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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Saturday May 4, 2024

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4 – 11:30 pm

Cinco de Mayo at Tacalle – Midtown’s NEW Hidden Taco Garden

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

TacalleMidtown

Saturday May 11

9:30 – 10:15 am

Story Time Yoga for Lil’ Yogis

Ages: 4 and under
Health & Fitness
Holiday

Alley Pond Environmental CenterDouglaston

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10 am – 6 pm

Harbes Mother’s Day Festival

Ages: 3 and up
Animals
Festivals

Harbes Family FarmMattituck

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Flowers for Mother’s Day

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Holiday

Wave HillThe Bronx

Sunday May 12

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10 am – 6 pm

Harbes Mother’s Day Festival

Ages: 3 and up
Animals
Festivals

Harbes Family FarmMattituck

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Flowers for Mother’s Day

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Holiday

Wave HillThe Bronx

Adventureland

11 am – 6 pm

Mother’s Day at Adventureland

AdventurelandFarmingdale

Noon – 5 pm

Mishpachah Festival: A Celebration of Heritage, Genealogy, & Immigration

Ages: 9 and up
Cultural
Festivals

Museum of Jewish HeritageBattery Park City

Mother’s Day Brunch

12:05 pm

Mother’s Day Brunch with the Long Island Ducks

Fairfield Properties BallparkCentral Islip

1 – 3:30 pm

Mother’s Day: Creative Together

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Voelker Orth MuseumFlushing

Monday May 13

MothersDay-1-1

10 am – 6 pm

Harbes Mother’s Day Festival

Ages: 3 and up
Animals
Festivals

Harbes Family FarmMattituck

Saturday May 25

All day

Fleet Week

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space MuseumManhattan

10 am – 3 pm

2024 Bethpage Air Show

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

US Navy Blue Angels 2022

10 am – 3 pm

Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

Sunday May 26

All day

Fleet Week

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space MuseumManhattan

10 am – 3 pm

2024 Bethpage Air Show

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

US Navy Blue Angels 2022

10 am – 3 pm

Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

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11 am

Forest Hills Memorial Day Parade

Ages: All
Community
Free

American Legion Post 1424Forest Hills

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Noon – 5 pm

The Mosaic Street Painting Festival

Ages: All
Art
Food & Drink

East End Artsriverhead

2:30 pm

139th Memorial Day Parade

Ages: All
Community
Free

Legion SquareHempstead

Monday May 27

All day

10 am

Fleet Week

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space MuseumManhattan

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10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Holbrook Memorial Day Parade

Ages: All
Community
Free

Holbrook Memorial Day ParadeHolbrook

Noon

Staten Island Memorial Day Parade

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Forest AvenueStaten Island

2 pm

Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day Parade

Ages: All
Community
Free

Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day ParadeGreat Neck

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