Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Friday Feb. 20, 2026

11 am

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Musical

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Theater

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

Ringling

2 – 4 pm

Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey® The Greatest Show On Earth

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Music

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

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
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Ringling

6 pm

Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey® The Greatest Show On Earth

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Music

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

Saturday Feb. 21

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
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Ringling

11 am – 1 pm

Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey® The Greatest Show On Earth

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Music

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten IslandStaten Island

11 am

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Musical

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Theater

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

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11 am – noon

The Paper Bag Players Present HEY THERE, HOWDY, EVERYBODY!

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Theater

BMCC Tribeca PACTribeca

12:30 pm

Aladdin & the Wonderful Lamp

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

2:30 pm

Aladdin & the Wonderful Lamp

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

Ringling

3 – 5 pm

Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey® The Greatest Show On Earth

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Music

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

3 pm

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Musical

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Theater

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

3 – 4:30 pm

The Little Mermaid The Musical

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Theater

The Players TheatreNew York City

Ringling

7 – 9 pm

Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey® The Greatest Show On Earth

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Music

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

Sunday Feb. 22

10 am – 5:30 pm

Purim Discovery Room

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Community
Family

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 – 10:45 am

Sunday Morning Family Jams with Musiquita

Ages: 8 and under
En Español
Family
Music

Learning LabForest Hills

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
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

11 am

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Musical

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Theater

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

11 am – 12:30 pm

The Little Mermaid The Musical

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Theater

The Players TheatreNew York City

Ringling

Noon – 2 pm

Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey® The Greatest Show On Earth

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Music

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

2 – 3:30 pm

The Little Mermaid The Musical

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Theater

The Players TheatreNew York City

3 pm

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Musical

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Theater

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

Ringling

4 – 6 pm

Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey® The Greatest Show On Earth

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Music

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

Monday Feb. 23

10 am – 5 pm

Purim Discovery Room

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Community
Family

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Tuesday Feb. 24

10 am – 5 pm

Purim Discovery Room

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Community
Family

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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2:30 – 4:30 pm

After School Art Explorers: Drop-In Programs

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Family
Free

The Jewish MuseumManhattan

Wednesday Feb. 25

10 – 10:45 am

Kindie Rock

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free
Music

Battery Park City

10 am – 5 pm

Purim Discovery Room

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Community
Family

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

11 – 11:45 am

Kindie Rock

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free
Music

Battery Park City

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
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Thursday Feb. 26

10 am – 5 pm

Purim Discovery Room

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Community
Family

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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