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Sunday Dec. 14, 2025

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9:30 am – 2:30 pm

Free Second Sundays at the Whitney

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Craft & DIY

The Whitney Museum of American ArtChelsea

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

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10 – 11 am

Stella 34 Trattoria’s Breakfast with Santa

Ages: 5 – 8
Food & Drink

Stella 34 TrattoriaHerald Square

10 am – 6 pm

Holiday Train Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

New York Botanical GardenBronx

Lightscape 2025

10 am – 6 pm

Lightscape

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

NYC Ugly Sweater 5K & HM

10 am – 1 pm

NYC Ugly Sweater 5K & HM

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Prospect Park – The PeristyleBrooklyn

10 am – noon

Stacks with Santa

Ages: 12 and under
Christmas
Holiday

South Shore YMCAStaten Island

10 am – 7 pm

POP MART’s SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-Up Experience

Ages: All
Free
Markets

SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-UpManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Stories by the Fire at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10 am – noon

Cookie Ornament Workshop

Ages: All
Art
Christmas

COLOR ME MINE UPPER WEST SIDEUpper West Side

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Bridge Building Bonanza

Ages: All
Art

10 am – 10 pm

Ice Skating at Roebling Rink

Ages: All
Attractions
Sports

Roebling RinkBrooklyn

Manhattan Selfies with Santa

10 am – 6 pm

Selfies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

10 am – 7 pm

Museum Of Ice Cream’s Pinkmas

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Museum of Ice Cream NYCSoHo

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10 am – 6 pm

Hicks Nurseries Pictures with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

10 am – 5 pm

Pictures with Santa at The Dees’ Nursery

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Dees’ NurseryOceanside

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10 am – 5 pm

Hofstra University Science and Engineering Festival of Long Island

Ages: 5 and up
Festivals
Free

Hofstra University David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition ComplexHempstead

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10 – 11:30 am

Sunday Science: Ice Age

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

10 am – noon

TJ Tana Interactive Illusionist

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Holiday

SYJCCCommack

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10 am – 7 pm

Santaland at Bloomingdale’s

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Bloomingdale’sManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Holiday Nostalgia Rides

Holiday Nostalgia RideManhattan

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10 am – 10 pm

Double-Decker Christmas Carousel

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Double-Decker Christmas CarouselManhattan

10 am – 5:30 pm

Chanukah Family Fest

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Community

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – noon

JCC Brooklyn Windsor Terrace Hanukkah Celebration

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

JCC Brooklyn Windsor TerraceBrooklyn

10 am – 9 pm

ESPN’s “Season’s Swishes Holiday Portrait Studio”

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

10:30 am

Harry Connick, Jr.’s The Happy Elf

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Argyle Theatre at Babylon VillageBabylon

10:30 am – 2 pm

Breakfast with Santa at Coral House

The Coral HouseBaldwin

10:30 am

Breakfast With Santa

EGP Land & SeaIsland Park

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10:30 am – 6 pm

Divine Nine Sunday at the Whitney

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

The Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York

10:30 am

Chanukah Extravaganzukah

Ages: All
Festivals
Holiday

92 St YManhattan

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