These Are the Best Holiday Events in NYC

Holiday events in NYC

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Saturday Dec. 13, 2025

sssm new family activity weekends

11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Holiday Collages

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY
Family
Holiday

South Street Seaport MuseumDowntown Manhattan

Oz-Dress-run_Ian-Sutherland-2350

Noon – 1:15 pm

Merry Mayhem

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Comedy
Family

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

Nutcracker Square no title

Noon

Westchester Ballet Company’s “The Nutcracker”

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Dance
Family

Lehman Center for the Performing ArtsBronx

1 – 4 pm

Hands on History: Children’s Magic Lantern Show

Ages: 12 and under
Christmas
Family
Free

King Manor MuseumJamaica

2 – 4:30 pm

Dances Patrelle Presents Francis Patrelle’s The Yorkville Nutcracker

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance
Family

The Kaye PlayhouseUpper East Side

SDR-byGeorgeRiveron-33

3 – 4 pm

Dream Of Kings

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Holiday

Teatro SEA at The Clemente CenterLower East Side

3 – 4 pm

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Family
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

Nutcracker Square no title

4 pm

Westchester Ballet Company’s “The Nutcracker”

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Dance
Family

Lehman Center for the Performing ArtsBronx

12:13 Jingle Bell Swing St Pauls Episcopal

4 – 4:45 pm

Jingle Bell Swing

Ages: 12 and under
Christmas
Dance
Family

St. Paul’s EpiscopalBrooklyn

Oz-Dress-run_Ian-Sutherland-2350

5 – 6:15 pm

Merry Mayhem

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Comedy
Family

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

7 – 8 pm

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Family
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

7 – 9:30 pm

Dances Patrelle Presents Francis Patrelle’s The Yorkville Nutcracker

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance
Family

The Kaye PlayhouseUpper East Side

Sunday Dec. 14

10 am – noon

Stacks with Santa

Ages: 12 and under
Christmas
Family
Holiday

South Shore YMCAStaten Island

11 am – noon

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Family
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

sssm new family activity weekends

11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Holiday Collages

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY
Family
Holiday

South Street Seaport MuseumDowntown Manhattan

Oz-Dress-run_Ian-Sutherland-2350

Noon – 1:15 pm

Merry Mayhem

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Comedy
Family

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

Nutcracker Square no title

Noon

Westchester Ballet Company’s “The Nutcracker”

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Dance
Family

Lehman Center for the Performing ArtsBronx

Noon – 2:30 pm

Dances Patrelle Presents Francis Patrelle’s The Yorkville Nutcracker

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance
Family

The Kaye PlayhouseUpper East Side

1 – 3 pm

Slices with Santa

Ages: 12 and under
Christmas
Family
Holiday

South Shore YMCAStaten Island

Nutcracker Square no title

4 pm

Westchester Ballet Company’s “The Nutcracker”

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Dance
Family

Lehman Center for the Performing ArtsBronx

Oz-Dress-run_Ian-Sutherland-2350

5 – 6:15 pm

Merry Mayhem

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Comedy
Family

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

5 – 7:30 pm

Dances Patrelle Presents Francis Patrelle’s The Yorkville Nutcracker

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance
Family

The Kaye PlayhouseUpper East Side

Tuesday Dec. 16

Chanukah on ICE 2022 (77)

6 – 9 pm

Chanukah On Ice NYC

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Family
Festivals

Central Park Wollman RinkManhattan

Wednesday Dec. 17

7 – 8 pm

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Family
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

Thursday Dec. 18

6 – 10 pm

The Week Before Christmas Sip and Shop

Ages: All
Family
Holiday

Richmond RepublicStaten Island

7 – 8 pm

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Family
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

Friday Dec. 19

7 – 8 pm

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Family
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

Saturday Dec. 20

sssm new family activity weekends

11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Holiday Collages

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY
Family
Holiday

South Street Seaport MuseumDowntown Manhattan

12:20 Nutcracker BKCO

11 – 11:45 am

Nutcracker Notes: A Musical Adventure

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Family
Holiday

Brooklyn Chamber OrchestraBrooklyn

Oz-Dress-run_Ian-Sutherland-2350

Noon – 1:15 pm

Merry Mayhem

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Comedy
Family

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

SDR-byGeorgeRiveron-33

3 – 4 pm

Dream Of Kings

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Holiday

Teatro SEA at The Clemente CenterLower East Side

3 – 4 pm

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Family
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

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