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Saturday Dec. 21, 2024

Musikgarten for Babies and Toddlers

Ages: 2 and under
Classes
LGBTQ+

LGBT Community CenterWest Village

10:15 – 10:45 am

Toddler Time with Evan V

Ages: 3 – 8
Dance
Music

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingWest Harlem

10:30 am – 7 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents Thomas Schütte

Ages: All
Art

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Matisse’s Cut-Outs: A Celebration

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

10:30 am – 2 pm

Breakfast with Santa at Coral House

The Coral HouseBaldwin

10:30 am – 2 pm

Breakfast with Santa at the Coral House

Ages: 12 and under
Christmas
Food & Drink

The Coral HouseBaldwin

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten Island MallStaten Island

11 am – 1:30 pm

Play & Connect: Saturday Gaming Club

Ages: 13 and up
Games
Special Needs

Valhallan Esports West HillsHuntington

Brooklyn Creation Station

Creation Station

New York Transit MuseumBrooklyn

Photo – Mythic Crafts – workshop photo

11 am – 4 pm

Mythic Crafts

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Secret Sirens

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Cobble Hill]

Ages: All
Art
Christmas

Cobble Hill

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Christmas

Empire StoresBrooklyn

Photo – Deep Sea Explorers – Jellyfish Craft

11 am – 4 pm

Museum Adventure Activity: Deep Sea Explorers

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am

The Pout Pout Fish

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts CenterTribeca

11 am – 2 pm

Brunch with Santa at the Greenbelt Recreation Center

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Greenbelt Recreation CenterStaten Island

STARSCAPE

11 am – 7 pm

STARSCAPE

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Genesis HouseMeatpacking District

02 Nutcracker NYTB Keith Michael Stafford

11 am – noon

New York Theatre Ballet’s THE NUTCRACKER

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance

Florence Gould TheaterManhattan

11 am – 5:30 pm

Brooklyn Museum Holiday Artisan Market by Brooklyn Pop-Up

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Christmas

Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn

11 am – noon

Story Hour with Heather Forest

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingWest Harlem

Christmas at Baron’s Cove Restaurant and Inn, Sag Harbor, N.Y.

11 am – 12:30 pm

Breakfast with Santa at Baron’s Cove

Baron’s CoveSag Harbor

11 am – 2 pm

Winter Crafts Workshop

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

The New York Historical 2

11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Pets and the City Saturday Movie at The New York Historical: Finding Nemo

Ages: All
Animals
Film

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

Noon – 1:30 pm

Tea Around Town: Afternoon Tea Bus Tour

Tea Around TownNew York City

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Noon – 2:30 pm

5 – 7:30 pm

“The Nutcracker” – New York Dance Theatre

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance

John Cranford Adams Playhouse at Hofstra UniversityUniondale

Noon – 3 pm

Lyons Recreation Center Saturday Night Lights

Ages: 13 and up
Free
Games

Lyons Pool Recreation CenterStaten Island

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Noon – 1:30 pm

5 – 6:30 pm

Cirque Mechanics’ Yuletide Factory

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Holiday

The New Victory TheaterManhattan

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Noon – 6 pm

PaleyLand

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Christmas

The Paley MuseumMidtown

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Noon – 2 pm

REGO Center Santa Photo Kiosk

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Rego CenterRego Park

Brooklyn Frost Fest (2)

Noon – 8 pm

Frost Fest

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Luna ParkBrooklyn

Noon – 4 pm

5 – 9 pm

Meet Santa at the Huntington Holiday Spectacular

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Huntington Holiday SpectacularHuntington

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