These Are the Best Holiday Events in NYC

Holiday events in NYC

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Sunday Dec. 7, 2025

9 – 11 am

Breakfast with Santa

Dave and Buster’s – Brooklyn GatewayBrooklyn

9:30 – 10:30 am

Santa Cares Day at Staten Island Mall

Staten Island MallStaten Island

10 am – 6 pm

Holiday Train Show

New York Botanical GardenBronx

Lightscape 2025

10 am – 6 pm

Lightscape

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

10 am – noon

Hanukkah Painting Party

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

COLOR ME MINE UPPER WEST SIDEUpper West Side

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10 am – 5 pm

Warm and Cozy at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

Manhattan Selfies with Santa

10 am – 6 pm

Selfies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

10 am – 7 pm

Museum Of Ice Cream’s Pinkmas

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

Museum of Ice Cream NYCSoHo

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11 am – 5 pm

TMS Makeup Shop NYC

Metropolitan PavilionChelsea

11 am – noon

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Family
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Boerum Hill]

51 Bergen StreetBrooklyn

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Cobble Hill]

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

St. PaulCobble Hill

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11 am – 7 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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11 am – 7 pm

Holiday Under the Palms at Brookfield Place

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Empire StoresBrooklyn

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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 – 1:15 pm

Merry Mayhem

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Comedy
Family

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

Noon – 4 pm

St. Nicholas Day

The Vander Ende-Onderdonk HouseRidgewood

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Noon – 5 pm

Christmas in Historic Richmond Town

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

Noon – 6 pm

Holidays on Atlantic Avenue

Brooklyn

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Noon – 6 pm

Meet Santa and Other Beloved Holiday Characters at PaleyLand

The Paley MuseumManhattan

Noon – 5:30 pm

Gazillion Bubble Show: A Holiday Spectacular

Ages: 8 and under
Christmas
Family
Holiday

New World StagesManhattan

Manhattan Winter Wonderland

Noon – 11:30 pm

Santa’s Winter Wonderland

WatermarkManhattan

Noon – 6 pm

PaleyLand

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

The Paley MuseumManhattan

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Noon – 6 pm

Apex Holiday Market

Pig Beach BBQAstoria

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2 – 5 pm

Winter Wonder at Queens Botanical Garden

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

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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3 – 5 pm

Family Holiday Celebration at The Castle in Fort Totten

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

Chanticleer Small

4 – 5:30 pm

A Chanticleer Christmas

Church of St. Ignatius LoyolaUpper East Side

4 – 5:15 pm

Astoria Park Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Astoria Park LawnAstoria

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5 – 6:15 pm

Merry Mayhem

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Comedy
Family

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

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5 – 10 pm

Parade on Rockaway

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