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

Post an Event

Wednesday Dec. 11, 2024

Manhattan Selfies with Santa

10 am – 7 pm

Selfies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

20221203_Paley_0428

Noon – 6 pm

PaleyLand

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Christmas

The Paley MuseumMidtown

bf-calendar-The-Dumbo-Holiday-Lighting-credit-hassan-mokaddam-2024-12

4 – 7 pm

The Dumbo Holiday Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

The DUMBO ArchwayBrooklyn

4 – 8 pm

Meet Santa at the Huntington Holiday Spectacular

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Huntington Holiday SpectacularHuntington

4 – 5 pm

Decorate a Gingerbread House

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Free

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

5 – 10 pm

Magic of Lights

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

Manhattan Island of Warmth Caroling Around the Campfire

5 – 7 pm

Island of Warmth: Caroling Around the Campfire

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Manhattan West PlazaMidtown

6 – 10 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show & Winter Garden

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Sayville FallsSayville

6 – 7 pm

100th Annual Washington Square Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Washington Square ParkManhattan

7 – 8 pm

A Christmas Carol the Musical 2024

Ages: 5 – 12
Christmas
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

Manhattan Holiday Harbor Lights

7 pm

Holiday Harbor Lights

Pier 83Manhattan

7 pm

EPIC Players Theatre presents “A Christmas Carol”

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Theatre RowManhattan

Thursday Dec. 12

Long Island LuminoCity

Various

LuminoCity 2024 Holiday Lights Festivals

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

bf-calendar-lightscape-2024-11

Various

Lightscape

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

RCCS Dress Rehearsal

Various

Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Radio City Music HallManhattan

Various

Great American Family Christmas Festival

UBS ArenaElmont

Various

Bayville Winter Wonderland

Bayville Adventure ParkBayville

Various

Riverhead Holiday Light Show

Splish Splash WaterparkCalverton

Various

Photos with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

Various

Photos with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Queens CenterQueens

Brookfield Place_Winter Garden Atrium_2015 (1)

All day

Holiday Under the Palms at Brookfield Place

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

Manhattan Winter Wonderland

Various

Santa’s Winter Wonderland

WatermarkManhattan

Various

Christmas House Long Island

Broadway CommonsHicksville

Various

Time for Santa Photos

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Roosevelt Field MallGarden City

Various

Photos with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Shops at Atlas ParkGlendale

Various

Santa Photos

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Staten Island MallStaten Island

Various

Santa Photos

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Walt Whitman MallHuntington Station

Various

Santa Photo Experience

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Smith Haven MallLake Grove

Various

The Magic Flute—Holiday Presentation

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Metropolitan Opera HouseManhattan

5:30 am – 7:30 pm

Town of Islip Holiday Drive-Thru Light Show

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Brookwood HallIslip

one-world-holiday-14

9 am – 9 pm

Walking in a Winter (ONE)derland at One World Observatory

One World ObservatoryManhattan

+ Export Events

More from Around NYC

Holiday tree lighting ceremonies around the borough to mark the start of the season

Aaron Rodgers Jets Bills

Aaron Rodgers wants to stay with Jets if he does play in 2025

"Forgetting The Many: The Royal Pardon of Alan Turing" is at Cinema Village at 22 E. 12th St. from Dec. 6-12.

Review: ‘Forgetting the Many’ remembers Alan Turing and the British persecution of gay men

Red Hook teen leading "the nutcracker"

Red Hook teen ballerina to lead ‘The Nutcracker’ at Lincoln Center