Things to do with kids in Upstate NY

Things to do with kids in Upstate NY

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Monday Dec. 22, 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

10 am – 9:30 pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

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11 am – 5 pm

Holiday Bricktacular at LEGOLAND New York Resort

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions
Christmas

LEGOLAND New York ResortGoshen

11 am – 5 pm

Holiday Bricktacular

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

LEGOLAND Discovery Center WestchesterYonkers

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

Noon – 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

1 – 3 pm

Meet the Animals & Explore the Winter Woods at Westmoreland Sanctuary

Ages: All
Animals
Classes

Westmoreland SanctuaryMount Kisco

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1:30 – 3 pm

Nutcracker Dream

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance

Emelin TheatreMamaroneck

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3 – 7 pm

Meet Santa Claus at Stew’s

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Stew Leonard’s YonkersYonkers

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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 – 10 pm

Peace, Love & Lights

Bethel Woods Center for the ArtsBethel

Drive-In

5:30 – 7 pm

Drive-in Movie Night

Ages: 5 – 12

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

6 – 8 pm

Grand Holiday Illumination 2025

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Untermyer GardensYonkers

Tuesday Dec. 23

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

10 am – 9:30 pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

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10 am – 2:15 pm

School’s Out/Art’s In

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Classes

Katonah Museum of ArtKatonah

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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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