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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Wednesday Jan. 22, 2025

10 am – 4 pm

The Chocolate Makery

Ages: All
Attractions
Classes

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

Slime Studio at the Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Holiday

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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5 – 10:30 pm

Luminosa: A Festival of Lights

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show & Winter Garden

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Sayville Falls Mini GolfSayville

Thursday Jan. 23

10 am – 4 pm

The Chocolate Makery

Ages: All
Attractions
Classes

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

Slime Studio at the Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Holiday

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

4 – 5 pm

Teen STEAM: Button Making

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Holiday

Morningside Heights LibraryMorningside Heights

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5 – 10:30 pm

Luminosa: A Festival of Lights

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show & Winter Garden

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Sayville Falls Mini GolfSayville

Friday Jan. 24

3 – 4:30 pm

Chinese New Year Carnival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Alfred E. Smith Recreation CenterManhattan

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5 – 10:30 pm

Luminosa: A Festival of Lights

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show & Winter Garden

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Sayville Falls Mini GolfSayville

Saturday Jan. 25

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Fan of Lunar New Year

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community

Wave HillThe Bronx

long island Lunar New Year Festival

Noon – 4 pm

Lunar New Year Festival

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

Manhattan Lunar New Year Festival The Year of the Snake

Noon – 5 pm

Lunar New Year Festival: The Year of the Snake

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Metropolitan Museum of ArtManhattan

1 – 4 pm

Celebrate and Learn: Lunar New Year

King Manor MuseumJamaica

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1 – 2 pm

3 – 4 pm

5 – 6 pm

Lunar New Year Performances at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Dance
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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1 – 4 pm

Moon Over Manhattan: Lunar New Year Family Day at Asia Society

Asia SocietyUpper East Side

2 – 3 pm

Celebrating MLK: Dream to Read

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Caribbean

Queens Public Library- RosedaleRosedale

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2:15 – 3:15 pm

Rabbit Days and Dumplings

Ages: 5 – 8
History & Culture
Holiday

Flushing Town HallFlushing

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3 pm

Lunar New Year: Celebrating the Year of the Snake

Ages: All
Caribbean
Holiday

Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens CollegeFlushing

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5 – 10:30 pm

Luminosa: A Festival of Lights

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show & Winter Garden

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Sayville Falls Mini GolfSayville

Sunday Jan. 26

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Fan of Lunar New Year

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community

Wave HillThe Bronx

10 am – 5:30 pm

The Chocolate Makery

Ages: All
Attractions
Classes

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5:30 pm

Slime Studio at the Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Holiday

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 1 pm

Lunar New Year Celebration at IKEA Brooklyn

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Craft & DIY

IKEA BrooklynBrooklyn

manhattan Oshogatsu New Year’s Celebration

11:30 am – 3:30 pm

Oshogatsu: New Year’s Celebration

Japan SocietyManhattan

long island Lunar New Year Festival

Noon – 4 pm

Lunar New Year Festival

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

1 – 2 pm

Lunar New Year Campfire

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Silent Springs Playground in Kissena Corridor ParkFlushing

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