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Friday Dec. 12, 2025

5–9pm

Meet Santa at the Tree

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Huntington Holiday SpectacularHuntington

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5–9:30pm

Beautifica

Ages: All

Wagner College PlanetariumStaten Island

25 Days Santa Sighting

5–8pm

Santa Claus at the New York Marriott Marquis

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

New York Marriott Marquis

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5–8pm

Here Comes Santa

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Hudson YardsHudson Yards

5–7pm

Meet Mario and Luigi & Pikachu and Eevee

Ages: All
Free

Nintendo NEW YORK

5:30pm

My First Nutcracker

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Theatre RowNew York City

5:30–7:30pm

Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park Holiday Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic ParkOyster Bay

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6–7pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community

Club 8Plainview

6–8pm

Grand Holiday Illumination 2025

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Untermyer GardensYonkers

6–11pm

A Curated Luxe Holiday Night Market

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Edgewater hallSTATEN ISLAND

6–10pm

Bayville Winter Wonderland

Bayville Adventure ParkBayville

2024 Nordstrom NYC Holiday

6pm

Santa Snow Show and Elf-ies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Nordstrom NYC Flagship

Sleepover

7–8pm

Sleepover

Ages: All
Music
Theater

TADA! Youth Theater

7–8pm

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

7–9:30pm

Dances Patrelle Presents Francis Patrelle’s The Yorkville Nutcracker

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance

The Kaye PlayhouseUpper East Side

7–8:30pm

MCD’s Nutcracker

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance

The Riverside TheatreHarlem

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7pm

The Christmas Show 2025

Ages: All

St. George TheatreSaint George

Manhattan Holiday Harbor Lights

7pm

Holiday Harbor Lights

Pier 83

Brooklyn Dyker Heights Walking Christmas Lights Tour

7pm

Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Walking Tour

Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Walking TourBrooklyn

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7pm

Circus Vazquez

Ages: All
Attractions

Citi FieldQueens

7–9pm

Disney’s Frozen Jr. – Presented by the Iona Prep Players

Ages: All
Theater

Iona Preparatory SchoolNew Rochelle

7:30–9pm

A Christmas Carol

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Secret TheatreLIC

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7:30–9:30pm

‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance

The Theater at MSGMidtown

7:30pm

Posey Dance Company’s Northport Nutcracker Ballet

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Christmas

Elwood Middle SchoolGreenlawn

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7:30–9pm

Ember Choral Arts Presents GLOW: Light & Miracles

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

St. Malachy’s/Actors Chapel, Midtown ManhattanMidtown

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