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Hanukkah Family Day at the Jewish Museum
The Jewish Museum
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Enjoy the festival of lights at the Jewish Museum through art and live music. Check out the new dazzling display of more than 130 Hanukkah menorahs from around the world during this day-long family fest.
11:00 AM
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The Nutcracker and a Visit to Santa's Toyland at LaGuardia PAC
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
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Students from the Joffrey Ballet School’s Children's & Youth Ballet program perform the holiday favorite on the Mainstage of LaGuardia Performing Arts Center.The Nutcracker is followed by a meet and greet with cast members and a visit to Santa’s Toyland, where children can meet Santa and...
4:00 PM
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Tea Around Town + NYBG Holiday Train Show
Central Park South bus stop
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Savor delicious cuisine and a variety of flavorful teas on a scenic ride to the NYBG Holiday Train Show.
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Latkepalooza — Workers Circle Khanike Party
Lower East Side
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Latkepalooza welcomes Hanukkah with hot tasty latkes, live Klezmer music and dancing, and crafts and activities for the whole family.
11:00 AM
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Santa Fun Cruise with Kids Activities
Event Cruises NYC
In-person
Meet Santa and his elves, join in Christmas carol singing, drink cocoa, and eat sweet treats while listening to live holiday storytelling. The kids can create and decorate their own paper gingerbread house and Christmas tree with stickers—and, of course, there are plenty of New York City sights...
2:30 PM
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Hanukkah: The Festival of Color
Color Factory
In-person
Emanu-El Downtown is taking over the Color Factory and turning it into a Hanukkah paint box, complete with dreidels, gelt, and all the doughnuts!
4:00 PM
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The Nutcracker at the Lehman Center
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts
In-person
The Westchester Ballet Company's production of The Nutcracker is a spectacular, enchanting, full-length presentation of the beloved holiday classic featuring a cast of 100 dancers.
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North Pole Express in Manhattan
TopView Sightseeing
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Santa brings the North Pole to the heart of Manhattan. Take a tour of Midtown Manhattan’s storied holiday lights as you listen to thrilling Christmas tales told by one of Santa’s elves. The journey ends with a visit from Santa himself.
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Gingerbread House Decorating at Taste Buds Kitchen
Taste Buds Kitchen
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Celebrate the holidays with family bonding and gingerbread fun, designing and decorating a gingerbread house surrounded by twinkling lights and delightful decorations. Taste Buds Kitchen's experienced instructors guide you through every step, ensuring a fun and memorable experience for...
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Christmas Bird Count in NYC
Citywide
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The 126th annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count — the nation’s longest-running Community-Science bird project — meets (among other places) at Soissons Landing Welcome Center on Governors Island. Bring binoculars and register online in advance.
10:00 AM
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Double Decker Christmas Carousel
Greeley Square Plaza
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A spectacular double-decker carousel, the only one of its kind in NYC, is coming to 33rd Street and Broadway at Greeley Square for the holidays! Tickets are on sale now for this limited-time experience surrounded by the glittering Herald Square Holiday Market.
10:00 AM
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Hanukkah Jam at Brooklyn Brewery
Brooklyn Brewery
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The Neighborhood, Tkiya, and friends host a warm, lively holiday gathering filled with music, movement, a playful puppet performance, festive crafts, and plenty of delicious holiday treats, including latkes and sufganiyot.
10:00 AM
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Hanukkah Extravaganzukah at 92NY
92NY
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A joyous and interactive performance from renowned Israeli Dance Troupe “Parparim!” — featuring chanukah robots, dancing dreidels and more — sets the mood for 92Y's Extravaganzukah, which continues with crafts, games, latkes, sufganiot (donuts), and more.
10:30 AM
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Christmas and Hanukkah: Family Program at the Tenement Museum
Tenement Museum
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A special family program celebrates the traditions of Hanukkah and Christmas on the Lower East Side of the 20th Century! Visit the Epstein apartment to learn about Hanukkah, the festival of lights, and then visit the Saez apartment to learn about Christmas traditions for a Puerto Rican family.
11:00 AM
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Holiday Open Streets on Fifth Avenue
Fifth Avenue
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Fifth Avenue showcases spectacular lights, holiday decor, live entertainement, and one of a kind activities. Entertainment includes performances from the LaGuardia High School Show Choir, The New School, Brooklyn United, Sing Harlem, and choirs from Fifth Avenue Presbyterian, The Saint Thomas Choir...
12:00 PM
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Holiday Extravaganza at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
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BKCM’s brownstone transforms to celebrate the season with a singular, multicultural holiday celebration that includes Santa photo opps.
2:00 PM
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Santa at the NY Irish Center
New York Irish Center
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The New York Irish Center opens its doors to kids for a special meet and greet with Santa. Tea, coffee, and snacks are on hand, and each child who walks through the door receives a free gift.
