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Sunday Feb. 15, 2026

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10 am – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5:30 pm

Slime Studio

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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11 am – 1 pm

AdvoKids: Black History Month – Long Island Black Whalers

Ages: 5 – 8
Attractions
Craft & DIY

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

Monday Feb. 16

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10 am – 5 pm

Black Future Festival

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 3:30 pm

Celebrate Presidents Week at the Fire Island Lighthouse

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10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

The Chocolate Makery @ The Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 3 – 12
Festivals
Food & Drink

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

Slime Studio

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Ink & Independence – Liberty at Sea Series

11 am – 1 pm

Ink & Independence

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Tuesday Feb. 17

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10 am – 5 pm

The Chocolate Makery @ The Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 3 – 12
Festivals
Food & Drink

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

Slime Studio

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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10 am – 5 pm

Black Future Festival

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 3:30 pm

Celebrate Presidents Week at the Fire Island Lighthouse

Fire Island LighthouseBabylon

11 am – 3:30 pm

28th New Year Firecracker Ceremony & Cultural Festival

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Sara D. Roosevelt ParkLower East Side

Wednesday Feb. 18

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10 am – 5 pm

The Chocolate Makery @ The Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 3 – 12
Festivals
Food & Drink

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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10 am – 5 pm

Black Future Festival

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 3:30 pm

Celebrate Presidents Week at the Fire Island Lighthouse

Fire Island LighthouseBabylon

10 am – 5 pm

Slime Studio

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

1 – 2:30 pm

Kids Week: Wigwam Gathering and Campfire

Inwood Hill ParkManhattan

Little girl wearing a neon green helmet, black dress, and yellow tights, holding on to a skate assist on a roller rink

2 – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Thursday Feb. 19

10 am – 5 pm

Purim Discovery Room

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Community

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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10 am – 5 pm

Black Future Festival

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 3:30 pm

Celebrate Presidents Week at the Fire Island Lighthouse

Fire Island LighthouseBabylon

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

Little girl wearing a neon green helmet, black dress, and yellow tights, holding on to a skate assist on a roller rink

2 – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Friday Feb. 20

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10 am – 5 pm

Black Future Festival

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 3:30 pm

Celebrate Presidents Week at the Fire Island Lighthouse

Fire Island LighthouseBabylon

Little girl wearing a neon green helmet, black dress, and yellow tights, holding on to a skate assist on a roller rink

2 – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Saturday Feb. 21

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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