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Thursday Dec. 18, 2025

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4 – 6:30 pm

Winter Solstice Wishes

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

4 pm

Riverdale Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

The Bell Monument at Bell Tower ParkBronx

4:30 – 5:30 pm

Chanukah Celebration & Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Bronx Borough HallBronx

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5 – 8 pm

Here Comes Santa Claus

Ages: All
Family
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

25 Days Santa Sighting

5 – 8 pm

Santa Claus at the New York Marriott Marquis

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

New York Marriott MarquisManhattan

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5 – 8 pm

Here Comes Santa

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Hudson YardsHudson Yards

Broadway under the stars

5 – 6 pm

Broadway Under The Stars

Ages: All
Family
Free
Theater

The Shops at Columbus CircleManhattan

5 – 7 pm

Elf: Holiday Movie Series at Wollman Rink

Film
Free

Central Park Wollman RinkCentral Park

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5 – 8 pm

ICP Community Maker’s Market

International Center of Photography (ICP)Lower East Side

Manhattan Nightly Lighting of World’s Largest Menorah

5:30 pm

Nightly Lighting of World’s Largest Menorah

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Grand Army Plaza – Fifth AvenueManhattan

5:30 – 7:30 pm

Folk Culture Collage Workshop

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Mind-Builders Creative Arts CenterBronx

2024 Nordstrom NYC Holiday

6 pm

Santa Snow Show and Elf-ies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Nordstrom NYC FlagshipManhattan

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6 – 9 pm

50 Years of PUNK at Ki Smith Gallery

Art
Free

Ki Smith GalleryLower East Side

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6 pm

Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Brooklyn’s Largest MenorahBrooklyn

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6 – 7 pm

Rescue and Resiliency: Surviving the Collapse of the Twin Towers

9/11 MuseumBattery Park

6 – 7 pm

14Y’s Chanukah in Union Square

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Craft & DIY
Family

Union Square Park, North PlazaUnion Square

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7 pm

YPC Performs at St. Patrick’s Cathedral’s Annual “A City Singing at Christmas” Concert

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

St. Patrick’s CathedralManhattan

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7 – 8 pm

That 80s Improv Challenge: HOLIDAY & PUNK ROCK EDITION

Comedy
Free

Young Ethel’sBrooklyn

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8 – 9:30 pm

Slander Factory at Talon Bar! Free Stand-Up Comedy Every Thurs. in Bushwick

Comedy
Free

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8 – 10 pm

Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning’s Meet the Playwright Series Returns with ImmerenSiS by Dezi Bing

Free

Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (JCAL)Jamaica

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9:30 – 11:30 pm

Superstar Open Set

Pink MetalBrooklyn

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