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Saturday Dec. 21, 2024

10 am – noon

Welcoming Winter: A Family Nature Walk

Ages: 3 – 8
Environment
Family
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten Island MallStaten Island

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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 – 2 pm

Brunch with Santa at the Greenbelt Recreation Center

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Greenbelt Recreation CenterStaten Island

STARSCAPE

11 am – 7 pm

STARSCAPE

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

Genesis HouseMeatpacking District

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 – 2 pm

Winter Crafts Workshop

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

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Noon – 6 pm

Past as Prologue: A Historical Acknowledgment, Part I of II

Art
Free

National Academy of DesignChelsea

Noon – 3 pm

Lyons Recreation Center Saturday Night Lights

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Free
Games

Lyons Pool Recreation CenterStaten Island

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Noon – 2 pm

REGO Center Santa Photo Kiosk

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Rego CenterRego Park

Noon – 6 pm

Holidays on Atlantic Avenue

Ages: 8 and under
Christmas
Family
Free

Atlantic Avenue (Fourth Avenue to Hicks Street)Brooklyn

Noon – 3 pm

Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association Toy Giveaway

Pelham Parkway Neighborhood AssociationBronx

Noon – 3 pm

Jingle & Joy at Queens Place

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Queens Place MallElmhurst

1 – 3 pm

Holiday Wreath Making

Ages: 9 and up
Christmas
Craft & DIY
Family

Shirley Chisholm State Park (Hendrix Creek Patio)Brooklyn

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1 – 6 pm

Park Slope Windsor Terrace Artists Winter Salon at BWAC

Art
Free

BWAC Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionBrooklyn

1 – 4 pm

Kwanzaa Hip Hop Family Celebration

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Queens Public Library – Far RockawayFar Rockaway

2 – 5 pm

NYSoM HolidayMania 2024

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

East Harlem Tutorial ProgramManhattan

2:30 – 4:30 pm

De Matti Park Youth Power Hours

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Free

DeMatti ParkStaten Island

4 – 10 pm

FFNY & KCDC’s Holiday Night Market

Olly Olly MarketChelsea

5 – 7 pm

Marine Park Alliance Presents: Festival of Lights – Winter Solstice

Ages: All
Family
Free

Seba Playground in Marine ParkBrooklyn

Lower Decks Cast

6 – 9 pm

Star Trek Lower Decks Viewing Party

Film
Free

Barracuda LoungeChelsea

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