Hester Street Fair Halloween Weekend The Seaport Fulton & Front Street,
An outdoor market with over 60 local vendors, munchies, DJs and drinks (plus a gorgeous view) hosts costume contests with incredible prize baskets made up of donated items from our Hallo-weekend’s vendors. Create, animate and paint masking tape sculpture with Gregory Valentine. Don't miss the pumpkin arch photo-op.
Governors Island Ice Sculpture Show Governors Island Governors Island,
Witness real-time ice carving and vote on favorite sculptures for the “People’s Choice Award.”. A larger-scale version of the winning sculpture will then be carved and installed by Okamoto Studio in Times Square as a visual anchor for the district’s annual Valentine’s Day events, where New Yorkers and visitors alike will celebrate love through surprise…
Cricket’s Candy Creations Sweet Celebration of Love & Family-Friendly Drag Brunch Cricket’s Candy Creations 200 Hudson Street,
A cheerful candy crafting studio hosts two Valentines events. 12-3 pm, enjoy Valentine-themed crafts and treats, energizing yoga sessions, and more. Join activities and treats with Karma Kids Yoga, Tra Tries, Physiqueswimming, and Maman. All included with the Valentine-themed Candy Crafting Tour ($65), an hour long edible candy making experience; kids come home with five…
🎟 $50-$65
Hands-on History: Victorian Valentines King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue, Queens
Kick off the Season of Love at a historic mansion with Victorian valentine making using reproductions of historic patterns and ephemera. Mean valentines, known as Vinegar Valentines, were also popular during this period, so broken hearts are welcome.
Valentine’s Day Crafting & Card Making Workshop Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum 895 Shore Road Bronx, Bronx
Show your sweetheart that you care with a charming, unique, and handmade Victorian-style Valentine’s Day card. Learn about the history of valentines and the printed “scraps” used to make them in the 19th century while you craft your own original card in a historic house museum.
🎟 $15
Valentines for Wildlife Teatown Lake Reservation 1600 Spring Valley Road, Ossining
Has a Tiger Salamander stolen your heart? Does a Barred Owl make your heart beat faster? Celebrate Valentine’s Day by making valentines for Animal Ambassadors. Environmental Art Educator Caroline Erb will introduce some of Teatown’s favorite heartthrobs and lead card making. The art will be displayed on animal enclosures following the program. Choose from hour…
🎟 $15/family
Mozart for Munchkins UES: Love, NYC Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church 921 Madison Avenue at E 73rd St,
Celebrate love with an enchanting Valentine's Day concert featuring soul-stirring melodies inspired by the romance of New York City. Dive into the magic of NYC with tunes that dance through iconic landmarks at an interactive concert for all ages. Talented musicians lead an immersive experience ending with an "instrument petting zoo."
🎟 $37, free/ages 12 & under
Chocolate & Crafts Valentine’s Day Workshop Shake It Off 365 Central Park Ave, Scarsdale
Join Shake it Off and Scarsdale Chocolate Works to make Valentine's Day themed chocolate creations and crafts with special guest Peppa Pig. For $15 extra, a sibling not in the workshop can enjoy 30 minutes of bounce open play and a 30 minute age appropriate craft during the workshop. Tickets must be purchased in advance.
🎟 $30
Valentine’s Workshop Lasdon Park Arboretum & Memorial 2610 NY-35, Katonah
Get crafty for Valentine’s Day and make one of a kind gifts. Learn how to make hand made cards using watercolor techniques. Leave with creations wrapped and ready to be giving. Children should be old enough to handle paints, scissors, and glue independently. Lots to explore in this 234-acre public park including 50 fairy homes…
🎟 $20
Enchanted Jacob Burns Film Center 364 Manville Road, Pleasantville
See a beloved musical and make Valentine’s Day cards (art supplies provided). Banished by an evil queen, Princess Giselle (Amy Adams) from a fairy-tale world lands in modern Manhattan, where music, magic and “happily ever after” are sorely lacking. She is adrift in this strange new place until a divorce lawyer (Patrick Dempsey) comes to…
🎟 $11, $9/children
A Henson Valentine Museum of the Moving Image 36-01 35 Avenue at 37 Street, Astoria
Join a special Valentine-themed event celebrating the 50th anniversary of "The Muppet Show" predecessor “The Muppets Valentine Show,” featuring Mia Farrow. Series curator and President of The Jim Henson Legacy Craig Shemin will be joined by special guests: master puppet designer/builder Rollie Krewson, who worked on the project as an intern, and The Jim Henson…
🎟 $15, $11/seniors & students, $9/ages 3-17, free/3 and under
Valentine’s Day Tea Party Let's Dress Up Chelsea 261 W 19th Street,
Dress up with a wide selection of glamorous costumes plus select matching jewelry and accessories, have a fance tea and make a Valentine's Craft. Each child leaves with a printed photo in dress up. Drop off suggested due to space constraints.
