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Friday Dec. 26, 2025

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All day

Resistance in Memory: Visions of Sudan

Art
Free

The Africa CenterEast Harlem

Festival of Trees 2023 Flyer (2)

All day

Port Jefferson Festival of Trees

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free
Holiday

Port Jefferson Village CenterPort Jefferson

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Winter Fest at Cross County Center

Ages: All
Family
Free

Cross County CenterYonkers

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All day

Gift of Making: A Whimsical Celebration of Art, Design, and Creativity at FIT

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design Gallery

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All day

Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain Visits Heckscher Park Through Immersive AR Experience

Art
Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

Pickleball Pandemonium

8 – 10:30 am

Pickleball Pandemonium!

Free
Sports

Gymnasium in Kwame Ture Recreation Center

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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
Family
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

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9 am – 9 pm

Rachelle Krieger Art Exhibit at The Adler Gallery

Art
Free

Port Washington Public LibraryPort Washington

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9 am – 5 pm

Evolution: Fashion Design AAS

Free

FIT Art and Design Gallery

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9 am – 7 pm

Gingerbread City

The Gingerbread City at The SeaportDowntown Manhattan

10 am – 9 pm

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

Ages: All
Family
Free
Markets

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

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11 am – 5 pm

Here & There: The Church’s First Churchennial

The ChurchSag Harbor

11 am – 6 pm

Poetics of the Photographic: Language of Resistance

Art
Free

Clive Davis Gallery

To The Ridge

11 am – 6 pm

Martha Armstrong: New Work

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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11:30 am – 6 pm

An Ecology of Quilts: The Natural History of American Textiles

Art
Free

American Folk Art MuseumLincoln Square

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Noon – 8 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

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Noon – 8 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
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
Family
Free

IKEA House Warming

Noon – 5 pm

Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History at Heckscher Museum

Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

Breathe Deeply web

Noon – 5 pm

Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply

Alex Ferrone GalleryCutchogue

1 – 2 pm

Unity Cup Decorating

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Port Richmond Library

1 – 3 pm

Cheers to New Years Card Workshop

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park

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2 – 3:30 pm

Jewelry Making

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community
Family

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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2 – 3:30 pm

Jewelry Making (Grades K – 5)

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community
Family

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

3 – 4 pm

Kwanzaa Storytime + Craft

St. George Library Center

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3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Family
Free

Faber ParkPort Richmond

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Kwanzaa Crafts

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Queens Public Library ArverneArverne

Kids Create New Years Wishing Wands

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Kids Create: New Years Wishing Wands

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Brooklyn Heights Library

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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

4 – 5 pm

Ping Pong Fridays

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Queens Public Library South HollisSouth Hollis

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