Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday Dec. 6, 2025

holiday cookie decorating

1 – 4 pm

Holiday Cookie Decorating with Citarella

Ages: 5 – 8
Craft & DIY
Free

Guild HallEast Hampton

Peter and the Wolf_Photo by Works & Process + Elyse Mertz

1 – 1:30 pm

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

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Music

Works & Process at the GuggenheimMidtown

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1 – 3:30 pm

Bronx Terminal Market Winter Wonderland

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Bronx Terminal MarketBronx

Hands On History Instagram Post

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

1 – 3 pm

Meet Santa & Friends and enjoy giveaways at your local Optimum Stores

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Cross Bronx Optimum StoreBronx

Gingerbread Community Day Image

1 – 4 pm

Gingerbread NYC Community Day

Museum of the City of New YorkManhattan

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1 – 3 pm

‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance

The Theater at MSGMidtown

1:30 – 2:30 pm

Fun and Fancy Free – Cookies by the Tree

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Thompson Central Park New YorkManhattan

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

bebe-new

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

2:15 pm

Brunch with Santa Beachside

Gatsby On The OceanWantagh

Peter and the Wolf_Photo by Works & Process + Elyse Mertz

2:30 – 3 pm

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

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Music

Works & Process at the GuggenheimMidtown

2:30 pm

Brunch with Santa Beachside

Gatsby On The OceanWantagh

cornerstone artwork

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 – 9 pm

Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights

Ages: All
Animals
Festivals

holiday open house outside

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

tree lighting graphic with mailbox

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

600

4 pm

Circus Vazquez

Ages: All
Attractions

Citi FieldQueens

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