5 – 7 pm Island of Warmth: Dance Around the Campfire Ages: AllDance Family Free Manhattan West PlazaMidtown
7 pm Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ages: AllChristmas Family Free Rockefeller CenterManhattan
8:30 – 10:30 pm Arthur Avenue Comedy show: Stand-Up Wednesday Nights in the Bronx Comedy Free Clinton Hall BronxBronx
All day Here Comes Santa Claus Ages: AllFamily Free The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City
All day Holiday Under the Palms at Brookfield Place Ages: AllChristmas Family Free Brookfield PlaceTribeca
8 am – 10 pm The Lodge at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park Ages: AllFamily Free Bryant ParkNew York City
8 am – 10 pm The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park Ages: AllFamily Free Outdoors Bryant ParkNew York City
8 am – 10 pm Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park Ages: AllFamily Free Markets Bryant ParkNew York City
9:30 am – 12:30 pm McDonald’s Tiny Tots Ages: 4 and underFamily Free Austin J. McDonald PlaygroundStaten Island
9:30 am – 12:30 pm De Matti Park Tiny Tot Program Ages: 4 and underFamily Free De Matti ParkStaten Island
10 am – 8 pm Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo Ages: AllAttractions Family Free The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City
11 am – 5 pm Free Facial Event ~ Discover Nuebiome’s Microbiome Balance Beauty Free Grand Central TerminalManhattan
Noon – 6 pm Past as Prologue: A Historical Acknowledgment, Part I of II Art Free National Academy of DesignChelsea
3 – 5 pm Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center Ages: AllFamily Free Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn
3 – 7 pm New York Stock Exchange Tree Lighting Ages: AllChristmas Family Free New York Stock ExchangeManhattan
5:30 pm 28th Annual Central Park Holiday Lighting Ages: AllChristmas Family Free Charles A. Dana Discovery CenterManhattan
6 – 9 pm Experience the Most Anticipated Art Exhibit of the Year with Marko Stout Art Free kate oh galleryNew York
7:30 – 9:30 pm Duke Ellington’s The Nutcracker Suite and Oliver Nelson’s Peter and the Wolf Free Music John L. Tishmann AuditoriumManhattan
7:30 – 11:30 pm alternative rock showcase @ wonderville (FREE) Free Music WondervilleBedford-Stuyvesant
8 – 9:30 pm “Easy Money”: Free Comedy Every Thursday @ Rodney’s Comedy Club (UES) Comedy Free Rodney’s Comedy ClubUpper East Side
All day Afterwork Fridays at Doha Bar Lounge in Astoria Queens Dance Food & Drink Doha Bar LoungeLong Island City
All day Here Comes Santa Claus Ages: AllFamily Free The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City
All day Holiday Under the Palms at Brookfield Place Ages: AllChristmas Family Free Brookfield PlaceTribeca
Today, 9 am Staten Island Christian Church Holiday Craft Fair & Bake Sale Staten Island Christian Church
Brooklyn Paper Serving up hope: Local leaders and orgs give back with turkey giveaways ahead of Thanksgiving