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Saturday Dec. 13, 2025

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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

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10 am – 5 pm

Stories by the Fire at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10 am – 1 pm

Around the World @ BxCM

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Family

Bronx Children’s MuseumBronx

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Nutcracker Notes: A Musical Adventure

Ages: 12 and under
Christmas
Dance
Family

Greenwich House Music SchoolWest Village

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11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The Grandest Princess Ball Ever!

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Music
Theater

Carmine’s Italian Restaurant – Times SquareNew York City

Noon – 6 pm

Holidays on Atlantic Avenue

Brooklyn

Noon – 5:30 pm

Gazillion Bubble Show: A Holiday Spectacular

Ages: 8 and under
Christmas
Family
Holiday

New World StagesManhattan

1 – 4 pm

Hands on History: Children’s Magic Lantern Show

Ages: 12 and under
Christmas
Family
Free

King Manor MuseumJamaica

2 – 4:30 pm

Dances Patrelle Presents Francis Patrelle’s The Yorkville Nutcracker

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance
Family

The Kaye PlayhouseUpper East Side

2 – 5 pm

Around the World @ BxCM

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Family

Bronx Children’s MuseumBronx

12:13 Jingle Bell Swing St Pauls Episcopal

4 – 4:45 pm

Jingle Bell Swing

Ages: 12 and under
Christmas
Dance
Family

St. Paul’s EpiscopalBrooklyn

7 – 9:30 pm

Dances Patrelle Presents Francis Patrelle’s The Yorkville Nutcracker

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance
Family

The Kaye PlayhouseUpper East Side

Sunday Dec. 14

NY-FamilyEvent-2025

Various

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Interactive Holiday Show

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Holiday
Theater

Manhattan Movement & Arts CenterUpper West Side

10 am – noon

Stacks with Santa

Ages: 12 and under
Christmas
Family
Holiday

South Shore YMCAStaten Island

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10 am – 5 pm

Stories by the Fire at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10 am – 5:30 pm

Chanukah Family Fest

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Community
Family

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Sunday Family Funday: Trains!

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

Noon – 2:30 pm

Dances Patrelle Presents Francis Patrelle’s The Yorkville Nutcracker

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance
Family

The Kaye PlayhouseUpper East Side

Noon – 6 pm

Holidays on Atlantic Avenue

Brooklyn

Noon – 5:30 pm

Gazillion Bubble Show: A Holiday Spectacular

Ages: 8 and under
Christmas
Family
Holiday

New World StagesManhattan

1 – 3 pm

Slices with Santa

Ages: 12 and under
Christmas
Family
Holiday

South Shore YMCAStaten Island

1:30 – 4 pm

Light It Up Brooklyn! Family Hanukkah Arts Festival & Shuk

Ages: 2 and under
Books & Readings
Craft & DIY
Family

The Senesh SchoolBrooklyn

5 – 7:30 pm

Dances Patrelle Presents Francis Patrelle’s The Yorkville Nutcracker

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance
Family

The Kaye PlayhouseUpper East Side

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5:30 – 7 pm

The Grandest Princess Ball Ever!

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Music
Theater

Carmine’s Italian Restaurant – Times SquareNew York City

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