5 – 7 pm The Nutcracker – Frank Ohman’s New York Dance Theatre Ages: AllChristmas Dance John Cranford Adams Playhouse at Hofstra UniversityGarden City
6 pm Sagaponack Village Menorah Lighting Ages: AllCommunity Free The lawn on Sagg Main St & Cemetery Lane
6:30 pm Riverdale Menorah Lighting Ages: AllCommunity Free The Bell Monument at Bell Tower ParkRiverdale
7 – 10:30 pm Universal Temple of the Arts Presents The Staten Island JAZZ Festival 37 Ages: AllCommunity Festivals St. George TheatreSaint George
7 pm Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Walking Tour Ages: AllAttractions Christmas Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Walking Tour
7 – 9 pm ‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil Ages: AllChristmas Dance The Theater at MSGMidtown
7:15 pm Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah Lighting Ages: AllFree Holiday Brooklyn’s Largest MenorahPark Slope
7:30 – 9 pm The Nutcracker Ages: AllArt Attractions Ajkun Ballet Company at Ballet Arts Rudolf Nureyev Studio in the historic landmark The City Center
7:30 – 10 pm Finding Neverland:The Musical Ages: AllMusic Theater White Plains Performing Arts CenterWhite plains
8:30 pm Nightly Lighting of World’s Largest Menorah Ages: AllFree Holiday Grand Army Plaza – Fifth Avenue
All day Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs! Ages: 5 – 12Art Classes Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington
Various Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center Ages: AllAttractions Damrosch Park at Lincoln CenterUpper West Side
All day Port Jefferson Festival of Trees Ages: 5 – 8Free Holiday Port Jefferson Village CenterPort Jefferson
Various The Very Hungry Caterpillar Interactive Holiday Show Ages: 8 and underHoliday Theater Manhattan Movement & Arts CenterUpper West Side
March 15, 2026, noon Staten Island Parent Ultimate Summer Program & Activity Expo Fastbreakers of New York Inc.
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