These Are the Best Holiday Events in NYC

Holiday events in NYC

Find the best events from Oct 7 to Jan 1 for any age group

From dazzling Christmas lights to friendly Shabbat dinners to local caroling, find holiday events

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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

Downtown Rosh HaShanah Palooza

Ages: 8 and under
Community
Free

Hebrew Union CollegeManhattan

A Sweet and Happy New Year Celebration

Ages: 12 and under
Free
Holiday

Merrick Jewish CentreMerrick

Tkiya New Year Jam

Ages: 8 and under
Community
Free

Commonpoint QueensForest Hills

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NYC’s #1 Ghost Tour Reopens for Spooky Season

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

madame morbidBrooklyn

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Heritage Farm & Garden 2025 Fall Festival

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

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Celebrate the Art of Ben Shahn: “The People’s Painter” at the Jewish Museum

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Jewish MuseumUpper East Side

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New Year in The Neighborhood: Rosh Hashanah Family Services

Ages: All
Community
Holiday

Moxy Brooklyn WilliamsburgBrooklyn

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ASL-interpreted Tashlich & Outdoor Shofar-Blowing

Ages: All
Community
Holiday

East 20th Street & The East RiverStuyvesant Town

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ASL-interpreted Rosh Hashanah Service

Ages: All
Community
Holiday

Town & Village SynagogueEast Village

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Various

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

New York Botanical GardenBronx

Harvest Glow

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse

The Gateway PACSCBellport

Boo at the Zoo

Bronx Zoo Boo at the Zoo

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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Spooky Fest

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

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Mazzone Ace Hardware Pumpkinfest

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Mazzone Ace Hardware PumpkinfestBrooklyn

Brooklyn New York Aquarium Ascarium

New York Aquarium Ascarium

Ages: All
Animals
Halloween

New York AquariumBrooklyn

Not So Scary Kids Adventure at Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Gateway PACSCBellport

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Cirque-tacular and DCA Productions presents “Spooktacular”

Ages: All
Halloween
Holiday

BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts CenterTribeca

GRACE 400×400 (1)

Nightmare On Seaview

Ages: All
Halloween
Holiday

460W Brielle AvenueStaten Island

Halloween Spooktacular Fall 5K

Halloween Spooktacular Fall 5K

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Halloween

Planting Fields ArboretumOyster Bay

SBFD Engine Company Monster Dash 5K RunWalk

SBFD Engine Company Monster Dash 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Halloween

Stony Brook Fire DepartmentStony Brook

The Running Dead 5K Run/Walk

Shortfront ParkPatchogue

Floral Park Knights of Columbus Presents Rhatigan’s Run 5K Run Walk

Floral Park Knights of Columbus Presents Rhatigan’s Run 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Halloween

Floral Park Knights of Columbus CouncilFloral Park

Haunted Village 2025

Haunted Village

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Southampton History MuseumSouthampton

High Line Halloween: Little Park of Horrors

Ages: All
Community
Free

The High Line 14th Street PassageManhattan

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40th Annual Bronx Halloween Parade 2025

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Southern Blvd and Westchester AveBronx

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Halloween Harvest Festival

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Socrates Sculpture ParkLong Island City

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Campfire Stories & Songs

Ages: All
Community
Free

Teardrop ParkManhattan

Trunk-or-Treat at Culture Lab LIC

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Fundraisers

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

Oct 25 Halloween Silent Disco

HALLOWEEN SILENT DISCO DANCE PARTY IN THE GARDEN

Ages: All
Community
Dance

Guild HallEast Hampton

Halloween: Wags to Witches

Ages: 5 – 8
Animals
Free

The Van Cortlandt House MuseumBronx

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