Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and it’s the perfect time to spend some quality family time celebrating the season of love. Whether you’re in NYC or exploring the nearby areas, there are fun, family-friendly events all around.
We’ve rounded up a list of the best Valentine’s Day events happening in Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, and on Staten Island, so you can make the most of the holiday!
At a Glance:
- Celebrate together as a family at the Center for Architecture, the Broadway Comedy Club, Color Factory New York, Bronx Museum, Kings Plaza Shopping Center, Shirley Chisholm State Park, lillistar, Focal Point Beer Co., Blue Heron Nature Center, and Greenbelt Nature Center.
- Get crafty at Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center, Sedgwick Library, Wave Hill, The Mall at Bay Plaza, Shirley Chisholm State Park, Gerritsen Beach Library, Oak Ridge in Forest Park, Long Island City Library, Mud Genius, Historic Richmond Town, West New Brighton Library, and more.
Check out these Family-Friendly Valentine’s Day Events in New York City!
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Manhattan
Family Program: I Love NYC
Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, West Village
Saturday, Feb. 7, 11 am – 1 pm and 2 pm – 4 pm
Ages 5 – 13
$20
This Family Program takes inspiration from the Times Square Love & Design Competition, which invites architecture firms to design a Valentine sent from the heart of Times Square. How can public art express love for everyone? Look at recent winning designs and then design and build your own models of 3D Valentines for NYC.
Valentine Making Workshop
6 River Terrace, Battery Park City
Sunday, Feb. 8, 10:30 am – noon
Ages 4 and older
Free
All we need is LOVE! Take part in this time-honored annual Battery Park City tradition, where participants are invited to make handmade cards for their loved ones! Cut, paste, and decorate with provided materials, and don’t forget to seal it with a kiss!
Celebrate Together: Special Break Week Programs & Performances
Children’s Museum of Manhattan, 212 W 83rd St., Upper West Side
Saturday, Feb. 14, 10:30 – 11 am and 11:30 am – 12 pm
Ages 8 and younger
Included with admission: $18
Divi Roxx Kids performs live in an engaging and interactive celebration of self-love and positivity for kids and families. Both Divinity’s family music albums, Ready, Set, Go! and World Wide Playdate were GRAMMY® nominated. Celebrate the love that you give yourself this Valentine’s Day with the energetic, fun, and empowering music of Divi Roxx!
Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio Broadway Magic Hour Special Valentine’s Day Programming
Broadway Comedy Club, 318 W 53rd St., Midtown
Feb. 14 & 15, Saturday and Sunday, 2 – 3 pm
All ages
$25
Join Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio this Valentine’s Weekend for their hit show Broadway Magic Hour. Be there for a heart-warming, family-friendly show filled with jaw-dropping illusions, big laughs, and unforgettable audience participation.
Celebrate Love in Every Hue
Color Factory New York, 251 Spring St., SoHo
Saturday, Feb. 14, 4 pm
All ages
Included with admission: $39
Color Factory invites singles, sweethearts, and best friends alike to immerse themselves in the world of Color and find love in every hue. To make the experience even sweeter, guests will receive a photo print and frame to capture their favorite memory with anyone special in their life this Valentine’s season.
Bronx
Valentine’s Day Celebration
Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center, 3225 Reservoir Oval East, Norwood
Sunday, Feb. 8, 12:30 – 2:30 pm
All ages
Free
Children and families are invited to enjoy an afternoon of arts and crafts and family fun.
Process Art: Valentine Crafternoon
Sedgwick Library, 1701 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Morris Heights
Monday, Feb. 9, 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Ages 3 – 12
Free
Join staff from the Sedgwick Library for Process Art! Process art emphasizes the process of “making” and focuses on empowering young artists without step-by-step directions. Join in some painting and fun with all supplies will be provided.
Family Art Project: Love for Woodland Friends
Wave Hill House, 4900 Independence Ave., Riverdale
Feb. 14 & 15, Saturday and Sunday, 10 am – 1 pm
All ages
Free with admission to the grounds: $4 – $10
This Valentine’s Day, create lovable woodland critters. Take a cue from the ways animals protect their families and celebrate the ways we care for each other, too. Give your stuffed creation to someone who warms your heart or keep it to remind you of our local woodland friends. At 11:30 am, families can enjoy a holiday-inspired storytime program in the Gund Theater.
Valentine’s Day Kids’ Event
The Mall at Bay Plaza, 200 Baychester Ave., Coop City
Saturday, Feb. 14, 1 – 5 pm
All ages
Free
Head to Level 3 in the Food Court and make it a day to connect with your loved ones. Enjoy hands-on crafting as you create a Valentine’s Day picture frame and a felt heart magnet to take home and treasure. Dance along to music by DJ Omar and win fun prizes during the event! Craft activities available while supplies last.
Family Time February 2026: Art-Making for All Ages
The Bronx Museum, 1040 Grand Concourse, Concourse,
Saturday, Feb. 14, 1 – 3 pm
All ages
Free
If you love making art and spending time with family, friends, and loved ones—or meeting new people who share that passion—this Family Time at The Bronx Museum on Valentine’s Day is for you! Bronx Museum Educators will lead an activity inspired by The Seventh AIM Biennial: Forms of Connection—an exhibition exploring how people form connections and how the museum space can help foster community. The Museum’s Family Programs are designed to be fun for all ages, while also being appropriate for young children and their caregivers.
Brooklyn
Art in the Park: Valentine’s Day Card Workshop
Shirley Chisholm State Park (Hendrix Creek Patio), 1750 Pennsylvania Ave., East New York
Saturday, Feb. 7, 1 – 3 pm
All ages
Free
Stop by Hendrix Creek Patio to create a handmade Valentine’s Day card for or with your loved ones! All supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring pictures or additional decorations to make your card extra special.
