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Friday Dec. 12, 2025

5 – 9 pm

Girl Scouts of Suffolk County’s Holiday Light Show

Camp EdeyBayport

DoNYC – 4×5

5 – 11 pm

Bar Après Ski Holiday Pop-up

Olly Olly MarketChelsea

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5 – 10 pm

Free Friday Nights

The Whitney Museum of American ArtMeatpacking

5 – 8 pm

Holiday Lights on the Farm

Muscoot FarmKatonah

5 – 7 pm

Rosebank Holiday Event

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Rosebank Holiday EventStaten Island

5 – 8:30 pm

Historic Richmond Town Candlelight Tours

Ages: All
Family

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

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

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show

Sayville Falls Mini GolfSayville

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5 – 8 pm

Here Comes Santa Claus

Ages: All
Family
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

5 – 9 pm

Meet Santa at the Tree

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Huntington Holiday SpectacularHuntington

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5 – 9:30 pm

Beautifica

Ages: All
Family

Wagner College PlanetariumStaten Island

25 Days Santa Sighting

5 – 8 pm

Santa Claus at the New York Marriott Marquis

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

New York Marriott Marquis

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5 – 8 pm

Here Comes Santa

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Hudson YardsHudson Yards

CADRE Winter MARKET (11 x 8.5 in) (1)

5 – 9:30 pm

El Puente’s CADRE Winter Market

: El Puente | 211 S 4th St, Brooklyn, NY 11211

5 – 7 pm

Meet Mario and Luigi & Pikachu and Eevee

Ages: All
Family
Free

Nintendo NEW YORK

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5:30 – 8:30 pm

MoMA Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Museum of Modern Art

5:30 pm

My First Nutcracker

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Theater

Theatre RowNew York City

5:30 – 7:30 pm

Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park Holiday Tree Lighting

Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic ParkOyster Bay

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community
Family

Club 8Plainview

6 – 8 pm

Grand Holiday Illumination 2025

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Untermyer GardensYonkers

6 – 11 pm

A Curated Luxe Holiday Night Market

Edgewater hallSTATEN ISLAND

6 – 10 pm

Bayville Winter Wonderland

Bayville Adventure ParkBayville

2024 Nordstrom NYC Holiday

6 pm

Santa Snow Show and Elf-ies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Nordstrom NYC Flagship

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6 – 9 pm

50 Years of PUNK at Ki Smith Gallery

Art
Free

Ki Smith GalleryLower East Side

6:30 – 8 pm

Bum Bum or, This Farce has Autism

Art

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7 – 8:30 pm

The Divine Dating Game

Theater

The Players TheatreNew York City

Sleepover

7 – 8 pm

Sleepover

Ages: All
Family
Music
Theater

TADA! Youth Theater

7 – 8 pm

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Family
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

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7 – 9:30 pm

The Dragon (Political Satire by Evgeny Schwartz)

Theater

Theater 86Upper West Side

Cowgirl Clue

7 – 9 pm

Cowgirl Clue

Music

ElsewhereBushwick

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