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!
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Santa Sightings
Multiple Days Starting Nov 9, 2023 |
Photos with Santa - Stamford Town Center |
Multiple Days Starting Nov 17, 2023(Reservations are strongly recommended) |
SANTA PHOTOS - Cross County Center |
Nov 18, 2023 |
Santa’s Grand Arrival - At Palisades Center Mall |
Multiple Days Starting Nov 20, 2023 |
Santa Photos at Ridge Hill |
Nov 24-Dec 23, 2023 (closed Sundays) |
15th Annual Greenwich Reindeer Festival - Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses |
Multiple Days Starting Nov 24, 2023 |
Santa at Battenfeld Christmas Tree Farm |
Multiple Days Starting Nov 22, 2023 |
Photos with Santa at Jefferson Valley Mall |
Nov 26, 2023 |
Holiday Celebration With Santa - Walkway Over The Hudson |
Dec 2, 2023 |
SINTERKLAAS FESTIVAL DAY IN RHINEBECK |
Dec 3, 2023 |
Santa Cares - At Palisades Center Mall |
Dec 5, 2023 |
Pet Party With Santa - At Palisades Center Mall |
Dec 9-10, 16-17, 23, 2023 |
Breakfast with Frosty - Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo |
Old-Time Christmas
Nov 3 - Dec 22, 2023 |
Santa's Village at American Christmas |
Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023 |
Twilight Tours at Boscobel |
Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023 |
Holiday House Tours - Locust Grove |
Nov 24, 25, 26, 2023 |
Glenview Holiday Tour - Hudson River Museum |
Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023 |
Christmas by Candlelight 2023 - Old Sturbridge Village |
Select Dates Nov 27 - Dec 29, 2023 |
Holiday Classic Mansion Tours at Lyndhurst |
Dec 1 - 15, 2023 |
SANTA CLAUS LETTERS - Lewisboro |
Dec 1, 2023 |
Holiday Stroll Open House - Keeler Tavern Museum |
Multiple Days starting Nov 25, 2023 |
Holiday Boutique at Philipsburg Manor |
Dec 2, 2023 |
Carmel NY's Holiday on The Lake |
Dec 2,3 2023 |
Christmas in Museum Village |
Light Displays
Dec 2, 2023 |
Peekskill Holiday Tree Lighting |
Nov 17 - Dec 24, 2023 |
The Holiday Wish Express - Stamford Town Center |
Multiple Dates beginning Nov 17, 2023- Jan 7, 2024 |
Winter Lantern Festival at Queens County Farm Museum |
Multiple Dates begining Nov 17 - Dec 31, 2023 |
Festival of Lights at Harvest Moon |
Multiple Days Starting Nov 20, 2023 |
Worldwide Lights Celebration at Stepping Stones |
Select dates November 17, 2023 through January 7, 2024 |
Holiday Lights 2023 - Bronx Zoo |
Multiple Dates starting Nov 17 - Jan 13, 2024 |
NYBG GLOW- New York Botanical Gardens |
Nov 17, 2023 |
Christmas Tree Lighting- Cross County Shopping Center |
Nov 19, 2023 |
The Lighting of Ridge Hill |
Multiple Dates Starting Nov 21, 2023 |
Origami Holiday Tree - American Museum of Natural History |
Multiple dates beginning Nov 24, 2023 |
Westchester's Winter Wonderland Drive-Thru Light Show Experience |
Dec 1, 2023 |
Mt. Kisco Chamber presents: Holiday Tree Lighting |
Dec 3, 2023 |
Tree Lighting - Holiday Lights of Nyack |
Dec 2, 2023 |
Holiday Electric Lights Parade and Tree Lighting - Yorktown |
Dec 8 - Jan 1, 2024 |
Grand Holiday Illumination - Untermyer Gardens Conservancy |
Dec 10, 2023 |
City Lights, Bright Holiday Nights-Tree Lighting - White Plains |
Holiday Concerts
Dec 2, 2023 |
Elf in Concert at Kings Theatre
