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Saturday Dec. 13, 2025

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Photos With Santa at Queens Center

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Queens CenterQueens

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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 – noon

20th Anniversary ASL-interpreted Shabbat Morning Service

Ages: All
Community
Free

Town & Village SynagogueEast Village

9 – 10:30 am

A Magical Morning with Sarah Hoover and Greenlight

Ages: 8 and under
Free

Yoya

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9 am – 7 pm

Gingerbread City

Ages: All
Christmas
Classes

The Gingerbread City at The SeaportSeaport

9:30 am – 6 pm

41st Annual Kickoff to Kwanzaa Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Langston Hughes LibraryCorona

10 am – 9 pm

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

Ages: All
Free
Markets

SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-Up

birding

10 am – noon

Birding: Christmas Bird Count

Ages: All
Free

High Rock ParkStaten Island

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10 am – noon

Story Time and Craft: Primate Conservation

Ages: All
Free

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

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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 – 8 pm

Santaland at Bloomingdale’s

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Bloomingdale’s

10 – 11:30 am

Swiss Institute Family Hours

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Swiss InstituteLower East Side

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11 am – 1 pm

Juggling Classes

Ages: All
Classes
Free

Bryant ParkMidtown Manhattan

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11 am – 2 pm

Cookies, Crafts and Cocoa with Santa

Ages: All
Free

Austin J. McDonald PlaygroundStaten Island

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11 am

Penny the Pittie Pup: A Tail of Courage

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten IslandStaten Island

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten IslandStaten Island

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Community

Empire StoresBrooklyn

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Cobble Hill]

Ages: All
Art
Community

St. PaulCobble Hill

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11 am – 3 pm

Bklyn Holiday-Topia at City Point

Ages: All
Community
Free

City Point BKLYNBrooklyn

Paper Flower making

11 am – 6 pm

Immerse Yourself in Chinese Culture

Kings Plaza Shopping CenterBrooklyn

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11 am – 2 pm

“Holly Jolly Harlem” Holiday Celebration with Young People’s Chorus of NYC

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Harlem Rose Garden

11 am – 1 pm

Meet Mario and Luigi & Pikachu and Eevee

Ages: All
Free

Nintendo NEW YORK

Noon – 3 pm

Swish & Skill at Faber: Free Instructional Basketball Clinic for Kids

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Faber ParkStaten Island

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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 – 3 pm

REGO Center Santa Meet & Greet

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Rego CenterRego Park

1 – 4 pm

Hands on History: Children’s Magic Lantern Show

Ages: 12 and under
Christmas
Free

King Manor MuseumJamaica

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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