New York City is a multicultural hub with dozens of museums, hundreds of parks and millions of people. The number of potential things to see and do can feel overwhelming, but NY1 has you covered with some of the highlights taking place this weekend across the five boroughs.

’45 Years of Pac-Man’

  • Open through May 31
  • Paley Center for Media, Manhattan
  • More information here

The Paley Center for Media is celebrating 45 years of the iconic arcade character with two floors of Pac-Man memorabilia.

Visitors will see items dating back to his creation in Japan in 1980, including Pac-Man lunchboxes, mini-games and Pac-Man-inspired products like Oreos, Krispy Kreme donuts and ramen noodles. There will also be plenty of opportunities to play the game itself, according to the Paley Center.

New York Philharmonic at Radio City Music Hall

  • Sunday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m.
  • Radio City Music Hall, Manhattan
  • More information here

A performance by the New York Philharmonic — led by conductor Gustavo Dudamel — will be the first event to test out Radio City Music Hall’s new audio system: Sphere Immersive Sound.

The one-night-only event at the “best sounding theater in the world” will feature works like “An American in Paris,” Tchaikovsky’s “Waltz” and “A Night Piece” from “Taxi Driver.”

New York Boat Show

  • Open through Jan. 25
  • Javits Center, Manhattan
  • More information here

First started in 1905, the world’s first and longest-running boat show has returned to the Javits Center.

Enthusiasts can check out a wide variety of models, from those that only include the essentials all the way up to the most luxurious. Organizers say there’s something for every budget and lifestyle.

Bald Eagle Watch

  • Saturday, Jan. 24 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
  • Payson Park House at Inwood Hill Park
  • More information here

NYC Parks invites residents to try and spot a bald eagle this Saturday morning.

The department says many bald eagles like to hunt along unfrozen sections of the Hudson River as they fly south from upstate to the city. Rangers will guide attendees on a walk as they hope to catch a glimpse of the U.S. national bird.

‘Monet and Venice’

  • Open through Feb. 1, 2026
  • Brooklyn Museum
  • More information here

“Monet and Venice” is New York’s largest museum show dedicated to impressionist painter Claude Monet in more than 25 years, according to the Brooklyn Museum, featuring more than 100 works of art.

The museum says it’s the first exhibition to focus on Monet’s paintings of Venice. Curators say it’s an “underexplored chapter in the artist’s late career” after he once claimed the city was “too beautiful to be painted.”

‘Paper Jane: 250 Years of Austen’

  • Open through Feb. 14, 2026
  • The Grolier Club, Manhattan
  • More information here

An exhibition celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen, “Paper Jane: 250 Years of Austen” includes a “kaleidoscopic mix of 110 objects,” organized chronologically at 50-year intervals. 

The timeline moves from 1825 to 2025, and includes “rare first editions, manuscripts, popular reprintings, movie posters, illustrations and theater playbills,” among other items.

(Spectrum News NY1/Roger Clark)

‘The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy’

  • Open through Feb. 26
  • The Poster House, Manhattan
  • More information here

An exhibition at The Poster House explores how the fascist government of Italy under Benito Mussolini influenced the art of the period.

The exhibit features 75 pieces that chronicle Mussolini’s regime, and focuses on “the often blurred line between propaganda and art.”

Bumper Cars at Bryant Park

  • Open through Feb. 28, 2026
  • Bryant Park, Manhattan
  • More information here

“Bumper Cars on Ice” is back at Bryant Park’s Winter Village.

The parks says the activity is for ages 7 and up, and recommends reserving a time slot in advance.

Holiday Train Show at Grand Central

  • Open through February 2026
  • Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan
  • More information here

Another train show for the holiday season, the New York Transit Museum at Grand Central’s offering is smaller than what’s on display at the New York Botanical Garden, but no tickets are required.

The exhibit features model trains running through a 34-foot-long display — departing from a miniature Grand Central and passing by other iconic New York City landmarks like the Brooklyn Bridge and the Empire State Building. The Transit Museum’s collection of model trains includes Metro-North, Polar Express and vintage subway train sets.

‘Urban Stomp’

  • Open through February 2026
  • Museum of the City of New York, Manhattan
  • More information here

An exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York, “Urban Stomp: Dreams & Defiance on the Dance Floor,” guides visitors through a rich history of social dances born, shaped or popularized in the city.

There are around 30 video tutorials teaching the steps of dance styles like the foxtrot, Lindy Hop, salsa, hip-hop, breaking, hustle and vogue, with related cultural artifacts on display.

Ice Skating in Manhattan

  • Open through March 2026
  • Rockefeller Center, Manhattan
  • Wollman Rink, Central Park
  • Rockefeller tickets here
  • Wollman tickets here

Ice skating is open for the season at The Rink at Rockefeller Center and at Wollman Rink in Central Park.

Rockefeller Center’s website calls skating on its rink of the city’s “quintessential winter activities.”

MoMA Mart

  • Open through March 29
  • MoMA Design Store, Manhattan
  • More information here

A pop-up at the Museum of Modern Art’s Design Store is made to look like a grocery store — but nothing is edible. The products may look like croissants, tacos, mustard and milk, but they’re actually everything from lamps and candles to stools, bags and timers.

The exhibit is an exploration of food as form, with all items available for purchase.

‘FAREwell, MetroCard’

  • Now open
  • New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn
  • More information here

After more than three decades in use, the MetroCard is retiring. A new exhibit at the New York Transit Museum invites visitors to learn about its history, including its debut in 1994, the technology behind it and its lasting legacy.

At Chelsea Market in Manhattan, art made from MetroCards is hanging on the walls near the Ninth Avenue entrance, including framed creations of cats, the five boroughs and a school bus.

Street Food City

  • Open Thursdays to Sundays from noon to 6 p.m.
  • Museum of Food and Drink, Brooklyn
  • More information here

A new exhibit at the Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD) in Brooklyn is dedicated to the city’s smallest food businesses and the immigrant entrepreneurs who have shaped the city’s flavor and culture.

Organizers say Street Food City “traces the challenges faced by street food entrepreneurs of the past to today’s fight for vendor rights.” The exhibit’s curator, Catherine Piccoli, and MOFAD president Nazli Parvizi also joined NY1 to discuss the exhibit.

Purchase tickets here.

‘Empire Skate of Mind’

  • Open daily until April 12, 2026
  • Brooklyn Children’s Museum
  • More information here

The Brooklyn Children’s Museum has transformed its rooftop terrace into a retro rink described by organizers as a nod to the Empire Roller Rink that lasted in Brooklyn from the 1940s until 2007.

Tickets are required for the all-ages celebration. Skates, helmets and wrist guards are provided.

Studio Museum in Harlem

  • Open daily 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • 144 West 125th St., Manhattan
  • More information here

The Studio Museum in Harlem has reopened after being closed for nearly eight years.

The museum, which is dedicated to presenting and collecting the work of Black artists, returns with a variety of exhibits on display.

(Spectrum News NY1/Roger Clark)

‘Impact: The End of the Age of Dinosaurs’

  • Now open
  • American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan
  • More information here

A new exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History looks at the impact of the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.

The exhibition also explores how the Earth recovered from the event, including how it paved the way for new species.

(Spectrum News NY1/Roger Clark)

‘Encounters in the Milky Way’

  • Now open
  • American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan
  • More information here

“Encounters in the Milky Way” is a new show at the Hayden Planetarium that gives visitors a “front-row seat to spectacular moments in our solar system’s past and future.”

Narrated by Pedro Pascal, the show takes viewers through the paths of stars, comets and other interstellar debris. It’s part of the Rose Center for Earth and Space’s celebration of 25 years since its opening.