5 – 8 pm Ronnie’s Sandwich Shoppe and 122 Precinct Community Council Christmas Tree Lighting and Toy Giveaway Ages: AllChristmas Family Free Ronnie’s Sandwich ShoppeStaten Island
6 – 8 pm Holiday Tree Lighting & Toy Distribution in Woodside! Ages: 8 and underChristmas Family Free Sohncke SquareWoodside
6 pm Santa Snow Show and Elf-ies with Santa Ages: AllChristmas Family Free Nordstrom NYC FlagshipManhattan
6:30 – 8:10 pm Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” with Red Monkey Theater Group’s Sean Coffey History & Culture Holiday The Van Cortlandt House MuseumBronx
7 – 8 pm A Christmas Carol the Musical Ages: 5 and upChristmas Family Holiday The Players TheatreNew York City
7 pm Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Walking Tour Ages: AllAttractions Christmas Family Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Walking TourBrooklyn
7 – 9 pm ‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil Ages: AllChristmas Dance Family The Theater at MSGMidtown
7:30 – 9 pm The Nutcracker Ages: AllArt Attractions Family Ajkun Ballet Company at Ballet Arts Rudolf Nureyev Studio in the historic landmark The City CenterNew York City
Tomorrow, all day THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Wifredo Lam: When I Don’t Sleep, I Dream The Museum of Modern Art
Dec. 9, 7 pm Genre-Defying Artist Nahre Sol To Perform Live at Marble Collegiate Church Marble Collegiate Church
Brooklyn Paper NYC Ferry to begin running revamped routes — including Staten Island-Bay Ridge connection — on Monday