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Friday Dec. 5, 2025

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Noon – 6 pm

Meet Santa and Other Beloved Holiday Characters at PaleyLand

The Paley Museum

M4E Workshop

Noon – 2 pm

Mapping for Equity: Data Entry Class with BetaNYC (12 PM)

Classes
Free

The Oculus World Trade Center

The Murder at the Museum

2 – 4:30 pm

The Murder at the Museum of Natural History Scavenger Hunt

American Museum of Natural History

Manhattan Winter Wonderland

2 – 11:30 pm

Santa’s Winter Wonderland

2024 Nordstrom NYC Holiday

2 pm

Santa Snow Show and Elf-ies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Nordstrom NYC Flagship

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4 – 5 pm

FREE KIDS & TEENS AGES 9-12: CARTOONING, AND MANGA ART CLASS

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

The Art Studio NY

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4 – 6 pm

Open Studio for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Family
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtMeatpacking

Color-Me-Mine-Ornament

4 – 8 pm

Ceramic Ornament Painting Workshops

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Shops at Columbus CircleUpper West Side

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5 – 10 pm

Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American Art

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5 – 9 pm

Date Night at the Met

The Met Fifth AvenueUpper East Side

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5 – 11 pm

Bar Après Ski Holiday Pop-up

Olly Olly MarketChelsea

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5 – 8 pm

Here Comes Santa Claus

Ages: All
Family
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsChelsea

25 Days Santa Sighting

5 – 8 pm

Santa Claus at the New York Marriott Marquis

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

New York Marriott Marquis

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5 – 8 pm

Here Comes Santa

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Hudson YardsHudson Yards

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5:30 – 8:30 pm

MoMA Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Museum of Modern Art

2024 Nordstrom NYC Holiday

6 pm

Santa Snow Show and Elf-ies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Nordstrom NYC Flagship

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6 – 9 pm

50 Years of PUNK at Ki Smith Gallery

Art
Free

Ki Smith GalleryLower East Side

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6:30 – 8 pm

Lower East Stories at P&T Knitwear

Theater

P&T Knitwear Books and PodcastsEast Village

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6:30 – 7 pm

Peter & the Wolf: Works & Process at Guggenheim New York

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Family
Music

Works & Process at the GuggenheimMidtown

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7 – 8:30 pm

The Divine Dating Game

Theater

The Players TheatreNYC

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7 – 8 pm

Sleepover

Ages: All
Family
Music
Theater

TADA! Youth Theater

7 – 8 pm

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Family
Holiday

The Players Theatre

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7 – 9 pm

Moulin Rouge – The Musical at Al Hirschfeld Theatre

Music

Al Hirschfeld Theatre

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7 – 9:30 pm

The Dragon (Political Satire by Evgeny Schwartz)

Theater

Theater 86Upper West Side

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7 – 8:15 pm

Merry Mayhem

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Comedy
Family

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

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7 – 8 pm

Yayoi Ikawa – Harlem Jazz Series

Music

Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian ChurchHarlem

Manhattan Holiday Harbor Lights

7 pm

Holiday Harbor Lights

Pier 83

7 – 8:30 pm

HOLIDAY, an Immersive Crafting Experience

Judson Memorial Church

7 – 9:30 pm

WINTERFEST: Double-Bill of FULL CONTACT and X#*! YOU VERY MUCH, MOM

Theater

TheaterlabMidtown

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7 – 9 pm

‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance
Family

The Theater at MSGMidtown

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7 – 9 pm

When a Duppy Crashes Thanksgiving: Jamaican-Panamanian Playwright Tyla Harris Premieres Bammy an’ Buxom at CSP New Works Fest

HB Playwrights TheatreWest Village

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