2:00 PM
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Myths & Maccabees: A Dungeons & Dragons Style Chanukah Adventure at 92Y
92nd Street Y
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Gamers can participate in an epic Chanukah adventure, where miracles, mystery, and monsters collide! The ancient Temple’s menorah has vanished, and only your party of heroes can uncover who (or what!) stole the sacred light. Using D&D rules, everyone helps shape the story together through...
2:00 PM
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Hanukkah in Lego Land at the Seaport
South Street Seaport
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Chabad Jewish Center of Fidi welcomes the holiday with a 6-foot-tall Lego menorah, latkes, face painting, cotton candy, hot cocoa, a Lego master workshop, and more.
3:00 PM
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Hanukkah in Marine Park
Carmine Carro Community Center
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Rabbi Heidi Hoover shares the story of a miracle and its eight-day celebration. Enjoy holiday festivities and sing-alongs.
3:00 PM
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’Twas the Night Before Christmas at the Church of the Intercession
The Church of the Intercession and Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum
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A beloved century-old tradition at the Church of the Intercession in Upper Manhattan features the Young Peoples Chorus, who perform festive carols as part of an enchanting evening that includes a dramatic reading of Clement Clarke Moore’s classic poem by NY1 News anchor Errol Louis, followed...
3:00 PM
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Merry Tuba Christmas at Rockefeller Center
The Rink at Rockefeller Center
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Hundreds of tenor and bass tuba players congregate at The Rink at Rockefeller Center to play Christmas carols and other crowd favorites.
3:30 PM
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14Y's Family Hanukkah Celebration
14th Street Y
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Celebrate Hanukkah with a community menorah lighting, live concert with prominent children's musician Rebecca Schoffer, a bounce house, games and dreidels with Hex & Co, and a glow-in-the-dark dance party to end the evening. Don't forget to save room for jelly donuts.
4:00 PM
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Magical Lights at Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square
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Holiday lights turn on for the season with The BID’s Magical Lights installation at Dante Park, featuring recordings from the Metropolitan Opera. The audio-reactive Magical Lights, suspended from the magnificent London Plane trees, dance along to recordings from La Bohème, Don Giovanni, Hansel...
4:30 PM
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Unsilent Night 2025
Washington Square Park
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Each year, composer Phil Kline leads a massive chorus of boomboxes from the West Village to the East Village in the annual holiday presentation of Unsilent Night.
5:45 PM
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Holiday Celebration in Coffey Park
Coffey Park
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A joyful gathering lights up the holiday season, including a Christmas Tree Lighting, Menorah Lighting, and Kinara Lighting ceremonies. Treats, hot chocolate, caroling, music, and much more!
6:00 PM
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A Service of Lessons and Carols at Plymouth Church
Plymouth Church
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Continuing a 93-year-old tradition, Plymouth Church's holiday gift to the community is a service of Lessons and Carols, led by the members of Plymouth's Choir. A Christmas Cookie reception follows, with sweets and hot drinks for everyone.
6:00 PM
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The World's Largest Hanukkah Menorah: Manhattan
Grand Army Plaza
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Gather around the 32-foot-high, gold-colored, 4,000-pound steel holiday icon at Grand Army Plaza (Fifth Avenue and West 59th Street, across the street from The Plaza hotel) to kick off the annual Jewish Festival of Lights.
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Peter and The Wolf with Isaac Mizrahi at the Guggenheim
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
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Isaac Mizrahi narrates and directs Sergei Prokofiev's charming children's classic. Ensemble Connect performs the music, and the cast, wearing costumes by Mizrahi, performs choreography by John Heginbotham all to bring the 30-minute story to life.
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Macy's Santaland
Macy's Herald Square
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Santa swoops back over to Macy's for visits with his littlest fans! Wander the rainbow road to his workshop, where you'll meet jolly old St. Nick. Share your wishlist before receiving a special gift and posing for a keepsake photo.
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The Largest Menorah Lighting: Brooklyn
Grand Army Plaza
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Chabad of Park Slope hosts the 32-foot "Largest Menorah" in Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza. There's a kick off concert on Sunday, December 14, and each subsequent night of Hanukkah is celebrated with music, latkes, and gifts.
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The Steadfast Tin Soldier & Nutcracker Sweets at Puppetworks
Puppetworks Inc.
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Puppetworks presents a double bill, featuring The Steadfast Tin Soldier, from Hans Christian Andersen, and Nutcracker Sweets with Tchaikovsky's music. Both are adapted for the marionette stage by Nicholas Coppola.
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Lakeside Santa Skate in Prospect Park
LeFrak Center at Lakeside
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Get into the holiday spirit and Skate with Santa! Bring your family and friends for a festive day on the ice as Santa glides around the rink, spreading cheer and posing for photos. Enjoy holiday music, seasonal treats, and a joyful atmosphere perfect for all ages.
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The Brooklyn Nutcracker at City Tech
Theater at City Tech
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The Brooklyn Nutcracker fuses ballet, hip-hop, and a variety of world dance genres to create a new holiday tradition. This performance transforms familiar Nutcracker characters and scenes to represent the diverse traditions and vibrant culture of melting pot Brooklyn.
