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Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

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Sunday Dec. 21, 2025

3:30 – 5:45 pm

Menorah Masters

Ages: All
Community
Free

Temple Israel CenterWhite Plains

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3:30 – 4:30 pm

New York Theatre Ballet Presents THE NUTCRACKER

Ages: 3 – 4
Christmas
Dance

Florence Gould Theater

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4 – 4:45 pm

Silly Billy

Ages: 3 – 12
Comedy

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

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4 – 5 pm

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

4 – 6 pm

Outdoor Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Montauk Village GreenMontauk

4 pm

Riverdale Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Free

The Bell Monument at Bell Tower ParkBronx

4:30 – 6:30 pm

Outdoor Hanukkah LIVE Concert in Queens with The Shuk Music Group

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Under the 7 SunnyideSunnyside

BEAUTYS ENCHANTED HOLIDAY ADVENTURE

4:30 – 5:30 pm

Beauty’s Enchanted Holiday Adventure

Ages: 3 and up

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FGC 2025 FIRETRUCK DEMO

4:45 – 7:15 pm

Firetruck Demonstration + Christmas Celebration

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Full Gospel Church of Island ParkIsland Park

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5 – 6 pm

Nutcracker, Short & Sweet

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance

Paramount Hudson Valley TheaterPeekskill

5 – 10 pm

Magic of Lights

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

5 – 8 pm

Girl Scouts of Suffolk County’s Holiday Light Show

Camp EdeyBayport

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5 – 6:15 pm

Merry Mayhem

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Comedy

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

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5 – 6:30 pm

Nutcracker Dream

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance

Emelin TheatreMamaroneck

Westchester The Wonderland of Lights

5 pm

The Wonderland of Lights

Dutchess County FairgroundsRhinebeck

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Sayville Falls Mini GolfSayville

Largest Menorah picture with partial crowd

5 pm

Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Brooklyn’s Largest MenorahBrooklyn

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5 – 7 pm

The Nutcracker – Frank Ohman’s New York Dance Theatre

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance

John Cranford Adams Playhouse at Hofstra UniversityUniondale

5 pm

Community Chanukah Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Free

Chabad of Little NeckLittle Neck

5 pm

Cedarhurst Menorah Lightings

Ages: All
Community
Free

Andrew J. Parise ParkCedarhurst

5 – 6:15 pm

Candlelight Tours at the Jacob Blauvelt House

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Historical Society of Rockland CountyNew City

5 pm

Chanukah Spectacular

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

NYDT Nut25 Poster

5 – 7 pm

The Nutcracker – New York Dance Theatre

Ages: 3 and up
Christmas
Dance

John Cranford Adams Playhouse at Hofstra UniversityUniondale

5 – 10 pm

Peace, Love & Lights

Bethel Woods Center for the ArtsBethel

Manhattan Nightly Lighting of World’s Largest Menorah

5:30 pm

Nightly Lighting of World’s Largest Menorah

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Grand Army Plaza – Fifth Avenue

6 – 8 pm

Grand Holiday Illumination 2025

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Untermyer GardensYonkers

2024 Nordstrom NYC Holiday

6 pm

Santa Snow Show and Elf-ies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Nordstrom NYC Flagship

6:30 – 7:45 pm

Candlelight Tours at the Jacob Blauvelt House

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Historical Society of Rockland CountyNew City

6:30 – 8:30 pm

‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance

The Theater at MSGMidtown

Manhattan Holiday Harbor Lights

7 pm

Holiday Harbor Lights

Pier 83

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