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Saturday Feb. 21, 2026

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Noon – 2 pm

Living History: Prove it on Ma Rainey

Ages: All
Art
Dance
Family

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

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12:30 – 3:30 pm

Lunar New Year at Queens Botanical Garden

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

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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

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1 – 4 pm

RECESS!! Epic Interactive Family Fun at a Surreal Playground!

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

Empire OutletsSaint George

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3 – 5 pm

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

Art

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

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5 – 9 pm

Date Night at the Met

The Met Fifth AvenueUpper East Side

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7 – 10 pm

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

Art

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

Sunday Feb. 22

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Wifredo Lam: When I Don’t Sleep, I Dream

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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All day

Resistance in Memory: Visions of Sudan

Art
Free

The Africa CenterEast Harlem

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtHudson Yards

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy

Poster HouseManhattan

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Fan of Lunar New Year!

Ages: All
Art
Family

Wave Hill HouseThe Bronx

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10 am – 10 pm

BHS 25th Annual Winter Art Show

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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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

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Noon – 1:30 pm

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

Art

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

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Noon – 7 pm

SUBMERGE: Beyond the Render

Ages: All
Art
Family

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

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

**Igloo2_sm

1 – 4 pm

RECESS!! Epic Interactive Family Fun at a Surreal Playground!

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

Empire OutletsSaint George

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4 – 6 pm

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

Art

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

Monday Feb. 23

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Wifredo Lam: When I Don’t Sleep, I Dream

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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All day

Resistance in Memory: Visions of Sudan

Art
Free

The Africa CenterEast Harlem

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtHudson Yards

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10 am – 10 pm

BHS 25th Annual Winter Art Show

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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Noon – 7 pm

SUBMERGE: Beyond the Render

Ages: All
Art
Family

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

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

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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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