The Best Local Community Events in NYC

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Tuesday Dec. 9, 2025

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Domestic Newborn Adoption Free Information Session

Ages: All
Community
Free

Virtual via ZoomVirtual

Wednesday Dec. 10

5:30 – 7 pm

Tree & Menorah Lighting Celebration at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza

Ages: 5 – 8
Christmas
Community

Friends of Dag Hammarskjold PlazaManhattan

6 – 7:30 pm

Caregiver Connection PLUS Youth Hangouts LIVE!

Ages: All
Community
Free

St. Michael Friary & ParishBrooklyn

Thursday Dec. 11

Brooklyn Prospect Park Stroller Walk

10 am

Prospect Park Stroller Walk

Ages: 2 and under
Community
Free

Prospect Park Audubon CenterBrooklyn

Saturday Dec. 13

10 am – 3 pm

The Holiday Market at East Wind

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

East Wind Long IslandWading River

11:30 am – 1 pm

Breakfast with Santa at The Roslyn Hotel

Ages: 12 and under
Christmas
Community

The Roslyn, Tapestry Collection by HiltonRoslyn

cornerstone artwork

3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

Sunday Dec. 14

11:30 am – 1 pm

Breakfast with Santa at The Roslyn Hotel

Ages: 12 and under
Christmas
Community

The Roslyn, Tapestry Collection by HiltonRoslyn

Monday Dec. 15

December 15 2025 – FB, Twitter and LinkedIn – Peconic Bay Medical Caregivers Center

Noon – 1 pm

A Caregiver’s Guide to Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Peconic Bay Caregivers CenerRiverhead

Tuesday Dec. 16

Chanukah on ICE 2022 (77)

6 – 9 pm

Chanukah On Ice NYC

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Festivals

Central Park Wollman RinkManhattan

Wednesday Dec. 17

santa clause

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Santa Claus in the Movies

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

Thursday Dec. 18

Brooklyn Prospect Park Stroller Walk

10 am

Prospect Park Stroller Walk

Ages: 2 and under
Community
Free

Prospect Park Audubon CenterBrooklyn

6 – 7 pm

14Y’s Chanukah in Union Square

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Craft & DIY

Union Square Park, North PlazaUnion Square

Friday Dec. 19

4:30 – 9 pm

Gingerbread House Painting

Ages: All
Art
Community

COLOR ME MINE UPPER WEST SIDEUpper West Side

5 – 8 pm

2nd Annual Greenport Holiday Stroll

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Christmas

harbor front innGreenport Village

Sunday Dec. 21

JPlay!

10 am – noon

JPlay!

Ages: 4 and under
Community

The Senesh SchoolBrooklyn

Thursday Dec. 25

Photos from the Winter 2024 Concert featuring the Jazzukkah Project.

2 – 3:30 pm

Winter Concert: Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi—Music, Memories, Celebration!

Museum at Eldridge StreetChinatown/Lower East Side

Friday Dec. 26

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Kwanzaa

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Saturday Dec. 27

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Kwanzaa

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Sunday Dec. 28

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Kwanzaa

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Monday Dec. 29

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Kwanzaa

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Tuesday Dec. 30

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Kwanzaa

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Wednesday Dec. 31

Nautical new Year

11 am – noon

Nautical New Year’s!

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Saturday Jan. 3, 2026

cornerstone artwork

3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

Saturday Jan. 10, 2026

cornerstone artwork

3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

Saturday Jan. 17, 2026

cornerstone artwork

3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

Saturday Jan. 24, 2026

cornerstone artwork

3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

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