The Best FREE Things to Do on Staten Island

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Monday Dec. 23, 2024

4 – 5 pm

Kids Create : Make Your Own Christmas Tree

Ages: 5 – 12
Christmas
Craft & DIY

4:30 – 8 pm

Grand Holiday Illumination 2024

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Untermyer Gardens

5 – 7 pm

Builder’s Club

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

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5 – 8 pm

Here Comes Santa Claus

Ages: All
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsChelsea

5 – 9 pm

Meet Santa at the Huntington Holiday Spectacular

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Huntington Holiday SpectacularHuntington

Tuesday Dec. 24

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All day

Holiday Under the Palms at Brookfield Place

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

All day

The Museum of Modern Art Presents- Projects: Marlon Mullen

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Museum of Modern Art

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8 am – 10 pm

The Lodge at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkMidtown

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8 am – 10 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Bryant ParkMidtown

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8 am – 10 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Markets

Bryant ParkMidtown

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

McDonald’s Tiny Tots

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Austin J. McDonald PlaygroundWest Brighton

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

De Matti Park Tiny Tot Program

Ages: 4 and under
Free

De Matti ParkRosebank

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Environment
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve

Courtesy of Hudson Yards 7

10 am – 8 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsHudson Yards

Manhattan Selfies with Santa

10 am – 6 pm

Selfies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

STARSCAPE

11 am – 7 pm

STARSCAPE

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Genesis HouseMeatpacking District

11 am – noon

Lapsit Storytime: Baby Space

Ages: 2 and under
Books & Readings
Free

St. George Library Center

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Noon – 4 pm

Family Art Workshop: Fashion Designer for a Day

Ages: All
Art
Free

Hudson River Museum

1 – 2 pm

Campfire Story Time for Kids

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Van Cortlandt Nature Center

2:30 – 4:30 pm

De Matti Park Youth Power Hours

Ages: 3 – 12
Free

4:30 – 8 pm

Grand Holiday Illumination 2024

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Untermyer Gardens

6 – 7 pm

Christmas Eve Service at John Street United Methodist Church

Ages: All
Community
Free

John Street United Methodist ChurchFiDi

6 pm

Christmas Eve Worship in Glen Head

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Brookville Reformed ChurchGlen Head

Wednesday Dec. 25

All day

The Museum of Modern Art Presents- Projects: Marlon Mullen

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Museum of Modern Art

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8 am – 10 pm

The Lodge at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkMidtown

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8 am – 10 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Bryant ParkMidtown

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8 am – 10 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Markets

Bryant ParkMidtown

Courtesy of Hudson Yards 7

10 am – 8 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsHudson Yards

STARSCAPE

11 am – 7 pm

STARSCAPE

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Genesis HouseMeatpacking District

3:30 – 5 pm

Grand Outdoor Chanukah Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Free

Herrick ParkEast Hampton

4 – 5 pm

Lighting of Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah

Ages: All
Community
Free

Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah

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4 pm

Giant Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

The Bell Monument at Bell Tower Park

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