101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in and around Queens - 2025
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Santa Sightings
Old-Time Christmas
| Multiple dates Dec 2 - 20, 2025 | Celebrate the Holidays with Cultures from Around the World - CMOM |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Make your own 18th Century kerchief - King Manor Museum |
| Dec 8, 2024 | 37th Annual Holly Tour - Queens Historical Society |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Winter Family Fair - The Morgan Library and Museum |
Light Displays
| Nov 9, 2024 | Tree Arrival Family Festivities - Rockefeller Center |
| Select dates Nov 21 - Jan 4, 2026 (select dates) | Holiday Lights 2025 - Bronx Zoo |
| Select Days Starting Nov 27, 2024 | Lektrik: A Festival of Lights - Queens Botanical Garden |
| Dec 4, 2024 | Tree Lighting - Rockefeller Center |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Christmas Tree Lighting - Queens Farm Museum |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Winter Wonder at the Garden - Queens Botanical Garden |
| Dec 8, 2024 | Bayside Village Tree Lighting |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Winterfest - Roy Wilkins Park |
Living Nativities
| Dec 14 - 15, 2024 | Redeemer Lutheran Church |
Holiday Theatre
Holiday Concerts
Hands On Holidays
| Nov 28, 29, 30, 31, 2025 | |
| Dec 16 - 18, 2025 | |
| Dec 23 - 27, 2025 | |
| Nov 11, 2024 | Grossology Holiday Workshop - SMLI |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Make Your Mark: Creating Seasonal Holiday Themed Artwork Using Clay - Roy Wilkins Recreation Center |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Science Meets Art - Holiday Workshop - SMLI |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Candy Chemistry Holiday Workshop at SMLI |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Gingerbread House Party - Art Strong NYC |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Make Your Mark: Creating Seasonal Holiday Themed Artwork Using Clay - A.R.R.O.W. Field House |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Kids Night Out Winter Wonderland! - 92nd Street Y |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Make Your Mark: Creating Seasonal Holiday Themed Artwork Using Clay - Roy Wilkins Recreation Center |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Nature's Workshop: Nature Ornament Making - Roy Wilkins Park |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Chemical Conundrums Holiday Workshop - SMLI |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Let's Build It! - Holiday Workshop - SMLI |
Christmas Tree Experience
| Elwood Christmas Tree Farm - Huntington, NY | |
| Greg's Trees - Long Island City – Murray Park | |
| Hicks Nurseries | |
| J.G. Brands Christmas Tree Sales | |
| Oceanside Nursery |
Ice Skating
| City Ice Pavillion | |
| Juniper Valley Park | |
| Long Island City Ice | |
| World Ice Arena |
Hanukkah
| Dec 19 - 21, 2025 | |
| Dec 14, 2025 | Hanukkah Family Day - The Jewish Museum |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Chanukah Extravaganzukah |
| Dec 22, 2024 | Menorah Lighting - Veterans Memorial Triangle, Hewlett |
| Dec 25, 2024 | Celebrate Chanukah with Jazzukkah! - Museum at Eldridge Street |
| Dec 25, 26, 29, 30,2024 and Jan 1, 2, 2025 | Donut Decorating - Jewish Childrean's Museum |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
| Nov 24, 2024 | Swedish Christmas Fair - The Commonwealth Club, Montclair, NJ |
| Nov 30 & Dec 14, 2024 | Holiday Market - Queens Craft Brigade - Katch Astoria |
| Dec 4, 2024 | Rizzoli Bookstore Holiday Fair 2024 |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Holiday Craft Fair - Society of Illustrators |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Holiday Market - Queens County Farm Museum |
| Dec 6, 2025 | DUMBO Shop The Studios |
| Dec 8, 15, 2024 | Astoria Market |
| Dec 13, 14, 15, 2024 | Ceramics Holiday Market - BrickHouse Ceramic Art Center |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Annual Christmas Fair - Trinity Lutheran |
New Year's Fun
| Dec 31, 2024 | Noon Year's Eve Party - United Skates of America - Seaford |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Atlantis New Years Eve Family Party Cruise |
| Dec 30 - 31, 2025 | |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Family New Year's Eve Party - United Skates of America - Seaford |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Noon Year's Eve Character Skate - Seaford |
Other Holiday Events
If we're missing an activity that should be on our list, please email Mindy Mangan at mindy@kidsoutandabout.com. Please make sure to include a link to the event when you email. Thank you!
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