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Saturday Jan. 3, 2026

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten IslandStaten Island

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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

Noon – 3 pm

Swish & Skill at Faber: Free Instructional Basketball Clinic for Kids

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
Sports

Faber ParkStaten Island

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Noon – 8 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
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Bryant Park 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018Manhattan

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Noon – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Family
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

2 – 3:30 pm

Family Movie Matinee and Coloring: Lilo & Stitch

Ages: All
Family
Free

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

2 – 4 pm

Celebrate Three Kings Day: Make a Gingerbread House with Yvette Jimenez

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Free
Holiday

Corona LibraryCorona

2 – 4 pm

Beginner’s Chess

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free
Games

Central Library, Queens Public LibraryJamaica

2 – 3 pm

Children’s New Year Scavenger Hunt Book Club

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free
Games

Westchester Square LibraryBronx

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3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community
Family

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

3 – 5 pm

Three Kings Day with Nuyorican Poets Cafe

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Nuyorican Poets CafeBattery Park City

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6 – 9 pm

50 Years of PUNK at Ki Smith Gallery

Art
Free

Ki Smith GalleryLower East Side

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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. 4

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All day

Resistance in Memory: Visions of Sudan

Art
Free

The Africa CenterEast Harlem

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All day

Gift of Making: A Whimsical Celebration of Art, Design, and Creativity at FIT

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design GalleryManhattan

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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

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9 am – 5 pm

Evolution: Fashion Design AAS

Free

FIT Art and Design GalleryManhattan

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9 am – 7 pm

Gingerbread City

The Gingerbread City at The SeaportDowntown Manhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

10 am – 7 pm

POP MART’s SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-Up Experience

Ages: All
Family
Free
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SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-UpManhattan

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10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Fantastical Realities: Sandra Caplan, Maya Ciarrocchi, and Ray Ciarrocchi

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

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11 am – 7 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

11 am – 6 pm

Poetics of the Photographic: Language of Resistance

Art
Free

Clive Davis GalleryBrooklyn

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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 – 8 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Bryant Park 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018Manhattan

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Noon – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Family
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

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Noon – 12:45 pm

Reaffirm Your Vows at Marble Collegiate Church

Marble Collegiate ChurchNoMad

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1 – 2 pm

Nature’s Workshop: Natural Inks and Dyes

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Sorrentino Recreation CenterFar Rockaway

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6 – 9 pm

50 Years of PUNK at Ki Smith Gallery

Art
Free

Ki Smith GalleryLower East Side

Monday Jan. 5

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All day

Resistance in Memory: Visions of Sudan

Art
Free

The Africa CenterEast Harlem

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All day

Gift of Making: A Whimsical Celebration of Art, Design, and Creativity at FIT

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design GalleryManhattan

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