101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Queens

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Santa Sightings

Multiple dates starting Nov 24- Dec 22, 2023	Photos with Santa - Hudson Yards
Multiple dates starting Dec 2, 2023	Santa Fun Cruise with Kids Activities
Dec 3, 2023	Annual Holiday Festival & Tree Lighting Celebration - Central Astoria
Dec 3, 2023	Brunch with Santa - Bourbon Street
Dec 9, 2023	Holiday Weekend: A Very Magical Holiday at The Shops at Skyview
Dec 9, 2023	New York, New York SantaCon 2023
Dec 9, 10, 2023	FREE Christmas Village Family Festival - Samanea Mall
Dec 16, 2023	Breakfast with Santa 2023 - Queens Center Mall- Applebees

Old-Time Christmas

Multiple dates Dec 1 - 31, 2023	Celebrate the Holidays with Cultures from Around the World - CMOM
Dec 2, 2023	Hands-on History - Fantasy Rice Maps - King Manor Museum
Dec 10, 2023	Winter Family Fair - The Morgan Library and Museum
Dec 10, 2023	36th Annual Holly Tour - Queens Historical Society
Dec 16, 2023	Build Your Own Junkanoo Character - King Manor Museum

Light Displays

Nov 11, 2023	Tree Arrival Family Festivities Presented by Balsam Hill® - Rockefeller Center
Select dates Nov 17 - Jan 7, 2024	Holiday Lights 2023 - Bronx Zoo
Multiple Dates begining Nov 17, 2023 - Jan 7, 2024	Winter Lantern Festival at Queens County Farm Museum
Multiple Dates starting Nov 17 - Jan 13, 2024	NYBG GLOW- New York Botanical Gardens
Nov 29, 2023	Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
Dec 1, 2023	Montefiore Park’s Annual Holiday Tree Lighting & Holiday Fiesta
Dec 2, 2023	Winter Wonder at the Garden - Queens Botanical Garden
Dec 3, 2023	Bayside Village Tree Lighting
Dec 9, 16, 2023	A Very Magical Holiday - The Shops at Skyview

Living Nativities

Dec 16 - 17, 2023

Redeemer Lutheran Church

Holiday Theatre

Multiple dates starting Nov 17, 2023	Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes
Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023	George Balanchine's The Nutcracker®
Multiple dates starting Nov 30, 2023	Honk! Jr - The Secret Academy/Secret Theatre
Dec 1-3, 2023	The RVC Guild For The Arts and Leggz LTD Dance present – Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Ballet
Multiple dates Dec 2-21, 2023	My First Nutcracker - New York City Children’s Theater
Dec 6, 2023	Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet at Kings Theatre
Dec 7, 2023	'Twas the Night Before... by Cirque du Soleil
Dec 8, 9, 10, 2023	Works & Process: Peter & the Wolf with Isaac Mizrahi
Dec 16, 2023	O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi at Queens County Farm Museum
Dec 16, 2023	The Brooklyn Nutcracker at Kings Theatre
Dec 17, 2023	The Nutcracker & Visit to Santa’s Toyland - LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
Multiple dates starting Dec 20, 2023	A Christmas Carol - The Secret Theatre
Dec 23, 2023	Christmas Eve on Sesame Street—45th Anniversary Screening! - Redstone Theater

Holiday Concerts

Nov 18, 2023	Holiday Salsa Concert - LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
Nov 20, 2023	13th Annual Christmas in New York
Nov 26, 2023	A Doo Wop Project Christmas
Dec 2, 2023	Cherish the Ladies: A Celtic Christmas
Dec 2,3,10,16,17	Harmonize for The Holidays: A Celebration of Unity and Joy - CMOM
Dec 3, 2023	Concert: A Chanticleer Christmas
Dec 7, 2023	Christmas Time in the City - The Church of St. Paul the Apostle
Dec 8, 2023	Worship Live Holiday Tour - Kings Theatre
Dec 9, 2023	Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas One And All
Dec 9, 10, 2023	A Cantori Holiday
Dec 10, 2023	A Celtic Christmas by A Taste of Ireland
Dec 13, 2023	Andrea Bocelli - Holiday Tour 2023
Dec 15-16, 2023	Candlelight: Holiday Special featuring “The Nutcracker” and More at Church of the Heavenly Rest
Select dates and locations starting Dec 16, 2023	Pipes of Christmas Concert
Dec 16-17, 2023	The Madison Theatre Christmas Celebration
Dec 17, 2023	Vienna Boys Choir - Christmas in Vienna
Dec 23, 2023	The New York Pops: The Best Christmas of All with Norm Lewis

