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Saturday Feb. 21, 2026

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10 am – 4 pm

Amazing Animals Week

Ages: All
Animals

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Fan of Lunar New Year!

Ages: All
Art

Wave Hill HouseThe Bronx

10 am – 6 pm

The Orchid Show: Mr. Flower Fantastic’s Concrete Jungle

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Botanical GardenBronx

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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11 am – noon

The Paper Bag Players Present HEY THERE, HOWDY, EVERYBODY!

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

BMCC Tribeca PACTribeca

11 am

Winnie the Pooh

Ages: All
Theater

Theatre ThreePort Jefferson

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten IslandStaten Island

11 am

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Musical

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

Ringling

11 am – 1 pm

Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey® The Greatest Show On Earth

Ages: 3 – 8
Music

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

11 am

Pinkalicious The Musical

Ages: 5 – 8
Theater

Cm Performing Arts CenterOakdale

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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 – 4 pm

Lunar New Year 2026 Celebration

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Albee SquareBrooklyn

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

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Noon – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Indigenous Cooking

Ages: All
Art
Food & Drink

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

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Noon – 7 pm

SUBMERGE: Beyond the Render

Ages: All
Art

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

12:30 pm

Aladdin & the Wonderful Lamp

Ages: 3 – 12
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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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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Various

Hold On To Your Butts

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Comedy

SOHO PLAYHOUSEManhattan

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1 – 7 pm

Kids Class! Ice Cream Sundae Decorating

Tipsy Scoop QueensAstoria

2 – 3:30 pm

SKIN Dance Company Celebrates Black History Month

Ages: All

Staten Island MuseumStaten Island

2 pm

Harlem Globetrotters 100 Year Tour

Ages: All
Sports

UBS ArenaElmont

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2 – 3 pm

“Show Up, Kids!” Interactive Family Comedy in Park Slope

Ages: 3 – 8
Comedy
Theater

ShapeShifter PlusBrooklyn

2 – 3:30 pm

Happy Neigh Year! Horse Painting Workshop with Exhibition Curator Stephanie S. Lee

Flushing Town HallFlushing

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

Aladdin & the Wonderful Lamp

Ages: 3 – 12
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

3 pm

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Musical

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

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3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

Ringling

3 – 5 pm

Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey® The Greatest Show On Earth

Ages: 3 – 8
Music

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

3 – 4:30 pm

The Little Mermaid The Musical

Ages: 3 and up
Theater

The Players TheatreNew York City

Ringling

7 – 9 pm

Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey® The Greatest Show On Earth

Ages: 3 – 8
Music

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

Sunday Feb. 22

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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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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