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Sunday Dec. 28, 2025

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Noon – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

Kristopher Hull

1 – 2:30 pm

Pianist in the Park – Kristopher Hull

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Monday Dec. 29

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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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 am – 7 pm

Gingerbread City

Ages: All
Christmas
Classes

The Gingerbread City at The SeaportDowntown Manhattan

10 am – 7 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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10 am – 9 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

11 am – noon

Kids Week: Kids Science Fair

Ages: All
Free

Blue Heron Nature CenterStaten Island

11 am – noon

Happy Noon Year

Ages: 3 – 12
Free
Holiday

Highlawn LibraryBrooklyn

11 am – 1 pm

Noon Years Eve Celebration

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Queens Library – Rochdale VillageJamaica

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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

1 – 2 pm

Kids Week: Meet the Nature Center Critters

Ages: 3 – 12
Free
Outdoors

Inwood Hill ParkManhattan

4 – 5 pm

Magical Matt

Ages: All
Free

Melrose LibraryBronx

5 – 8 pm

Town of Islip Holiday Drive-Thru Light Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Brookwood HallIslip

Tuesday Dec. 30

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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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 am – 7 pm

Gingerbread City

Ages: All
Christmas
Classes

The Gingerbread City at The SeaportDowntown Manhattan

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

10 am – 7 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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10 am – 9 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

Magic of Amore at Emma Clark Library

11 am – noon

Magic of Amore (Families with children ages 3 – 11 years old)

Ages: 3 – 12
Comedy
Free

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

11 am – noon

Kids Week: All About Owls Hike and Craft

Ages: All
Free

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

11 am – noon

New Year’s Countdown Dance Party with Fyütch

Ages: 12 and under
Free
Holiday

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Manhattan

11 am – noon

Noon Year’s Rockin’ Eve

Ages: 3 – 8
Food & Drink
Free

Northport Public LibraryNorthport

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11:30 am – 12:30 pm

December School Vacation Week: Train Tales and Crafts

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings

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

1 – 2 pm

Kids Week: Nature Puppet Show

Ages: 3 – 12
Environment
Free

Crotona Nature Center in Crotona ParkBronx

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