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Friday Feb. 20, 2026

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4 – 4:45 pm

Feel the Sounds of the Islands with Caribbean Vibe

Ages: 3 – 12
Caribbean
Dance
Family

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

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5 – 9 pm

Date Night at the Met

The Met Fifth AvenueUpper East Side

5 – 6 pm

Crafts and Classics Club

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

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5:30 – 8:30 pm

MoMA Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Ringling

6 pm

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

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Music

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

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6 – 9 pm

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

Art

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

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6 – 9 pm

Gottesman Rink: DJ Skate Events

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Family
Music

Davis CenterHarlem

Oyster History

6 – 8 pm

Oyster History and Shucking Lesson

Pier 57Pier 57

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7 – 9 pm

Kweendom: Free LGBTQ+ Comedy

Comedy
Free

Pete’s Candy StoreBrooklyn

Scarecrow

7 – 8:30 pm

Scarecrow

Dance
Music

The Tank TheatreManhattan

7:30 – 9 pm

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Tiny baby black box theatreWest Village

EXO at St. John the Divine 8 by Allison Stock

7:30 – 9:30 pm

Silence and Sound: Arvo Pärt’s Music for Strings

Music

Cathedral of St. John the DivineManhattan

7:30 – 9:30 pm

IN MY ART 2026: Creative Movers Choreographic Initiative

Dance

Ailey Citigroup TheaterManhattan

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7:30 – 9:30 pm

The Thousand and One Nights

Theater

La Mama theatreManhattan

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8 – 10:30 pm

ORGAN MONK x GARAGE SALE VINTAGE

Free
Music

Garage Sale VintageChelsea

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8 – 10 pm

SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience

Branded SaloonBrooklyn

Say She She

8 – 10 pm

Say She She

Music

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8 – 10 pm

All-Ages RuPaul’s Drag Race Watch Party in Coney Island

The Red Doors Bar and GrillBrooklyn

8:30 – 10 pm

UG! Comedy Show

One and OneEast Village

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