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Saturday Dec. 7, 2024

Noon – 1:30 pm

Tea Around Town: Afternoon Tea Bus Tour

Tea Around TownNew York City

Noon – 4 pm

Craft and Care

Ages: All
Art
Community

Meaux SpaceManhattan

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 – 3 pm

Harlem Community Day at the Jackie Robinson Museum

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
History & Culture

Jackie Robinson MuseumSoho

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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

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Noon – 5 pm

Winter Wonder

Ages: All
Christmas
Festivals

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

9 – 10 am

10:30 – 11:30 am

Noon – 1 pm

Gingerbread House Party

Ages: All
Art
Christmas

Art StrongLong Island City

Brooklyn Frost Fest (2)

Noon – 8 pm

Frost Fest

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Luna ParkBrooklyn

Musikgarten for Babies and Toddlers

Ages: 2 and under
Classes
LGBTQ+

LGBT Community CenterWest Village

New York City Ballet

12:30 pm – 1:15 am

Children’s Workshops at New York City Ballet

Ages: All
Art
Community

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingManhattan

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1 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Comedy

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1 – 4 pm

Hands-on History: Pickles Then and Now

King Manor MuseumJamaica

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1 pm

4 pm

7 pm

Fl!p Circus

Ages: All
Attractions

McCarren ParkBrooklyn

1 – 4 pm

Create your own Kercheif

Ages: All
Art
Free

King Manor MuseumJamaica

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11 am

1 pm

2:30 pm

Works & Process Presents Peter & the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev with Isaac Mizrahi

Ages: All
Theater

Works & Process at the GuggenheimManhattan

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1 – 4 pm

Winter Wonderland at The Bronx Museum

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Bronx MuseumBronx

1 – 2:30 pm

Sundog Theatre presents “A Christmas Carol”

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Staten Island Playhouse at Empire OutletsStaten Island

1 pm

Gingerbread NYC Community Day

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Museum of the City of New YorkManhattan

1 – 3 pm

Winterfest

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Roy Wilkins Recreation CenterSpringfield Gardens

1 pm

Riverhead Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Riverhead Town SquareDowntown Riverhead

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10:30 am – noon

1:30 – 3 pm

Family Art Workshop at The Museum of Modern Art

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Classes

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Brooklyn Creation Station

Creation Station

New York Transit MuseumBrooklyn

2 – 3 pm

The Princess and the Pea

Ages: All
Theater

Galli Theater NYTribeca

Are you there Teatro al Vacio

11 am – noon

2 – 3 pm

Teatro Al Vacío’s “Are You There?”

Ages: 3 – 4
Dance
Music

Lincoln CenterLincoln Square

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2 – 4 pm

22nd Annual Sinterklaas- St. Nicholas Day Celebration

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Wyckoff House MuseumBrooklyn

2:30 – 4:30 pm

De Matti Park Youth Power Hours

Ages: 3 – 12
Free

DeMatti ParkStaten Island

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3 – 9 pm

Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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3 – 4 pm

Seven in One Blow, or the Brave Little Kid

Ages: 5 – 12
Christmas
Holiday

Axis TheatreWest Village

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3 – 7 pm

Charles Dickens Festival – Crafts and Book Reading

Global Language ReadsPort Jefferson

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