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Celebrate Lunar New Year with Chinatown's big, annual parade on Sunday, February 12. Photo by Bob Dea
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1/29/23 - 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.

Even though it's the shortest month, February in NYC manages to cram annual favorites like 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, which includes the activity-packed winter break. 

If you're looking for a fun way to celebrate Valentine's Day with your little loves, we're sponsoring a heart-shaped pizza-making workshop at Hudson Yards. It's going to be lots of fun and will likely fill up so grab your tickets now!

Find more top New York City fun on our winter fun list and be sure to bookmark our Guide to Indoor Activities for plenty of ways to beat the winter weather blues. We’re adding more events to our Family Activity Calendar every day, so don’t forget to check it frequently.

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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 with kids often book up quickly, so register or buy your tickets ASAP.

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Hip Hop Cinderella teleports the timeless classic across the cosmos reminding us to reach for the farthest moon. Photo by Russ Rowland
Hip Hop Cinderella teleports the timeless classic across the cosmos reminding us to reach for the farthest moon. Photo by Russ Rowland

Top Things To Do in NYC with Kids this February

Family Skate + Play at Industry City

Industry City
Thursdays through Thursday, March 2, 2023
Mommy Poppins has teamed up with Brooklyn Bridge Parents and Industry City to create exclusive Skate + Play packages, including ice skating admission, skate rental, plus unlimited play in the game room at the IC Skating Rink for a discounted price.  READ MORE

Audience

Lower East Side
Thursday, February 2-Sunday, February 19, 2023
Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre performs Audience, by Vaclav Havel, translated and directed by Vit Horejs. The production celebrates the legacy of Havel, the first president of the Czech Republic, and the nation's leadership of the European Union in the second half of 2022. READ MORE

The Little Orchestra Society: Johann Strauss Jr., Pop Star

Upper East Side
Saturday, February 4-Sunday, February 5, 2023
The Little Orchestra Society asks the question: What if classical music were more like pop music and Johann Strauss was a star? Find out the answer in this special performance for young audiences. READ MORE

Family Skate + Play at Industry City

Industry City
Thursdays through Thursday, March 2, 2023
Mommy Poppins has teamed up with Brooklyn Bridge Parents and Industry City to create exclusive Skate + Play packages, including ice skating admission, skate rental, plus unlimited play in the game room at the IC Skating Rink for a discounted price.  READ MORE

BAMkids Film Festival 2023

Boerum Hill, Brooklyn
Saturday, February 4-Sunday, February 5, 2023
Highlighting the best shorts and features from around the globe, the 25th annual BAMkids Film Festival returns with US and New York premieres available both in-person and video on demand. READ MORE

Lunar New Year in Bryant Park

Midtown West–FREE
Sunday, February 5, 2023
Welcome the Year of the Rabbit and celebrate the Lunar New Year at Bryant Park! Families can craft their own drums and paper firecrackers, join a ribbon dancing class, and watch a lion dance and other traditional musical performances by the New York Chinese Cultural Center. READ MORE

Figure Skating in Harlem Winter Skating Party - SOLD OUT

Central Park
Sunday, February 5, 2023
Families of all ages are invited to join Figure Skating in Harlem for its annual SOUL ON ICE Winter Skating Party. Enjoy an afternoon of skating, special performances by the girls of Figure Skating in Harlem, music, and more. READ MORE

Celebrate Tu BiShvat

Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Sunday, February 5, 2023
Tu BiShvat is the Jewish holiday that celebrates the new year of the trees. To celebrate, the Brooklyn Children's Museum partners with The Neighborhood for a day of live performances, interactive planting workshops, and storytelling highlighting nature and traditions of the holiday. READ MORE

Lunar New Year of the Water Rabbit

Flushing, Queens
Sunday, February 5, 2023
The world renowned Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company celebrates and welcomes the Lunar New Year of the Water Rabbit with majestic dragons, acrobatic lions, elegant peacocks, twirling ribbons, bamboo instruments, and more. READ MORE

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show

Union Square
Opens Friday, February 10, 2023
One of the most beloved and widely-read children’s books of all time, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, emerges from the page in a masterful and beautiful theatrical experience for the whole family. READ MORE

Princess Phooey

Chelsea
Opens Friday, February 10, 2023
TADA! presents an atypical fairytale about an atypical princess who'd rather run around with the chambermaids than her royal peers. READ MORE

