These Are the Best Holiday Events in NYC

Holiday events in NYC

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From dazzling Christmas lights to friendly Shabbat dinners to local caroling, find holiday events

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Sunday Nov. 24, 2024

All day

LUMINARIES

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

Wednesday Dec. 25

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5 – 10:30 pm

Lektrik: A Festival of Lights

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

Thursday Dec. 26

Long Island LuminoCity

Various

LuminoCity 2024 Holiday Lights Festivals

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

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Various

Lightscape

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

RCCS Dress Rehearsal

Various

Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes

Radio City Music HallManhattan

Manhattan Winter Wonderland

Various

Santa’s Winter Wonderland

WatermarkManhattan

Various

The Magic Flute—Holiday Presentation

The Metropolitan Opera HouseManhattan

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9 am – 9 pm

Walking in a Winter (ONE)derland at One World Observatory

One World ObservatoryManhattan

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10 am – 6 pm

Holiday Train Show

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – 8 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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10 am – 10 pm

Tingle Bells: An ASMR-Inspired Holiday Special

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Kwanzaa

Ages: All
Family
Holiday

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Manhattan Christmas Celebration at CMOM

10 am – 5 pm

Christmas Celebration at CMOM

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Chanukah at the Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: All
Family
Holiday
Jewish

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

WA Christmas Family Cropped (S)

10:30 am – 1 pm

Watson Adventures’ Ho-Ho Holiday Midtown Family Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Christmas
Family

Paley ParkMidtown

10:30 – 11:15 am

Kwanzaa Storytime

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Brower Park LibraryBrooklyn

11 am – 3 pm

Kwanzaa at the African Burial Ground National Monument

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

African Burial Ground National MonumentManhattan

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Noon – 1:30 pm

5 – 6:30 pm

Cirque Mechanics’ Yuletide Factory

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Family
Holiday

The New Victory TheaterManhattan

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Noon – 6 pm

PaleyLand

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Christmas
Family

The Paley MuseumMidtown

Brooklyn Frost Fest (2)

Noon – 8 pm

Frost Fest

Luna ParkBrooklyn

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Noon – 6 pm

Spend Your Winter Break at PaleyLand

Ages: 4 and under
Art
Attractions
Family

The Paley MuseumManhattan

1 – 6 pm

Habari Gani: We Winning

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Major R. Owens Health & Wellness Community CenterBrooklyn

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4 pm

Giant Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

The Bell Monument at Bell Tower ParkBronx

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5 – 10:30 pm

Lektrik: A Festival of Lights

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

5 – 7:30 pm

Hanukkah 2024 Celebration

Sunnyside Jewish CenterSunnyside

5:30 – 7 pm

Chanukah at Industry City

Ages: All
Family
Holiday
Jewish

Industry City Ice RinkBrooklyn

5:30 pm

Fire & Ice: Giant Ice Menorah

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Chabad of Midtown ManhattanManhattan

Brooklyns Largets Menorah

6 pm

Lighting of Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Brooklyn’s Largest MenorahBrooklyn

6 – 8 pm

Light Up the Night: 14Y’s Downtown Chanukah Celebration

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Union SquareManhattan

6:30 – 10:30 pm

3rd Annual Kwanzaa Celebration! Unity In The Community

Ages: All
Family
Holiday

Central Family Life CenterStaten Island

Manhattan Holiday Harbor Lights

7 pm

Holiday Harbor Lights

Pier 83Manhattan

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