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Wednesday Dec. 3, 2025

Various

Photos with Santa at Nanuet Town Centre

Nanuet Town CentreNanuet

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Various

Winter Fest at Cross County Center

Ages: All
Family
Free

Cross County CenterYonkers

Watson Adventures

8 am – 5 pm

Watson Adventures’ Murder at the Met Scavenger Hunt

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10 am – 9:30 pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Family

Cross County Center

11 am – 5 pm

Holiday Bricktacular

LEGOLAND Discovery Center WestchesterYonkers

cross county 2

Noon – 8 pm

Cross County Center Holiday Food Truck Market

Cross County CenterRiverside

Noon – 6 pm

17th Annual Greenwich Reindeer Festival & Santa’s Workshop presented by Jenny Allen & Kristen Studwell, Compass Real Estate

Sam Bridge Nursery & GreenhousesGreenwich

The Murder at the Museum

2 – 4:30 pm

The Murder at the Museum of Natural History Scavenger Hunt

American Museum of Natural History

4 – 4:45 pm

Reading Buddies

Ages: 5 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

5 – 5:45 pm

Reading Buddies

Ages: 5 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

5 – 10 pm

Peace, Love & Lights

Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

Thursday Dec. 4

All day

Santa Photo Experience

The Westchester

Various

Lumina

Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard

Various

Santa at Ridge Hill

Ridge HillYonkers

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Various

Cross County Center Santa Photos

Cross County CenterWestchester

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Various

2025 Santa Claus Visit & Photo Session

Jefferson Valley Mall

Various

Santa Photos at Palisades Center

Palisades CenterWest Nyack

Various

Photos with Santa at Nanuet Town Centre

Nanuet Town CentreNanuet

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Various

Winter Fest at Cross County Center

Ages: All
Family
Free

Cross County CenterYonkers

Watson Adventures

8 am – 5 pm

Watson Adventures’ Murder at the Met Scavenger Hunt

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10 am – 9:30 pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Family

Cross County Center

10:30 – 11:30 am

Baby Lap Time (Pre-Walkers)

Ages: 2 and under
Books & Readings
Dance
Family

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

11 am – 5 pm

Holiday Bricktacular

LEGOLAND Discovery Center WestchesterYonkers

cross county 2

Noon – 8 pm

Cross County Center Holiday Food Truck Market

Cross County CenterRiverside

Noon – 6 pm

17th Annual Greenwich Reindeer Festival & Santa’s Workshop presented by Jenny Allen & Kristen Studwell, Compass Real Estate

Sam Bridge Nursery & GreenhousesGreenwich

The Murder at the Museum

2 – 4:30 pm

The Murder at the Museum of Natural History Scavenger Hunt

American Museum of Natural History

Westchester The Wonderland of Lights

5 pm

The Wonderland of Lights

Dutchess County Fairgrounds

5 – 10 pm

Peace, Love & Lights

Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

7 – 8 pm

Teen Library Council (Gr. 7-12)

Ages: 13 and up
Community
Family
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

The Greats of Craft

7 – 9 pm

Bonsai Workshop at The Greats of Craft – (LIC)

The Greats of Craft – (LIC)

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9:30 – 11:45 pm

Superstar Open Set

Art
Free

Friday Dec. 5

All day

Santa Photo Experience

The Westchester

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