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 1, 2023	Glow-in-the-Dark Chanukah Dinner - 92NY
Dec 3, 2023	Hanukkah Family Day - The Jewish Museum
Dec 7, 2023	77th Annual Menorah on the High Line
Dec 7, 2023	Zusha Chanukah Concert - West Hempstead
Dec 7, 2023	Menorah Lighting - Veterans Memorial Triangle, Hewlett
Dec 7,10,11,12,13,14 2023	Donut Decorating - Jewish Childrean's Museum
Dec 8-10, 2023	Hanukkah Celebration - CMOM
Dec 10, 2023	Chanukah Menorah Lighting Activities - The Seaport Museum
Dec 10, 2023	Chanukah Spectacular! - Long Island City
Dec 10, 2023	Chanukah Festival at Commonpoint Queens
Dec 10, 2023	Chabad Lubavitch of Riverdale Giant Menorah Lighting
Dec 12, 2023	JKC Chanukah on Ice - Grant Park
Dec 14, 2023	Grand Menorah Lighting - Broadway Hewlett, NY

Shopping & Craft Fairs

Nov 19, 2023	Swedish Christmas Fair - The Commonwealth Club, Montclair, NJ
Nov 30, 2023	Rizzoli Bookstore Holiday Fair 2023
Dec 2, 2023	Holiday Craft Fair - Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art
Dec 2, 2023	Annual Christmas Fair - Trinity Lutheran
Dec 2, 2023	DUMBO Shop The Studios
Dec 9, 2023	Holiday Market - Queens Craft Brigade
Dec 10, 2023	Wrap & Ribbon Holiday Market 2023 - Commonpoint Queens @ Sam Field Center
Dec 10, 17, 2023	Astoria Market

New Year's Fun

Dec 28, 2023	A New Year's Celebration With Flor Bromley - CMOM
Dec 31, 2023	New Years Eve aboard the Cornucopia Princess Yacht
Dec 31, 2023	Noon Year's Eve Party - United Skates of America - Seaford
Dec 31, 2023	Atlantis New Years Eve Family Party Cruise
Dec 31.2023	CMOM’S New Year's Eve Ball Drop & Dance Party
Dec 31, 2023	Family New Year's Eve Party - United Skates of America - Seaford
Jan 1, 2024	New Year's Day Pajama Skate - United Skates of America - Seaford

Miscellaneous

Multiple Dates Nov 5 - Jan 4, 2024	The Candy Cottage of Christmas Magic
Select Dates Nov 17 - Jan 15, 2024	Holiday Train Show - New York Botanical Garden
Nov 18, 2023	Friendsgiving Jar Workshop - Hollis Branch at Queens Public Library
Nov 19 - Dec 30, 2023	Holiday Cruises 2023
Nov 22. 2023	Candy Chemistry Holiday Workshop at SMLI
Nov 23, 24, 2023	Thanksgiving Brunch & Dinner Cruises
Dec 2, 2023	Sub-Zero Science Family Workshop at SMLI
Dec 2, 2023	Winter 3D STEAM & Paint - Queens Public Library South Ozone Park
Dec 3, 2023	NYC Holiday Half, 10K, 5K
Dec 26, 2023	Winter Wonderland Holiday Workshop at SMLI
Dec 26-28, 2023	Kwanzaa Celebration - CMOM
Dec 27, 2023	All-A-Glow Holiday Workshop at SMLI
Dec 28, 2023	Mystery at the Museum Holiday Workshop at SMLI
Dec 29, 2023	Scales and Tails Holiday Workshop at SMLI

If we're missing an activity that should be on our list, please email Debra Ross, publisher of KidsOutAndAbout.com and BeyondTheNest.com at ross@kidsoutandabout.com. Please make sure to include a link to the event when you email. Thank you!