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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Sunday Dec. 7, 2025

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

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

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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

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Santa Claus visit at Tanger Outlets Riverhead

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Tanger Outlets RiverheadRiverhead

11 am – noon

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Community

Empire StoresBrooklyn

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 – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Cobble Hill]

Ages: All
Art
Community

St. PaulCobble Hill

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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 – 1:15 pm

Merry Mayhem

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Comedy

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

Noon – 4 pm

St. Nicholas Day

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Vander Ende-Onderdonk HouseRidgewood

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Noon – 3 pm

Holidays at Hallockville

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Hallockville Museum FarmRiverhead

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Noon – 5 pm

Christmas in Historic Richmond Town

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

Noon – 6 pm

Holidays on Atlantic Avenue

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Brooklyn

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2 – 5 pm

Winter Wonder at Queens Botanical Garden

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

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3 – 5 pm

Family Holiday Celebration at The Castle in Fort Totten

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

3:30 – 5 pm

Baldwin Chamber of Commerce Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Baldwin Historical Society & MuseumBaldwin

4 – 5:15 pm

Astoria Park Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony

Ages: All
Community
Free

Astoria Park LawnAstoria

POM Winter Wonderland

4:30 – 8 pm

Pal-O-Mine Equestrian’s Winter Wonderland

Ages: All
Animals
Christmas

Pal-O-Mine EquestrianIslandia

4:30 – 5:30 pm

Port Washington Christmas Celebration & Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Blumenfeld Family ParkPort Washington

5 – 10 pm

Magic of Lights

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

5 – 8 pm

Girl Scouts of Suffolk County’s Holiday Light Show

Camp EdeyBayport

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5 – 6:15 pm

Merry Mayhem

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Comedy

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

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5 – 10 pm

Parade on Rockaway

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

5 – 6 pm

Christmas Tree & Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Merrick GazeboMerrick

6:30 pm

Williston Park Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Williston Park Village HallWilliston Park

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