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Monday Dec. 11, 2023

The Rink with Christmas Tree – Courtesy of Tishman Speyer (2)

8 am – 5 pm

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Rockefeller CenterManhattan

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8 am – 10 pm

Luminaries

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

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9 am – 8 pm

Harry Potter: The Exhibition

Ages: All
Attractions

Herald TowersMidtown Manhattan

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9 am – 7 pm

Trolls x CAMP

Ages: 3 – 12
Dance
Music

CAMP 5th AvenueFlatiron

9 am – 7:30 pm

The Gingerbread City

The Gingerbread City at The SeaportManhattan

Manhattan The Candy Cottage of Christmas Magic

10 am – 6:20 pm

The Candy Cottage of Christmas Magic

Channel Gardens at Rockefeller CenterManhattan

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10 am – 6 pm

Winter Colorland

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Color Factory New York

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Chanukah Family Fest

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 8 pm

Winter Wanderland: Presented by theSkimm X Brookfield Place

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

10 am – 9:45 pm

Glide at Brooklyn Bridge Park

Ages: All
Community
Outdoors

Emily Warren Roebling Plaza at Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

Menorah Lady Liberty

11 am – noon

1 – 2 pm

Holiday Building Tour: Celebrate Chanukah at Eldridge!

Museum at Eldridge StreetLower East Side

11 am – 7 pm

Photos with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Kings Plaza Shopping CenterBrooklyn

Manhattan Pinkmas

11 am – 7 pm

Pinkmas

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Museum of Ice Cream NYCManhattan

11 am – 9 pm

Christmas House NYC

The OculusManhattan

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11 am – 7 pm

Photos with Santa at The Shops at Atlas Park

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

The Shops at Atlas ParkGlendale

Pictures with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

2 – 4 pm

Santa Visits the New York Irish Center

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

New York Irish CenterLong Island City

Manhattan Photos with Santa at Nordstrom NYC

Photos with Santa at Nordstrom NYC

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Nordstrom NYC FlagshipManhattan

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3 – 6 pm

NYPL After School

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Charleston LibraryStaten Island

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3 – 11 pm

Disney’s The Santa Clauses’ Winter Wonderland

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Pier 17Manhattan

4 – 6 pm

F.A.S.T. at the Flanders Youth Center

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

The Flanders Youth CenterCenterport

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4 – 5:30 pm

Anime Club

Ages: 13 and up
Film
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Santa

4 – 6 pm

Snacks with Santa

Ages: 3 – 8
Christmas
Free

Southold American Legion HallSouthold

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4 – 7 pm

Pet Photo Nights with Santa at Kings Plaza

Ages: All
Animals
Christmas

Kings Plaza Shopping CenterBrooklyn

4:30 – 9:30 pm

“Wonder Journey” – LuminoCity Festival

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

Christmas at the Botanics 2021.

4:30 pm

Lightscape

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

4:30 – 5:30 pm

Cuentos Bilingüe

Patchogue Medford LibraryPatchogue

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4:30 – 9:30 pm

LuminoCity’s Holiday Lights Festival

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

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5 – 10 pm

Magic of Lights

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

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5 – 8 pm

Photos with Santa Claus

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Hudson YardsManhattan

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