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Thursday Nov. 30, 2023

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8 am – 10 pm

Luminaries

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

10 am – 8 pm

Winter Wanderland: Presented by theSkimm X Brookfield Place

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

11 am – 6 pm

Shigeto Koyama CCMS Experiment Obake

Ages: All
Art
Free

NowHere GalleryNew York City

1 – 4 pm

5 – 8 pm

Pictures with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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3 – 6 pm

3 – 6 pm

NYPL After School

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Charleston LibraryStaten Island

3 pm

100th Annual Tree Lighting at the NYSE

Ages: All
Caribbean
Christmas

New York Stock ExchangeManhattan

4 – 5 pm

Fall Mason Jar

Ages: 9 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

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4:30 – 6 pm

Flatiron NoMad Partnership’s Winter Glow Kick-Off Parade

Ages: All
Caribbean
Cultural

Flatiron North PlazaFlatiron District

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5 – 8 pm

Photos with Santa Claus

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Hudson YardsManhattan

child workshop

7 – 8 pm

How Parents Can Support Their Children’s Social Skills in this Post-Pandemic World

Ages: All
Free
Virtual

Virtual via ZoomBrooklyn

OPEN MIC 3-23-23

8 – 11 pm

LIVE & LOCAL OPEN MIC!

Ages: 13 and up
Free
Music

North Sea TavernSOUTHAMPTON

Friday Dec. 1

THE RINK

All day

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Bryant ParkNew York City

luminaries photo

8 am – 10 pm

Luminaries

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

10 am – 8 pm

Winter Wanderland: Presented by theSkimm X Brookfield Place

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

10:30 – 11:30 am

Family Story Time

Ages: All
Free

Stapleton LibraryStaten Island

11 am – 11:30 pm

Sensory Storytime

Ages: 4 and under
Books & Readings
Free

John Jermain Memorial LibrarySag Harbor

11 am – 6 pm

Shigeto Koyama CCMS Experiment Obake

Ages: All
Art
Free

NowHere GalleryNew York City

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11 am – 7 pm

The Makers Show Holiday Market at City Point

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

City Point BKLYNBrooklyn

11 – 11:30 am

Toddler Play Time

Ages: All
Free

New Dorp LibraryStaten Island

1 – 4 pm

5 – 8 pm

Pictures with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

1 pm

Keith Michael’s The Nutcracker

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

Akuaba Dolls by artist Cynthia Sands Photo by Camila Bryce-Laporte

2 – 6 pm

The Calling: The Transformative Power of African American Doll and Puppet Making

Ages: All
Art
Free

City LoreEast Village

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3 – 11 pm

Winter Putterland

ShipwreckedBrooklyn

TreeRidersNYC

3 – 7 pm

Light Up the Village

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Christmas

8th St Between Fifth Ave and Sixth AveGreenwich Village

3 – 5:30 pm

Teen Gaming

Ages: All
Free

West New Brighton LibraryStaten Island

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3:30 – 5 pm

Magic and Mayhem

Ages: 13 and up
Free
Games

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

4 – 6 pm

TGIF It’s Fri-YAY at the Flanders Youth Center

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

flanders youth centerRiverhead

4 – 4:45 pm

Friday Crafternoon

Ages: All
Free

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

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4 – 7 pm

Party City Opens New Store in Merrick

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Party City Merrick, NY – Merrick Commons Shopping CenterMerrick

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