Things to do in NYC | Local Events

Things to do in NYC

Find upcoming events in your neighborhood

Post an Event

Saturday Feb. 21, 2026

Ringling

11 am – 1 pm

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

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Music

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

R148_03336-edit

11 am – 2:30 pm

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

Art

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten IslandStaten Island

AFAM-0926-install-with-people-23_1_7771f8

11:30 am – 6 pm

An Ecology of Quilts: The Natural History of American Textiles

Art
Free

American Folk Art MuseumLincoln Square

039A1153

Noon – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Indigenous Cooking

Ages: All
Art
Family
Food & Drink

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

3 SUBMERGE, BEYOND THE RENDER, at ARTECHOUSE. photo courtesy of ARTECHOUSE

Noon – 7 pm

SUBMERGE: Beyond the Render

Ages: All
Art
Family

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

in motion pic

12:30 – 1:30 pm

In Motion Workshops: For children ages 8-12

Ages: 9 – 12
Dance
Family

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingUpper West Side

12:30 pm

Aladdin & the Wonderful Lamp

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

wave-hill_Winter-Workspace-Open-Studios_credit-Karsten-Moran

1 – 3 pm

Winter Workspace 2026: Open Studios

Art
Free

Copy of Nick Abeel & Kyle Schaefer. Photo by Jacob Hiss

Various

Hold On To Your Butts

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Comedy
Family

SOHO PLAYHOUSEManhattan

banner_91d850

1 – 7 pm

Kids Class! Ice Cream Sundae Decorating

Tipsy Scoop QueensAstoria

2 – 3:30 pm

SKIN Dance Company Celebrates Black History Month

Ages: All
Family

Staten Island MuseumStaten Island

2 – 3:30 pm

Happy Neigh Year! Horse Painting Workshop with Exhibition Curator Stephanie S. Lee

Flushing Town HallFlushing

Web

2 – 3 pm

“Show Up, Kids!” Interactive Family Comedy in Park Slope

Ages: 3 – 8
Comedy
Family
Theater

ShapeShifter PlusBrooklyn

People enjoy Bumper Cars on Ice at Bryant Park’s Winter Village.

2 – 10 pm

Bumper Cars on Ice at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

2:30 pm

Aladdin & the Wonderful Lamp

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

3 – 4:30 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

R148_03336-edit

3 – 5 pm

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

Art

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

Ringling

3 – 5 pm

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

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Music

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

cornerstone artwork

3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community
Family

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

EXO at St. John the Divine 8 by Allison Stock

3:30 – 5:30 pm

Silence and Sound: Arvo Pärt’s Music for Strings

Music

Cathedral of St. John the DivineManhattan

date-night-large

5 – 9 pm

Date Night at the Met

The Met Fifth AvenueUpper East Side

Patinkin_main_2526

7 – 9 pm

Mandy Patinkin In Concert: Being Alive with Adam Ben-David on piano

Music

Peter Norton Symphony SpaceUpper West Side

R148_03336-edit

7 – 10 pm

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

Art

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

Ringling

7 – 9 pm

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

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Music

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

7:30 – 9 pm

Anonymous

Tiny baby black box theatreWest Village

04_300 X 200-100 shotgun

9:30 – 10:30 pm

Shotgun Theater

The Players TheatreNew York City

images

10 – 11:30 pm

CLASSY VIBES Stand Up Comedy in Astoria Queens w/ Late Night Happy Hour

Tootles & FrenchAstoria

Sunday Feb. 22

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Artist’s Choice: Arthur Jafa–Less Is Morbid

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

+ Export Events

More from Around NYC

DEP disconnecting illegal downspouts in Queens homes

subway train pulling into station on MLK Day

MLK Day: NYC Subways, buses and commuter rails will run modified service. Here’s what you need to know

U.S. President Donald Trump visits a Ford production center in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S., January 13, 2026.

New York and 11 states sue Trump administration for threatening to withhold funding over trans-inclusive policies

Martin Luther King Jr. day at BAM in brooklyn

Brooklyn pays tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. with speeches, song and community service