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Dec 9, 2023 |
John Tesh- A Jazzy Swingin’ Christmas - Paramount Hudson Valley |
Dec 10, 2023 |
TENET Vocal Artists Love Enfolds Thee Round - Caramoor |
Dec 2, 2023 |
The Laurie Berkner Band - A Holiday Celebration Concert - Tarrytown Music Hall |
Dec 9, 2023 |
Cherish the Ladies “A Celtic Christmas” - Tarrytown Music Hall |
Dec 14, 2023 |
The Glenn Miller Orchestra - Home For The Holidays - Tarrytown Music Hall |
Dec 16, 17 (Matinee) 2023 |
Jessica Lynn – A Very Merry Country Christmas - Paramount Hudson Valley |
Dec 16 & 23, 2023 |
Christmas Rocks with EKKquinox: Steelpan Concert - At Palisades Center Mall |
Dec 15, 2023 |
The Doo Wop Project presents A Doo Wop Christmas - Tarrytown Music Hall |
Dec 17, 2023 |
Darlene Love: Love for the Holidays - Tarrytown Music Hall |
Holiday Theatre
Multiple Dates Nov 18 - 26, 2023 |
The Wizard of Oz - Yorktown Stage |
Nov 30, Dec 1,2, 2023 |
Live Theatre: A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play - Rosendale Theatre |
Nov. 24, Dec 2, and Dec 16, 2023 |
The Nutcracker by the New Paltz Ballet at Rocking Horse Ranch Resort |
Multiple Days Starting Dec 2, 2023 |
Dickens's 'Christmas Carol' at The Old Dutch Church |
Dec 3, 2023 |
Musiquita Nutcracker Tap Dance Special - Caramoor |
Dec 6, 2023 |
Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet - Kings Theatre |
Dec 8, 2023 |
Worship Live Holiday Tour - Kings Theatre |
Dec 13, 2023 |
Edwards Twins presents The Ultimate Christmas Variety Show Vegas’ Top Impersonators & Impressionists - Paramount Hudson Valley |
Dec 16, 2023 |
The Brooklyn Nutcracker at Kings Theatre |
Dec 16, 2023 |
O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi at Queens County Farm Museum |
Dec 10, 2023 (1 Hour Family Show) |
The Nutcracker Performed by New York Theatre Ballet at Tarrytown Music Hall |
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 5, 2023 |
Farm & Artisan Market - Stamford Museum and Nature Center |
Nov 16 - Dec 17, 2023 (Thur - Sat) |
Holiday Boutique In The Barn - Keeler Tavern Museum |
Multiple Days Nov 16 - Dec 23, 2023 |
Clay Holiday Market - Clay Art Center |
Multiple Dates Starting Nov 17, 2023 |
Holiday Food Truck Market- Cross County Center |
Nov 18, 19, 2023 |
Holiday Market at Greenburgh Nature Center |
Multiple Days Starting Nov 24, 2023 |
Lifted Spirits - Winter Festival at Powder Ridge |
Nov 26, 2023 |
Holiday Market & Family Day - Muscoot Farm |
Dec 2, 2023 |
Rivertowns Holiday Trolley |
Dec 6, 2023 |
Holiday Market - Tarrytown Music Hall |
Dec 6 - 17, 2023 |
Holiday Market - White Plains |
New Year's Fun
Miscellaneous
Until Dec 14, 2023 |
Letters From Santa |
Nov 23, 2023 |
Thanksgiving Buffet Dinner - Fire at The Ridge at Powder Ridge |
Nov 24, 25, 26, 2023 |
Holiday Kick-Off - Hudson River Museum |
Dec 2, 2023 |
Holiday Toy Drive - Rye Reads Learning Center |
Dec 3, 10, 17, 2023 |
Holiday Hunt in the Mansion, a Family Fun Event! - Locust Grove |
Dec 16, 2023 |
Cocoa Around the World at Muscoot Farm |
Dec 16, 2023 |
Winter Solstice Celebration (ODC) at HHNM |
Dec 17, 2023 |
Holiday Tea & Music at Boscobel |
Dec 27, 28, 29, 2023 |
Arts and Crafts Family Program (Ages 5+) - Locust Grove |
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).