Things to do with kids in Upstate NY

Things to do with kids in Upstate NY

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Saturday Dec. 13, 2025

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

8:30 am – noon

Breakfast with Santa, in Pajamas

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Sonesta White Plains DowntownWhite Plains

9 am

Breakfast with Santa

KruckersPomona

9 am – 6 pm

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

9 am – 2 pm

Brunch with Santa at the Bear Mountain Inn

Bear Mountain Inn & Overlook LodgeTomkins Cove

10 am – 9:30 pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

10 am – 9:30 pm

Bear Mountain Ice Rink

Bear Mountain Ice RinkTomkins Cove

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10 am – 4 pm

The Great Holiday Train Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

New Castle Historical SocietyChappaqua

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10 am – noon

Stew’s Holiday Breakfast

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Stew Leonard’s YonkersYonkers

10 am – 7 pm

Holiday Bricktacular

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

LEGOLAND Discovery Center WestchesterYonkers

10 – 11:30 am

Breakfast with Santa

The Barley Beach HouseRye

10:30 am

Gingerbread Decorating Class

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Craft & DIY

Caramoor Center for Music and the ArtsKatonah

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11 am – 5 pm

Holiday Bricktacular at LEGOLAND New York Resort

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions
Christmas

LEGOLAND New York ResortGoshen

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11 am – 1:20 pm

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Ages: All
Art
Christmas

Jacob Burns Film CenterPleasantville

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11 am – 7 pm

Meet Santa Claus at Stew’s

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Stew Leonard’s YonkersYonkers

11 am – 1 pm

Santa in the Herb Garden

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Boscobel HouseGarrison

Mr & Mrs Claus at Stew’s!

11 am – 9 pm

Stew Leonard’s Holiday Mini-Drive Through 2025

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Stew Leonard’s YonkersYonkers

11:30 am – 1 pm

Lunch with Santa

Italian OvenYonkers

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Noon – 2 pm

ArtsWestchester Second Saturdays

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

ArtsWestchesterWhite Plains

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Noon – 8 pm

Cross County Center Holiday Food Truck Market

Cross County CenterYonkers

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Noon – 5 pm

Wreaths Across America

St. Paul’s Church N.H.S., 897 S. Columbus Av., Mt. Vernon,, NYMt. Vernon

Noon – 1:30 pm

Breakfast with Santa

The Barley Beach HouseRye

1 – 2 pm

Goats on the Go

Ages: 9 – 12
Animals

Muscoot FarmKatonah

1 pm

Breakfast with Santa

KruckersPomona

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1:30 – 3 pm

Nutcracker Dream

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance

Emelin TheatreMamaroneck

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