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Friday Dec. 5, 2025

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3 – 9 pm

Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights

Square

6:30 – 8 pm

Lower East Stories at P&T Knitwear

Theater

P&T Knitwear Books and PodcastsEast Village

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7 – 8:30 pm

The Divine Dating Game

Theater

The Players TheatreNew York City

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7 – 8 pm

Sleepover

Ages: All
Family
Music
Theater

TADA! Youth TheaterManhattan

7 – 8 pm

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Family
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

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7 – 9:30 pm

The Dragon (Political Satire by Evgeny Schwartz)

Theater

Theater 86Upper West Side

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7 – 8:15 pm

Merry Mayhem

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Comedy
Family

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

7 – 8:30 pm

HOLIDAY, an Immersive Crafting Experience

Judson Memorial ChurchManhattan

7 – 9:30 pm

WINTERFEST: Double-Bill of FULL CONTACT and X#*! YOU VERY MUCH, MOM

Theater

TheaterlabMidtown

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7 – 9 pm

‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance
Family

The Theater at MSGMidtown

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7 – 9 pm

When a Duppy Crashes Thanksgiving: Jamaican-Panamanian Playwright Tyla Harris Premieres Bammy an’ Buxom at CSP New Works Fest

HB Playwrights TheatreNEW YORK

7 – 9 pm

Cuckoo, a New Play!

Art
Comedy

TheaterlabMidtown

7 – 9 pm

Bahamian-Dominican Playwright Joshua W. Josey Unveils WEAVERS—A Mother–Son Story at the Breaking Point—at the CSP New Works Fest

HB Playwrights TheatreNEW YORK

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7 – 9:30 pm

Caribbean Voices Take Centerstage in NYC as Conch Shell Productions’ New Works Fest Returns December 4–6, 2025 | HB Playwrights Theatre, New York

HB Playwrights TheatreNEW YORK

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7:30 – 9 pm

Truman vs. Israel: Abzug and the Undressing of Truman

Theater

Theater at St. ClementsTheater District

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7:30 – 10 pm

“She Ate” The Ultimate Drag Dinner Show at Branded Saloon

Art
Comedy

Branded SaloonBrooklyn

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7:30 – 9 pm

The Slide is the Negative

Theater

The Chain TheatreMidtwon

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7:30 – 8:30 pm

Melanie Dyer’s Incalculable Likelihood

Mabou MinesEast Village

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8 – 10:30 pm

The Dragon (Political Satire by Evgeny Schwartz)

Theater

Theater 86Upper West Side

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8 – 9:30 pm

Killing Mrs. Claus: A new inappropriate holiday comedy

Theater for the New CityManhattan

8:30 – 10 pm

UG! Comedy Show

One and OneEast Village

HARDLOVE-Chichi&Theodor

9 – 10 pm

Provocative Dark Comedy “HardLove” at Soho Playhouse

Theater

SOHO PLAYHOUSESoHo

Saturday Dec. 6

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Various

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Interactive Holiday Show

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Holiday
Theater

Manhattan Movement & Arts CenterUpper West Side

RCCS Dress Rehearsal

Various

Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes

Radio City Music HallManhattan

11 am – noon

My First Nutcracker

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Theater

Theatre RowNew York City

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11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The Grandest Princess Ball Ever!

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Music
Theater

Carmine’s Italian Restaurant – Times SquareNew York City

11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Ages: All
Family
Music
Theater

Queensborough Performing Arts CenterBayside

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Noon – 1:15 pm

Merry Mayhem

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Comedy
Family

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

Noon – 5:30 pm

Gazillion Bubble Show: A Holiday Spectacular

Ages: 8 and under
Christmas
Family
Holiday

New World StagesManhattan

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1 – 3 pm

‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance
Family

The Theater at MSGMidtown

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