Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

Wednesday Dec. 17, 2025

5:30pm

Cedarhurst Menorah Lightings

Ages: All
Community
Free

Andrew J. Parise ParkCedarhurst

6–8pm

Grand Holiday Illumination 2025

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Untermyer GardensYonkers

6pm

Santa Snow Show and Elf-ies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Nordstrom NYC Flagship

6–6:45pm

Loved Ones & Me: Inclusive Play Date

Ages: 3 – 8

Build A DreamStaten Island

Largest Menorah picture with partial crowd

6pm

Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Brooklyn’s Largest MenorahBrooklyn

6pm

Great Neck Grand Outdoor Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Free

Great Neck LIRR StationGreat Neck

6:30–7:30pm

Santa Claus in the Movies

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

7–8pm

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

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

7–5pm

March of the Toy Soldiers – Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

7–9pm

‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance

The Theater at MSGMidtown

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Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

Wednesday Dec. 17, 2025

Cedarhurst Menorah Lightings

Grand Holiday Illumination 2025

Santa Snow Show and Elf-ies with Santa

Loved Ones & Me: Inclusive Play Date

Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah Lighting

Great Neck Grand Outdoor Menorah Lighting

Santa Claus in the Movies

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Holiday Harbor Lights

Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Walking Tour

March of the Toy Soldiers – Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil

Featured Events

Holiday Train Show
New York Botanical Garden

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink
Cross County Center

Baby Lap Time (Pre-Walkers)
Finkelstein Memorial Library

Stew Leonard’s Holiday Mini-Drive Through 2025
Stew Leonard’s Yonkers

Holiday Bricktacular
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester

17th Annual Greenwich Reindeer Festival & Santa’s Workshop presented by Jenny Allen & Kristen Studwell, Compass Real Estate
Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses

“Bulls of Wall Street,” a New Exhibition on 19th-century Finance
The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum

Winter Fest at Cross County Center
Cross County Center

Cross County Center Santa Photos
Cross County Center

2025 Santa Claus Visit & Photo Session
Jefferson Valley Mall

Santa at Ridge Hill
Ridge Hill

Nutcracker Dream
Emelin Theatre

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