These Are the Best Holiday Events in NYC

Friday Jan. 2, 2026

Noon – 5:30 pm

Noon – 7 pm

Saturday Jan. 3, 2026

Various

Noon – 5:30 pm

Noon – 7 pm

Sunday Jan. 4, 2026

Various

Noon – 5:30 pm

Noon – 7 pm

Holiday events in NYC

Friday Jan. 2, 2026

Saturday Jan. 3, 2026

Sunday Jan. 4, 2026

Featured Events

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging
The Museum of Modern Art

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park
Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!”
Atlantic Stage 2

Meet Santa and Other Beloved Holiday Characters at PaleyLand
The Paley Museum

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!
Walt Whitman Birthplace

Port Jefferson Festival of Trees
Port Jefferson Village Center

Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center
Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center

The Magic Flute
The Metropolitan Opera House

Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights
Bronx Zoo

George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker
David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center

Christmas House Long Island
Broadway Commons

Harlem Charter School Fair & Kids Activity Expo
The Gerry Clubhouse

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