Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

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Friday Nov. 21, 2025

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Various

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

New York Botanical GardenBronx

RCCS Dress Rehearsal

Various

Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Radio City Music HallManhattan

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Various

Photos with Santa at Kings Plaza

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Kings Plaza Shopping CenterBrooklyn

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Various

Photos With Santa at Queens Center

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Queens CenterQueens

All day

Santa Photo Experience

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The WestchesterWhite Plains

Various

Santa Photos

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Walt Whitman ShopsHuntington Station

Various

Santa Photo Experience

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Roosevelt FieldGarden City

Long Island LuminoCity

Various

LuminoCity: Fantasy Winter Fairyland

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

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Various

Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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Various

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Interactive Holiday Show

Ages: 8 and under
Holiday
Theater

Manhattan Movement & Arts CenterUpper West Side

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Various

Westchester’s Winter Wonderland Drive Thru Holiday Light Extravaganza

Kensico Dam PlazaValhalla

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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

10 am – 6 pm

Holiday Train Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – 6 pm

Lightscape

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

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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

Ann’s Place 23rd Annual Festival of Trees

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

The Summit at DanburyDanbury

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Little New-Yorkers: Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Holiday

New-York Historical SocietyManhattan

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Thanksgiving Gratitude Hour

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
Holiday

Tottenville LibraryStaten Island

4 – 4:30 pm

Book Adventures: Thanksgiving Craft

Ages: 8 and under
Books & Readings
Craft & DIY

Adams Street LibraryBrooklyn

4:30 – 6:30 pm

Gingerbread House Painting

COLOR ME MINE UPPER WEST SIDEManhattan

5 – 11 pm

Magic of Lights

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

5 – 8:30 pm

Thanksgiving Kids Night

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Holiday

Mud GeniusBayside

5 – 6:30 pm

Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

7:30 – 9 pm

Gingerbread House Painting

COLOR ME MINE UPPER WEST SIDEManhattan

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