These Are the Best Holiday Events in NYC

Holiday events in NYC

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Friday Nov. 21, 2025

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Little New-Yorkers: Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade

New-York Historical SocietyManhattan

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Thanksgiving Gratitude Hour

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free
Holiday

Tottenville LibraryStaten Island

4 – 4:30 pm

Book Adventures: Thanksgiving Craft

Ages: 8 and under
Books & Readings
Craft & DIY
Family

Adams Street LibraryBrooklyn

4:30 – 6:30 pm

Gingerbread House Painting

COLOR ME MINE UPPER WEST SIDEManhattan

DoNYC – 4×5

5 – 11 pm

Bar Après Ski Holiday Pop-up

Olly Olly MarketChelsea

5 – 8:30 pm

Thanksgiving Kids Night

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family
Holiday

Mud GeniusBayside

5 – 6:30 pm

Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

7:30 – 9 pm

Gingerbread House Painting

COLOR ME MINE UPPER WEST SIDEManhattan

Saturday Nov. 22

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Various

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

New York Botanical GardenBronx

RCCS Dress Rehearsal

Various

Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes

Radio City Music HallManhattan

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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

Long Island LuminoCity

Various

LuminoCity: Fantasy Winter Fairyland

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

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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

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Holiday Train Show

New York Botanical GardenBronx

Lightscape 2025

10 am – 6 pm

Lightscape

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

10 am – 4 pm

Moore Catholic Christmas Fair

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Moore Catholic High SchoolStaten Island

10 am

Breakfast with Santa and Interactive Dance Party and Magic Shows

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

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11 am – 5 pm

TMS Makeup Shop NYC

Metropolitan PavilionChelsea

11 am – 5 pm

Brooklyn Holiday Market

Ages: 5 – 8
Christmas
Family
Food & Drink

Industry CityBrooklyn

11 am – 1 pm

Jalopy Theatre Presents: Family Music for Food Bank NYC Concert

Jalopy TheatreBrooklyn

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Noon – 8 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Bryant Park 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018Manhattan

1 pm

Breakfast with Santa and Interactive Dance Party and Magic Shows

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

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1 – 4 pm

EmblemHealth & Claremont Neighborhood Community Center Thanksgiving Food Distribution

Claremont Neighborhood Community CenterBronx

DoNYC – 4×5

5 – 11 pm

Bar Après Ski Holiday Pop-up

Olly Olly MarketChelsea

Sunday Nov. 23

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Various

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

New York Botanical GardenBronx

RCCS Dress Rehearsal

Various

Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes

Radio City Music HallManhattan

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