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Saturday Dec. 21, 2024

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Cross County Center Pop-Up Holiday Ice Skating Rink

Cross County CenterYonkers

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9 am – 4 pm

Fort Greene Park Holiday Artisans Bazaar by Brooklyn Pop-Up

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Community
Family

Fort Greene Park (Washington Park & Dekalb Ave. Entrance)Brooklyn

Beach Debris

10 am – noon

AMSEAS Beach Walk & Cleanup at Hallock State Park

Hallock State Park PreserveRiverhead

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10 am – 8 pm

Cross County Center Santa Photos

Cross County CenterYonkers

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10 am – 6 pm

Sunrise Hi Railers Train Display at The Shoppes

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Community
Family

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

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10 am – 4 pm

Dinosaur Carnival

Ages: 5 – 8
Attractions
Community
Family

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

WakeAndMake

10 am – 1 pm

Wake & Make

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community
Family

GuggenheimUpper East Side

10 am – 5 pm

Holiday Bricktacular

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions
Christmas
Family

LEGOLAND Discovery Center WestchesterYonkers

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10 am – 5 pm

BCM’s 125th Birthday Weekend

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

December Break at the Cradle of Aviation Museum: Snoopy and the Space Program – Past, Present, and Future

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Craft & DIY
Family

Cradle of Aviation MuseumGarden City

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Boerum Hill]

The Invisible Dog Art CenterBrooklyn

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Cobble Hill]

Ages: All
Art
Christmas
Family

Cobble Hill

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Christmas
Family

Empire StoresBrooklyn

11 am – 5:30 pm

Brooklyn Museum Holiday Artisan Market by Brooklyn Pop-Up

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Christmas
Family

Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn

11 am – noon

Story Hour with Heather Forest

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingWest Harlem

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Noon – 8 pm

Holiday Food Truck Market at Cross County Center

Cross County CenterYonkers

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Noon – 6 pm

All Ages Skate at Xanadu Roller Arts

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community
Family

Xanadu Roller ArtsBrooklyn

Noon – 5 pm

Sou Sou! Saturdays: Cultivating Umoja

Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora InstituteEast Harlem

Noon – 3 pm

Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association Toy Giveaway

Pelham Parkway Neighborhood AssociationBronx

Holiday Menu

Noon

Holiday Hangovers at SPIN Flatiron

SPIN FlatironManhattan

Holiday Menu

Noon

Holiday Hangovers at SPIN Midtown

SPIN New York MidtownMidtown

New York City Ballet

12:30 – 1:15 pm

Children’s Workshops at New York City Ballet

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingManhattan

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1 – 2 pm

Music for the Holidays

St. Paul’s Church National Historic SiteMt. Vernon

Westchester Winter Wonderland

5 – 9 pm

Westchester’s Winter Wonderland Drive Thru Holiday Light Extravaganza

Kensico Dam PlazaValhalla

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6 – 7:30 pm

Invite the Light – Celebrating The Winter Solstice: A Ceremony

Community

Anthroposophical SocietyMeatpacking District

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