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Sunday Nov. 24, 2024

All day

LUMINARIES

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

Saturday Dec. 7

5:30 am – 7:30 pm

Town of Islip Holiday Drive-Thru Light Show

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Brookwood HallIslip

Tuesday Dec. 10

5:30 am – 7:30 pm

Town of Islip Holiday Drive-Thru Light Show

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Brookwood HallIslip

Thursday Dec. 12

5:30 am – 7:30 pm

Town of Islip Holiday Drive-Thru Light Show

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Brookwood HallIslip

Tuesday Dec. 17

5:30 am – 7:30 pm

Town of Islip Holiday Drive-Thru Light Show

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Brookwood HallIslip

Thursday Dec. 19

5:30 am – 7:30 pm

Town of Islip Holiday Drive-Thru Light Show

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Brookwood HallIslip

Saturday Dec. 21

10 – 11 am

Whiz Kidz

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

Sunrise High railers 1

10 am – 6 pm

Sunrise Hi Railers Train Display at The Shoppes

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Community

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

ArtRink 2023, web, photo credit Winston Williams-Brooklyn Children’s Museum-007 (1)

10 am – 5 pm

BCM’s 125th Birthday Weekend

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten Island MallStaten Island

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Secret Sirens

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

STARSCAPE

11 am – 7 pm

STARSCAPE

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Genesis HouseMeatpacking District

1 – 3 pm

Holiday Wreath Making

Ages: 9 and up
Christmas
Craft & DIY

Shirley Chisholm State Park (Hendrix Creek Patio)Brooklyn

2:30 – 4:30 pm

De Matti Park Youth Power Hours

Ages: 3 – 12
Free

DeMatti ParkStaten Island

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