101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Westchester - 2024
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Santa Sightings
Old-Time Christmas
| Multiple dates starting Nov 9, 2024 | Holiday Lane Tickets 2024 – Christmas In America |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2024 | Boscobel House and Gardens, Twilight Tours, Holidays, String Music |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024 | Christmas by Candlelight 2024 - Old Sturbridge Village |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024 | Holiday Classic Mansion Tour 2024 | Lyndhurst Mansion |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Holiday Stroll Open House — Keeler Tavern Museum |
| Dec 4 & 5, 2024 | Glenview Holiday Tour | Hudson River Museum |
Light Displays
| Nov 9, 2024 | Tree Arrival Family Festivities - Rockefeller Center |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 9, 2024 | Holiday Lane Mount Vernon – Christmas In America |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Cross County Center / Tree Lighting Celebration |
| Nov, 23, 2024 | The Lighting at Ridge Hill - Ridge Hill |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2024 | Westchester's Winter Wonderland |
| Select dates November 22 - January 5, 2025 | Holiday Lights 2024 - Bronx Zoo |
| Multiple dates beginning Nov 23, 2024 | Westchester's Winter Wonderland |
| Dec 1, 2024 | Katonah Chamber of Commerce - Tree & Menorah Lighting |
| Dec 4, 2024 | Tree Lighting - Rockefeller Center |
| Dec 6 & 7, 2024 | Winter Wonder Walks | Stamford Museum & Nature Center |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Holiday Lights – Nyack Chamber of Commerce |
| Dec 6, 2024 | 2024 Holiday Tree Lighting - Mount Kisco Chamber of Commerce |
| Dec 8 - Jan 1, 2024 | Grand Holiday Illumination - Untermyer Gardens Conservancy |
| Dec 11, 2024 | City Lights, Bright Holiday Nights - Tree Lighting |
Holiday Concerts
| Nov 24, 2024 |
Jennifer Hudson's The Gift of Love: An Intimate Live Experience - Kings Theatre |
| Nov 26, 2024 |
Pentatonix - Madison Square Garden |
| Multiple days starting Nov 29, 2024 | |
| Dec 8, 2024 |
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s Wild And Swingin’ Holiday Party! | Tarrytown Music Hall |
| Dec 11 - 14, 2024 |
Handel’s Messiah - New York Philharmonic |
| Dec 14, 2024 |
Laurie Berkner: A Live Holiday Concert | Tarrytown Music Hall |
| Dec 14 & 15, 2024 |
Jessica Lynn- A Very Merry Classic Christmas - Paramount Hudson Valley Theater |
| Dec 15, 2024 | |
| Dec 18-19, 2024 |
Andrea Bocelli - Madison Square Garden |
| Dec 19 - 22, 2024 |
Elf in Concert - New York Philharmonic |
| Dec 21, 2024 |
Cherish the Ladies - A Celtic Christmas | Tarrytown Music Hall |
| Dec 22 & 26, 2024 |
Broadway Sings Mariah Carey: A Holiday Spectacular - The Cutting Room, NYC |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Anthony Nunziata: My Italian Christmas! - Yorktownstage |
Holiday Theatre
| Multiple Dates Nov 23 - Dec 29, 2024 | Yuletide Factory - The New Victory Theater |
| Multiple Dates Dec 4, 2024- Jan 5, 2025 | Annie Revival - Theatre at Madison Square Garden |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Yuletide Factory: Sensory-Friendly |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 7, 2024 | Dickens's Christmas Carol | Historic Hudson Valley |
| Dec 8, 2024 | Nutcracker, Short and Sweet- Sensory Friendly Performance - Paramount Hudson Valley Theater |
| Dec 8, 2024 | Nutcracker, Short and Sweet - Paramount Hudson Valley Theater |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Just Dance! Winter Performance 2024 - Yorktownstage |
| Dec 14, 2024 | GRAND KYIV BALLET PRESENTS: THE NUTCRACKER - Kings Theatre |
| Dec 14, 2024 | O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi at Queens County Farm Museum |
| Dec 15, 2024 (1 Hour Family Show) | The Nutcracker Performed by New York Theatre Ballet / Tarrytown Music Hall |
| Dec 21 & 22, 2024 | Nutcracker For Kids - Yorktownstage |
| Dec 22, 2024 | The Muppet Christmas Carol – The Rosendale Theatre |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Hip Hop Nutcracker - Kings Theatre |
Holiday Trains
| Weekends starting Nov 16, 2024 | Holiday Train Show - Greenburgh Nature Center |
