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Saturday Dec. 27, 2025

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All day

Resistance in Memory: Visions of Sudan

Art
Free

The Africa CenterEast Harlem

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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

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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8 am – 11 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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9 – 10 am

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Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1Brooklyn

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9 am – 5 pm

Evolution: Fashion Design AAS

Free

FIT Art and Design GalleryManhattan

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9 am – 7 pm

Gingerbread City

The Gingerbread City at The SeaportDowntown Manhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

10 am – 9 pm

POP MART’s SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-Up Experience

Ages: All
Family
Free
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SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-UpManhattan

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10 am – 9 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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11 am – 1 pm

Juggling Classes

Ages: All
Classes
Family
Free

Bryant ParkMidtown Manhattan

11 am – 12:30 pm

Historic Tea Party: Holiday Edition

Ages: All
Family
Free

Conference House ParkStaten Island

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten IslandStaten Island

11 am – 6 pm

Poetics of the Photographic: Language of Resistance

Art
Free

Clive Davis GalleryBrooklyn

To The Ridge

11 am – 6 pm

Martha Armstrong: New Work

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

11 am

Children’s Kwanzaa Village 2025

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Free
History & Culture

Brownsville Heritage HouseBrooklyn

11 am – 12:30 pm

CLDC: Saturday Science Lab – New Year’s

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free

Central Library, Queens Public LibraryJamaica

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11:30 am – 6 pm

An Ecology of Quilts: The Natural History of American Textiles

Art
Free

American Folk Art MuseumLincoln Square

Noon – 3 pm

Swish & Skill at Faber: Free Instructional Basketball Clinic for Kids

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
Sports

Faber ParkStaten Island

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Noon – 8 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
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Bryant Park 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018Manhattan

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Noon – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Family
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

Palatial Expo

Noon – 5 pm

Palatial Publishing LLC’s 10 Year Anniversary & Small Business Showcase

Prospect Lefferts Garden

1 – 2:30 pm

Kwanzaa Storytime and Giveaway

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Queens Public Library- RosedaleRosedale

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1 – 3 pm

Winter Crafts & Storytime

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

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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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10 – 11:30 pm

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

Tootles & FrenchAstoria

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