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Wednesday Feb. 18, 2026

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3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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3:30 – 4:30 pm

Paint Your heART Out! Painting Class for Kids

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Free

The Art Studio NYManhattan

Thursday Feb. 19

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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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9:30 am – 12:10 pm

Kids Week at Bryant Park

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkMidtown

11 am – noon

Kids Week: Ranger Games

Ages: All
Free

Silver Lake ParkStaten Island

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

Winter School Break Walks

Ages: All
Environment
Free

The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature CenterBridgehampton

1 – 4 pm

Freezin’ Season: National Women Inventor’s Month

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Free

King Manor MuseumJamaica

1 – 2 pm

Kids Week: Nature Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Pelham Bay Nature Center in Pelham Bay ParkBronx

1 – 4 pm

Freezin’ Season: National Women Inventors Month

King Manor MuseumJamaica

4:30 – 5:15 pm

Kid’s Yoga

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
Health & Fitness

Bayville Free LibraryBayville

Friday Feb. 20

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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

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9:30 am – 12:10 pm

Kids Week at Bryant Park

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkMidtown

11 am

Winter School Break Walks

Ages: All
Environment
Free

The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature CenterBridgehampton

11 – 11:45 am

African Dancing & Folktales Workshop

Ages: 4 and under
Dance
Free

Red Hook Interim LibraryBrooklyn

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 – noon

Kids Week: Nature Sketching

Ages: All
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

Little Hearts, Big Smiles!

Noon – 3 pm

Little Hearts, Big Smiles!

Ages: All
Art
Community

Al Oerter Recreation CenterFlushing

1 – 4 pm

Freezin’ Season: Frederick Douglass’ Birthday

King Manor MuseumJamaica

1 – 2 pm

Kids Week: Shelter Building

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Van Cortlandt Nature CenterBronx

2 – 4 pm

Engineering Day during Winter Break

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Craft & DIY

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

2 – 3 pm

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

Ages: 9 and up
Free

Port Richmond LibraryStaten Island

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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

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

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

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