The Best Art Shows and Exhibits Happening Now in NYC

Thursday Jan. 1, 2026

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8 am – 5 pm

10 am – 6 pm

10 am – 7 pm

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Noon – 6 pm

Noon – 7 pm

4 – 5 pm

Art shows in NYC

Thursday Jan. 1, 2026

Featured Events

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

Holiday Spectacular On Ice
The Gateway PACSC

Port Jefferson Festival of Trees
Port Jefferson Village Center

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep
The Museum of Modern Art

Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center
Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center

Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes
Radio City Music Hall

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

Riverhead Holiday Light Show
Splish Splash Waterpark

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

Harlem Charter School Fair & Kids Activity Expo
The Gerry Clubhouse

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