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Saturday Dec. 20, 2025

Noon – 2:30 pm

CAROL OF THE BELLS: KBT’S CHRISTMAS MUSICAL

Free
Music

Kingsboro Temple of SDABrooklyn

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Noon – 3 pm

Banksy Museum Annual Holiday Fair and Market

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Christmas
Family

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1 – 6 pm

MORUS Holiday Market

Museum of Reclaimed Urban SpaceEast Village

1 pm

Puppets in the Park

Ages: All
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

2024 Nordstrom NYC Holiday

2 pm

Santa Snow Show and Elf-ies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Nordstrom NYC FlagshipManhattan

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2 – 4 pm

Family Art Hour: Lumen Prints and Family Frames

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

International Center of Photography (ICP)Lower East Side

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2 – 4 pm

Santa’s Coming to NY Waterway’s Weekend Holiday Market

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Midtown Ferry TerminalManhattan

2 – 5 pm

NYSoM HolidayMania 2025

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

NYSoM HolidayMania

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2 – 6 pm

Year End Holiday Celebration & Community Christmas Caroling

Denny Farrell Riverbank State ParkUpper Westside

3:30 – 5 pm

Sunset Hike

Ages: All
Family
Free

High Rock ParkStaten Island

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3:30 – 4:30 pm

Winter Solstice Walk

4 – 5 pm

Button and Jewelry Making Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Family
Free

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

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4 – 5 pm

March of the Toy Soldiers – Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

Lobby and The Parlour (1)

4:30 – 7:30 pm

Songbird Saturdays at The Parlour, InterContinental New York Barclay

InterContinental New York BarclayManhattan

6 – 9 pm

Star Trek Variety Show

Free

Industry BarHells Kitchen

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 – 10 pm

FLAT Market

NYC ResistorBrooklyn

6:30 pm

Riverdale Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

The Bell Monument at Bell Tower ParkBronx

Largest Menorah picture with partial crowd

7:15 pm

Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Brooklyn’s Largest MenorahBrooklyn

Manhattan Nightly Lighting of World’s Largest Menorah

8:30 pm

Nightly Lighting of World’s Largest Menorah

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Grand Army Plaza – Fifth AvenueManhattan

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10 – 11:30 pm

CLASSY VIBES Stand Up Comedy in Astoria Queens w/ Late Night Happy Hour

Tootles & FrenchAstoria

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