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Birds of a Feather, fronted by Brooklyn’s Suzi Shelton and Little Miss Ann of Chicago, perform catchy tunes at the Jewish Museum. Photo courtesy of the museum
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1/31/25 - By Drew Kristofik

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, Chinatown's Lunar New Year Parade, the activity-filled Kids Week at the Intrepid, and more into its meager 28-day span.

Plus, don't miss our own CAMPTOPIA. 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.

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

As always, if an event piques your interest, click through to our listing for all the details, including addresses and times. And keep in mind: Really cool things to do in NYC with kids often book up quickly, so register or buy your tickets ASAP.

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Lunar New Year Family Celebration at Lincoln Center

Upper West Side – FREE
Saturday, February 1, 2025
Ring the Year of the Snake with self-discovery, transformation, and connection, including a beloved lion dance performance on Josie Robertson Plaza and story time with Ashley and Jeff Chang of The ABC Digest. READ MORE

Lunar New Year Celebration at City Point

Downtown Brooklyn – FREE
Saturday, February 1
Celebrate Year of the Snake at City Point with traditional lion dances, Lunar New Year-inspired crafts, and more! Families are encouraged to come dressed in red. Stroller parking is available. READ MORE

BAMkids Film Festival 2025

Boerum Hill, Brooklyn
Saturday, February 1-Sunday, February 2, 2025
Adventure and imagination come together at this fun-filled family film program, offering some of this year’s most exciting kid-friendly shorts from across the globe. Featuring the creations of more than 50 filmmakers, the fest is back for its 27th year, offering a new and exciting trove of animated, live-action, and documentary treasures. READ MORE

CAMPTOPIA Brooklyn - NYC's Most Fun Camp Fair

Downtown Brooklyn
Sunday, February 2, 2025
Arts and crafts, robotics, filmmaking, s'mores, slime, soccer skills, a photo booth, gymnastics, an obstacle course...it sounds like an amazing day at summer camp or what you'll find at CAMPTOPIA, the most amazing camp fair ever! Plus, a bounce house, face painting, DJ, and more—all FREE! Don't just read about summer camps, come to CAMPTOPIA and play with them! READ MORE

Fourth Annual Winter Ice Sculpture Show on Governors Island

Governors Island – FREE
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Ten artists team up with a professional ice carver from Okamoto Studio for this live ice carving demonstration on Governors Island. Visitors can witness real-time ice carving and vote for their favorite sculpture for the People's Choice Award.  READ MORE

Ice Queen at 92Y

Upper East Side
Opens Saturday, February 8, 2025
The 92Y presents this very NYC retelling of the tale that inspired Disney’s Frozen. Through snow, ice, and adventures, follow this timeless story about the changing seasons of friendship. READ MORE

Emilio's A Million Chameleons at the SoHo Playhouse

Soho
Opens Saturday, February 8, 2025
A joyful, family-friendly musical weaves together themes of self-acceptance, friendship, and the magic of embracing who you truly are. The story follows Emilio Jr., who runs a circus filled with dazzling acts and a seemingly impossible spectacle—a million chameleons that entertain with music, magic, and their incredible ability to transform. READ MORE

Valentine Making Workshop in Battery Park City

Battery Park – FREE
Sunday, February 9, 2025
Create something special for your valentine using dried flowers, lace, ribbon, and an assortment of papers.  READ MORE

Family Concert: Birds of a Feather at the Jewish Museum

Upper East Side
Sunday, February 9, 2025
Birds of a Feather, fronted by Brooklyn’s Suzi Shelton and Little Miss Ann of Chicago perform catchy tunes spanning many genres, including indie, folk, rock, and pop, from their debut album Rock Together.  READ MORE

Valentine's Day Crafts at the Children's Museum of Manhattan

Upper West Side
Friday, February 14, 2025
Prep for Valentine's Day at the Children's Museum of Manhattan, where guests can learn stained-glass painting techniques, and create a pop-up bouquet. READ MORE

