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Saturday Jan. 31, 2026

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

10 am – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

11 am – 12:30 pm

The World’s Fair Adventure Quest

Ages: All
Free
Games

Unisphere at Flushing Meadows Corona ParkFlushing-Corona

11 am

Super Family Saturday: Lunar New Year

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Nassau County Museum of ArtRoslyn Harbor

11 am – 4 pm

Lunar New Year Celebration at Great Neck Library

Ages: All
Community
Free

Great Neck LibraryGreat Neck

1 pm

Super Family Saturday: Lunar New Year

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Nassau County Museum of ArtRoslyn Harbor

DRUM TAO – The Best

7 pm

DRUM TAO – The Best

Staller Center For the ArtsStony Brook

Sunday Feb. 1

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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

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

_FLYER_Tu BiShvat 2024, web, photo credit Winston Williams-Brooklyn Children’s Museum-121

10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Tu BiShvat

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

Stories Take the Stage

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Storytime with the Author Joyce Wan

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Books of WonderManhattan

1 – 5:30 pm

Galloping Along the Ancient Tea Horse Road: An Immersive Chinese New Year Tea Experience

Welcome to ChinatownManhattan

1 – 2 pm

Family Friendly African Drum Circle

Third Street Music School SettlementManhattan

Lunar New Year Celebrating the Year of the Horse

3 pm

Lunar New Year: Celebrating the Year of the Horse

Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens CollegeFlushing

Monday Feb. 2

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 5 pm

Slime Studio

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Tuesday Feb. 3

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 5 pm

Slime Studio

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

Stories Take the Stage

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

3 – 4 pm

STEAM Time: Black History Month Off the Pages

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Clason’s Point LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Moving Stories: Movement, Stories, and Music

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Francis Martin LibraryBronx

4 – 4:45 pm

Aviva and Friends Presents: Little Kids Create The Block

Ages: 3 – 8
Craft & DIY
Free

Adams Street LibraryBrooklyn

Wednesday Feb. 4

9:30 am – 9 pm

Game Changers- Black History Month

Main Branch, Patchogue-Medford LibraryPatchogue

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 5 pm

Slime Studio

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

Stories Take the Stage

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

Walking Tour: All-of-a-Kind Family

10:30 – 11:30 am

Walking Tour: “All-of-a-Kind Family”

Museum at Eldridge StreetLower East Side

11 – 11:30 am

Family Storytime: Celebrate Black History Month

Ages: 8 and under
Books & Readings
Free

Allerton LibraryBronx

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

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