KidsOutAndAbout is Westchester's online guide to everything for kids, teens, and families! The activities we've listed here are confirmed for this year, but many require reserving ahead of time, so click through to make arrangements. Enjoy the holidays!
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!
Below are items that have been posted to our calendar. If you are affiliated with a business hosting a holiday event that should be on our calendar, we'd love to see it there... it's free to post! Click here for instructions about how to add your organization to our list and easily post your events to our calendar!
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Santa Sightings
| Multiple Days Starting Nov 10, 2022 |
Photos with Santa - Stamford Town Center |
| Multiple Days Starting Nov 17, 2022(Reservations are strongly recommended) |
SANTA PHOTOS - Cross County Center |
| Multiple Days Starting Nov 21, 2022 |
Santa Photos at Ridge Hill |
| Nov 25-Dec 24, 2022 (closed Sundays) |
14th Annual Greenwich Reindeer Festival - Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses |
| Multiple Days Starting Nov 25, 2022 |
Santa at Battenfeld Christmas Tree Farm |
| Multiple Days Starting Nov 25, 2022 |
Photos with Santa at Jefferson Valley Mall |
| Nov 27, 2022 |
Holiday Celebration With Santa - Walkway Over The Hudson |
| Dec 3, 2022 |
SINTERKLAAS FESTIVAL DAY IN RHINEBECK |
| Dec 3 and 10, 2022 |
Visit Santa at Boscobel |
| Dec 17, 2022 |
Drive By Santa Event - White Plains |
Old-Time Christmas
| Nov 4 - Dec 23, 2022 |
Santa's Village at American Christmas |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 18, 2022 |
Twilight Tours at Boscobel |
| Saturdays and Sundays Nov 19- Dec 17, 2022 |
Holiday House Tours - Boscobel |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022 |
Christmas by Candlelight 2022 - Old Sturbridge Village |
| Select Dates Nov 28 - Dec 30, 2022 |
December Classic Mansion Tours at Lyndhurst |
| Dec 1 - 16, 2022 |
SANTA CLAUS LETTERS - Lewisboro |
| Dec 2, 2022 |
Holiday Stroll Open House - Keeler Tavern Museum |
| Multiple Days starting Dec 2, 2022 |
Holiday Boutique at Philipsburg Manor |
| Dec 3, 2022 |
Carmel NY's Holiday on The Lake |
| Dec 4, 2022 |
Holiday Family Sunday - Keeler Tavern Museum |
| Dec 10, 11, 2022 |
Christmas in Museum Village |
Light Displays
| Multiple Dates beginning Nov 11, 2022 - Jan 8, 2023 |
Illuminate the Farm at Queens County Farm Museum |
| Multiple Days Starting Nov 14, 2022 |
Worldwide Lights Celebration at Stepping Stones |
| Select dates November 18, 2022 through January 8, 2023 |
Holiday Lights 2022 - Bronx Zoo |
| Select Dates Nov 18 - Jan 14, 2023 |
NYBG GLOW- New York Botanical Gardens |
| Nov 19, 2022 |
Tree Lighting at Cross County Shopping Center |
| Nov 20, 2022 |
The Lighting of Ridge Hill |
| Multiple Dates Starting Nov 21, 2022 |
Origami Holiday Tree - American Museum of Natural History |
| Multiple dates beginning Nov 25, 2022 |
Westchester's Winter Wonderland Drive-Thru Light Show Experience |
| Dec 1, 6, 14, 2022 |
Winter Wonderland at Will Library Branch |
| Dec 2, 2022 |
Mt. Kisco Chamber presents: Holiday Tree Lighting |
| Dec 2, 2022 |
Tree Lighting - Holiday Lights of Nyack |
| Multiple Days Starting Dec 2, 2022 |
Holiday Lights on the Farm - Muscoot Farm |
| Dec 3, 2022 |
Holiday Electric Lights Parade and Tree Lighting - Yorktown |
| Dec 10 - Jan 2, 2022 |
2021 Grand Holiday Illumination - Untermyer Gardens Conservancy |
| Dec 11, 2022 |
City Lights, Bright Holiday Nights-Tree Lighting - White Plains |
Holiday Concerts
Holiday Theatre
| Nov 13, 2022 |
Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet at Kings Theatre |
| Nov 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 2022 |
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella at Yorktown Stage |
| Nov 26, 2022 |
World Ballet Series: Nutcracker at Paramount Hudson Valley |
| Nov. 26, Dec 3, and Dec 16, 2022 |
The Nutcracker by the New Paltz Ballet at Rocking Horse Ranch Resort |
| Dec 3, 4, 2022 |
Cirque De Light - Stepping Stones Museum |
| Multiple Days Starting Dec 4, 2022 |
Dickens's 'Christmas Carol' at The Old Dutch Church |
| Dec 10, 11, 2022 |
The Ballet School of Stamford Presents Nutcracker Suites at Stamford Town Center |
| Dec 17, 2022 |
The Brooklyn Nutcracker at Kings Theatre |
| Dec 17, 2022 |
O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi at Queens County Farm Museum |
| Dec 17, 18, 2022 |
Connecticut Ballet presents 'The Nutcracker' at The Palace |
| Dec 18, 2022 |
The Nutcracker Performed by New York Theatre Ballet at Tarrytown Music Hall |
| Dec 18, 2022 |
Holiday Tea and Performance- Boscobel House and Gardens |
| Dec 30, 2022 |
Baby Shark LIVE!: The Christmas Show at Kings Theatre |
Holiday Trains
Christmas Tree Experience
Get Moving This Holiday Season
Ice Skating
Holidays with The Animals
Chanukah
Hands On For The Holidays
Shopping / Craft Fairs
| Nov 12, 13, 2022 |
Holiday Market at Greenburgh Nature Center |
| Multiple Days starting Nov 19, 2022 |
HOLIDAY FOOD TRUCK MARKET at Cross County Shopping Center |
| Nov 19, 2022 |
Clay Art Center Clay Holiday Market Opening Event |
| Dec 6, 2022 |
Holiday Sip + Shop - At Chelsea Piers Connecticut |
| Dec 8, 2022 |
Holiday Market- Stamford Museum and Nature Center |
| Dec 9, 10, 11, 2022 |
White Plains WinterFest Downtown Holiday Market |
| Dec 10, 2022 |
Mountainside Holiday Market at Powder Ridge |
| Dec 10, 2022 |
Rivertowns Holiday Trolley |
| Dec 10, 11, 2022 |
Nyack Holiday Gift Fair |
| Dec 11, 2022 |
Yonkers Winter Market |
New Year's Fun
Miscellaneous
Below are events that have been posted to our calendar. If you know of an upcoming event that is not yet there, please mindy@kidsoutandabout.com to let her know about it. If you are sponsoring an upcoming event, click here for posting instructions (it's free).
