale

Sunday Jan. 18

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

All day

PhysFest NYC – Physical Theater Family Shows & Free Kids Workshops

Ages: All
Comedy
Theater

Stella Adler Center for the ArtsFinancial District

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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

9 am

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Attractions

The Rink at Rockefeller CenterManhattan

People enjoy Bumper Cars on Ice at Bryant Park’s Winter Village.

9:20 am – 5:20 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

9:30 am – noon

Girls Winter Softball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Al Oerter Recreation CenterFlushing

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 10 pm

Ice Skating at Roebling Rink

Ages: All
Attractions
Sports

Roebling RinkBrooklyn

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Freedom Quilters of Gee’s Bend

Ages: All
Art

Wave Hill HouseThe Bronx

Child painting

10 am – 5 pm

MLK’s Peace Parade

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Space Glide at the New York Hall of Science

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Hall of ScienceCorona

Spa Sunday Science

10 – 11:30 am

Sunday Science: Science Spa Jr.

Ages: 5 – 8
Craft & DIY

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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10 am – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 – 10:45 am

Sunday Morning Family Jams with Musiquita

Ages: 8 and under
En Español
Music

Learning LabForest Hills

10 am – 5:30 pm

Slime Studio

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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