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Tuesday Dec. 16, 2025

10am–6pm

Holiday Train Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

New York Botanical GardenBronx

10am–9:30pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

10am–5pm

Hanukkah Celebrations

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Holiday

Westchester Children’s MuseumRye

10:30–11:30am

Toddler Time (Walkers – Preschool Age 3)

Ages: 2 and under
Books & Readings
Dance

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

Tales & Tunes

10:30–11am

Tales & Tunes

Ages: 2 and under

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

Sensory Play

10:30–11:15am

Sensory Play @ the Village Branch

Ages: 4 and under

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library Village BranchHaverstraw

11am–5pm

Holiday Bricktacular

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

LEGOLAND Discovery Center WestchesterYonkers

Mr & Mrs Claus at Stew’s!

11am–9pm

Stew Leonard’s Holiday Mini-Drive Through 2025

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Stew Leonard’s YonkersYonkers

Noon–6pm

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

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Sam Bridge Nursery & GreenhousesGreenwich

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3–7pm

Meet Santa Claus at Stew’s

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Stew Leonard’s YonkersYonkers

4pm

Riverdale Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Free

The Bell Monument at Bell Tower ParkBronx

5–10pm

Peace, Love & Lights

Bethel Woods Center for the ArtsBethel

6–8pm

Grand Holiday Illumination 2025

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Untermyer GardensYonkers

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6–7pm

Character Spotlight Series featuring Captain Underpants!

Ages: 5 – 12

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

Wednesday Dec. 17

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Various

Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Various

Santa Photos at The Mall at Bay Plaza

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

Various

Lumina

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Harvest Moon Farm & OrchardNorth Salem

Various

Santa at Ridge Hill

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Ridge HillYonkers

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Various

Cross County Center Santa Photos

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Cross County CenterYonkers

Various

Santa Photos at Palisades Center

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Palisades CenterWest Nyack

Various

Photos with Santa at Nanuet Town Centre

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Nanuet Town CentreNanuet

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Various

Winter Fest at Cross County Center

Ages: All
Free

Cross County CenterYonkers

All day

Santa Photo Experience

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The WestchesterWhite Plains

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Various

2025 Santa Claus Visit & Photo Session

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Jefferson Valley MallYorktown Heights

10am–6pm

Holiday Train Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

New York Botanical GardenBronx

10am–9:30pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

10am–5pm

Hanukkah Celebrations

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Holiday

Westchester Children’s MuseumRye

Stories & Crafts

10:30–11:15am

Stories & Crafts

Ages: 3 – 4

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

11am–5pm

Holiday Bricktacular

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

LEGOLAND Discovery Center WestchesterYonkers

Mr & Mrs Claus at Stew’s!

11am–9pm

Stew Leonard’s Holiday Mini-Drive Through 2025

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Stew Leonard’s YonkersYonkers

Noon–4pm

“Bulls of Wall Street,” a New Exhibition on 19th-century Finance

The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion MuseumNorwalk

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Noon–8pm

Cross County Center Holiday Food Truck Market

Cross County CenterYonkers

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