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Merry Mayhem at the New Victory Theater
The New Victory Theater
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Exploding onto the stage in a rascally rainbow of high-flying frivolity, this multi-generational, muscle-bound ensemble tumbles, tussles and trapezes to the beat of a live rock band! Embrace the holiday frenzy and buckle up for a uniquely Aussie celebration of subversive circus fun.
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Skeleton Canoe at Lincoln Center's Clark Studio Theater
Clark Studio Theater
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Written and performed by Grammy Award winner Ty Defoe, Skeleton Canoe is the powerful story of an Indigenous youth on the search for truth, belonging, and self-understanding. Using puppetry, multimedia design, and traditional Anishinaabe lifeways, the characters discover unexpected friends and...
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Disney's The Little Mermaid 92NY
92NY
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With music by eight-time Academy Award winner, Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, and a compelling book by Doug Wright, this fishy fable features irresistible songs, including "Under the Sea," "Kiss the Girl," and "Part of Your World."
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Stories by the Fire at CMOM
Children's Museum of Manhattan
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Learn about long nights and warm traditions, with peaceful music and soft, cozy night-inspired art.
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Santa Brunch at American Girl
American Girl Store
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Share a holiday experience that includes a jolly “ho-ho-ho!” with Santa at American Girl New York. This festive brunch with Santa includes a photo-op (bring your own camera or smartphone), as well as a meal in the American Girl Cafe.
08:45 AM
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Free Second Sundays at the Whitney
Whitney
In-person
Admission to the Whitney is free for all visitors all day: enjoy art, all-ages artmaking related to art on view, tours, the Whitney’s restaurants, city views, and more. Though admission is free, tickets are required and capacity is limited. Advance tickets are recommended.
09:30 AM
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New York Botanical Garden Holiday Train Show
The New York Botanical Garden
In-person
The New York Botanical Garden’s Holiday Train Show returns for its 34th year! Model trains zip through a miniature wonderland of nearly 200 New York landmark replicas, each re-created from natural materials such as leaves, seeds, twigs, bark, acorns, and cinnamon sticks.
10:00 AM
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FREE
Holiday Train Show at Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Gallery Annex
In-person
The New York Transit Museum’s Grand Central Gallery plays host to a city within a city with the display of a miniature electric railroad running over, through, and beneath some of New York’s most magnificent landmarks.
10:00 AM
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Sloomoo Institute
Sloomoo Institute
Sloomoo Institute celebrates the viral cultural phenomenon of slime, packing a vibrant 8,000-square-foot space in Soho filled with slime experiments, inspiration, and sensory delights.
10:00 AM
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Gingerbread NYC: The Great Borough Bake-Off at the Museum of the City of New York
Museum of the City of New York
In-person
The Museum of the City of New York invites bakers from across the five boroughs to create gingerbread displays revolving around the theme of “Iconic New York”—creating distinctive buildings, places, or things that represent their neighborhood, community, or borough.
10:00 AM
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Passport to Santa at Columbus Circle
Passport to Santa
In-person
Step into the North Pole and toss snowballs with Frosty, train with Rudolph, decorate cookies in Mrs. Claus’ Kitchen, strike toy soldier poses in Nutcracker Kingdom, write wishes with the Christmas Angel, and build sweet creations in Gingerbread Grounds.
10:00 AM
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Santa Brunch at Chela
Chela
In-person
Spend one-on-one time with the man in red, as he goes around to every table to spread Christmas cheer, take photos and chat Christmas wishlists while you sit back and enjoy a delicious brunch.
10:00 AM
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Holiday Express: Toys and Trains from the Jerni Collection at The New York Historical
New-York Historical Society
In-person
The Holiday Express returns to New-York Historical Society creating a magical winter wonderland full of toy trains, figurines, and miniatures from the renowned Jerni Collection. Exhibits illustrate the workings of the railroad, its services, and how it helps keep people and goods on the move.
11:00 AM
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Sunday Brunch with Santa at Old Bermuda Inn
The Historic Old Bermuda Inn
In-person
Staten Island's Old Bermuda Inn hosts a buffet brunch with Santa on select weekend mornings in December. Be sure to reserve your table in advance.
11:00 AM
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Pinkalicious The Musical at Actors Temple Theatre
Actors Temple Theatre
In-person
Pinkalicious can't stop eating pink cupcakes, despite warnings from her parents. Her pink indulgence lands her at the doctor's office with Pinkititis, an affliction that turns her pink from head to toe—a dream come true for this pink-loving enthusiast. But when her hue goes too far, only...
11:00 AM
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Sunday Family Funday: Trains! at the New York Historical
The New York Historical
In-person
All aboard! Train enthusiasts big and small are invited to climb aboard a day of train programs to celebrate the museum's exhibition, Holiday Express: Toys and Trains from the Jerni Collection.
11:00 AM
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