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Friday Feb. 20, 2026

2 – 3 pm

Gates of Equality: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Story

Ages: 9 and up
Free

Port Richmond LibraryStaten Island

2 – 3:30 pm

Dungeons and Dragons at Dongan Hills

Ages: 13 and up
Free

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

2 – 4 pm

Engineering Day during Winter Break

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Craft & DIY

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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2 – 3 pm

Lunar New Year Craft & Book Reading with the Author of “It’s Chinese New Year, Curious George”

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Huntington Public Library – Station BranchHuntington Station

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3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

3:30 – 4 pm

Graffiti Board Art for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Free

Richmondtown LibraryStaten Island

4 – 5 pm

Button and Jewelry Making Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Free

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

4 – 5 pm

Ping Pong Fridays

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Queens Public Library South HollisSouth Hollis

Saturday Feb. 21

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

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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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9 am – 6 pm

Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation’s 11th Annual Harlem Gymnastics Invitational

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Harlem ArmoryManhattan

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Lunar New Year Celebration at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Bryant ParkMidtown

Untitled design (10)

11 am – 4 pm

Hidden Hearts Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 12:30 pm

Historic New York: Staten Island and the American Revolution

Ages: All
Free

LaTourette Park & Golf CourseStaten Island

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11 am – 12:30 pm

Mr. Pink Guided Walking Tour in Flatiron NoMad

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Flatiron North PlazaFlatiron

11 am – noon

Black History Month: Nature Poetry

Crotona Nature Center in Crotona ParkBronx

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten IslandStaten Island

Feb FD 2026

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Historic Harvests

Ages: All
Caribbean
Community

5816 Clarendon RoadBrooklyn

11 am – 4 pm

Lunar New Year 2026 Celebration

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Albee SquareBrooklyn

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Noon – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Indigenous Cooking

Ages: All
Art
Food & Drink

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

Noon – 3 pm

Staten Island Mall Lunar New Year Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Free

Staten Island MallStaten Island

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1 pm

Tangram Lunar New Year Celebrations

1 pm

Lunar New Year Performances at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Dance
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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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

5 pm

Lunar New Year Performances at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Dance
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

Sunday Feb. 22

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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

Wendy Hillard Pic

9 am – 6 pm

Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation’s 11th Annual Harlem Gymnastics Invitational

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Harlem ArmoryManhattan

9:30 am – noon

Girls Winter Softball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Al Oerter Recreation CenterFlushing

Feb FD 2026

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Historic Harvests

Ages: All
Caribbean
Community

5816 Clarendon RoadBrooklyn

Untitled design (10)

11 am – 4 pm

Hidden Hearts Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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