Things to do in New York Metro Area

Friday Jan. 2, 2026

5 – 6 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Game Zone

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Family
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

5 – 11 pm

Magic of Lights

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show

Sayville Falls Mini GolfSayville

5 – 6 pm

Show Up, Kids! Adventure! Physical Interactive Family Comedy

Ages: 3 – 8
Comedy
Family
Theater

PlayWellBrooklynBrooklyn

5:30 – 8:30 pm

MoMA Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Museum of Modern Art

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community
Family

Club 8Plainview

6 – 8 pm

Grand Holiday Illumination 2025

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Untermyer GardensYonkers

6 – 9 pm

50 Years of PUNK at Ki Smith Gallery

Art
Free

Ki Smith GalleryLower East Side

7 pm

Holiday Harbor Lights

Pier 83

Brooklyn Dyker Heights Walking Christmas Lights Tour

7 pm

Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Walking Tour

Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Walking TourBrooklyn

7 – 9:30 pm

Speakeasy, Die Softly: Immersive Murder Mystery Dinner Theater at Carmine’s

Carmine’s Italian Restaurant – Times SquareNew York City

7 – 9 pm

The Dybbuks: A Queer Operatic Reimagining

Art
Free

A.R.T./NY South Oxford SpaceBrooklyn

7:30 – 9 pm

Truman vs. Israel: Abzug and the Undressing of Truman

Theater

Theater at St. ClementsTheater District

7:30 – 10 pm

“She Ate” The Ultimate Drag Dinner Show at Branded Saloon

Art
Comedy

Branded SaloonBrooklyn

7:30 – 10 pm

Finding Neverland:The Musical

Ages: All
Family
Music
Theater

White Plains Performing Arts CenterWhite Plains

8 – 10:30 pm

ORGAN MONK x GARAGE SALE VINTAGE

Free
Music

Garage Sale VintageChelsea

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8 – 10 pm

SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience

Branded SaloonBrooklyn

8:30 – 10 pm

UG! Comedy Show

One and OneEast Village

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Things to do on New York Metro Area

Friday Jan. 2, 2026

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Game Zone

Magic of Lights

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show

Show Up, Kids! Adventure! Physical Interactive Family Comedy

MoMA Free Friday Nights

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Grand Holiday Illumination 2025

50 Years of PUNK at Ki Smith Gallery

Holiday Harbor Lights

Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Walking Tour

Speakeasy, Die Softly: Immersive Murder Mystery Dinner Theater at Carmine’s

The Dybbuks: A Queer Operatic Reimagining

Truman vs. Israel: Abzug and the Undressing of Truman

“She Ate” The Ultimate Drag Dinner Show at Branded Saloon

Finding Neverland:The Musical

ORGAN MONK x GARAGE SALE VINTAGE

SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience

UG! Comedy Show

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