12:30 – 1:30 pm In Motion Workshops: For children ages 8-12 Ages: 9 – 12Dance Family New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingUpper West Side
3 – 6 pm Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program Ages: 5 – 12Community Family Free Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island
4 – 5 pm Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Program Current Event Journaling & Debate Ages: 5 and upCommunity Family Free Faber ParkStaten Island
4 – 5 pm FREE KIDS & TEENS AGES 9-12: CARTOONING, AND MANGA ART CLASS Ages: AllArt Family Free The Art Studio NY
4 – 7 pm Pet photos with Santa at Staten Island Mall Ages: AllAnimals Christmas Family Staten Island MallStaten Island
4 – 5 pm Teddy Bear Storytime & Sleepover Ages: 3 – 12Books & Readings Family Free Richmondtown LibraryStaten Island
4 pm Riverdale Menorah Lighting Ages: AllCommunity Family Free The Bell Monument at Bell Tower ParkBronx
5 – 8 pm Here Comes Santa Claus Ages: AllFamily Free The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City
5 – 8 pm Santa Claus at the New York Marriott Marquis Ages: AllChristmas Family Free New York Marriott Marquis
5:30 pm Nightly Lighting of World’s Largest Menorah Ages: AllFamily Free Holiday Grand Army Plaza – Fifth Avenue
6 – 7 pm Holiday Wreath-Making Workshops Ages: AllArt Family The Shops at Columbus CircleUpper West Side
6 pm Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah Lighting Ages: AllFamily Free Holiday Brooklyn’s Largest MenorahBrooklyn
7 pm Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Walking Tour Ages: AllAttractions Christmas Family Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Walking TourBrooklyn
7 – 9 pm Sing We All Merrily: An Early American Christmas Christmas Holiday St. Michael’s ChurchUpper West Side
Tomorrow, 11:30 am “Through Our Eyes”: An exhibition featuring work by local artists from the LI State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Program at Stony Brook University The Long Island Museum
Tomorrow, 11:30 am The Long Island Museum Presents “Common Ground” — the 12th Annual LIMarts Members’ Exhibition Long Island Museum
Tomorrow, all day Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain Visits Heckscher Park Through Immersive AR Experience Heckscher Museum of Art
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
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