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Saturday Dec. 6, 2025

3:30 am – 6 pm

Tree lighting on the Cutchogue Village Green

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Cutchogue New Suffolk Historical CouncilCutchogue

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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8 am – 11 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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9 – 11:15 am

Learn. Play. Grow. @ Corlears School

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Corlears SchoolChelsea

10 am – 9 pm

POP MART’s SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-Up Experience

Ages: All
Free
Markets

SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-UpManhattan

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11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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Various

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

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Community

Empire StoresBrooklyn

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11 am – 1 pm

Juggling Classes

Ages: All
Classes
Free

Bryant ParkMidtown Manhattan

11 am – noon

Nature’s Workshop: Nature Wreath Making

Ages: All
Free

Blue Heron Nature CenterStaten Island

Noon – 3 pm

Swish & Skill at Faber: Free Instructional Basketball Clinic for Kids

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Faber ParkStaten Island

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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 – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

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Noon – 4 pm

BRIC’s Winter Wonderland 2025

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

BRIC HouseBrooklyn

Noon – 6 pm

Holidays on Atlantic Avenue

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Brooklyn

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1 – 4 pm

Family Day: Winter Wonderland 2025

Ages: All
Art
Community

The Bronx MuseumBronx

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1 – 4 pm

Holiday Cookie Decorating with Citarella

Ages: 5 – 8
Craft & DIY
Free

Guild HallEast Hampton

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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

St. Nicholas on Horse

2 – 4 pm

Sinterklaas: Saint Nicholas Day!

Ages: All
Christmas
Festivals

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

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3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

holiday open house outside

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Annual Tree Lighting & Santa Visit

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

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

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

6 – 8 pm

Holiday Tree Lighting & Toy Distribution in Woodside!

Ages: 8 and under
Christmas
Free

Sohncke SquareWoodside

Sunday Dec. 7

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Various

Photos With Santa at Queens Center

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Queens CenterQueens

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All day

Port Jefferson Festival of Trees

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
Holiday

Port Jefferson Village CenterPort Jefferson

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All day

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The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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