All Weekend

BAMkids Film Festival – Fort Greene
One of our February GoList picks: See more than 70 exceptional shorts (and two features) from around the world at BAM's 17th annual family film fest. Screenings are organized by age and there will also be fun hands-on activities in the BAMcafe upstairs, like animation workshops, magic shows, face painting and balloon twisting. Buying advance tickets is a must! $14 for adults, $10 for children under age 13 per screening

From Here to There Opening Weekend – Crown Heights
Another February GoList pick: Learn about the principles of motion at the Brooklyn Children's Museum's brand-new interactive installation. Divided into three areas and featuring 12 hands-on stations, the exhibit invites kids to discover how objects move across land, sea and through the air. Free with admission: $9

Cambuyón – Midtown West
And another February GoList pick: Stomp your feet and clap your hands to the infectious rhythms of this percussive dance spectacle at the New Victory Theater that fuses tap-dance, hip-hop and drumming on everyday objects like crates, bottles and matchboxes. $15-$38

Thunderbird American Indian Dancers Annual Dance Concert and Pow-wow – East Village
It's the last weekend to enjoy dances, stories and music from the Iroquois and Native Peoples of the Southwest and Great Plains regions at the Theater for the New City. On weekend matinees, kids get in for just a buck and can even interact with the performers. $10, $1 for children under age 12 for matinees only
 

Saturday, February 7

Laurie Berkner Solo Concert – East Village
Yup, another February GoList pick: Catch kindie rock queen Berkner in this intimate solo concert celebrating the 120th anniversary of the Third Street Music School Settlement. Proceeds benefit the veteran school. Advance tickets recommended. $25

Family Saturdays at New York City Ballet: Beginner's Guide to Balanchine – Upper West Side
Introduce kids to the magic of ballet at this hour-long, narrated showcase featuring excerpts from New York City Ballet's large repertoire. This edition focuses on the work of George Balanchine, the company's founding choreographer. $20

Kids Workshop: Filipino Indigenous Dance – East Village
Head to LaMaMa to learn dances of the ancestral Philippine Melayu Nusantara community. After kids have some moves down, they'll dance to songs played on a sarunay. $5 for kids, free for adults

Meet the Artist Saturday: The Land of Musical Opposites – Upper West Side
Hit Lincoln Center's David Rubenstein Atrium for a no-cost interactive performance by the New York Philharmonic's Kaleidoscope Ensemble inspired by Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream with music by Felix Mendelssohn. FREE

Shine & the Moonbeams – Prospect Heights
Groove to the soulful songs of this R&B kids' band at the central branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. Afterward, stick around for a while and enjoy storytime and other activities in honor of Take Your Child to the Library Day. FREE

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Sunday, February 8

Treehouse Shakers: Under the Tangle – Midtown West
Catch the NYC-based dance-theater company's latest interdisciplinary show for kids at the Ailey Citigroup Theater. Under the Tangle is a coming-of-age tale about a young orphaned girl lost in a mysterious wooded labyrinth. $20

David Weinstone and the Music for Aardvarks Band – Upper East Side
Head to the Jewish Museum to see NYC's original kindie band play toddler hits like "Taxi, " "Bagel" and "Race You to the Corner." $18 for adults, $13 for children ages 2 and up

Charlotte's Web – Corona
Bring tissues to the Queens Theatre for TheatreworksUSA's hour-long stage adaptation of of E. B. White's classic children's novel about the unlikely friendship between Charlotte the spider and Wilbur the pig. $14

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Don’t forget: There are lots of other options in our Event Calendar.