Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday Feb. 7, 2026

Lunar New Year Festival

Noon – 5 pm

Lunar New Year Festival: The Year of the Horse

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Metropolitan Museum of ArtManhattan

12:30 – 1:30 pm

Black History Month Celebration Storytime with Delta Sigma Theta

Ages: 3 – 4
Books & Readings
Free

Paerdegat LibraryBrooklyn

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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

12:30 pm

Aladdin & the Wonderful Lamp

Ages: 3 – 12
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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1 – 1:30 pm

Family Birding

Ages: All
Animals
Outdoors

Wave Hill HouseThe Bronx

1 – 3 pm

Feeding Freedom: Cook in Power Celebration

Ages: All
History & Culture

Museum of Food and DrinkBrooklyn

1 – 4 pm

Hands On History: Read Black History

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

King Manor MuseumJamaica

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1 – 7 pm

Kids Class! Ice Cream Sundae Decorating

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1 – 4 pm

RECESS!! Epic Interactive Family Fun at a Surreal Playground!

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Empire OutletsSaint George

1 pm

Lunar New Year Performances at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Dance
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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 – 3 pm

The Frog Prince

Ages: All
Theater

Galli Theater NYTribeca

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2 – 3 pm

Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up

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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

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2 – 3 pm

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

Ages: 3 – 8
Comedy
Theater

ShapeShifter PlusBrooklyn

2 – 4 pm

MOCACREATE: Lunar New Year Museum Makeover with Teaching Artist Yu Rong

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY

Museum of Chinese in AmericaChinatown

2 – 4 pm

Super Bowl “Saturday” for Kids

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Free

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

2 – 5 pm

4th Annual Black History Month Painting with Soul

Ages: All
Free

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical GardenStaten Island

2:30 pm

Aladdin & the Wonderful Lamp

Ages: 3 – 12
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

3 – 4:15 pm

Pirate Pete’s Parrot

Ages: All
Theater

The Secret TheatreLIC

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3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

3 pm

Lunar New Year Performances at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Dance
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

FigureSkatinginHarlem Winter Skating Party

3 – 6 pm

Figure Skating in Harlem presents “2026 Winter Skating Party – Soul on Ice”

Gottesman Center at Davis RinkHarlem

5 pm

Lunar New Year Performances at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Dance
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

5:45 – 8 pm

Black History Month: Space Explorers

Ages: 5 and up
History & Culture

Connetquot River State Park PreserveOakdale

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7:30 – 9 pm

Creative Stage Company presents Creative Stage Spectacular 2026

Ages: 3 – 12
Comedy
Dance

Peter Jay Sharp TheaterUpper West Side

Sunday Feb. 8

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Various

BAMkids Film Festival 2026

Ages: 3 – 12
Festivals
Film

BAM Rose CinemasBrooklyn

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All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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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

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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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9 am – 10 pm

Bowling During Winter Break

Ages: 5 and up
Sports

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