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Sunday Dec. 14, 2025

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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Various

Photos With Santa at Queens Center

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Queens CenterQueens

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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

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9:30 am – 2:30 pm

Free Second Sundays at the Whitney

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Craft & DIY

The Whitney Museum of American ArtChelsea

10 am – 7 pm

POP MART’s SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-Up Experience

Ages: All
Free
Markets

SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-UpManhattan

Manhattan Selfies with Santa

10 am – 6 pm

Selfies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

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10 am – 6 pm

Hicks Nurseries Pictures with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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10 am – 5 pm

Hofstra University Science and Engineering Festival of Long Island

Ages: 5 and up
Festivals
Free

Hofstra University David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition ComplexHempstead

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10 am – 7 pm

Santaland at Bloomingdale’s

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Bloomingdale’sManhattan

10 am – noon

JCC Brooklyn Windsor Terrace Hanukkah Celebration

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

JCC Brooklyn Windsor TerraceBrooklyn

10 am – 9 pm

ESPN’s “Season’s Swishes Holiday Portrait Studio”

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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10:30 am – 6 pm

Divine Nine Sunday at the Whitney

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

The Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York

11 am – 12:30 pm

Nature Exploration Hike

Ages: All
Free

Freshkills Park Event EntranceStaten Island

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11 am – 7 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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11 am – 7 pm

Holiday Under the Palms at Brookfield Place

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Community

Empire StoresBrooklyn

Santa Visit Event Souvenir Photograph

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 [Cobble Hill]

Ages: All
Art
Community

St. PaulCobble Hill

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11 am – 3 pm

Bklyn Holiday-Topia at City Point

Ages: All
Community
Free

City Point BKLYNBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Sunday Family Funday: Trains!

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

11 am – 2 pm

Chanukah Fair

Ages: All
Expo
Festivals

Mid Island Y JCCPlainview

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11:30 am – 1 pm

Hablemos: Holiday Express

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Christmas

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

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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

Noon – 9 pm

Meet Santa at the Tree

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Huntington Holiday SpectacularHuntington

Jewish Board Photo 2

Noon – 4 pm

HereNow Hanukkah: Light Up Your Life

Ages: 13 and up
Free
Holiday

Marlene Meyerson JCC ManhattanManhattan

Noon – 5 pm

Santa in the Village

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Belmont Park VillageElmont

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1 – 4 pm

Meet Santa at Willy Nilly Trading

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Willy NillyBay Shore

1 – 3 pm

Art in the Park: Pinecone Gnome Ornaments

Clay Pit Ponds State Park PreserveStaten Island

2 – 3 pm

Storytime with tonies x Nordstrom – Author Read Aloud – Piney the Lonesome Pine

Nordstrom NYC FlagshipManhattan

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