2:30 – 3 pm Peter & the Wolf: Works & Process at Guggenheim New York Ages: 5 – 8Art Family Music Works & Process at the GuggenheimMidtown
3 – 4:30 pm Truman vs. Israel: Abzug and the Undressing of Truman Theater Theater at St. ClementsTheater District
3 – 4:30 pm Annual Christmas Concert: Gloria! Ages: AllChristmas Family Holiday Church of St. Ignatius LoyolaUpper East Side
3 – 4:30 pm Killing Mrs. Claus: A new inappropriate holiday comedy LGBTQ+ Theater Theater for the New City
3 – 5 pm New Dances: Edition 2025 Art Dance Peter Jay Sharp Theater at The Juilliard SchoolUpper West Side
3 – 4:30 pm The Dark Christmas Walking Tour (Lower Manhattan) Christmas History & Culture Lower ManhattanLower Manhattan
3 – 6 pm ’Twas the Night Before Christmas: Carols & A Reading Ages: AllFamily Free The Church of the Intercession and Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum
3 – 5 pm Chanukah Menorah Lighting & Celebration Ages: AllCommunity Family Free the SeaportDowntown Manhattan
3:30 – 5:30 pm ‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil Ages: AllChristmas Dance Family The Theater at MSGMidtown
4 pm Westchester Ballet Company’s “The Nutcracker” Ages: 5 and upArt Dance Family Lehman Center for the Performing ArtsBronx
4 pm The Nutcracker & Visit to Santa’s Toyland Ages: AllChristmas Dance Family LaGuardia Performing Arts CenterLong Island City
4 – 5 pm Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!” Ages: 3 – 8Books & Readings Family Music Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea
4 pm Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah Lighting Ages: AllFamily Free Holiday Brooklyn’s Largest MenorahBrooklyn
4 pm Riverdale Menorah Lighting Ages: AllCommunity Family Free The Bell Monument at Bell Tower ParkBronx
5 – 7:30 pm Dances Patrelle Presents Francis Patrelle’s The Yorkville Nutcracker Ages: AllChristmas Dance Family The Kaye PlayhouseUpper East Side
5 – 7 pm Menorah Lighting Ceremony at Kings Plaza Ages: AllFamily Free Holiday Kings Plaza Shopping CenterBrooklyn
5:30 – 7 pm The Grandest Princess Ball Ever! Ages: 8 and underFamily Music Theater Carmine’s Italian Restaurant – Times SquareNew York City
5:30 pm Nightly Lighting of World’s Largest Menorah Ages: AllFamily Free Holiday Grand Army Plaza – Fifth Avenue
Tomorrow, 10 am The Atelier at Flowerfield presents the Fifth Annual Middle and High School Student Artists Juried Show exhibiting February 12th through March 12th, 2026 The Atelier at Flowerfield
Tomorrow, 2 pm Author Event & Book Signing with Bill Bleyer: “The Roosevelts in New York City” at the Great Neck Library 159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023
Dec. 16, 1 am Rembrandt van Rijn and Dutch Naturalism in the Golden Age of Netherlandish Art (Part 3), presented by Dennis Raverty 159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023
Dec. 20, 6 pm Cantabile Youth Chorus of the Hamptons Candlelight Christmas Concert Dormition of the Virgin Mary Cathedral
Jan. 25, 2026, noon Long Island Family Ultimate Camp Fair & Activity Expo – Cradle of Aviation Cradle of Aviation Museum