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Wednesday Dec. 4, 2024

1 – 4 pm

5 – 8 pm

Pictures with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

2:30 – 4:30 pm

De Matti Park Youth Power Hours

Ages: 3 – 12
Free

DeMatti ParkStaten Island

4 – 8 pm

Meet Santa at the Huntington Holiday Spectacular

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Huntington Holiday SpectacularHuntington

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5 – 8 pm

Here Comes Santa Claus

Ages: All
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

Manhattan Island of Warmth Dance Around the Campfire

5 – 7 pm

Island of Warmth: Dance Around the Campfire

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Manhattan West PlazaMidtown

7 pm

Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Rockefeller CenterManhattan

Thursday Dec. 5

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All day

Holiday Under the Palms at Brookfield Place

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

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8 am – 10 pm

The Lodge at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Markets

Bryant ParkNew York City

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

McDonald’s Tiny Tots

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Austin J. McDonald PlaygroundStaten Island

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

De Matti Park Tiny Tot Program

Ages: 4 and under
Free

De Matti ParkStaten Island

Courtesy of Hudson Yards 7

10 am – 8 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

Manhattan Selfies with Santa

10 am – 7 pm

Selfies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Secret Sirens

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

1 – 4 pm

5 – 8 pm

Pictures with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

December 5 2024 – FB, Twitter and LinkedIn – Amagansett Free Library

2 – 3 pm

Estate Planning for the New Year

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Amagansett Free LibraryAmagansett

2:30 – 4:30 pm

De Matti Park Youth Power Hours

Ages: 3 – 12
Free

DeMatti ParkStaten Island

3 – 5 pm

Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

3 – 7 pm

New York Stock Exchange Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

New York Stock ExchangeManhattan

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Free

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

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5 – 8 pm

Here Comes Santa Claus

Ages: All
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

5 – 7 pm

New Dorp Lane District Annual Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

New Dorp PlazaStaten Island

Manhattan 28th Annual Central Park Holiday Lighting

5:30 pm

28th Annual Central Park Holiday Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Charles A. Dana Discovery CenterManhattan

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6 – 8 pm

Christmas Tree Lighting at Canoe Place

Canoe Place Inn & CottagesHampton Bays

Friday Dec. 6

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All day

Holiday Under the Palms at Brookfield Place

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

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8 am – 10 pm

The Lodge at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Markets

Bryant ParkNew York City

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

McDonald’s Tiny Tots

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Austin J. McDonald PlaygroundStaten Island

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