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Thursday Nov. 20, 2025

4 – 5 pm

Button and Jewelry Making Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Free

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Karaoke at West Farms!

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

West Farms LibraryBronx

Friday Nov. 21

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Various

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

New York Botanical GardenBronx

RCCS Dress Rehearsal

Various

Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Radio City Music HallManhattan

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Various

Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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Various

Photos with Santa at Kings Plaza

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Kings Plaza Shopping CenterBrooklyn

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Various

Photos With Santa at Queens Center

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Queens CenterQueens

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Various

Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center

Ages: All
Attractions

Damrosch Park at Lincoln CenterUpper West Side

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All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Long Island LuminoCity

Various

LuminoCity: Fantasy Winter Fairyland

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

Various

Santa Photos

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Walt Whitman ShopsHuntington Station

Various

Santa Photo Experience

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Roosevelt FieldGarden City

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8 am – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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8 am – 11 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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9 am – 2 pm

Cypress Hills Farmstand

Cypress Hills – Fulton Street Senior CenterBrooklyn

9 am

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Attractions

The Rink at Rockefeller CenterManhattan

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

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

Face Value

10:30 am – 8:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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Noon – 8 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Bryant Park 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018Manhattan

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3 – 6 pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island

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3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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4 – 5 pm

FREE KIDS & TEENS AGES 9-12: CARTOONING, AND MANGA ART CLASS

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Art Studio NYManhattan

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5 – 6 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Game Zone

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

5 – 11 pm

Magic of Lights

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community

Club 8Plainview

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7:30 – 9 pm

Intro to Heels Workshop with Aaron Thomas

Ages: All
Dance

Ailey ExtensionManhattan

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