These Are the Best Holiday Events in NYC

Holiday events in NYC

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

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Sunday Dec. 7, 2025

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Photos with Santa at Kings Plaza

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Kings Plaza Shopping CenterBrooklyn

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Photos With Santa at Queens Center

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Queens CenterQueens

Various

Photos with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Shops at Atlas ParkGlendale

Various

Santa Photo Experience

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Roosevelt FieldGarden City

Various

Santa Photos

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Walt Whitman ShopsHuntington Station

Various

Santa Land

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Atlantic Terminal MallBrooklyn

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

9 am – 1 pm

Pack 37 – Breakfast with Santa

St. Teresa of the Infant Jesus ChurchStaten Island

13th Annual Stuff The Sleigh 5K Run Walk

9 am – 1 pm

13th Annual Stuff The Sleigh 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Fundraisers

Cutchogue Fire DepartmentCutchogue

9 – 11 am

Breakfast with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Dave and Buster’s – Brooklyn GatewayBrooklyn

9:30 am – noon

Santa’s Toy Trot

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Fundraisers

Shorefront ParkPatchogue

9:30 – 10:30 am

Santa Cares Day at Staten Island Mall

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Staten Island MallStaten Island

9:30 – 10:30 am

Santa Cares

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Green Acres MallValley Stream

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9:30 am – 3 pm

Brunch with Santa at Desmond’s

Desmond’s Restaurant at East WindWading River

10 am – 6 pm

Holiday Train Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

New York Botanical GardenBronx

Lightscape 2025

10 am – 6 pm

Lightscape

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

10 am – noon

Hanukkah Painting Party

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

COLOR ME MINE UPPER WEST SIDEUpper West Side

Manhattan Selfies with Santa

10 am – 6 pm

Selfies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

10 am – 7 pm

Museum Of Ice Cream’s Pinkmas

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Museum of Ice Cream NYCSoHo

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10 am – 6 pm

Hicks Nurseries Pictures with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

10 am – 5 pm

Pictures with Santa at The Dees’ Nursery

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Dees’ NurseryOceanside

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10 am – 5 pm

Warm and Cozy at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10:30 am

Harry Connick, Jr.’s The Happy Elf

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Argyle Theatre at Babylon VillageBabylon

11 am – noon

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

Deep Sea Dreidels

11 am – 1 pm

Deep Sea Dreidels

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Classes

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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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

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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

11 am – 12:30 pm

Holiday Craft Workshop

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Free

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

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11 am – 2 pm

Crafty Christmas Santa Brunch at Claude’s Restaurant at the Southampton Inn

Ages: 3 and up
Christmas
Craft & DIY

Southampton InnSouthampton

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