These Are the Best Holiday Events in NYC

Holiday events in NYC

Find the best upcoming events & activities for any age group

From dazzling Christmas lights to friendly Shabbat dinners to local caroling, find holiday events

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Thursday Jan. 23, 2025

4 – 5 pm

Teen STEAM: Button Making

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Holiday

Morningside Heights LibraryMorningside Heights

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5 – 10:30 pm

Luminosa: A Festival of Lights

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show & Winter Garden

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Sayville Falls Mini GolfSayville

Friday Jan. 24

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5 – 10:30 pm

Luminosa: A Festival of Lights

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show & Winter Garden

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Sayville Falls Mini GolfSayville

Saturday Jan. 25

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1 – 2 pm

3 – 4 pm

5 – 6 pm

Lunar New Year Performances at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Dance
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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5 – 10:30 pm

Luminosa: A Festival of Lights

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show & Winter Garden

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Sayville Falls Mini GolfSayville

Sunday Jan. 26

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Fan of Lunar New Year

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community

10 am – 5:30 pm

The Chocolate Makery

Ages: All
Attractions
Classes

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5:30 pm

Slime Studio at the Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Holiday

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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Noon – 4 pm

Lunar New Year Festival

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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3 pm

Lunar New Year: Celebrating the Year of the Snake

Ages: All
Caribbean
Holiday

Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens CollegeFlushing

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5 – 10:30 pm

Luminosa: A Festival of Lights

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show & Winter Garden

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Sayville Falls Mini GolfSayville

Monday Jan. 27

10 am – 4 pm

The Chocolate Makery

Ages: All
Attractions
Classes

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

Slime Studio at the Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Holiday

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show & Winter Garden

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Sayville Falls Mini GolfSayville

Tuesday Jan. 28

10 am – 4 pm

The Chocolate Makery

Ages: All
Attractions
Classes

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

Slime Studio at the Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Holiday

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show & Winter Garden

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Sayville Falls Mini GolfSayville

Wednesday Jan. 29

10 am – 4 pm

The Chocolate Makery

Ages: All
Attractions
Classes

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

Slime Studio at the Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Holiday

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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5 – 10:30 pm

Luminosa: A Festival of Lights

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

Thursday Jan. 30

10 am – 4 pm

The Chocolate Makery

Ages: All
Attractions
Classes

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

Slime Studio at the Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Holiday

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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5 – 10:30 pm

Luminosa: A Festival of Lights

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

Friday Jan. 31

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5 – 10:30 pm

Luminosa: A Festival of Lights

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

Saturday Feb. 1

9:30 – 10:30 am

Shabbat Shaboom

Ages: 3 – 4
Community
Free

Brooklyn

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1 – 2 pm

3 – 4 pm

5 – 6 pm

Lunar New Year Performances at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Dance
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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