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Thursday Jan. 29, 2026

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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3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

Saturday Jan. 31

10 am – noon

Maple Tap Fest 2026

Ages: 5 and up
Environment
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park PreserveStaten Island

1 – 3 pm

Maple Tap Fest 2026

Ages: 5 and up
Environment
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park PreserveStaten Island

cornerstone artwork

3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

Sunday Feb. 1

9:30 am – noon

Girls Winter Softball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Al Oerter Recreation CenterFlushing

11:30 am – 2:30 pm

Girls Winter Softball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Al Oerter Recreation CenterFlushing

Tuesday Feb. 3

3D Printed Valentine’s Painting

2:30 – 4 pm

3D Printed Valentine’s Day Painting

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

3 – 4 pm

STEAM Time: Black History Month Off the Pages

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Clason’s Point LibraryBronx

4 – 5 pm

Winter Olympics: Minecraft Gingerbread Build

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
Games

Queens Public Library- Howard BeachHoward Beach

Wednesday Feb. 4

11 am – 4:30 pm

World Read Aloud Day

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Greenlight BookstoreBrooklyn

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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

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Science Show: Liquid Nitrogen

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural CenterBronx

Thursday Feb. 5

Untitled design (10)

11 am – 4 pm

Hidden Hearts Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Chess picture

4 – 5 pm

Chess with Vladimir Mazo

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
Games

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

4 – 5 pm

Kids Create: Black History Month Craft – Painting In the Style of Bill Traylor

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Free

Jamaica Bay LibraryBrooklyn NY

Friday Feb. 6

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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3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Craft Corner: Black History Month Button Making

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Morrisania LibraryBronx

Saturday Feb. 7

FiDi STEAMfest – photograph by Peter Seo

10 am – noon

2nd Annual FiDi STEAMfest

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Classes

Pine Street SchoolFinancial District

Lunar new year_IG

10 am – 2 pm

Celebrate Lunar New Year at IKEA Brooklyn

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Food & Drink

IKEA BrooklynBrooklyn

Untitled design (10)

11 am – 4 pm

Hidden Hearts Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

1 – 4 pm

Hands On History: Read Black History

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

King Manor MuseumJamaica

2 – 4 pm

Super Bowl “Saturday” for Kids

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Free

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

cornerstone artwork

3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

Sunday Feb. 8

9:30 am – noon

Girls Winter Softball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Al Oerter Recreation CenterFlushing

valentinesBPCA

10:30 am – noon

Valentine Making Workshop

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

6 River TerraceBattery Park City

Untitled design (10)

11 am – 4 pm

Hidden Hearts Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11:30 am – 2:30 pm

Girls Winter Softball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Al Oerter Recreation CenterFlushing

Tuesday Feb. 10

Cardboard Guitars

2:30 – 4 pm

Cardboard Guitars

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

3 – 4 pm

STEAM Time: Black History Month Off the Pages

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Clason’s Point LibraryBronx

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