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Sunday Dec. 22, 2024

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Matisse’s Cut-Outs: A Celebration

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

10:30 am – 2 pm

Breakfast with Santa at Coral House

The Coral HouseBaldwin

Photo – Mythic Crafts – workshop photo

11 am – 4 pm

Mythic Crafts

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Secret Sirens

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Cobble Hill]

Ages: All
Art
Christmas

Cobble Hill

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Christmas

Empire StoresBrooklyn

Photo – Deep Sea Explorers – Jellyfish Craft

11 am – 4 pm

Museum Adventure Activity: Deep Sea Explorers

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 7 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

11 am – 6 pm

Santaland at Bloomingdales

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Bloomingdale’s 59th StreetManhattan

Noon – 1:30 pm

Tea Around Town: Afternoon Tea Bus Tour

Tea Around TownNew York City

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Noon – 2:30 pm

5 – 7:30 pm

“The Nutcracker” – New York Dance Theatre

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance

John Cranford Adams Playhouse at Hofstra UniversityUniondale

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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 – 4 pm

Notre-Dame de Paris: The Augmented Exhibition at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Cathedral of St. John the DivineMorningside Heights

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Noon – 6 pm

PaleyLand

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Christmas

The Paley MuseumMidtown

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Noon – 1 pm

Elf on the Shelf Paint Event

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

Key to My Art AmityvilleAmityville

Brooklyn Frost Fest (2)

Noon – 8 pm

Frost Fest

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Luna ParkBrooklyn

Noon – 4 pm

Meet Santa at the Huntington Holiday Spectacular

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Huntington Holiday SpectacularHuntington

02 Nutcracker NYTB Keith Michael Stafford

1 – 2 pm

3:30 – 4:30 pm

New York Theatre Ballet’s THE NUTCRACKER

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance

Florence Gould TheaterManhattan

1 – 3 pm

Tea with Santa Claus

Let’s Dress Up Upper East SideManhattan

2 – 3 pm

A Christmas Carol the Musical 2024

Ages: 5 – 12
Christmas
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

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3 – 9 pm

Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

3 – 4 pm

The Madison Theatre Christmas Celebration

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Madison TheatreRockville Centre

3 pm

The Hard Nut

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Dance

BAM Peter Jay Sharp BuildingBrooklyn

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5 – 10 pm

Tianyu Lights Festival

Citi FieldFlushing

5 – 10 pm

Magic of Lights

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

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5 – 10:30 pm

Lektrik: A Festival of Lights

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

6 – 11 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show & Winter Garden

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Sayville FallsSayville

Manhattan Holiday Harbor Lights

7 pm

Holiday Harbor Lights

Pier 83Manhattan

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7 – 9:30 pm

The Nutcracker: Ukraine’s Grand Kyiv Ballet

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance

Oceana TheaterBrooklyn

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