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Friday Dec. 8, 2023

Noon – 7 pm

Exhibit: Staten Island Mode: Identity, Memory, Fashion

Ages: All

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical GardenStaten Island

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Noon – 9 pm

Immersive Contemporary Art Exhibition ‘Let’s Fly’

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Pier 36Manhattan

PaleyLand 2023

Noon – 5:30 pm

PaleyLand

Ages: 5 – 8
Attractions
Christmas

The Paley MuseumManhattan

Noon – 8 pm

Frost Fest at Luna Park

Luna ParkBrooklyn

Noon – 2 pm

Santa and his Elf visit Bronx’s Little Italy

Ages: All
Caribbean
Christmas

Bronx Little ItalyBronx

Manhattan The Magical Hot Chocolate Experience

Noon – 3 pm

The Magical Hot Chocolate Experience

Ages: All
Food & Drink

The Cauldron NYC FlatironFlatiron District

1 – 4 pm

5 – 8 pm

Pictures with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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1 – 11 pm

Disney’s The Santa Clauses’ Winter Wonderland

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Pier 17Manhattan

Akuaba Dolls by artist Cynthia Sands Photo by Camila Bryce-Laporte

2 – 6 pm

The Calling: The Transformative Power of African American Doll and Puppet Making

Ages: All
Art
Free

City LoreEast Village

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 – 9 pm

Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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3 – 11 pm

Winter Putterland

ShipwreckedBrooklyn

3 – 5 pm

Julbord Feast at IKEA Brooklyn

Ages: 3 and up
Caribbean
Community

IKEA BrooklynBrooklyn

Largest Menorah picture with partial crowd

3:30 pm

1st Night Chanukah Concert @ The Largest Menorah

Ages: All
Concert
Free

Brooklyn’s Largest MenorahBrooklyn

pre-school yoga

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Preschool Yoga

Ages: All
Classes
Free

Quogue Library IncQuogue

4 – 6 pm

TGIF It’s Fri-YAY at the Flanders Youth Center

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

flanders youth centerRiverhead

Brooklyn IC Ice Rink

4 – 8 pm

IC Ice Rink

Ages: All
Outdoors
Sports

Industry City Courtyard 5/6Brooklyn

4:30 – 9:30 pm

“Wonder Journey” – LuminoCity Festival

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

Christmas at the Botanics 2021.

4:30 pm

Lightscape

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

LongHouse Illuminated

4:30 – 7:30 pm

LongHouse Illuminated, Holiday Season Atmosphere and Market

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

LongHouse ReserveEast Hampton

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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 – 9 pm

NYC Winter Lantern Festival

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Queens County Farm MuseumGlen Oaks

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5 – 11 pm

Magic of Lights

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

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5 – 8:30 pm

Girl Scout of Suffolk County’s Holiday Light Show

Southaven County ParkYaphank

5 – 10 pm

NYBG GLOW: An Outdoor Color & Light Experience

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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5 – 8 pm

Photos with Santa Claus

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Hudson YardsManhattan

Christmas at the Botanics 2021.

5 – 8 pm

Lightscape

Ages: All
Cultural
Festivals

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

Holiday Walking Tours – Meredith

5 – 6 pm

Victorian Holiday Walking Tour

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

5 – 9 pm

2023 Holiday Light Spectacular

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Holtsville Ecology SiteHoltsville

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5:30 – 10 pm

Astra Lumina

Queens Botanical GardenQueens

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5:30 pm

My First Nutcracker

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance

Theatre RowManhattan

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