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Saturday Jan. 24, 2026

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3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community
Family

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

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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

Girl’s 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

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

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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

11:30 am – 2:30 pm

Girl’s Winter Softball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
Sports

Al Oerter Recreation CenterFlushing

1 – 2 pm

Ice Age Hike

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Cunningham ParkFresh Meadows

1 – 5 pm

Open Hours at Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

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6 – 7 pm

Sacred Resonance: Moravian Lovefeast

The Brick Presbyterian ChurchUpper East Side

Monday Jan. 26

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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

11 am – 6 pm

Poetics of the Photographic: Language of Resistance

Art
Free

Clive Davis GalleryBrooklyn

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3:30 – 4:30 pm

How to Draw Everything! Animals, Cartoons, Unicorns, and More

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Classes
Family

The Art Studio NYManhattan

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6 – 9 pm

Karaoke con Estrellas de Broadway

Baby Grand LESLower East Side

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6 – 9 pm

Karaoke with Broadway Stars

Free
Music

Baby Grand LESLower East Side

Tuesday Jan. 27

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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

11 am – 6 pm

Poetics of the Photographic: Language of Resistance

Art
Free

Clive Davis GalleryBrooklyn

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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

8 – 10 pm

Queer Trivia Extravaganza @ Good Judy

Free
LGBTQ+

good judyBrooklyn

Wednesday Jan. 28

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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

10 – 10:45 am

Kindie Rock

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free
Music

Battery Park City

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