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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Sunday Nov. 24, 2024

All day

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Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

Saturday Dec. 28

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5 – 10:30 pm

Lektrik: A Festival of Lights

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

Sunday Dec. 29

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5 – 10:30 pm

Lektrik: A Festival of Lights

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

Monday Dec. 30

Long Island LuminoCity

Various

LuminoCity 2024 Holiday Lights Festivals

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

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Various

Lightscape

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

RCCS Dress Rehearsal

Various

Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes

Radio City Music HallManhattan

Manhattan Winter Wonderland

Various

Santa’s Winter Wonderland

WatermarkManhattan

Various

The Magic Flute—Holiday Presentation

The Metropolitan Opera HouseManhattan

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9 am – 9 pm

Walking in a Winter (ONE)derland at One World Observatory

One World ObservatoryManhattan

Courtesy of Hudson Yards 7

10 am – 8 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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10 am – 10 pm

Tingle Bells: An ASMR-Inspired Holiday Special

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Kwanzaa

Ages: All
Family
Holiday

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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10 am – 5 pm

Chanukah at the Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: All
Family
Holiday
Jewish

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

11 am – 4:15 pm

Countdown to New Year’s Celebration

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Noon Year’s Eve Storytime Party

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free
Holiday

Ottendorfer LibraryManhattan

Noon – 1 pm

Noon Year’s Eve’s Eve Celebration

Ages: 12 and under
Family
Free
Holiday

St. George Library CenterStaten Island

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3 – 9 pm

Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights

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3:30 – 4:30 pm

Hanukkah Storytime

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Queens Public Library- RosedaleRosedale

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4 pm

Giant Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

The Bell Monument at Bell Tower ParkBronx

Brooklyns Largets Menorah

6 pm

Lighting of Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Brooklyn’s Largest MenorahBrooklyn

7 – 8 pm

A Christmas Carol the Musical 2024

Ages: 5 – 12
Christmas
Family
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

Manhattan Holiday Harbor Lights

7 pm

Holiday Harbor Lights

Pier 83Manhattan

Tuesday Dec. 31

Long Island LuminoCity

Various

LuminoCity 2024 Holiday Lights Festivals

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

bf-calendar-lightscape-2024-11

Various

Lightscape

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

RCCS Dress Rehearsal

Various

Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes

Radio City Music HallManhattan

Manhattan Winter Wonderland

Various

Santa’s Winter Wonderland

WatermarkManhattan

Various

The Magic Flute—Holiday Presentation

The Metropolitan Opera HouseManhattan

AQUA New York Photographed by Adrian Wilson

All day

New Years Eve Extravaganza at Aqua New York

Aqua New YorkFlatiron

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9 am – 9 pm

Walking in a Winter (ONE)derland at One World Observatory

One World ObservatoryManhattan

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10 am – 6 pm

Holiday Train Show

New York Botanical GardenBronx

Courtesy of Hudson Yards 7

10 am – 8 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

Tingle Bells Preview Image

10 am – 10 pm

Tingle Bells: An ASMR-Inspired Holiday Special

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

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