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Friday Dec. 19, 2025

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10am–noon

Santa’s Corner

Ages: 5 – 8
Christmas
Free

10am–7pm

Museum Of Ice Cream’s Pinkmas

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Museum of Ice Cream NYCSoHo

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10am–8pm

Santaland at Bloomingdale’s

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Bloomingdale’s

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10am–10pm

Double-Decker Christmas Carousel

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Double-Decker Christmas Carousel

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10am–noon

Cookies, Crafts and Cocoa with Santa – Tot Session

Ages: 4 and under
Free

DeMatti Park Fieldhouse in De Matti ParkStaten Island

10am–5pm

Light Up the Season at Nintendo NEW YORK!

Ages: All

10 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020

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10–11am

Calm Christmas Carousel presented by 34th Street Partnership

Double-Decker Christmas Carousel

Face Value

10:30am–8:30pm

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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11am–6pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Community

Empire StoresBrooklyn

11am–noon

Little Sprouts: Jump and Play

Ages: 4 and under
Free
Music

A.R.R.O.W. Field HouseAstoria

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Noon–8pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Bryant Park 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018

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Noon–7pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Free

IKEA House Warming

Noon–6pm

Holidays on Atlantic Avenue

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Noon–5:30pm

Gazillion Bubble Show: A Holiday Spectacular

Ages: 8 and under
Christmas
Holiday

New World Stages

Noon–6pm

PaleyLand

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Paley Museum

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Noon–6pm

Meet Santa and Other Beloved Holiday Characters at PaleyLand

The Paley Museum

ARTECHOUSE – SF – 1 copy

Noon–7pm

ARTECHOUSE Holiday Special

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

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12:30–1:30pm

In Motion Workshops: For children ages 8-12

Ages: 9 – 12
Dance

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

Manhattan Winter Wonderland

2–11:30pm

Santa’s Winter Wonderland

2024 Nordstrom NYC Holiday

2pm

Santa Snow Show and Elf-ies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Nordstrom NYC Flagship

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3–6pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island

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3–9pm

Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights

Ages: All
Animals
Festivals

3pm

Riverdale Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Free

The Bell Monument at Bell Tower ParkBronx

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3–5pm

Cookies, Crafts and Cocoa with Santa – Youth Session

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

DeMatti Park Fieldhouse in De Matti ParkStaten Island

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3:30–5:30pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

Largest Menorah picture with partial crowd

3:30pm

Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Brooklyn’s Largest MenorahBrooklyn

Manhattan Nightly Lighting of World’s Largest Menorah

3:45pm

Nightly Lighting of World’s Largest Menorah

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Grand Army Plaza – Fifth Avenue

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4–5pm

FREE KIDS & TEENS AGES 9-12: CARTOONING, AND MANGA ART CLASS

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Art Studio NY

Color-Me-Mine-Ornament

4–8pm

Ceramic Ornament Painting Workshops

Ages: All
Art

The Shops at Columbus CircleUpper West Side

4:30–6:30pm

Gingerbread House Painting

COLOR ME MINE UPPER WEST SIDE

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