Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

Things to do with kids on 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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All day

The Chocolate Makery @ The Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 3 – 12
Festivals
Food & Drink

Jewish Children’s Museum

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

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8 am – 11 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

8:30 am

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

Ages: All
Community
Free

First Baptist Church of Glen CoveGlen Cove

9 am

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Attractions

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

9 am – noon

Hofstra University & Village of Hempstead MLK Day Parade & Ceremony

Ages: All
Community
Free

Hempstead Village Hall

9 am – 12:30 pm

MLK Days of Service 2026

Ages: All
Community
Free

Riverdale YRiverdale

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

10 am – noon

Ninja Née and the Secret of the Signal Tower

Ages: All
Classes

Sands Point PreserveSands Point

Child painting

10 am – 5 pm

MLK’s Peace Parade

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Children’s Museum of Manhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Space Glide at the New York Hall of Science

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Hall of ScienceCorona

10 am – noon

Brooklyn MLK Family Day of Service

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings

Hannah Senesh Community Day SchoolCarroll Gardens

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumCrown Heights

10 am – 5 pm

Slime Studio

Jewish Children’s Museum

10 – 11:30 am

MLK Day of Service—Blanket and Book Bundles

Ages: All
Community
Free

Shames JCC on the Hudson

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10 – 11 am

Slime Workshop at Children’s Museum of the East End

Ages: 3 – 8

Children’s Museum of the East EndBridgehampton

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

10:30 am

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

Ages: All
Community
Free

Brooklyn Academy of Music

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Rise Against Hunger

Ages: All
Community
Free

Sid Jacobson JCC

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11 am – 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

11 am – 1 pm

Build Your Nation: Game Edition

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

The Whaling Museum & Education Center

11 am – 12:30 pm

14Y’s MLK Day of Service for Families

Ages: 3 – 12
Free
Volunteering

14th Street YEast Village

11 am – 3 pm

Giving Back to the Community

Ages: All
Community
Free

Joan & Alan Bernikow JCC

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11 am

AdvoKids: Let Freedom Ring with MLK

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

11 am – 1 pm

MLK Day of Service Volunteer Program: Packing Meal Kits

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Free

JCC Mid-Westchester

Imagination Play Project

11 am – 2 pm

Imagination Play Project Pop-Up

Ages: All
Art
Classes

Parrish Art MuseumWater Mill

Noon – 9 pm

Ice Skating at Roebling Rink

Ages: All
Attractions
Sports

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

Noon – 3 pm

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Jackie Robinson MuseumTribeca

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Noon – 7 pm

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 – 2:30 pm

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

Ages: All
Community
Free

Elmont Memorial High School

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