Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday Dec. 6, 2025

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1 – 3:30 pm

Bronx Terminal Market Winter Wonderland

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Bronx Terminal MarketBronx

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1 – 4 pm

Hands-on History: Junkanoo Puppets

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Caribbean

King Manor MuseumJamaica

1 – 5 pm

4th Annual East Quogue Holiday On Main

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Festivals

East Quogue Main StreetEast Quogue

The Joyce Theater no people

2 – 3:30 pm

Ephrat Asherie Dance with Arturo O’Farrill

Ages: All
Art
Community

The Joyce TheaterChelsea

2 pm

Family Movie Matinee

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Tremont LibraryBronx

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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

Sleepover

2 – 5:30 pm

Sleepover

Ages: All
Music
Theater

TADA! Youth TheaterManhattan

St. Nicholas on Horse

2 – 4 pm

Sinterklaas: Saint Nicholas Day!

Ages: All
Christmas
Festivals

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

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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2:30 – 3 pm

Peter & the Wolf: Works & Process at Guggenheim New York

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Music

Works & Process at the GuggenheimMidtown

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3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

3 – 4 pm

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

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3 – 5 pm

Elf – The Movie

Ages: All
Christmas
Film

118 E Main St, Riverhead, NY 11901Riverhead

3 – 8 pm

2025 Riverhead Holiday Extravaganza

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Riverhead Town HallRiverhead

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3:30 – 4:30 pm

Annual Tree Lighting & Santa Visit

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

3:30 – 6 pm

Tree Lighting on the Cutchogue Village Green

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Cutchogue New Suffolk Historical CouncilCutchogue

Manhattan Holday of Hudson

4 – 6 pm

Holiday on the Hudson

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Riverside Park W 125thManhattan

4 – 6 pm

Bronx Little Italy Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Ciccarone ParkBronx

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4 – 8 pm

Holiday Tree Lighting with Santa at The Shoppes

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

4 – 6 pm

Belmont Lake State Park Holiday Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Belmont Lake State ParkNorth Babylon

4 – 10 pm

Bayville Winter Wonderland

Bayville Adventure ParkBayville

POM Winter Wonderland

4:30 – 8 pm

Pal-O-Mine Equestrian’s Winter Wonderland

Ages: All
Animals
Christmas

Pal-O-Mine EquestrianIslandia

5 – 11 pm

Magic of Lights

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

5 – 9 pm

Girl Scouts of Suffolk County’s Holiday Light Show

Camp EdeyBayport

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5 – 6:15 pm

Merry Mayhem

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Comedy

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

5 – 8 pm

Ronnie’s Sandwich Shoppe and 122 Precinct Community Council Christmas Tree Lighting and Toy Giveaway

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Ronnie’s Sandwich ShoppeStaten Island

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5 – 10 pm

Parade on Rockaway

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

5 – 7 pm

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium Tree Lighting Ceremony

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & AquariumCold Spring Harbor

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Sayville Falls Mini GolfSayville

6 – 8 pm

Holiday Tree Lighting & Toy Distribution in Woodside!

Ages: 8 and under
Christmas
Free

Sohncke SquareWoodside

2024 Nordstrom NYC Holiday

6 pm

Santa Snow Show and Elf-ies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Nordstrom NYC FlagshipManhattan

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