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Monday Dec. 15, 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 SeaportSeaport

10 am – 7 pm

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

Ages: All
Free
Markets

SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-Up

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10 am – 9 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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10 am – 8 pm

Holiday Under the Palms at Brookfield Place

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

Manhattan Selfies with Santa

10 am – 7 pm

Selfies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

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10 am – noon

Santa’s Corner

Ages: 5 – 8
Christmas
Free

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10 am – 8 pm

Santaland at Bloomingdale’s

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Bloomingdale’s

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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

11 am – noon

Little Sprouts: Jump and Play

Ages: 4 and under
Free
Music

A.R.R.O.W. Field HouseAstoria

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

December 15 2025 – FB, Twitter and LinkedIn – Peconic Bay Medical Caregivers Center

Noon – 1 pm

A Caregiver’s Guide to Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Peconic Bay Caregivers CenerRiverhead

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1 – 8 pm

Hicks Nurseries Pictures with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

2024 Nordstrom NYC Holiday

2 pm

Santa Snow Show and Elf-ies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Nordstrom NYC Flagship

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3 – 6 pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island

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3 – 7 pm

Meet Santa Claus at Stew’s

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Stew Leonard’s YonkersYonkers

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Hanukkah Storytime + Craft

St. George Library CenterStaten Island

4 – 4:45 pm

Reading Buddies

Ages: 5 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

4 pm

Riverdale Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Free

The Bell Monument at Bell Tower ParkBronx

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4:30 pm

Hanukkah Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Public Square & Gardens at Hudson YardsHudson Yards

4:30 pm

Town of Islip Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Free

Islip Town HallIslip

5 – 5:45 pm

Reading Buddies

Ages: 5 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

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5 – 8 pm

Here Comes Santa Claus

Ages: All
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

25 Days Santa Sighting

5 – 8 pm

Santa Claus at the New York Marriott Marquis

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

New York Marriott Marquis

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