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Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes
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An iconic 90-minute holiday production featuring the precision dancers of the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall.
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A Christmas Carol at the Merchant's House
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The Summoners Ensemble Theatre presents a candlelit performance of A Christmas Carol inside the Merchant’s House Museum, surrounded by authentic 19th-century holiday décor.
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at New York City Center
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A celebrated modern-dance company kicks off its annual five-week holiday engagement with premieres and classics.
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A bold re-appraisal of American art from 1958–72 that brings together more than 100 artists to explore the surreal, psychosexual, and revolutionary undercurrents of the era.
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NEW INC Holiday Party at the New Museum
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An evening meet-up showcasing the institution’s year-12 innovation cohort with art, tech, and performance.
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Opening Reception: “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?”
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A free evening event presenting an exhibition from The New School collection in dialogue with contemporary artists who served in the armed forces, exploring service, loyalty and conscience.
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Sylvie Courvoisier with Mary Halvorson and Wadada Leo Smith
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An evening-long avant-jazz performance featuring pianist Sylvie Courvoisier in duo with guitarist Mary Halvorson and trumpeter-composer Wadada Leo Smith.
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World-renowned trumpeter Chris Botti performs at Blue Note Jazz Club for his annual December residency, blending jazz, pop and instrumental sophistication.
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Christie’s Auction: Important Watches
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A curated auction of exceptionally rare and desirable timepieces from vintage and independent brands.
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Top Shelf: 2025 Fiction All-Stars
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A year-end celebration with a panel of authors (Angela Flournoy, Katie Kitamura, Sebastian Castillo) hosted by Isaac Fitzgerald, featuring discussion, book-giveaways and a meet-&-greet, presented by The New York Public Library.
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Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Walking Tour
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Step back in time and tour the historic mansions that defined Fifth Avenue during New York’s Gilded Age.
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Holiday Cookie Decorating Workshop
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Join a festive, hands-on class at Sur La Table to learn expert techniques for decorating sugar cookies just in time for the holiday season.
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Gingerbread NYC: The Great Borough Bake-Off 2025
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A festive display where amateur and professional bakers from across the five boroughs render iconic New York City buildings and landmarks entirely in gingerbread for a juried competition that’s open to visitors’ votes.
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A sweeping collection of 250 works that show how ancient Egyptians used images of their gods to bridge ritual, art, and daily life over more than three millennia.
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Celebrate Hanukkah at Hudson Yards
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Celebrate the Festival of Lights with a live menorah lighting in the Public Square & Gardens, joined by Chabad of Midtown Manhattan for an evening of music and festive treats.
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Grand Bazaar Holiday Market at Grand Central
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A three-day holiday shopping experience inside the Biltmore Room at Grand Central Terminal featuring local artisans, makers and unique handcrafted gifts.
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David Ostwald’s Louis Armstrong Eternity Band
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Tuba-player David Ostwald recreating the joyous sound of early jazz greats like Louis Armstrong and Bix Beiderbecke.
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Full Body Circuit Training
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A fitness class that combines resistance and bodyweight exercises, open to all experience levels, led by Ricky Silva
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A relaxed, all-ages drawing session at MoMA inspired by the exhibition Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective, featuring self-guided prompts and short, artist-led demos with materials provided.
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Soundview Knitting Circle
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Gather at the New York Public Library for a relaxed community knitting session—start a new project or bring one you’re working on, with yarn provided.
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View Finding: Selections from The Walther Collection
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Explore a new exhibition featuring photographs and time-based works from The Walther Collection, illustrating how the camera is used to investigate identity, social change, and visual culture.
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The American Museum of Natural History’s yearly tradition returns, where a pyramid of 1,000+ origami cranes crowns a 40-foot fir beneath the museum’s iconic blue whale skeleton.
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Martha Armstrong: New Work
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A solo exhibition at Bowery Gallery presenting new paintings by Martha Armstrong that explore seascapes and landscapes through rich painterly craft.
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Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park
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Explore holiday shops, ice skating, and festive treats at Bryant Park’s seasonal Winter Village.
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Ice Skating at Rockefeller Center
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Glide across the iconic rink at Rockefeller Center in the heart of the holiday season.
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Lightscape – Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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A magical nighttime trail of light installations, glimmering trees and soundscapes winding through the garden grounds.
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This feel-good cardio dance course blends different genres of music – all experience levels are welcome.
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Kwanzaa Celebration: Verses of Unity
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A creative family-friendly program at the museum exploring the seven principles of Kwanzaa through art, music and dance.
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The beloved exhibition of model trains gliding over iconic NYC landmark replicas crafted from plant materials, set beneath twinkling lights with live music, seasonal cocktails, and festive photo-ops.
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Cafe Wha? House Band Performance
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An energetic live-music show with the iconic house band.
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Ring In The New Year
at The Django
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Celebrate New Year’s Eve with an evening of live jazz performances.
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