Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Friday Dec. 12, 2025

4 – 9 pm

Bayville Winter Wonderland

Bayville Adventure ParkBayville

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4 – 8 pm

Ceramic Ornament Painting Workshops

Ages: All
Art

The Shops at Columbus CircleUpper West Side

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4 pm

Circus Vazquez

Ages: All
Attractions

Citi FieldQueens

4:30 – 7 pm

It’s a Winter Wonderland

Ages: All
Community
Free

Williamsbridge Oval Recreation CenterBronx

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5 – 6 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Game Zone

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

5 – 11 pm

Magic of Lights

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

5 – 9 pm

Girl Scouts of Suffolk County’s Holiday Light Show

Camp EdeyBayport

5 – 7 pm

Rosebank Holiday Event

Ages: All
Community
Free

Rosebank Holiday EventStaten Island

5 – 8:30 pm

Historic Richmond Town Candlelight Tours

Ages: All

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Sayville Falls Mini GolfSayville

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5 – 8 pm

Here Comes Santa Claus

Ages: All
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

5 – 9 pm

Meet Santa at the Tree

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Huntington Holiday SpectacularHuntington

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5 – 9:30 pm

Beautifica

Ages: All

Wagner College PlanetariumStaten Island

25 Days Santa Sighting

5 – 8 pm

Santa Claus at the New York Marriott Marquis

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

New York Marriott MarquisManhattan

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5 – 8 pm

Here Comes Santa

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Hudson YardsHudson Yards

5 – 7 pm

Meet Mario and Luigi & Pikachu and Eevee

Ages: All
Free

Nintendo NEW YORKManhattan

5:30 pm

My First Nutcracker

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Theatre RowNew York City

5:30 – 7:30 pm

Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park Holiday Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic ParkOyster Bay

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community

Club 8Plainview

6 – 11 pm

A Curated Luxe Holiday Night Market

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Edgewater hallSTATEN ISLAND

6 – 10 pm

Bayville Winter Wonderland

Bayville Adventure ParkBayville

2024 Nordstrom NYC Holiday

6 pm

Santa Snow Show and Elf-ies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Nordstrom NYC FlagshipManhattan

Sleepover

7 – 8 pm

Sleepover

Ages: All
Music
Theater

TADA! Youth TheaterManhattan

7 – 8 pm

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

7 – 9:30 pm

Dances Patrelle Presents Francis Patrelle’s The Yorkville Nutcracker

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance

The Kaye PlayhouseUpper East Side

7 – 8:30 pm

MCD’s Nutcracker

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance

The Riverside TheatreHarlem

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7 pm

The Christmas Show 2025

Ages: All

St. George TheatreSaint George

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

600

7 pm

Circus Vazquez

Ages: All
Attractions

Citi FieldQueens

7:30 – 9 pm

A Christmas Carol

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Secret TheatreLIC

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