Best Things To Do with Kids in Westchester and the Hudson Valley in February 2026, from MP Editors

Celebrate the Year of the Snake  at the Hudson River Museum this month.  Photo courtesy of the museum

Whether sending valentines or planning a Presidents Day weekend getaway, there is plenty to love about February in Westchester and the Hudson Valley!

Families can ring in the Year of the Horse with delicious food and dazzling performances at the Lunar New Year Celebration put on by the Westchester Association of Chinese Americans at SUNY Purchase. Or check out the All-New Wizard of Oz on Ice at Paramount Hudson Valley. 

Kids are also invited to celebrate Valentine's Day in a unique way at a Valentine's Day Party with Wolves at the Wolf Conservation Center in North Salem. And don't miss Teatown's annual Hudson River EagleFest in scenic Croton Point Park, which features birds of prey shows, heated tents with crafts, food trucks, and more family fun.

Valentine's Day and More Best Things To Do in New Jersey this February with Kids

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company celebrates Lunar New Year with a performance in Newark this month. Photo courtesy of the dance company

Whether sending valentines or planning a Lunar New Year celebration—there is plenty to love about February!

February in New Jersey is all heart with lots of great Valentine's Day festivities, including shopping and entertainment at Asbury Park's Valentine's Bazaar. Or, experience an old-fashioned Valentine's Day with Historical Valentines at Historic Walnford. Plus, stay toasty at indoor festivals, including the Mac & Cheese Mayhem Festival and American Dream's Lunar New Year Spectacular.

We’re adding more events to our Family Activity Calendar every day, so don’t forget to check it frequently.  

Valentine's Day, Film Festivals, Lunar New Year and More Best Things To Do in NYC February 2026

Tales from the Magic Garden brings Czech stop-action animation to the Animation First Film Festival.

Whether sending valentines or planning a Presidents Day weekend getaway—there is plenty to love about February! Don’t miss our favorite kid-friendly events and activities in New York City this month.

Brevity is the soul of wit, and February in NYC manages to cram annual favorites like Governors Island's Ice Sculpture Show, THREE kid-friendly film fests (Animation First, BAMKids, and the International Children's Film Fest), Chinatown's Lunar New Year Firecracker Ceremony, Ringling Brothers' Circus at the Barclay, and more into its meager 28-day span.

Plus, don't miss our own Winter Festival and Summer Camps Fair. Mommy Poppins has teamed up with top area summer camps for a fun, FREE day of play that helps get your summer camp plans on track early. Staycationing for February break? We have the 411 on what to do over midwinter break in NYC.

Valentine's Day and More Top Things to Do in Atlanta February 2025

Bring the family to a community-wide Valentine's Day celebration at Halcyon at Forsyth. Photo courtesy of Halcyon

Whether enjoying Valentine's Day or Black History Month, or planning a Mardi Gras or Presidents Day weekend getaway, there is plenty to love about February! Don’t miss our favorite kid-friendly events and activities in Atlanta for February.

February in Atlanta brings Valentine's Day love with events like Halcyon's Family Valentine's Day Party and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Valentine's Day Concert. Your kids will also love Atlanta Ballet 2's kid-friendly (as in one hour) production of The Swan Princess at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. The circus is coming to town not once, but twice, in February —families can choose seeing the Greatest Show on Earth in Downtown Atlanta or Duluth...or both! We're all loving the fact that Blippi will be in Atlanta February 23 for the brand new Join the Band tour! And there's even more fun, February events included below!

Valentine's Day and More Top Things to Do in Los Angeles February 2025

Barbie: You Can Be Anything: The Experience rolls into Discovery Cube. Photo courtesy of the exhibit.

February brings plenty of things to do in Los Angeles, from holiday celebrations to inspirational exhibits and sports events. This month is full of enthralling activities. 

For a tiny month, this February in Los Angeles sure packs a punch!  Two new exhibits open this month: Discovery Cube LA's Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: The Exhibit for the very young and California Science Center's Mummies of the World for the very old. (Luckily, I'm a little bit of both!) The Globetrotters drop in for their annual Southland visit, guaranteed to please young and old alike.  And I really don't think I could come up with anything cuter than racing corgis. Run, little fellers, run!

My Top 5 Events this Month, at a Glance:

Best new exhibit for littlesMickey Mouse Clubhouse: The Exhibit

Best new exhibit that so old it's ancientMummies of the World at the California Science Center 

Best act that never gets old: Harlem Globetrotters 100 Year Tour Inglewood  

Best President's Day celebration with presidentsPresidents Day Commemoration (Reagan Library)  

Cutest event on 4 (tiny) legs: Corgi Racing at Santa Anita Park 

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