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Sunday Dec. 21, 2025

Festival of Trees 2023 Flyer (2)

All day

Port Jefferson Festival of Trees

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
Holiday

Port Jefferson Village CenterPort Jefferson

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Various

Photos With Santa at Queens Center

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Queens CenterQueens

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Various

Winter Fest at Cross County Center

Ages: All
Free

Cross County CenterYonkers

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

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8 am – 11 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

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9 am – 7 pm

Gingerbread City

Ages: All
Christmas
Classes

The Gingerbread City at The SeaportDowntown Manhattan

10 am – 7 pm

POP MART’s SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-Up Experience

Ages: All
Free
Markets

SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-Up

Manhattan Selfies with Santa

10 am – 6 pm

Selfies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

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10 am – 6 pm

Hicks Nurseries Pictures with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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10 am – 7 pm

Santaland at Bloomingdale’s

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Bloomingdale’s

10 am

Community Skate and Toy Drive

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Lefrak Center at Lakeside Prospect ParkBrooklyn

10:15 am – noon

Chanukah Chappening

Ages: All
Community
Free

North Shore Jewish CenterPort Jefferson Station

10:30 – 11:30 am

Winter Wonders Story Time and Craft

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

10:30 – 11:45 am

Welcoming Winter: A Family Nature Walk

Ages: 3 and up
Free
Holiday

Van Cortlandt Golf HouseBronx

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11 am – 7 pm

Meet Santa Claus at Stew’s

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Stew Leonard’s YonkersYonkers

11 am – noon

Nature’s Workshop: Seasonal Nature Candle Making

Ages: All
Free

Blue Heron Nature CenterStaten Island

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11 am – 7 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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11 am – 7 pm

Holiday Under the Palms at Brookfield Place

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Community

Empire StoresBrooklyn

Santa Visit Event Souvenir Photograph

Various

Santa Claus visit at Tanger Outlets Riverhead

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Tanger Outlets RiverheadRiverhead

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Cobble Hill]

Ages: All
Art
Community

St. PaulCobble Hill

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

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Noon – 8 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Bryant Park 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018

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Noon – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Free

IKEA House Warming

Noon – 6 pm

Holidays on Atlantic Avenue

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Noon – 9 pm

Meet Santa at the Tree

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Huntington Holiday SpectacularHuntington

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Noon – 4 pm

Family Science Workshop: Visualizing Heat

Ages: All
Classes
Environment

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

Noon – 5 pm

Santa in the Village

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Belmont Park VillageElmont

Noon – 4 pm

Gotham Burger Social Club Toy Drive

Ages: All
Free

131 Essex StreetNew York

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1 – 4 pm

Holiday Train Show at the Bedford Hills Historical Museum

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Christmas

Bedford Hills Historical MuseumBedford Hills

1 – 3:30 pm

Flatfoot Flatbush

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Flatbush AvenueBrooklyn

1 pm

Kinfolk Playhouse Kwanzaa Party

The B.R.O. SpaceBrooklyn

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