Kids Create: Love Bugs Rock Painting
Gerritsen Beach Library, 2808 Gerritsen Ave., Gerritsen Beach
Thursday, Feb. 12, 3 – 4 pm
Ages 4 – 12
Free
Paint, create, and celebrate Valentine’s Day! Kids can paint adorable love bug rocks. Supplies will be provided to turn ordinary stones into adorable love bugs you can keep or give to someone special. Let your imagination go wild as we create one-of-a-kind Valentine masterpieces!
Sip & Sew: Valentine’s Day Edition by Kat LeBlanc
Kings Plaza Shopping Center, 5100 Kings Plaza, Mill Basin
Friday, Feb. 13, 4 – 6 pm
All ages
Free
Advanced registration required
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a cozy, creative Sip & Sew: Valentine’s Day Edition, hosted by Kat LeBlanc — The Wardrobe Therapist. This family-friendly workshop invites kids, teens, and adults to come together for an afternoon of crafting, sewing, and hands-on creativity. Participants will enjoy rotating through beginner-friendly activity stations where they can: Create Valentine’s Day cards, Decorate a plush bear, and Sew heart-shaped pillows. No prior sewing or crafting experience is required. All materials, tools, and guided instruction are provided in a relaxed, welcoming environment designed to spark creativity and connection.
Valentine’s Day Hike
Shirley Chisholm State Park (Hendrix Creek Patio), 1750 Pennsylvania Ave., East New York
Saturday, Feb. 14, 10 am – noon
All ages
Free
This Valentine’s Day, join SCSP park educators for a relaxing hike around the Penn side of the park. Participants will talk about the love lives of different animals found living there!
Saturday Storytime: Friendship!
Gerritsen Beach Library, 2808 Gerritsen Ave., Gerritsen Beach
Saturday, Feb. 14, 11 am – noon
Ages 5 and younger
Free
Enjoy a special Valentine’s Day Saturday Storytime, themed around Friendship!
Valentine’s Day Boogie
lillistar, 353 Bedford Ave., Williamsburg
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2 – 6 pm
All ages
$25
Love is in the air, and on the dance floor! Join this Valentine’s Day celebration with your little dance partners. Plus, Valentine’s-themed, hands-on art workshop for kids ages 2–8, a drawing station, free snacks for kids, and full bar and food for purchase.
Queens
Winter Crafting – Crowns of Love
Oak Ridge in Forest Park, 1 Forest Pkwy., Woodhaven
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 3 – 4:30 pm
All ages
Advanced registration required
Share the power of Valentine’s Day by spreading love and joy to all around you, with your very own Crown of Love.
Valentine’s Day Craft: Tissue Paper Flowers
Long Island City Library, 37 – 44 21 St., Long Island City
Thursday, Feb. 12, 5 – 6 pm
Ages 6 – 11
Free
Join the Library for a Valentine’s Day craft! Make floral bouquets and flowers out of tissue paper.
Valentine Kids Night
Mud Genius, 212-91 26th Ave., Bayside
Friday, Feb. 13, 5 – 8:30 pm
Ages 10 and younger
$45
Advanced registration required
Drop the kids off for an evening of painting, pizza, games, crafts, and activities while you go on a date night!
Kids Valentines Day Crafts – Crafts & Drafts
Focal Point Beer Co, 43-50 12th St., Long Island City
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2:30 – 5 pm
Ages 2 and older
$30 per child, 50% off additional child (sibling/friend) at time of purchase for $45 total; free for accompanying adults
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Miss Jay at Focal Point Brewery! Enjoy a relaxed, open-house style kids craft event where families may arrive at any point during the time window, stay for as long (or as little) as they’d like, and engage in the activities at their leisure. Children will enjoy four engaging, hands-on art activities: a 12” wooden heart art project, a watercolor Valentine’s Day card, a Playdough sensory station, and collaborative recycled heart mural.
Staten Island
Victorian Valentine Crafting
Historic Richmond Town, 441 Clarke Ave., Lighthouse Hill
Sunday, Feb. 8, noon – 1 pm & 2 – 3 pm
Ages 6 and older
$10
Create the ultimate expression of love and affection for your Valentine with a handmade card! Pick up a carefully assembled kit and craft your one-of-a-kind creations in this popular workshop.
“Love Your Heart” Art
West New Brighton Library, 975 Castleton Ave., West New Brighton
Thursday, Feb. 12, 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Ages 12 – 18
Free
February is National American Heart Month, a month dedicated to thinking about how we can love our hearts better! Create colorful artwork and write loving messages to our own hearts using acrylic markers.
Valentine’s Day Storytime + Craft
Friday, Feb. 13, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
St. George Library Center, 5 Central Ave., St. George
All ages
Free
Celebrate Valentine’s Day at the library during a special storytime and craft program just for children! They’ll share sweet and silly stories about friendship, kindness, and love, followed by a hands-on craft where kids can create their own Valentine to take home.
Valentine’s Day Love in Nature Hike
Blue Heron Nature Center, 222 Poillon Ave., Huguenot
Saturday, Feb. 14, 11 am
All ages
Free
Join the Urban Park Rangers in learning about the courtship habits of our local wildlife while taking a scenic stroll on the nature trails of Blue Heron Park.
For the Love of Birds
Greenbelt Nature Center, 700 Rockland Ave., Willowbrook
Sunday, Feb. 15, 10:30 am – 11:30 am
All ages
Free
Learn about the most common birds you might find in the Greenbelt- or in your own backyard, as well as how to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count. Make a bird feeder from upcycled materials to take home as a Valentine to show love to our local birds.
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