Hip Hop Cinderella

Midtown West
Friday, February 10-Sunday, February 26, 2023
With dazzling lyrics, pitch-perfect characters, and a sassy robot sidekick, Hip Hop Cinderella teleports the timeless classic across the cosmos and reminds kids to reach for the farthest moon. READ MORE

Creative Stage Spectacular 2023

Upper West Side
Saturday, February 11, 2023
A creepy doll factory, volcanic chickens, and even Barbie on the Starship Enterprise set the stage for the fifth-annual Creative Stage Spectacular, which stars professional actors, dancers, and international opera stars along with kids of all ages in musical comedy sketches, written collectively and sung with abandon.  READ MORE

I Love Animals

Bayside, Queens
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Toddlers prep for Valentine's Day with an animal story and a triple animal meet-and-greet. Little ones and their adult companions can also create a heart-shaped bird treat to take home and hang outside. READ MORE

25th Annual New York City Lunar New Year Parade & Festival

Chinatown–FREE
Sunday, February 12, 2023
In years past, a half-million spectators have lined 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

Alice in Wonderland

Upper East Side
Sundays from Sunday, February 12-Sunday, February 26, 2023
Featuring a brand-new score, delightful dance, and whacky hilarity, this production of Alice in Wonderland at the 92nd Street Y is a zany adventure just right for little theater fans. READ MORE

Great Backyard Bird Count

Citywide–FREE
Friday, February 17-Monday, February 20, 2023
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

Richard Gilder Center Opening Weekend

Upper West Side
Opens Friday, February 17, 2023
Featuring breathtaking architecture inspired by natural Earth processes, the Gilder Center reveals the natural world through an immersive experience that includes an insectarium, a permanent butterfly vivarium, and more. READ MORE

Under Momentum [SOLD OUT]

Upper West Side
Friday, February 17-Sunday, February 19, 2023
The disability arts ensemble Kinetic Light brings one of their signature works to the stage as artists Alice Sheppard and Laurel Lawson showcase a suite of dance solos and duets exploring momentum, speed, balance, and the pull of gravity—all performed on a series of curvaceous wedged ramps. READ MORE

Heart-Shaped Pizza Making Workshop

Second Annual Winter Ice Sculpture Show

Governors Island–FREE
Saturday, February 18, 2023
Ten artist proposals coalesce on Governors Island in the form of frozen ice sculptures in a competition for a grand prize of $2,000. The audience gets to watch the sculptures emerge from the ice, sip warm drinks, listen to music, and vote for the winner. READ MORE

Kids Week at the Intrepid 2023

Midtown West
Saturday, February 18-Saturday, February 25, 2023
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

The Orchid Show 2023

Bronx Park, the Bronx
Opens Saturday, February 18, 2023
Now in its 20th year, the Orchid Show showcases thousands of dramatically displayed orchids in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. This year, the show is under the dramatic eye of landscape artist Lily Kwong, who presents a meditative and captivating design inspired by her ancestral connections to the natural world. READ MORE

CMOM February

Upper West Side
Wednesdays- Sundays, February 1-February 26, 2023
CMOM celebrates Black History month, with kid book author meet-and-greets, and Valentine's Day, with special crafty fun. READ MORE

Family Art Workshop: Crafting Characters

Midtown West
Tuesday, February 21-Saturday, February 25, 2023
Discover how characters were imagined and built for Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion animated film, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio. Then, as a family, imagine, plan, and create your own 3D cast of characters. READ MORE

 Sesame Street Live! Make Your Magic

Flatbush, Brooklyn
Saturday, February 25-Sunday, February 26, 2023
Elmo and Abby Cadabby team up to learn how determination and practice are the best ways to reach goals. Along the way, they are joined by Cookie Monster, Big Bird, Grover, Count, and Rosita to discover why it's OK to make mistakes and how real magic can be found when you believe in yourself. READ MORE

Losar Family Day: Celebrate the Year of the Water Hare

Chelsea–FREE
Sunday, February 26, 2023
Lunar New Year is a time for families! Learn about traditional Losar celebrations and this year’s zodiac animal, the kind and sensitive Water Hare. READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

Industry City Courtyard
Industry City Courtyard
Kupferberg Center for the Arts, Queens College
Symphony Space at Peter Jay Sharp Theatre
Alley Pond Environmental Center