Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

Find the best upcoming events & activities for kids (5–8)

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Wednesday Jan. 14, 2026

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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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

Thursday Jan. 15

Child painting

10 am – 5 pm

MLK’s Peace Parade

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

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

Friday Jan. 16

Child painting

10 am – 5 pm

MLK’s Peace Parade

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

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

Hands painted(children’s hand in hand)

3 – 5 pm

Pop-Up Science: Bouncy Putty

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Macomb’s Bridge LibraryManhattan

Saturday Jan. 17

Child painting

10 am – 5 pm

MLK’s Peace Parade

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

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

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11 am – noon

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

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

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11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The Grandest Princess Ball Ever

Ages: 8 and under

Carmine’s – Time SquareTimes Square

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11:30 am – 1 pm

Hablemos: New York, New York

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

Family Concert: My City, My Song

Noon – 1 pm

Musical Explorers Family Concert

Ages: 5 – 8
Music

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Comedy
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

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2 – 4 pm

ICP Family Art Hour

Ages: 5 – 8
Art

International Center of Photography (ICP)Lower East Side

Family Films – WOLF AND CUB – 1-17-26

2 – 3 pm

MoMA Family Films: Caring Community

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

Cullman Education Center MoMAMidtown

cornerstone artwork

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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4 – 5 pm

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

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

Sunday Jan. 18

Child painting

10 am – 5 pm

MLK’s Peace Parade

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

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

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11 am – noon

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

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

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11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The Grandest Princess Ball Ever

Ages: 8 and under

Carmine’s – Time SquareTimes Square

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Noon – 2 pm

Beyond Vietnam: MLK’s Call for Peace

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Craft & DIY

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

2 – 4 pm

Books/Art/Play a Mindful Kids Series, Featuring Meditation/Author Sharon Salzberg & Her new Children’s Book “Kind Karl”

New York Insight Meditation CenterChelsea

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4 – 5 pm

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

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

Monday Jan. 19

Child painting

10 am – 5 pm

MLK’s Peace Parade

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

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 – 12:30 pm

14Y’s MLK Day of Service for Families

Ages: 3 – 12
Free
Volunteering

14th Street YEast Village

News: Jackie Robinson and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Noon – 3 pm

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Jackie Robinson MuseumTribeca

1:30 – 4 pm

Community Singing in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Adler Hall at New York Society for Ethical CultureUpper West Side

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