10:15 – 10:45 am Holiday Music with P.S.203 Chorus at Kings Plaza Ages: AllChristmas Family Free Kings Plaza Shopping CenterBrooklyn
10:30 am – 4:30 pm Fantastical Realities: Sandra Caplan, Maya Ciarrocchi, and Ray Ciarrocchi Art Free Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale
11 am – 6 pm Poetics of the Photographic: Language of Resistance Art Free Clive Davis GalleryBrooklyn
11:30 am – 6 pm An Ecology of Quilts: The Natural History of American Textiles Art Free American Folk Art MuseumLincoln Square
Noon – 5 pm L’Alliance New York Announces North American Premiere of Les tutomouves 2025 Crossing The Line Festival En Español Free L’Alliance New YorkManhattan
Noon – 8 pm Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park Ages: AllFamily Free Holiday Bryant Park 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018Manhattan
2 pm Santa Snow Show and Elf-ies with Santa Ages: AllChristmas Family Free Nordstrom NYC FlagshipManhattan
3 – 4 pm Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Seasonal Crafts Ages: 5 and upArt Community Family Faber ParkStaten Island
3 – 6 pm Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program Ages: 5 – 12Community Family Free Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island
3 – 4 pm Magic and Comedy Show with Omar Olusion Ages: 5 – 12Family Free Queens Public Library MaspethMaspeth
3:30 – 5:30 pm Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics Ages: 9 and upCommunity Family Free Faber ParkStaten Island
4 pm Riverdale Menorah Lighting Ages: AllCommunity Family Free The Bell Monument at Bell Tower ParkBronx
5 – 6 pm Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Game Zone Ages: 5 and upCommunity Family Free Faber ParkStaten Island
5 – 8 pm Here Comes Santa Claus Ages: AllFamily Free The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City
5 pm Eastchester Menorah Lighting & Gelt Drop Ages: AllCommunity Family Free Memorial Park EastchesterEastchester
5:30 pm Nightly Lighting of World’s Largest Menorah Ages: AllFamily Free Holiday Grand Army Plaza – Fifth AvenueManhattan
5:30 pm Fire & Ice: Giant Ice Menorah Ages: AllFamily Free Holiday Chabad of Midtown ManhattanMidtown
6 pm Santa Snow Show and Elf-ies with Santa Ages: AllChristmas Family Free Nordstrom NYC FlagshipManhattan
6 pm Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah Lighting Ages: AllFamily Free Holiday Brooklyn’s Largest MenorahBrooklyn
7 – 5 pm March of the Toy Soldiers – Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo Ages: AllChristmas Family Free The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City
Today, all day Gift of Making: A Whimsical Celebration of Art, Design, and Creativity at FIT FIT Art and Design Gallery
Today, all day THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Artist’s Choice: Arthur Jafa–Less Is Morbid The Museum of Modern Art
Today, all day THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination The Museum of Modern Art
Dec. 20, 2 pm Year End Holiday Celebration & Community Christmas Caroling Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park
Brooklyn Paper Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Guide: Brooklyn holiday spectacle draws visitors from around the world