The Best Local Community Events in NYC

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Saturday Nov. 30, 2024

Holiday Menu

All day

Holiday Hangovers at SPIN Midtown

Ages: All
Community
Family

SPIN New York MidtownManhattan

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10 am – 1 pm

Grateful for Trees Canvas Bags

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Classes
Family

Wave HillThe Bronx

Sunday Dec. 1

Holiday Menu

All day

Holiday Hangovers at SPIN Midtown

Ages: All
Community
Family

SPIN New York MidtownManhattan

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10 am – 1 pm

Grateful for Trees Canvas Bags

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Classes
Family

Wave HillThe Bronx

4 – 6:30 pm

The Nutcracker

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Christmas
Family

Queens TheatreCorona

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9 – 11 pm

Drag Karaoke

Art
Comedy

Midwood FlatsBrooklyn

Tuesday Dec. 3

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6 – 9:30 pm

FRANKENSTEIN: THE MODERN PICKLER

BRICBrooklyn

Wednesday Dec. 4

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10:30 am – 11 pm

Family Story Time at The MoMA

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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10:30 – 11 am

Family Story Time at The Museum of Modern Art

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtNew York City

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6 – 9:30 pm

FRANKENSTEIN: THE MODERN PICKLER

BRICBrooklyn

Thursday Dec. 5

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6 – 9 pm

The Root 100 Gala

Apollo TheaterNew York City

Friday Dec. 6

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7 – 11 pm

Concern Global Gala: Unite to Fight Hunger

Cipriani Wall StreetNew York City

8 – 11 pm

“It’s Fine” – Top-Notch NYC Comedy & Fine Dining

Estuary at ONE°15 Brooklyn MarinaBrooklyn

Saturday Dec. 7

WakeAndMake

10 am – 1 pm

Wake & Make

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community
Family

GuggenheimUpper East Side

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10:30 am – 5:30 pm

TMS Makeup Shop NYC

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

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10:30 am – noon

1:30 – 3 pm

Family Art Workshop at The Museum of Modern Art

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Classes
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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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

Noon – 4 pm

Craft and Care

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Meaux SpaceManhattan

New York City Ballet

12:30 pm – 1:15 am

Children’s Workshops at New York City Ballet

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

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

1 – 3 pm

Winterfest

Roy Wilkins Recreation CenterSpringfield Gardens

4 – 6 pm

Bronx Little Italy Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

Ciccarone ParkBronx

5 pm

Parade on Rockaway

Parade on RockawayJamaica

Sunday Dec. 8

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10 – 11 am

Autism-Friendly Access 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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11 am – 5 pm

TMS Makeup Shop NYC

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

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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

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11:30 am – 12:15 pm

In Motion Workshops at New York City Ballet

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

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

New York City Ballet

11:30 am – 12:15 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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