| Select Dates Nov 16 - Jan 20, 2025 | Holiday Train Show - New York Botanical Garden |
Christmas Tree Experience
| Mulpitle Days starting Nov 25, 2024 | Battenfeld's Christmas Tree Farm |
| (Reservations Needed) | Emmerich Tree Farm |
| Opening day Nov 30, 2024 | Wilkens Fruit and Fir Farm |
| Opening day Nov 29, 2024 | Christmas Trees - Wright Family Farm |
Get Moving This Holiday Season
| Nov 24, 2024 | Turkey Trot | Village of Mamaroneck NY |
| Dec 15, 2024 | NYC Holiday Half, 10K, 5K |
Ice Skating
| Multiple Days- Starting Nov 1st, 2024 | Public Skating at WSA |
| Weekends - November 2nd | Ice skating at Bear Mountain Rink |
| Opening Nov 10, 2024 | LeFrak Center at Lakeside |
| Multiple Days starting Nov 14, 2024 | Cross County Center / Pop-up Ice Skating Rink |
Holidays with The Animals
| Nov 24, 2024 | Turkey Tales - Hudson Highlands Nature Museum |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Beary Merry Holiday / Trailside Museums and Zoo |
Chanukah
| Dec 1, 2024 | Katonah Chamber of Commerce - Tree & Menorah Lighting |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Community Chanukah Extravaganza: Fire on Ice - ChabadRT.org |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Chanukah Concert with the Maccabeats - ChabadBedford.com |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Cross County Center / Menorah Lighting |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Menorah Lighting at Ridge Hill - Ridge Hill |
| Jan 1, 2025 | Chanukah Menorah Lightings - ChabadBedford.com |
Hands On For The Holidays
| Nov 23, 2024 | Natural Holiday Ornaments – Friends of Lasdon Park & Arboretum |
| Nov 29 - Dec 1, 2024 | Family Science Workshop: Nebula-in-a-Bubble Holiday Ornament | Hudson River Museum |
| Nov 30 & Dec 1, 2024 | Volunteer: Wreath Decorating on the Farm : Muscoot Farm |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Children's Art Workshop - Make Holiday Ornaments Christina DeJesus | Blue Door Art Center |
| Dec 8, 2024 | DIY Snow Globes - Hudson Highlands Nature Museum |
| Dec 9, 2024 | Holiday Diamond Painting | Yonkers Public Library |
| Dec 22, 2024 | Gifts for Wildlife - Teatown |
Shopping / Craft Fairs
| Multiple dates starting Nov 14, 2024 | Clay Art Center - Clay Holiday Market 2024 |
| Multiple dates Starting Nov 15, 2024 | Cross County Center / Holiday Food Truck Market |
| Nov 16 & 17, 2024 | Traveling Holiday Makers Market - At Palisades Center |
| Nov 16 & 17, 2024 | Holiday Market - Greenburgh Nature Center |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 21, 2024 | Holiday Boutique in the Barn: Keeler Tavern Museum |
| Nov 21, 2024 | Holiday Trolley Boutique Bop |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2024 | Opening of Holiday Bazaar | Blue Door Art Center |
| Nov 30, 2024 | Holiday Market : Muscoot Farm |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Holiday Market Sip & Shop | Stamford Museum & Nature Center |
| Dec 7 & 15, 2024 | Winter Festival Holiday Market - Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort |
| Dec, 2024 | Holiday Market - Tarrytown Music Hall |
| Dec 11 - 22, 2024 | Winter Village & Holiday Market - White Plains Business Improvement District |
New Year's Fun
| Dec 29, 2024 | End of Year Hike - Teatown |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Westchester Children's Museum — NYE Kids Countdown |
| Dec 31, 2024 | White Plains New Year's Eve Family Spectacular |
| Dec 31, 2024 | New Year's Eve Fireworks in Prospect Park - Prospect Park Alliance |
Miscellaneous
| Nov 18 - 23, 2024 | Let's Celebrate Worldwide / Stepping Stones |
| Nov 28, 2024 | Thanksgiving Dinner Mountainside or To Go - Fire at the Ridge |
| Nov 29, 30 & Dec 1, 2024 | Holiday Kick-Off | Hudson River Museum |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024 | Holiday Bricktacular | LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Katonah Chamber of Commerce - 4th Annual Peppermint Parade |
| Dec 9, 2024 | Rudolph Rocs New Ro | New Rochelle Public Library |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Greenwich-Stamford Christmas Bird Count | Greenwich Audubon Center |
| Dec 23, 2024 | On The Big Screen: It's A Wonderful Life (1946) | Tarrytown Music Hall |
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).