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Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

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Thursday Dec. 4, 2025

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6 – 7:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum December Fresh Prints

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Free

Bowne & Co. StationersDowntown Manhattan

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6 – 7:30 pm

Holiday Lights Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Free

Rockefeller ParkBattery Park City

6:30 – 8 pm

Reconnect Virtual Information Sessions

Ages: 13 and up
Free
Virtual

7 – 8 pm

Teen Library Council (Gr. 7-12)

Ages: 13 and up
Community
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

Friday Dec. 5

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Various

Photos With Santa at Queens Center

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Queens CenterQueens

Festival of Trees 2023 Flyer (2)

All day

Port Jefferson Festival of Trees

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
Holiday

Port Jefferson Village CenterPort Jefferson

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All day

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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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

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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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 [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Community

Empire StoresBrooklyn

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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

Noon – 6 pm

Holidays on Atlantic Avenue

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Brooklyn

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3 – 6 pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island

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3 – 7 pm

Meet Santa Claus at Stew’s

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Stew Leonard’s YonkersYonkers

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3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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4 – 5 pm

FREE KIDS & TEENS AGES 9-12: CARTOONING, AND MANGA ART CLASS

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Art Studio NYManhattan

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4 – 6 pm

Open Studio for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtMeatpacking

4 – 5 pm

Orient Beach State Park Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Orient Beach State ParkOrient

4:30 – 5:30 pm

Yonkers Downtown Getty Square Tree Lighting Ceremony

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

The Getty SquareYonkers

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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 – 7 pm

Winter Wonderland at the Ridgewood YMCA

Ages: All
Art
Community

RIDGEWOOD YMCARIDGEWOOD

5 – 6 pm

11th Annual Fort Greene Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Free

Fort Greene Tree LightingBrooklyn

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5 – 10 pm

Parade on Rockaway

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

ChristmasRichmondTown-7109

5 – 6 pm

Historic Richmond Town Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

5 – 7 pm

Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park Holiday Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Bayard Cutting Arboretum State ParkGreat River

5 – 7 pm

Shine Bright Bedford

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Bedford Village GreenBedford

6 – 7 pm

Christmas Tree Lighting / Hanukkah Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

Long Island Brookhaven Christmas Tree Lighting

6 pm

Brookhaven Christmas Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Holtsville Ecology SiteHoltsville

6 – 7 pm

Mount Kisco Chamber of Commerce Annual Holiday Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Fountain Park at Village HallMount Kisco

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