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Wednesday Dec. 10, 2025

Manhattan Holiday Harbor Lights

7 pm

Holiday Harbor Lights

Pier 83Manhattan

Brooklyn Dyker Heights Walking Christmas Lights Tour

7 pm

Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Walking Tour

Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Walking TourBrooklyn

Original

7 – 10 pm

7th Annual International Human Rights Art Festival

The Tank NYCManhattan

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7 pm

Circus Vazquez

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

Citi FieldQueens

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7 – 9:30 pm

Monthly Jazz Jam – December 2025 – Honoring Nat King Cole

Flushing Town HallFlushing

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7:30 – 9 pm

Truman vs. Israel: Abzug and the Undressing of Truman

Theater

Theater at St. ClementsTheater District

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7:30 – 9 pm

New Dances: Edition 2025

Art
Dance

Peter Jay Sharp Theater at The Juilliard SchoolUpper West Side

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7:30 – 9 pm

ReSign: An Original Musical by NYC Youth

Theater

Royal Family Performing Arts SpaceManhattan

7:30 – 9:30 pm

The Folk Circus Presents “2084”

Theater

Broolyn Art HausWiliamsburg

8 – 11:30 pm

Bluegrass Wednesdays at MATHILDE

Music

Mathilde 676 5th aveBrooklyn

8 – 9:30 pm

Comic Relief Live

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

8 pm

La Boix: A Drag King n Thing Holiday Open Set

Young Ethel’sBrooklyn

8:30 – 10:30 pm

Jasmine Wesley’s Magical Holiday Show

DROMEast Village

9 pm

Burger Joint Ugly Sweater Movie “Dine In”

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Film

Thompson Central Park New YorkManhattan

Thursday Dec. 11

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All day

Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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Various

Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

Damrosch Park at Lincoln CenterUpper West Side

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Wifredo Lam: When I Don’t Sleep, I Dream

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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All day

Resistance in Memory: Visions of Sudan

Art
Free

The Africa CenterEast Harlem

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Various

Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights

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Various

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Interactive Holiday Show

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Holiday
Theater

Manhattan Movement & Arts CenterUpper West Side

Various

Santa Photos at The Mall at Bay Plaza

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

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All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Long Island LuminoCity

Various

LuminoCity: Fantasy Winter Fairyland

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

Macy’s Santaland

Various

Macy’s Santaland

Macy’s Herald SquareManhattan

Various

Photos with Santa at Staten Island Mall

Staten Island MallStaten Island

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Various

Photos with Santa at Kings Plaza

Kings Plaza Shopping CenterBrooklyn

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Various

Photos With Santa at Queens Center

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Queens CenterQueens

Various

Photos with Santa

The Shops at Atlas ParkGlendale

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Artist’s Choice: Arthur Jafa–Less Is Morbid

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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All day

Gift of Making: A Whimsical Celebration of Art, Design, and Creativity at FIT

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design GalleryManhattan

Various

Santa Land

Atlantic Terminal MallBrooklyn

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All day

Frosty’s Christmas Bar is Back!

Food & Drink

1604 Broadway Times SquareManhattan

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