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Wednesday Dec. 24, 2025

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10 am – 5 pm

Bluey X CAMP: Bluey Christmas

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

CAMP 5th Avenue

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10 am – 10 pm

Double-Decker Christmas Carousel

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Double-Decker Christmas Carousel

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10 – 11 am

Calm Christmas Carousel presented by 34th Street Partnership

Double-Decker Christmas Carousel

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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11 am – noon

Children’s Access Workshops

Ages: 5 – 12
Dance
Special Needs

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingUpper West Side

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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 – 5:30 pm

Gazillion Bubble Show: A Holiday Spectacular

Ages: 8 and under
Christmas
Holiday

New World Stages

Noon – 6 pm

PaleyLand

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Paley Museum

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Noon – 6 pm

Meet Santa and Other Beloved Holiday Characters at PaleyLand

The Paley Museum

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Noon – 7 pm

ARTECHOUSE Holiday Special

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

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Noon – 2 pm

‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance

The Theater at MSGMidtown

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12:30 – 1:30 pm

In Motion Workshops: For children ages 8-12

Ages: 9 – 12
Dance

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingUpper West Side

2024 Nordstrom NYC Holiday

2 pm

Santa Snow Show and Elf-ies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Nordstrom NYC Flagship

3 – 5 pm

‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance

The Theater at MSGMidtown

Manhattan Winter Wonderland

4 – 11:30 pm

Santa’s Winter Wonderland

2024 Nordstrom NYC Holiday

6 pm

Santa Snow Show and Elf-ies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Nordstrom NYC Flagship

Marble Christmas Eve Service

6:15 – 7:30 pm

Experience Christmas Eve at Marble Collegiate Church

Ages: All
Community
Free

Marble Collegiate ChurchNoMad

Manhattan Holiday Harbor Lights

7 pm

Holiday Harbor Lights

Pier 83

Thursday Dec. 25

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Various

Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center

Ages: All
Attractions

Damrosch Park at Lincoln CenterUpper West Side

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Various

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Interactive Holiday Show

Ages: 8 and under
Holiday
Theater

Manhattan Movement & Arts CenterUpper West Side

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All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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Various

LuminoCity: Fantasy Winter Fairyland

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

The Rockettes on stage dressed at wooden toy soldiers

Various

Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Radio City Music Hall

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Various

George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Dance

David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center

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Various

The Magic Flute

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Metropolitan Opera House

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8 am – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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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

9 am

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Attractions

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

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9 am – 7 pm

Gingerbread City

Ages: All
Christmas
Classes

The Gingerbread City at The SeaportDowntown Manhattan

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid Museum

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