These Are the Best Holiday Events in NYC

Holiday events in NYC

Find the best events happening today for any age group

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

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Sunday Dec. 14, 2025

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10 am – 6 pm

Hicks Nurseries Pictures with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

10 am – 5 pm

Pictures with Santa at The Dees’ Nursery

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Dees’ NurseryOceanside

10 am – noon

TJ Tana Interactive Illusionist

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Holiday

SYJCCCommack

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10 am – 7 pm

Santaland at Bloomingdale’s

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Bloomingdale’sManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Holiday Nostalgia Rides

Holiday Nostalgia RideManhattan

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10 am – 10 pm

Double-Decker Christmas Carousel

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Double-Decker Christmas CarouselManhattan

10 am – 5:30 pm

Chanukah Family Fest

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Community

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – noon

JCC Brooklyn Windsor Terrace Hanukkah Celebration

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

JCC Brooklyn Windsor TerraceBrooklyn

10 am – 9 pm

ESPN’s “Season’s Swishes Holiday Portrait Studio”

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

10:30 am

Harry Connick, Jr.’s The Happy Elf

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Argyle Theatre at Babylon VillageBabylon

10:30 am – 2 pm

Breakfast with Santa at Coral House

The Coral HouseBaldwin

10:30 am

Breakfast With Santa

EGP Land & SeaIsland Park

10:30 am

Chanukah Extravaganzukah

Ages: All
Festivals
Holiday

92 St YManhattan

11 am – noon

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

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11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Holiday Collages

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY
Holiday

South Street Seaport MuseumDowntown Manhattan

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11 am – 7 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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11 am – 7 pm

Holiday Under the Palms at Brookfield Place

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Community

Empire StoresBrooklyn

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Santa Claus visit at Tanger Outlets Riverhead

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Tanger Outlets RiverheadRiverhead

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Cobble Hill]

Ages: All
Art
Community

St. PaulCobble Hill

11 am

Breakfast with Santa at Stew Leonard’s

Stew Leonard’s East MeadowEast Meadow

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11 am – 3 pm

Bklyn Holiday-Topia at City Point

Ages: All
Community
Free

City Point BKLYNBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Sunday Family Funday: Trains!

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

Manhattan Hanukkah Family Day Drop-In Art-Making Activities + Concerts

11 am – 3:30 pm

Hanukkah Family Day Drop-In Art-Making Activities + Concerts

Ages: All
Holiday
Jewish

The Jewish MuseumManhattan

11 am – 2 pm

Kings Bay Y Hanukkah Carnival

Ages: All
Festivals
Holiday

Kings Bay YBrooklyn

11 am

Open Play Hanukkah Celebration

Ages: 3 – 8
Holiday
Jewish

Wood Kingdom Lake GroveLake Grove

11 am – 2 pm

Chanukah Fair

Ages: All
Expo
Festivals

Mid Island Y JCCPlainview

11:30 am – 1 pm

Breakfast with Santa at The Roslyn Hotel

Ages: 12 and under
Christmas
Community

The Roslyn, Tapestry Collection by HiltonRoslyn

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11:30 am – 1 pm

Hablemos: Holiday Express

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Christmas

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

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Noon – 8 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Bryant Park 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018Manhattan

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Noon – 1:15 pm

Merry Mayhem

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Comedy

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

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Noon

Westchester Ballet Company’s “The Nutcracker”

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Dance

Lehman Center for the Performing ArtsBronx

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