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Saturday Dec. 13, 2025

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7 – 9 pm

Hampton Ballet Theatre School Returns to Guild Hall to Perform 16th Annual Nutcracker

Guild HallEast Hampton

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7:30 – 9 pm

The Nutcracker

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

Ajkun Ballet Company at Ballet Arts Rudolf Nureyev Studio in the historic landmark The City CenterNew York City

7:30 – 9 pm

I AM SYLVIA, The Musical honoring Sylvia Rivera

El Barrio’s Artspace PS109

Sunday Dec. 14

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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Various

Cross County Center Santa Photos

Cross County CenterYonkers

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9 am – 2 pm

Riverdale Y Sunday Market

Riverdale TempleBronx

Theotokos Sign

9:30 – 11 am

Advent Season in the Orthodox Church (English Language Services)

Holy Trinity Orthodox Church of East MeadowEast Meadow

10 am – 4 pm

The Atelier at Flowerfield presents the Fifth Annual Middle and High School Student Artists Juried Show exhibiting February 12th through March 12th, 2026

The Atelier at FlowerfieldSt. James

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10 am – 3 pm

Open Call to Artists: BHS 25th Annual Winter Art Show

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

10 am – 5:30 pm

Chanukah Family Fest

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Community
Family

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Here & There: The Church’s First Churchennial

The ChurchSag Harbor

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11 am – 7 pm

Meet Santa Claus at Stew’s

Stew Leonard’s YonkersYonkers

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11 am – 5 pm

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Art
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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Empire StoresBrooklyn

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Various

Santa Claus visit at Tanger Outlets Riverhead

Tanger Outlets RiverheadRiverhead

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Boerum Hill]

51 Bergen StreetBrooklyn

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Cobble Hill]

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

St. PaulCobble Hill

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11 am – 3 pm

Bklyn Holiday-Topia at City Point

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

City Point BKLYNBrooklyn

11 am – 1 pm

The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of Bruce Springsteen

Ages: All
Community
Family
Music

Brooklyn BowlBrooklyn

Mr & Mrs Claus at Stew’s!

11 am – 9 pm

Stew Leonard’s Holiday Mini-Drive Through 2025

Stew Leonard’s YonkersYonkers

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11 am – 6 pm

KAWAII HOLIDAY MARKET

Ideal Glass StudiosWest Village

11:30 am – 1 pm

Breakfast with Santa at The Roslyn Hotel

Ages: 12 and under
Christmas
Community
Family

The Roslyn, Tapestry Collection by HiltonRoslyn

Noon – 6 pm

Holidays on Atlantic Avenue

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Noon – 2 pm

Hampton Ballet Theatre School Returns to Guild Hall to Perform 16th Annual Nutcracker

Guild HallEast Hampton

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1 – 3 pm

Second Sunday Castle Tours

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

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1 – 3 pm

Open Sew at The Castle in Fort Totten

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

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2 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

3 – 5 pm

Chanukah Menorah Lighting & Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

the SeaportDowntown Manhattan

3:30 pm

Chanukah Experience

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Chabad Center for Jewish Life of Merrick-Bellmore-WantaghMerrick

4 pm

Riverdale Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

The Bell Monument at Bell Tower ParkBronx

4:30 pm

Shelter Island Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Shelter Island Police DepartmentShelter Island

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5 – 7 pm

Hampton Ballet Theatre School Returns to Guild Hall to Perform 16th Annual Nutcracker

Guild HallEast Hampton

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