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Wednesday Jan. 28, 2026

5:30 pm

Drum Circle Session

Ages: All
Community
Free

Staten Island Urban CenterStaten Island

Thursday Jan. 29

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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

3 – 5 pm

Open Hours at Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

Chess picture

4 – 5 pm

Chess with Vladimir Mazo

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
Games

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

Friday Jan. 30

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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

3 – 5 pm

Open Hours at Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

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3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

4 – 5 pm

Ping Pong Fridays

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Queens Public Library South HollisSouth Hollis

6 – 7 pm

Stargazing

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Marsha P. Johnson State ParkBrooklyn

Saturday Jan. 31

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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

10:30 – 11:30 am

Family Program: Rosie Revere, Engineer!

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten IslandStaten Island

Portrait of two girls outside a tent, smiling

Noon – 3 pm

New York Family Ultimate Camp Fair & Activity Expo – Upper West Side

Ages: All
Free
Open Houses

Trevor Day School – Lower SchoolUpper West Side

Noon – 6 pm

Sweets & Treats Expo

Great South Bay BreweryBay Shore

1 – 3 pm

Abe’s Muffins’ Brooklyn Birthday Bash!

Ages: 3 – 8
Dance
Food & Drink

Brooklyn Public Library — Central LibraryBrooklyn

Teens on Stage picture

2:30 – 4 pm

Teens on Stage: A Celebration of Young Talent

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

cornerstone artwork

3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

Sunday Feb. 1

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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

9:30 am – noon

Girls Winter Softball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Al Oerter Recreation CenterFlushing

10 am

Puppetsburg Puppet Shows

Ages: 4 and under
Free
Theater

Time Out Market New York DUMBOBrooklyn

11:30 am – 2:30 pm

Girls Winter Softball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Al Oerter Recreation CenterFlushing

Noon – 6 pm

Sweets & Treats Expo

Great South Bay BreweryBay Shore

BK Charter

Noon – 3 pm

Brooklyn Charter School Fair & Kids Activity Expo

Ages: All
Community
Expo

Brooklyn Basketball Training CenterBrooklyn

BK Camp

Noon – 3 pm

Brooklyn Family Day & Camp Fair

Ages: All
Community
Expo

Brooklyn Basketball Training CenterBrooklyn

4:30 – 5:30 pm

Astronomy: The Snow Moon

Ages: All
Free

Freshkills North Park Entrance in Freshkills ParkStaten Island

Monday Feb. 2

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7:30 – 9 am

Groundhog Day at the Staten Island Zoo

Ages: All
Free

Staten Island ZooStaten Island

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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

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