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Sunday Dec. 14, 2025

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Noon – 4 pm

HereNow Hanukkah: Light Up Your Life

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Free
Holiday

Marlene Meyerson JCC ManhattanManhattan

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1 – 3 pm

Second Sunday Castle Tours

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

1 – 3 pm

Art in the Park: Pinecone Gnome Ornaments

Clay Pit Ponds State Park PreserveStaten Island

2 – 3 pm

Storytime with tonies x Nordstrom – Author Read Aloud – Piney the Lonesome Pine

Nordstrom NYC FlagshipManhattan

2024 Nordstrom NYC Holiday

2 pm

Santa Snow Show and Elf-ies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Nordstrom NYC FlagshipManhattan

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3 – 6 pm

’Twas the Night Before Christmas: Carols & A Reading

Ages: All
Family
Free

The Church of the Intercession and Trinity Church Cemetery and MausoleumManhattan

3 – 5 pm

Chanukah Menorah Lighting & Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

the SeaportDowntown Manhattan

Largest Menorah picture with partial crowd

4 pm

Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Brooklyn’s Largest MenorahBrooklyn

4 pm

Chanukah Party

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Chabad of Eastern QueensQueens Village

4 pm

Riverdale Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

The Bell Monument at Bell Tower ParkBronx

5 – 7 pm

Menorah Lighting Ceremony at Kings Plaza

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Kings Plaza Shopping CenterBrooklyn

Manhattan Nightly Lighting of World’s Largest Menorah

5:30 pm

Nightly Lighting of World’s Largest Menorah

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Grand Army Plaza – Fifth AvenueManhattan

2024 Nordstrom NYC Holiday

6 pm

Santa Snow Show and Elf-ies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Nordstrom NYC FlagshipManhattan

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6 – 9 pm

50 Years of PUNK at Ki Smith Gallery

Art
Free

Ki Smith GalleryLower East Side

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6 – 7 pm

CCC Candlelight Carol Service

St. Peter’s Church ChelseaChelsea

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