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Saturday, December 4
BIPOC Holiday Marketplace
Discover some amazing makers and artists from the BIPOC community at a special indoor two-day holiday marketplace. Shop 15+ BIPOC artisans and makers, plus enjoy live dj music, photo booth, raffle and more.
Takes place on the mezzanine level of a spacious market with tons of delicious food options including creative pancake emporium
Columbus Circle Holiday Market
Shop for holiday gifts among booths featuring adorable puppets, gingerbread houses, handcrafted home accessories, handmade jewelry, and more at this charming market near the southwest entrance of Central Park. Don't miss the nutella-stuffed churros, Japanese tacos, chocolate and savory truffles, and other delicious snacks. Warm up in nearby Shops at…
Suggested Ages: All, Adult FriendlyBrooklyn Navy Yard’s 4th Annual Holiday Market
Find the perfect gift from Yard-based businesses and local Brooklyn makers just in time for the holiday season. Checkout out artwork to enhance home offices, fashion to bring on some cheer, and find unique gifts for the hard to shop. While shopping, enjoy festive food and drink, holiday music, and fun merriment from workshops to…
Suggested Ages: All, Adult FriendlyMorningside Park Winter Solstice Celebration
Join Friends of Morningside Park to light the park's tallest evergreen, decked out in 5400 lights. Music by the Claremont Brass Ensemble and the Barnard Chamber Choir celebrates the neighborhood's diverse holiday traditions.Free refreshments will be served as long as supplies last. The tree is on the lower level of the park near West 121st…
Suggested Ages: AllDate Night Pajama Party at Camp
Enjoy grownups-only time while kids have a cozy, silly, Saturday night party with crafting, pizza, play time, story time, a dance party and a show to unwind at the end of the night. PJs optional. For potty-trained kids ages 3+. Registration closes 48 hours before start time.
Suggested Ages: 3 to 12Sunday, December 5
Sunday, December 12
Tree Lighting at Tompkins Square Park
Theater for the New City hosts Tompkins Square Park's tree illumination, with Carolers of Olde New York and music from the Mandel & Lydon Trio. Refreshments courtesy of Veselka Restaurant, Apple Savings Bank and C&B Cafe. This evergreen, a live tree that lives in the park year-round, was planted in 1992, as part of a…
Suggested Ages: All, Adult FriendlyMonday, December 13
Tree Lighting at Tompkins Square Park
See a decorated evergreen, a live tree that lives in the park year-round, planted in 1992, as part of a larger renovation of the park and dedicated to Glenn Barnett, a community member and staunch advocate of the renovation, who had died of AIDS. The tree is a memorial to all those the neighborhood lost…
Suggested Ages: All, Adult FriendlyThursday, December 16
Teddy Bear Tea Party
Celebrate the season at a historic mansion with a child-approved, bright, colorful, and deliciously decadent holiday-themed menu, story time with the Bartow snow queen, and a sing-along. Perfect for 3- to 5-year-olds accompanied by a parent, grandparent, or favorite adult. Registration required. Proof of COVID vaccination will be required for attendees 12 years and older. Masks will be required for all…
Suggested Ages: 3 to Adult Friendly, Adult FriendlyMonday, September 5
NYC Unicycle Festival
Produced by Bindlestiff Family Variety Arts, Inc., this free annual festival brings together recreational riders, world-class performers, mountain and off-road unicycle enthusiasts, mono-wheel vehicle inventors, and thousands of people who have not ridden in umpteen years, along with circus enthusiasts, extreme sports viewers, and anyone seeking an unusual sight. After two days of rides plus…
Suggested Ages: All, Adult Friendly