Things to do with kids in NYC

Thursday Dec. 18, 2025

5:30pm

Nightly Lighting of World’s Largest Menorah

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Grand Army Plaza – Fifth Avenue

5:30–7:30pm

Folk Culture Collage Workshop

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY
Free

Mind-Builders Creative Arts CenterBronx

6–10pm

The Week Before Christmas Sip and Shop

Ages: All
Holiday

Richmond RepublicStaten Island

6pm

Santa Snow Show and Elf-ies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Nordstrom NYC Flagship

Largest Menorah picture with partial crowd

6pm

Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Brooklyn’s Largest MenorahBrooklyn

6–7pm

14Y’s Chanukah in Union Square

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Craft & DIY

Union Square Park, North PlazaUnion Square

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

7–9pm

‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance

The Theater at MSGMidtown

7pm

YPC Performs at St. Patrick’s Cathedral’s Annual “A City Singing at Christmas” Concert

Ages: All
Free
Music

St. Patrick’s Cathedral

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Things to do with kids in NYC

Thursday Dec. 18, 2025

Nightly Lighting of World’s Largest Menorah

Folk Culture Collage Workshop

The Week Before Christmas Sip and Shop

Santa Snow Show and Elf-ies with Santa

Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah Lighting

14Y’s Chanukah in Union Square

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Holiday Harbor Lights

Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Walking Tour

‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil

YPC Performs at St. Patrick’s Cathedral’s Annual “A City Singing at Christmas” Concert

Featured Events

Holiday Train Show
New York Botanical Garden

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink
Cross County Center

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

Winter Fest at Cross County Center
Cross County Center

Lumina
Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard

Cross County Center Santa Photos
Cross County Center

Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights
Bronx Zoo

2025 Santa Claus Visit & Photo Session
Jefferson Valley Mall

Santa Photo Experience
The Westchester

Santa Photos at The Mall at Bay Plaza
The Mall at Bay Plaza

Nutcracker Dream
Emelin Theatre

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