Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

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Thursday Jan. 1, 2026

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Various

Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center

Ages: All
Attractions

Damrosch Park at Lincoln CenterUpper West Side

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All day

Port Jefferson Festival of Trees

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
Holiday

Port Jefferson Village CenterPort Jefferson

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Various

Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

Long Island LuminoCity

Various

LuminoCity: Fantasy Winter Fairyland

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

Various

Christmas House Long Island

Broadway CommonsHicksville

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Various

Winter Fest at Cross County Center

Ages: All
Free

Cross County CenterYonkers

The Rockettes on stage dressed at wooden toy soldiers

Various

Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Radio City Music Hall

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Various

George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Dance

David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center

Actors on a stage performing The Magic Flute

Various

The Magic Flute

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Metropolitan Opera House

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Various

Holiday Spectacular On Ice

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Gateway PACSCBellport

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8am–5pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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8am–10pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

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8am–11pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

9am

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Attractions

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

10am–5pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid Museum

10am–6pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

10am–6pm

Holiday Train Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

New York Botanical GardenBronx

Lightscape 2025

10am–6pm

Lightscape

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

10am–9:30pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

10am–9pm

POP MART’s SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-Up Experience

Ages: All
Free
Markets

SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-Up

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10am–9pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

10am–7pm

Museum Of Ice Cream’s Pinkmas

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Museum of Ice Cream NYCSoHo

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10am–5pm

Bluey X CAMP: Bluey Christmas

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

CAMP 5th Avenue

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10am–10pm

Double-Decker Christmas Carousel

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Double-Decker Christmas Carousel

10am–5pm

Shabbat Discovery Zone

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Community

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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10–11am

Calm Christmas Carousel presented by 34th Street Partnership

Double-Decker Christmas Carousel

10am–noon

New Year’s Day Hike

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Cunningham ParkFresh Meadows

10am–5pm

December Break at the Cradle of Aviation

Ages: All
Attractions

Cradle of Aviation MuseumGarden City

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10am–5pm

Space Glide at the New York Hall of Science

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Hall of ScienceCorona

Face Value

10:30am–5:30pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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11am–noon

Children’s Access Workshops

Ages: 5 – 12
Dance
Special Needs

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingUpper West Side

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