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Things to do with kids in Upstate NY

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Thursday Dec. 18, 2025

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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

10:30 – 11:30 am

Baby Lap Time (Pre-Walkers)

Ages: 2 and under
Books & Readings
Dance

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

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

cross county 2

Noon – 8 pm

Cross County Center Holiday Food Truck Market

Cross County CenterYonkers

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

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

6 – 8 pm

Grand Holiday Illumination 2025

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Untermyer GardensYonkers

Kids Coding

6 – 7 pm

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Ages: 5 – 12

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

Friday Dec. 19

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

10 am – 9:30 pm

Bear Mountain Ice Rink

Bear Mountain Ice RinkTomkins Cove

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10 – 11 am

Mommy & Me: Animals & Nature

Ages: 4 and under
Animals
Classes

Westmoreland SanctuaryMount Kisco

Playtime Storytime

10:30 – 11:15 am

Playtime Storytime

Ages: 4 and under

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

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

cross county 2

Noon – 8 pm

Cross County Center Holiday Food Truck Market

Cross County CenterYonkers

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

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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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3 – 5 pm

Holidays on the Hill Annual Train Show

Lasdon Public Gardens & Veterans MemorialKATONAH

Jenga

4 – 5 pm

Giant Game Night @ the Village Branch

Ages: 5 – 12

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library Village BranchHaverstraw

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4 – 4:45 pm

Giant Games

Ages: 5 – 12

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

5 – 8 pm

Holiday Lights on the Farm

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Muscoot FarmKatonah

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