Dance Festival: The New York Dance Festival takes over the Grand Ballroom of the Roosevelt Hotel from Feb. 23-26. See incredible performances of ballroom, Latin and rhythm dance. Tickets start at $25 for one show, but packages are available for multiple shows. Visit nydancefestival.com to see a list of vendors, performers and ticket options.

New York Wild Film Festival: Are you passionate about wild life and wild places? The Explorers Club will showcase 20 films in the wild genre from Feb. 23-26. The festival is an annual documentary film event highlighting movies about exploration and adventure, wildlife and the environment. Tickets start at $60. Visit www.nywildfilmfestival.com to see the full program and to purchase tickets.

Children’s Film Festival: The New York International Children’s Film Festival offers movies about children across the world.The festival runs from Feb. 24 to March 19 across theaters in the city. Over 100 films from over 30 countries in 15 languages will be screened. The festival includes programs for ages 3-18, as well as Q&As with filmmakers, filmmaking workshops and a field trip program for public school students. Visit nyicff.org to learn more.

Puffs: This Harry Potter parody twists the tales of Hogwarts and focuses on the mediocre students of the wizarding school, the underachieving students whose destiny isn’t to save the world. The show takes place Feb. 25 at 9:30 p.m. at the Elektra Theatre, 300 W. 43rd Street. Tickets start at $51.50. The show runs for 100 minutes with no intermission. Visit puffstheplay.com/#home to purchase.

Ain’t Misbehavin’: The Harlem Repertory Theatre is putting on this classic jazz age show at 7 p.m. Feb. 25. “Ain’t Misbehavin’” won a Tony for Best Musical in 1978 and features the music of “Fats” Walker. Songs include “This Joint is Jumpin’”, “Honeysuckle Rose” and “Ain’t Misbehavin’”. Tickets start at $15. Visit www.harlemrepertorytheatre.com to purchase tickets.

A New York Police helicopter circles over Liberty Island where the Statue of Liberty was evacuated with officers responding to a report of a suspicious package seen from Jersey City, N.J., Friday, April 24, 2015. Visitors are posting photos online showing hundreds of people being herded toward a ferry landing. Tourists say they were taken off boats while trying to leave nearby Ellis Island. Those vessels then were used to evacuate Liberty Island. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
https://www.theweekender.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/web1_liberty-3.jpgA New York Police helicopter circles over Liberty Island where the Statue of Liberty was evacuated with officers responding to a report of a suspicious package seen from Jersey City, N.J., Friday, April 24, 2015. Visitors are posting photos online showing hundreds of people being herded toward a ferry landing. Tourists say they were taken off boats while trying to leave nearby Ellis Island. Those vessels then were used to evacuate Liberty Island. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)