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Sunday Dec. 21, 2025

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9 am – 7 pm

Gingerbread City

Ages: All
Christmas
Classes

The Gingerbread City at The SeaportDowntown Manhattan

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9:30 am – 3 pm

Brunch with Santa at Desmond’s

Desmond’s Restaurant at East WindWading River

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

JPlay!

10 am – noon

JPlay!

Ages: 4 and under
Community

The Senesh SchoolBrooklyn

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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

Eldridge Arts & Learning

10 – 11 am

Eldridge Arts & Learning: Chanukah!

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Craft & DIY

Museum at Eldridge StreetLower East Side

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

Spin, Sing, and Shine for Hanukkah at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10 am – noon

Breakfast with Santa

DoubleTree by Hilton New York JFK AirportSouth Jamaica

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 – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Winter Silhouettes

Ages: All
Art

JPlay!

10 am – noon

JPlay!: Big Jewish joy for our littlest community members! Come for the play, stay for the community.

Ages: 4 and under
Books & Readings
Craft & DIY

Hannah Senesh Community Day SchoolBrooklyn

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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 – 4 pm

Dinosaur Carnival

Ages: All
Festivals

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

10 am

Community Skate and Toy Drive

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Lefrak Center at Lakeside Prospect ParkBrooklyn

10:15 am – noon

Chanukah Chappening

Ages: All
Community
Free

North Shore Jewish CenterPort Jefferson Station

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

12:21 Winter Wonderland OSH

10:30 – 11:15 am

Winter Wonderland and Ballet Magic

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Holiday

Old Stone House – Park SlopeBrooklyn

10:30 am

Harry Connick, Jr.’s The Happy Elf

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Argyle Theatre at Babylon VillageBabylon

10:30 – 11:30 am

Winter Wonders Story Time and Craft

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

Santa 2019 (2)

10:30 am – noon

Tea with Santa

Ages: 3 – 8
Christmas
Holiday

Let’s Dress UpUpper East Side

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