Cosmic Con at the Metropolitan Pavilion

Chelsea
Saturday, February 15-Sunday, February 16, 2025
The annual Cosmic Con is for hardcore fans and young families alike. The two-day -experience is jam-packed with comics, toys, Funkos, collectibles, panels, family “playshops,” cosplay, original art, creators, celebrities, photo-ops, and more! READ MORE

Kids Week 2025 at the Intrepid Museum

Midtown West
Saturday, February 15-Saturday, February 22, 2025
Kids Week is back at the Intrepid Museum and the fun is moving full STEAM ahead! Science, technology, engineering, arts, math, and fun take center stage at this annual Midwinter Break fest.  READ MORE

Nuttin' but a Word at the New Victory Theater

Midtown West
Opens Saturday, February 15, 2025
The indefatigably disciplined dancers of Puremovement (Funkedified, 2018) command the stage with a mixtape of moves from b-boying to Campbell locking to house. Every step tells a story in sync with the rhythm, honoring hip-hop’s roots while raising the bar to new heights. READ MORE

The Orchid Show 2025: Mexican Modernism at NYBG

Bronx Park, the Bronx
Opens Saturday, February 15, 2025
Now in its 22nd year, the Orchid Show showcases thousands of dramatically displayed orchids in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. This year's show features bright arrangements of orchids in settings inspired by the bold, multicolored designs of Mexican modernist architect Luis Barragán. READ MORE

27th Annual New York City Lunar New Year Parade & Festival in Chinatown

Chinatown – FREE
Sunday, February 16, 2025
A half-million spectators line the streets of Chinatown for this colorful pan-Asian procession, which includes Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Taiwanese, Malaysian, and even Hispanic floats and cultural performances.  READ MORE

Grand Shanghai Circus at the St. George Theatre

St. George, Staten Island
Friday, February 21, 2025
The Grand Shanghai Circus honors the essence of old, historic Shanghai culture with breathtaking acrobatics, colorful dance, comedy, mystifying magic, and numerous aerial feats of strength. READ MORE

Harlem Globetrotters at Madison Square Garden

Midtown West
Saturday, February 22, 2025
Dunks, alley-oops, looooong shots, magic, history, and laughs are all part of the game plan when the Harlem Globetrotters 2025 World Tour hits Madison Square Garden for one-game only. READ MORE

90-Second Newbery Film Festival 2025 at the Dweck Center BPL

Prospect Heights, Brooklyn – FREE
Saturday, February 22, 2025
Check out the 14th annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival—a yearly video contest in which kid filmmakers create weird, short movies that tell the entire stories of Newbery award-winning books in about 90 seconds. READ MORE

Black History Month Celebration: Architecture of the Harlem Renaissance at the Skyscraper Museum

Battery Park City
Saturday, February 22, 2025
The Harlem Renaissance gave rise to literary, artistic, and social movements that advocated for challenging segregation and adopting Civil Rights. Learn how these developments, including jazz, poetry, and musical theater, were reflected by Harlem’s architecture then and now. Then, create collages using cutouts of New York buildings, art pieces, and literature from the renaissance. READ MORE

New York International Children's Film Festival

Chelsea
Opens Friday, February 28, 2025
NYICFF celebrates the beauty and power of film, sparks the inherent capacity of children to connect with complex, nuanced art, and encourages the creation of intelligent films that represent and celebrate unique, diverse, and historically excluded voices. READ MORE

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Drew Kristofik
Drew Kristofik’s career took a twist from editing teen magazines to a seven-year stint at MacNeil/Lehrer, followed by a long run at Nickelodeon/Viacom as Director of Content for Nick Online and Editor-in-Chief of ParentsConnect.com. A founding member of the Webby Award-winning GoCityKids, she’s written for Family Fun, Vanity Fair, and New York. Her middle school novel, The Time Boat, is available on Amazon Kindle. Drew keeps the MommyPoppins New York Events calendar spot-on and can be reached at events@mommypoppins.com.
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