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Sunday Dec. 22, 2024

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10 am – 4 pm

Dinosaur Carnival

Ages: 5 – 8
Attractions
Community

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

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10 am – 10 pm

Tingle Bells: An ASMR-Inspired Holiday Special

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

10 am – 5 pm

Holiday Bricktacular

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions
Christmas

LEGOLAND Discovery Center WestchesterYonkers

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10 am – 1 pm

Holiday Cookies & Crafts

Ages: 3 – 8
Christmas
Classes

Bartow-Pell Mansion MuseumBronx

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10 – 11:15 am

Cookie For Santa

Ages: 3 – 8
Christmas
Classes

Celebrations In The KitchenHicksville

Snoopy Paint Xmas Christmas Snow

10 – 11 am

Snoopy Christmas Paint Event

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Christmas

Key to My ArtAmityville

10 am – 3 pm

Holiday Art Making

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Community

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingSugar Hill/ West Harlem

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10 am – 5 pm

BCM’s 125th Birthday Weekend

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

December Break at the Cradle of Aviation Museum: Snoopy and the Space Program – Past, Present, and Future

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Craft & DIY

Cradle of Aviation MuseumGarden City

10:30 am – 2 pm

Breakfast with Santa at the Coral House

Ages: 12 and under
Christmas
Food & Drink

The Coral HouseBaldwin

Photo – Mythic Crafts – workshop photo

11 am – 4 pm

Mythic Crafts

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Secret Sirens

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Deep Sea Explorers – Jellyfish Craft

11 am – 4 pm

Museum Adventure Activity: Deep Sea Explorers

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

STARSCAPE

11 am – 7 pm

STARSCAPE

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Genesis HouseMeatpacking District

11 am – 5:30 pm

Brooklyn Museum Holiday Artisan Market by Brooklyn Pop-Up

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Christmas

Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn

11 am – 2 pm

Holiday Fundraiser Winter Wonderland

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

New Dorp Moravian ChurchStaten Island

2023 Holiday Bricktacular – ARCH – -14

Noon – 6 pm

Holiday Bricktacular at LEGOLAND New York Resort

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions
Christmas

LEGOLAND New York ResortGoshen

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Noon – 1:30 pm

5 – 6:30 pm

Cirque Mechanics’ Yuletide Factory

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Holiday

The New Victory TheaterManhattan

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Noon – 6 pm

PaleyLand

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Christmas

The Paley MuseumMidtown

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Noon – 1 pm

Elf on the Shelf Paint Event

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

Key to My Art AmityvilleAmityville

Noon – 6 pm

Holidays on Atlantic Avenue

Ages: 8 and under
Christmas
Free

Atlantic Avenue (Fourth Avenue to Hicks Street)Brooklyn

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Noon – 4 pm

Family Art Workshop: Cupcake Adornments

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon – 6 pm

All Ages Skate at Xanadu Roller Arts

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Xanadu Roller ArtsBrooklyn

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12:30 – 1:30 pm

One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure (Planetarium Show)

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions
Film

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

Salyer House – Holiday Lights

1 – 4 pm

Holiday Puppet Show at the Orangetown Museum

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions
Christmas

Salyer HousePearl River

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1:30 – 9 pm

All Aboard “The Snow Clipper” for the First Gift Express

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Christmas

Danbury Railway MuseumDanbury

Toy Soldier 2

1:30 – 3:15 pm

Nutcracker Dream

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Christmas

Emelin TheatreMamaroneck

2 – 3 pm

Upcycle Art Workshops

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

Hudson Valley Books for HumanityOssining

2 – 3 pm

A Christmas Carol the Musical 2024

Ages: 5 – 12
Christmas
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

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2:30 pm

Yorktown Stage presents Dance For Joy’s Nutcracker for Kids

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Christmas

Yorktown StageYorktown Heights

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3 – 9 pm

Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

3 pm

The Hard Nut

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Dance

BAM Peter Jay Sharp BuildingBrooklyn

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