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Friday Jan. 16, 2026

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community

Club 8Plainview

6 – 7 pm

Stargazing

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Marsha P. Johnson State ParkBrooklyn

6 – 7 pm

Beginner Stargazing

Ages: All
Free

7 – 11:30 pm

40th Annual Zlatne Uste Golden Festival

Ages: All
Dance
Festivals

The Marquee AstoriaQueens

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7 – 10 pm

Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party

Ages: All
Theater

UBS ArenaElmont

Saturday Jan. 17

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 – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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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

10 am – 10 pm

Ice Skating at Roebling Rink

Ages: All
Attractions
Sports

Roebling RinkBrooklyn

The History of the Brooklyn Bridge & Guided Walk

10 – 11:30 am

The History of the Brooklyn Bridge & Guided Walk

Brooklyn Bridge Park Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

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10 am – noon

Preschool Fair (for parents & caregivers looking for preschools for their child)

Ages: 4 and under
Community
Free

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Child painting

10 am – 5 pm

MLK’s Peace Parade

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Freedom Quilters of Gee’s Bend

Ages: All
Art

Wave Hill HouseThe Bronx

10 am – 1 pm

Martin Luther King Jr. “Dream” Buttons

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Craft & DIY

Bronx Children’s MuseumBronx

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10 am – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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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

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

11 am – noon

Birding: Owls and Owl Pellet Discovery

Ages: All

Blue Heron Nature CenterStaten Island

11 am – noon

Sensory Saturday Storytime!

Ages: All
Free

Stapleton LibraryStaten Island

Find the Yeti

11 am – 4 pm

Find the Yeti

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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

Caregiver + Me Ballet

11 – 11:45 am

Caregiver + Me Ballet

Ages: 4 and under
Classes
Dance

The Studio on MainEast Hampton

11 am – 1 pm

Animal Care Trainee

Ages: 5 – 12
Animals

Alley Pond Environmental CenterDouglaston

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten IslandStaten Island

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11 am

Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party

Ages: All
Theater

UBS ArenaElmont

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11 am – noon

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

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Music

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