Looking for the best things to do in Orlando this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list!

It’s the final weekend before Christmas, and Central Florida is packed with festive family fun! If you’re looking for merry ways to celebrate, we’ve rounded up the best events to check out. Head to the Kennedy Space Center for Kennedy Under the Stars: Holiday Edition, experience the magic of Holiday Nights at Give Kids the World Village, and celebrate at the City of Longwood’s Chanukah Celebration. Plus, it’s your last chance to catch Gatorland's Holiday Ho-Ho-Ho-Down, Amber Brooke Farms Winter Fest, and Lake Nona's Oh What Fun! Holiday Festival. Keep reading for all the festive details!

Holiday shows featuring puppets are all over the city. Plus, hit up a winter solstice event. 

Enjoy these great ways to have fun with kids in the San Francisco Bay Area, including The Physics Show, holiday theater, Nutcracker performances, and more.

Enjoy these great ways to have fun with kids in South Florida, including Hanukkah menorah lightings, holiday parades, Nutcracker performances, and more.

Looking for the best things to do on Long Island this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your schedule.

This weekend, Long Island is serving up family fun that leans hard into holiday merriment, from a free performance, Holiday on Ice Show at the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center, to the roaring opening of the Dinosaur Carnival at the Center for Science Teaching & Learning.

And because no December is complete without a Nutcracker moment, you’ve got three options: Eglevsky Ballet’s at the Tilles Center, the New York Dance Theatre at Hofstra University, or the kid-friendly The Nutcracker Act II at Ballet Long Island.

Looking for the best things to do in Westchester and the Hudson Valley this weekend? Here are our editors' picks for the best family-friendly events and activities!

The holiday spirit is in full swing this weekend with multiple festive events for families. Kids are invited to Brunch with Santa at the Royal Regency Hotel in Yonkers, which also includes fun activities like face painting, balloon art, and gingerbread cookie decorating. Or, if they prefer the grumpy green one, you can check out Grinch-A-Palooza at the Jefferson Valley Mall in Yorktown.

Other fun holiday events include a unique Hanukkah Laser Light Show at the Ark in Tarrytown and Kwanzaa 2025 at Hudson Hall, featuring arts and crafts, dancing, drumming, a candle-lighting ceremony, and more.