These Are the Best Holiday Events in NYC

Holiday events in NYC

Find the best upcoming events & activities for any age group

From dazzling Christmas lights to friendly Shabbat dinners to local caroling, find holiday events

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Saturday Dec. 7, 2024

6:30 pm

Holiday Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Empire OutletsSaint George

7 – 8 pm

A Christmas Carol the Musical 2024

Ages: 5 – 12
Christmas
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

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

Concert 2023

7 – 8 pm

Free Christmas Concert

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Holy Trinity Orthodox Church of East MeadowEast Meadow

8 – 9 pm

A Christmas Carol: A One Actor Show

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

bkONE’s Tom Kane TheatreBrooklyn

Sunday Dec. 8

Long Island LuminoCity

Various

LuminoCity 2024 Holiday Lights Festivals

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

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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

All day

Annual Holiday Craft Fair

Ages: All
Art
Community

Smithtown High School EastSt. James

Various

Bayville Winter Wonderland

Bayville Adventure ParkBayville

Various

Riverhead Holiday Light Show

Splish Splash WaterparkCalverton

All day

Photos with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Kings Plaza Shopping CenterBrooklyn

Various

Photos with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

Various

Photos with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Queens CenterQueens

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All day

Holiday Under the Palms at Brookfield Place

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

Manhattan Winter Wonderland

Various

Santa’s Winter Wonderland

WatermarkManhattan

Various

Christmas House Long Island

Broadway CommonsHicksville

Various

Time for Santa Photos

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Roosevelt Field MallGarden City

Various

Photos with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Shops at Atlas ParkGlendale

Various

Santa Photos

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Staten Island MallStaten Island

Various

Santa Photos

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Walt Whitman MallHuntington Station

Various

Santa Photo Experience

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Smith Haven MallLake Grove

8:30 – 10 am

Breakfast with Santa at Applebee’s at Staten Island Mall

Applebee’s at Staten Island MallStaten Island

9 – 11 am

Breakfast with Santa

Dave and Buster’s – Staten IslandStaten Island

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9 am – 9 pm

Walking in a Winter (ONE)derland at One World Observatory

One World ObservatoryManhattan

9:30 am – 4:30 pm

Monsignor Farrell Christmas Fair

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Monsignor Farrell High SchoolStaten Island

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10 am – 6 pm

Holiday Train Show

New York Botanical GardenBronx

10 am – noon

JPlay! – Weekly Jewish Toddler Programming

Ages: 2 and under
Holiday
Jewish

Hannah Senesh Community Day SchoolBrooklyn

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10 am – 10 pm

Tingle Bells: An ASMR-Inspired Holiday Special

Ages: 5 and up
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Attractions

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