Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

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Monday Jan. 19, 2026

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All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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8am–10pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

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8am–11pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

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8am–3pm

Craft & Story Time

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

8:30am

42nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Commemoration

Ages: All
Community
Free

First Baptist Church of Glen CoveGlen Cove

9am

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Attractions

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

9am–noon

Hofstra University & Village of Hempstead MLK Day Parade & Ceremony

Ages: All
Community
Free

Hempstead Village HallHempstead

9am–12:30pm

MLK Days of Service 2026

Ages: All
Community
Free

Riverdale YBronx

10am–6pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

10am–noon

Ninja Née and the Secret of the Signal Tower

Ages: All
Classes

Sands Point PreserveSands Point

Child painting

10am–5pm

MLK’s Peace Parade

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Children’s Museum of Manhattan

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10am–5pm

Space Glide at the New York Hall of Science

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Hall of ScienceCorona

10am–noon

Brooklyn MLK Family Day of Service

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings

Hannah Senesh Community Day SchoolBrooklyn

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10am–5pm

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10am–5pm

Slime Studio

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10–11:30am

MLK Day of Service—Blanket and Book Bundles

Ages: All
Community
Free

Shames JCC on the HudsonTarrytown

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10–11am

Slime Workshop at Children’s Museum of the East End

Ages: 3 – 8

Children’s Museum of the East EndBridgehampton,

Face Value

10:30am–5:30pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

10:30am

The 40th Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Ages: All
Community
Free

Brooklyn Academy of MusicBrooklyn

10:30am–12:30pm

Rise Against Hunger

Ages: All
Community
Free

Sid Jacobson JCCEast Hills

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11am–noon

Children’s Access Workshops

Ages: 5 – 12
Dance
Special Needs

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingUpper West Side

Build Your Nation

11am–1pm

Build Your Nation: Game Edition

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11am–12:30pm

14Y’s MLK Day of Service for Families

Ages: 3 – 12
Free
Volunteering

14th Street YEast Village

11am–3pm

Giving Back to the Community

Ages: All
Community
Free

Joan & Alan Bernikow JCCStaten Island

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11am

AdvoKids: Let Freedom Ring with MLK

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

11am–1pm

MLK Day of Service Volunteer Program: Packing Meal Kits

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Free

JCC Mid-WestchesterScarsdale

Imagination Play Project

11am–2pm

Imagination Play Project Pop-Up

Ages: All
Art
Classes

Parrish Art MuseumWater Mill

Noon–9pm

Ice Skating at Roebling Rink

Ages: All
Attractions
Sports

Roebling RinkBrooklyn

News: Jackie Robinson and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Noon–3pm

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Jackie Robinson MuseumTribeca

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Noon–7pm

SUBMERGE: Beyond the Render

Ages: All
Art

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Noon

Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party

Ages: All
Theater

UBS ArenaElmont

Noon–2:30pm

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

Ages: All
Community
Free

Elmont Memorial High SchoolLong Island

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