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Sunday Dec. 8, 2024

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

Marble Advent Concert_Gospel Choir

2 – 3:30 pm

Kick Off the Season With Concert at Marble Church, Featuring Community Gospel Choir

Ages: All
Community
Holiday

Marble Collegiate ChurchNOMAD

Peter

1 pm

2:30 pm

4 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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3 – 9 pm

Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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Noon

3 pm

6 pm

Fl!p Circus

Ages: All
Attractions

McCarren ParkBrooklyn

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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 – 4:30 pm

Greenwich Village Orchestra Family Holiday Concert

Ages: 3 – 12
Music

The Greenwich Village Orchestra at High School of Fashion IndustriesChelsea

3:30 – 5:30 pm

Holiday Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Bayside Long Island Rail Road GreenBayside

3:30 – 5 pm

Baldwin Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Baldwin Historical Society & MuseumBaldwin

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1 – 2 pm

4 – 5 pm

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!

Ages: All
Theater

Queens TheaterQueens

4 – 9 pm

Mineola Village Holiday Festival

Ages: All
Christmas
Festivals

Mineola Memorial ParkMineola

4:30 pm

Grand Illumination

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Conference House ParkStaten Island

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5 – 10 pm

Tianyu Lights Festival

Citi FieldFlushing

5 – 10 pm

Magic of Lights

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

Diversity Identity

5 – 7:30 pm

THIS LOVE BETWEEN US: Bach and Esmail

Ages: All
Music

All Souls Church NYCUpper East Side

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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

5 – 6:30 pm

Christmas Tree & Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Merrick GazeboMerrick

6 – 11 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show & Winter Garden

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Sayville FallsSayville

6:30 pm

Village of Williston Park Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Williston Park Village HallWilliston Park

Manhattan Holiday Harbor Lights

7 pm

Holiday Harbor Lights

Pier 83Manhattan

Monday Dec. 9

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Various

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Rockefeller CenterManhattan

Long Island LuminoCity

Various

LuminoCity 2024 Holiday Lights Festivals

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

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Various

Big Apple Circus | Hometown Playground

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Dance

Damrosch Park at Lincoln CenterManhattan

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Various

Lightscape

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

RCCS Dress Rehearsal

Various

Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Radio City Music HallManhattan

Various

Great American Family Christmas Festival

UBS ArenaElmont

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All day

Here Comes Santa Claus

Ages: All
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

Various

Bayville Winter Wonderland

Bayville Adventure ParkBayville

Various

Riverhead Holiday Light Show

Splish Splash WaterparkCalverton

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