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Things to do with kids in Upstate NY

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Sunday Dec. 28, 2025

11 am – 7 pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

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11 am – 5 pm

Holiday Bricktacular at LEGOLAND New York Resort

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions
Christmas

LEGOLAND New York ResortGoshen

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11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Planetarium Laser Show: The Beatles

Ages: All
Attractions
Music

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon – 8 pm

Cross County Center Holiday Food Truck Market

Cross County CenterYonkers

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Noon – 4 pm

Family Art Workshop: Paper Bag Snowflakes

Ages: All
Art
Classes

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon – 4 pm

Family Science Workshop: Visualizing Heat

Ages: All
Classes
Environment

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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1 – 4 pm

Holiday Train Show at the Bedford Hills Historical Museum

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Christmas

Bedford Hills Historical MuseumBedford Hills

1 – 3 pm

Meet the Animals & Explore the Winter Woods at Westmoreland Sanctuary

Ages: All
Animals
Classes

Westmoreland SanctuaryMount Kisco

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2 – 5 pm

Finding Neverland:The Musical

Ages: All
Music
Theater

White Plains Performing Arts CenterWhite Plains

2:30 pm

STSI Kwanzaa Celebration 2025

Ages: All
Holiday

Hotel NoMaNew Rochelle

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3:30 – 4:30 pm

Planetarium Laser Show: Taylor Swift

Ages: All
Attractions
Music

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

Westchester The Wonderland of Lights

5 pm

The Wonderland of Lights

Dutchess County FairgroundsRhinebeck

5 – 10 pm

Peace, Love & Lights

Bethel Woods Center for the ArtsBethel

6 – 8 pm

Grand Holiday Illumination 2025

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Untermyer GardensYonkers

Monday Dec. 29

Various

Lumina

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Harvest Moon Farm & OrchardNorth Salem

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Various

Winter Fest at Cross County Center

Ages: All
Free

Cross County CenterYonkers

10 am – 9:30 pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

10 am – 3 pm

Holidays on the Hill Annual Train Show

Lasdon Public Gardens & Veterans MemorialKATONAH

10 am – 7 pm

Holiday Bricktacular

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

LEGOLAND Discovery Center WestchesterYonkers

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10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Watson Adventures’ Grand Central Scramble Scavenger Hunt For Families

Ages: All

Grand Central TerminalNew York City

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11 am – 5 pm

Holiday Bricktacular at LEGOLAND New York Resort

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions
Christmas

LEGOLAND New York ResortGoshen

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11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Planetarium Laser Show: The Beatles

Ages: All
Attractions
Music

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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3:30 – 4:30 pm

Planetarium Laser Show: Taylor Swift

Ages: All
Attractions
Music

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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5 – 6 pm

Planetarium Laser Show: Beyoncé

Ages: All
Attractions
Music

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

6 – 8 pm

Grand Holiday Illumination 2025

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Untermyer GardensYonkers

Tuesday Dec. 30

Various

Lumina

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Harvest Moon Farm & OrchardNorth Salem

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Various

Winter Fest at Cross County Center

Ages: All
Free

Cross County CenterYonkers

10 am – 9:30 pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

10 am – 3 pm

Holidays on the Hill Annual Train Show

Lasdon Public Gardens & Veterans MemorialKATONAH

10 am – 7 pm

Holiday Bricktacular

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

LEGOLAND Discovery Center WestchesterYonkers

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10 am – 2:15 pm

School’s Out/Art’s In

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Classes

Katonah Museum of ArtKatonah

Scavenger Hunt at the Met Museum

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

The Wizard School Scavenger Hunt at the Met Museum

Ages: All
Attractions

The Metropolitan Museum of ArtUpstate NY

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