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Saturday Nov. 29, 2025

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2 – 3 pm

Show Up, Kids! Interactive Family Comedy

Ages: 3 – 12
Comedy
Theater

The RATBrooklyn

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2 – 6 pm

Staten Island’s Newest Immersive Playground, RECESS!!

Ages: All
Attractions

Empire OutletsSaint George

2 – 3 pm

It’s the Sleepover PJ’s Contest

Ages: All
Music
Theater

TADA! Youth TheaterQueens

2024 Nordstrom NYC Holiday

2 pm

Santa Snow Show and Elf-ies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Nordstrom NYC FlagshipManhattan

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4 – 8 pm

Small Business Saturday Holiday Spectacular

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Bandshell Bay ShoreBay Shore

4:30 – 5:30 pm

It’s the Sleepover PJ’s Contest

Ages: All
Music
Theater

TADA! Youth TheaterQueens

5 – 11 pm

Magic of Lights

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

5 – 9 pm

Girl Scouts of Suffolk County’s Holiday Light Show

Camp EdeyBayport

5 – 6:30 pm

The Shops at Atlas Park Christmas Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Film

The Shops at Atlas ParkGlendale

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Sayville Falls Mini GolfSayville

5:30 – 8:30 pm

Jolly Jamboree

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions
Christmas

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

5:30 – 8:30 pm

The 105th Precinct 1st Annual Christmas Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Caribbean
Christmas

NYPD – 105th PrecinctQueens Village

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6 – 9 pm

First Annual Christmas Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Free

Coram Country LanesCoram

2024 Nordstrom NYC Holiday

6 pm

Santa Snow Show and Elf-ies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Nordstrom NYC FlagshipManhattan

6:30 – 10 pm

Huntington Holiday Spectacular Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Huntington Holiday SpectacularHuntington

Sleepover

7 – 8 pm

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Ages: All
Music
Theater

TADA! Youth TheaterManhattan

Manhattan Holiday Harbor Lights

7 pm

Holiday Harbor Lights

Pier 83Manhattan

Brooklyn Dyker Heights Walking Christmas Lights Tour

7 pm

Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Walking Tour

Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Walking TourBrooklyn

Sunday Nov. 30

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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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

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

Various

Santa Photos

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Walt Whitman ShopsHuntington Station

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Various

Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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Various

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Interactive Holiday Show

Ages: 8 and under
Holiday
Theater

Manhattan Movement & Arts CenterUpper West Side

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Various

Holiday Spectacular On Ice

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Gateway PACSCBellport

Various

Santa Photos at The Mall at Bay Plaza

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

Various

Photos with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Shops at Atlas ParkGlendale

Various

UniverSoul Circus – Winter Wonderland under the Big Top

Ages: All
Attractions

Maimonides ParkBrooklyn

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All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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