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Saturday Jan. 24, 2026

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8 am – 11 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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9 – 10 am

Brooklyn Bridge parkrun

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1Brooklyn

9:30 – 11:30 am

NY Preschool & Kids Club Summer Camp Preview Day

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free
Open Houses

NY Preschool & Kids Club 22nd StreetManhattan

9:30 – 11:30 am

NY Preschool & Kids Club Summer Camp Preview Day

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free
Open Houses

NY Preschool & Kids Club Park Slope-GowanusBrooklyn

TBW GR Orange 7

9:30 am – noon

Walk & Talk About Life’s Big Questions

McCarren Parkhouse 855 Lorimer Street · Kings County, NYNYC

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10 am – 8 pm

2026 Discover Boating New York Boat Show, in partnership with Progressive

Javits CenterManhattan

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10 am – 8 pm

2026 Discover Boating New York Boat Show, in partnership with Progressive

Jacob Javits Convention CenterAll

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Family Program: New Year, New Buildings!

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

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10:30 am – noon

KoKo NYC Makers Workshop

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

6 River TerraceBattery Park City

11 am – 6 pm

Poetics of the Photographic: Language of Resistance

Art
Free

Clive Davis GalleryBrooklyn

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten IslandStaten Island

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11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Announces January Monthly Family Activity: Signal Flag Swags

Free

South Street Seaport MuseumManhattan

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11:30 am – 6 pm

An Ecology of Quilts: The Natural History of American Textiles

Art
Free

American Folk Art MuseumLincoln Square

Children on climbing wall

Noon – 3 pm

Brooklyn Family Ultimate Camp Fair & Activity Expo – Industry City

Ages: All
Family
Free
Open Houses

Industry City Building 5, 2ABrooklyn

1 – 5 pm

Open Hours at Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

1 pm

Wonderful Winter Wildlife

Ages: 5 – 12
Environment
Family
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park (Hendrix Creek Patio)Brooklyn

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3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community
Family

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

3 – 3:30 pm

Super Saturday Pokémon Trivia

Ages: All
Family
Free
Games

Queens Public Library – Douglaston-Little NeckFlushing

STA Cast

6 – 9 pm

Star Trek Starfleet Academy Viewing Party

Film
Free

Industry BarHells Kitchen

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10 – 11:30 pm

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

Tootles & FrenchAstoria

Sunday Jan. 25

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All day

Resistance in Memory: Visions of Sudan

Art
Free

The Africa CenterEast Harlem

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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8 am – 11 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

9:30 am – noon

Girls Winter Softball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
Sports

Al Oerter Recreation CenterFlushing

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10 am – 6 pm

2026 Discover Boating New York Boat Show, in partnership with Progressive

Javits CenterManhattan

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10 am – 6 pm

2026 Discover Boating New York Boat Show, in partnership with Progressive

Jacob Javits Convention CenterAll

10 am

Puppetsburg Puppet Shows

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free
Theater

Time Out Market New YorkBrooklyn

11 am – 6 pm

Poetics of the Photographic: Language of Resistance

Art
Free

Clive Davis GalleryBrooklyn

11 am – 12:30 pm

Owl Pellet Discovery & Dissection

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Section 2 Orchard Beach in Pelham Bay ParkBronx

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11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Announces January Monthly Family Activity: Signal Flag Swags

Free

South Street Seaport MuseumManhattan

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

11:30 am – 2:30 pm

Girls Winter Softball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
Sports

Al Oerter Recreation CenterFlushing

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