🎟 $60
Mozart for Munchkins Brooklyn: Love, NYC Old Stone House 336 3rd Sreet, Brooklyn
Celebrate love with an enchanting Valentine's Day concert featuring soul-stirring melodies inspired by the romance of New York City. Dive into the magic of NYC with tunes that dance through iconic landmarks at an interactive concert for all ages. Talented musicians lead an immersive experience ending with an "instrument petting zoo."
🎟 $37, free/ages 12 & under
Valentine Like a Sailor South Street Seaport Museum 12 Fulton Street,
Bring 19th-century maritime craft tradition to handmade Valentine’s Day cards. Create a special trinket for the holiday and learn about the unique history of Sailors’ Valentines—tokens of love and friendship. Historically, these small wooden boxes were given by seafarers to their wives, sweethearts, daughters, and loved ones when they returned from a long voyage. The…
Valentine’s Day at CMOM Children's Museum of Manhattan (CMOM) 212 W 83rd Street between Broadway & Amsterdam,
Turn Combine all your warm and fuzzy feelings into art at Children's Museum of Manhattan. Create Jack-in-the-Box Love Notes, Love Magnets, Stained Glass LOVE Catchers and Lovebug Puppets.
🎟 $16, $13/seniors, free/babies under 1
Jolie Love Shack Jolie Love Shack Prince St & Mercer St,
With Valentine's Day around the corner, Jolie, the beauty and wellness brand known for its viral filtered showerhead, hosts a love-filled pop-up celebration of beauty, taste, and design. Drop by A charming little red shack and enjoy complimentary offerings like warm elixirs from Gem Wine, rosewater creme-filled doughnuts from Wildair Doughnuts, and dried flower bouquets…
“In Love In Utah” Valentine’s Day Pop-Up Chocolate Shop Utah Office of Tourism Pop-Up 156 Orchard St.,
Celebrate the launch of Utah's In Love. In Utah. campaign with complimentary chocolate and a chance to win a trip a dream trip. Get complimentary boxes of chocolates featuring custom-curated treats from Utah's craft chocolatier, Solstice Chocolate in a fully immersive and quintessentially "Utah" space
Lindt LINDOR Valentine’s Day Chocolate & Poetry Pop-Up Gansevoort Plaza Ninth Avenue at Gansevort Street,
experience the magical world of Lindt LINDOR at a Valentine’s Day pop-up in Gansevoort Plaza. Enter a whimsical glass house filled with Lindt LINDOR truffles and be gifted a customized poem from a professional speed poet to melt the one you love this Valentine's season. This event is free and open to the public from…
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch Flushing Town Hall 137-35 Northern Blvd, Queens
Axis Theatre presents a puppet show based on the beloved children's book by Eileen Spinelli. Mr. Hatch leads a colorless, ordered life, until one Valentine’s Day, he receives a candy-filled heart with the note that says “somebody loves you”. This heart-warming puppet play from British Columbia examines the effect that kindness can have on a…
🎟 $15, $8/kids
Mozart for Munchkins UWS: Love, NYC Church of St. Paul/St. Andrew 263 West 86th Street at West End Avenue,
Celebrate love with an enchanting Valentine's Day concert featuring soul-stirring melodies inspired by the romance of New York City. Dive into the magic of NYC with tunes that dance through iconic landmarks at an interactive concert for all ages. Talented musicians lead an immersive experience ending with an "instrument petting zoo."
🎟 $37, free/ages 12 & under