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Thursday Jan. 1, 2026

ARTECHOUSE – SF – 1 copy

Noon – 7 pm

ARTECHOUSE Holiday Special

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

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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

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4 – 5 pm

HOW TO DRAW EVERYTHING: UNICORNS, ANIMALS, SUPERHEROES, FAIRIES AND MORE

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Art Studio NY

Manhattan Holiday Harbor Lights

7 pm

Holiday Harbor Lights

Pier 83

Friday Jan. 2, 2026

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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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All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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

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8:30 am – 7 pm

Bluey X CAMP: Bluey Christmas

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

CAMP 5th Avenue

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

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

10 am – 9 pm

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

Ages: All
Free
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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 Yards

10 am – 7 pm

Museum Of Ice Cream’s Pinkmas

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Museum of Ice Cream NYCSoHo

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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 – 8:30 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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11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The Grandest Princess Ball Ever!

Ages: 8 and under
Music
Theater

Carmine’s Italian Restaurant – Times SquareTimes Square

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11:30 am – 12:30 pm

December School Vacation Week: Train Tales and Crafts

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings

The New York HistoricalUpper 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

ARTECHOUSE – SF – 1 copy

Noon – 7 pm

ARTECHOUSE Holiday Special

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

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