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1/29/24 - 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 the BAMKids Film Fest into its meager 28-day span.

Don't miss 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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Top Things To Do in NYC with Kids this February

Lunar New Year Family Celebration at Lincoln Center

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

Lunar New Year at The Seaport

Seaport– FREE
Saturday, February 1
Immerse yourself in vibrant celebrations featuring lively lion dance performances, engaging Chinese calligraphy workshops, and maritime-inspired craft activities to usher in the Year of the Snake, presented in collaboration with the New York Chinese Cultural Center and The Seaport. 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 & Sunday, February 1 & 2
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
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

Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo at Kupferberg Center

Flushing, Queens
Sunday, February 2
Get ready for the ultimate playdate – 65 million years in the making – as Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live guides your family on a breathtaking tour that begins in pre-historic Australia. Observe, meet and interact with an eye-popping collection of amazingly life-like dinosaurs and other giant puppet creatures!. READ MORE

Plant Powered Kids Festival

Downtown Brooklyn
Sunday, February 2
The inaugural Plant Powered Kids Festival features a plant-powered vendor hall, workshops and cooking classes, yoga, and mingling opportunities for all ages. A special mainstage finale stars Kindie Rock's Jumpin' Jamie.  READ MORE

Groundhog Day Hibernation Hike at Clove Lakes Park

Port Richmond, Staten Island – FREE
Sunday, February 2
Did Staten Island Chuck see his shadow this morning? Find out on this hike while learning more about how other animal species spend their winters in New York City parks. Learn how birds, groundhogs, squirrels, chipmunks and others survive the cold and the snow, and participate in games and activities. READ MORE

Fourth Annual Winter Ice Sculpture Show on Governors Island

Governors Island – FREE
Saturday, February 8
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

Cirque-Tacular presents Shimmer at Tribeca PAC

Tribeca
Saturday, February 8
Journey to a shimmering winter wonderland of circus spectacle and derring-do as this aerial snow show mesmerizes with astonishing acrobatics, dazzling specialty acts, and glittering costumes. READ MORE

Ice Queen at 92Y

Upper East Side
Opens Saturday, February 8
The 92Y presents a new musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's wintery classic. It's a very NYC retelling of the tale that inspired Disney’s Frozen. READ MORE

Emilio's A Million Chameleons at the SoHo Playhouse

Soho
Opens Saturday, February 8
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
Create something special for your valentine using dried flowers, lace, ribbon and an assortment of papers. Register online in advance.  READ MORE

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

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

Great Backyard Bird Count

Citywide– FREE
Friday-Monday, February 14-17
The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where the birds are. READ MORE

Cosmic Comic Con - at the Metropolitan Pavilion

Chelsea
Saturday & Sunday, February 15 & 16
Rounding up Valentine’s Day and the premier of Captain America: Brave New World, the fourth 4th annual Cosmic Con features guest artists Joe Rubinstein, Johnny Desjardins, Dean Haspiel, Fabrice Sapolsky, and other fan-favorites.  READ MORE

Kids Week 2025 at the Intrepid Museum

Midtown West
Saturday, February 15-Saturday, February 22
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

Family Concert: Birds of a Feather at the Jewish Museum

Upper East Side
Sunday, February 9
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

Nuttin' but a Word at the New Victory Theater

Midtown West
Opens Saturday, February 15
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
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
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

Presidents Day at Children's Museum of Manhattan

Upper West Side
Monday, February 17
Celebrate democracy at CMOM on Presidents Day and develop that activism muscle early. READ MORE

Grand Shanghai Circus at St George Theatre

St. George, Staten Island
Friday, February 21
The Grand Shanghai Circus honors the essence of the 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
The Harlem Globetrotters 2025 World Tour hits Madison Square Garden.  READ MORE

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

Prospect Heights, Brooklyn – FREE
Saturday, February 22
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
The Harlem Renaissance gave rise to literary, artistic, and social movements that advocated for challenging segregation and for the adoption of 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

Very Young People’s Concert: Allegro and Adagio at Merkin Hall

Upper West Side
Saturday, February 22
Explore how tempo makes music fun, with selections from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. Arrive one hour before the performance for hands-on activities and musical games.   READ MORE

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!” at the Linda Gross Theater

Chelsea
Various dates through Sunday, February 23
A musical experience ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved, award-winning, best-selling children’s books. Gerald and Piggie take to the stage in a rollicking adventure that is perfect for young audiences. READ MORE

Create-athon: Gong Ensembles at Lincoln Center

Midtown West – FREE
Sunday, February 23
Creative duo elekhlekha, made up of Lincoln Center Collider Fellow Kengchakaj Kengkarnka and interdisciplinary artist Nitcha Tothong, lead the first spring Create-athon, guiding participants in making their own gong instruments.    READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

Kupferberg Center for the Arts, Goldstein Theatre
BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center
Brooklyn Central Library - Dweck Center