These Are the Best Holiday Events in NYC

Holiday events in NYC

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From dazzling Christmas lights to friendly Shabbat dinners to local caroling, find holiday events

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Thursday Jan. 16, 2025

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5 – 10:30 pm

Lektrik: A Festival of Lights

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

Friday Jan. 17

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5 – 10:30 pm

Lektrik: A Festival of Lights

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

Saturday Jan. 18

9:30 – 11:30 am

12:30 – 2:30 pm

MLK Day of Service

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Icahn StadiumManhattan

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10 am – 6 pm

Holiday Train Show

New York Botanical GardenBronx

10 am – 5 pm

Harmony in Art: Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Ages: 4 and under
Attractions
Family
Holiday

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

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11 am – 5 pm

TMS Makeup Shop NYC

Metropolitan PavilionChelsea

11 am – noon

Story Hour: A MLK Day Tribute by Yaffa Cultural Arts

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingSugar Hill

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1 – 2 pm

Lunar New Year Performances at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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5 – 10:30 pm

Lektrik: A Festival of Lights

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

Sunday Jan. 19

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10 am – 6 pm

Holiday Train Show

New York Botanical GardenBronx

10 am – 5 pm

Harmony in Art: Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Ages: 4 and under
Attractions
Family
Holiday

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

© Nadav Havakook

11 am – 5 pm

TMS Makeup Shop NYC

Metropolitan PavilionChelsea

Manhattan Living History Cooking for the Civil Rights Movement

Noon – 2 pm

Living History: Cooking for the Civil Rights Movement

Ages: All
Family
Holiday

New-York Historical SocietyManhattan

2 pm

Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Day 2025

Ages: All
Family
Holiday

Museum of the Moving ImageAstoria, NY

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5 – 10:30 pm

Lektrik: A Festival of Lights

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

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