Mark your calendars and reserve your tickets! The holidays are coming and Westchester (and our neighbors) have some fantastic holiday events planned for families. There are so many things to do: breakfast with Santa, the Nutcracker, holiday train shows, concerts and much more! Many of these events fill up quickly so we suggest making reservations in advance.
Here's our list of upcoming holiday events for kids in Westchester County, NY. Have one to add? Please comment below or add it in our free Community Calendar. We'll update this article as more events are announced and additional details are provided. Because sometimes the weather does not cooperate and things can change, it is always best to check the direct link to the actual event in our calendar to confirm the time before heading out.
Please also check out our article about upcoming holiday kickoff events including tree lightings and parades. Happy Holidays!
Here's our list of upcoming holiday events for kids in Westchester County, NY. Have one to add? Please comment below or add it in our free Community Calendar. We'll update this article as more events are announced and additional details are provided. Because sometimes the weather does not cooperate and things can change, it is always best to check the direct link to the actual event in our calendar to confirm the time before heading out.
Please also check out our article about upcoming holiday kickoff events including tree lightings and parades. Happy Holidays!
Santa
Adventure to Santa
Schedule: Saturday, November 5th through Christmas Eve
Location: Ridge Hill, 1 Ridge Hill Boulevard, Yonkers, NY
Santa's Waiting- Photos With Santa
Schedule: Saturday, November 5th through Christmas Eve
Location: The Westchester, 125 Westchester Ave, White Plains, NY
Santa Photos & Visits
Schedule: Friday, November 11th through Christmas Eve
Location: Cross County Shopping Center, 8000 Mall Walk, Yonkers, NY
Caring Santa
Schedule: Sunday, November 20th 10am
Location: The Westchester, 125 Westchester Ave, White Plains, NY
Breakfast with Santa
Schedule: Saturday, December 10th 8:30am - 10:30am
Location: Applebee's, 18 Saw Mill River Rd, Hawthorne, NY
9th Annual Scarsdale Holiday Breakfast
Schedule: Saturday, December 10th 9am
Location: Scarsdale, NY
Town of Greenburgh Breakfast with Santa
Schedule: Saturday, December 10th 9am
Location: Anthony F. Veteran Park, 11 Olympic Ln, Ardsley, NY
Santa Visits the Rosen House
Schedule: Saturday, December 10th 10am
Location: Caramoor, 149 Girdle Ridge Rd, Katonah, NY
Brunch with Santa at Stew Leonard's
Schedule: Saturday, December 10th and Sunday, December 11th, three seating times at 10am, 12:30pm and 2:00pm
Location: Stew Leonard's, 1 Stew Leonard Dr., Yonkers, NY
Brunch With Santa at Westchester Broadway Theatre
Schedule: Saturday , December 17th, two seatings 9am and 12:30pm
Location: Westchester Broadway Theatre, 1 Broadway Plaza, Elmsford, NY
Schedule: Saturday, November 5th through Christmas Eve
Location: Ridge Hill, 1 Ridge Hill Boulevard, Yonkers, NY
Santa's Waiting- Photos With Santa
Schedule: Saturday, November 5th through Christmas Eve
Location: The Westchester, 125 Westchester Ave, White Plains, NY
Santa Photos & Visits
Schedule: Friday, November 11th through Christmas Eve
Location: Cross County Shopping Center, 8000 Mall Walk, Yonkers, NY
Caring Santa
Schedule: Sunday, November 20th 10am
Location: The Westchester, 125 Westchester Ave, White Plains, NY
Breakfast with Santa
Schedule: Saturday, December 10th 8:30am - 10:30am
Location: Applebee's, 18 Saw Mill River Rd, Hawthorne, NY
9th Annual Scarsdale Holiday Breakfast
Schedule: Saturday, December 10th 9am
Location: Scarsdale, NY
Town of Greenburgh Breakfast with Santa
Schedule: Saturday, December 10th 9am
Location: Anthony F. Veteran Park, 11 Olympic Ln, Ardsley, NY
Santa Visits the Rosen House
Schedule: Saturday, December 10th 10am
Location: Caramoor, 149 Girdle Ridge Rd, Katonah, NY
Brunch with Santa at Stew Leonard's
Schedule: Saturday, December 10th and Sunday, December 11th, three seating times at 10am, 12:30pm and 2:00pm
Location: Stew Leonard's, 1 Stew Leonard Dr., Yonkers, NY
Brunch With Santa at Westchester Broadway Theatre
Schedule: Saturday , December 17th, two seatings 9am and 12:30pm
Location: Westchester Broadway Theatre, 1 Broadway Plaza, Elmsford, NY
The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker - Ajkun Ballet Theatre Performance
Schedule: Friday, December 2nd 7pm , Saturday, December 3rd 2pm & 7pm
Location: Isaac E. Young Middle School, 2nd Floor Dance Studio, 270 Centre Ave, New Rochelle, NY
Cirque-tacular: Snowkus Pocus
Schedule: Saturday, December 3rd 8pm
Location: Academic Arts Theatre at Westchester Community College, 75 Grasslands Rd, Valhalla, NY
The Nutcracker Performed by New York Theatre Ballet
Schedule: Sunday, December 4th 3pm and 6pm
Location: Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St, Tarrytown, NY
The Nutcracker by Central Park Dance
Schedule: Sunday, December 11th 5pm
Location: The Capitol Theatre, 149 Westchester Ave, Port Chester, NY
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
Schedule: Thursday, December 15th 8pm
Location: The Performing Arts Center Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Rd, Purchase, NY
The Nutcracker by the Westchester Ballet Company
Schedule: Friday, December 16th 10am, Saturday, December 17th 12:30pm and 4:30pm, Sunday, December 18th 2pm
Location: Westchester County Center, 198 Central Ave, White Plains, NY
The Nutcracker by Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance
Schedule: Friday, December 16th 6pm, Saturday, December 17th 2pm and 6 pm, Sunday, December 18th 11am and 2pm
Location: Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E Ridge Rd, Ridgefield, CT
Colonial Nutcracker
Schedule: Saturday, December 17th 3pm
Location: Paramount Hudson Valley, 1008 Brown St, Peekskill, NY
Schedule: Friday, December 2nd 7pm , Saturday, December 3rd 2pm & 7pm
Location: Isaac E. Young Middle School, 2nd Floor Dance Studio, 270 Centre Ave, New Rochelle, NY
Cirque-tacular: Snowkus Pocus
Schedule: Saturday, December 3rd 8pm
Location: Academic Arts Theatre at Westchester Community College, 75 Grasslands Rd, Valhalla, NY
The Nutcracker Performed by New York Theatre Ballet
Schedule: Sunday, December 4th 3pm and 6pm
Location: Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St, Tarrytown, NY
The Nutcracker by Central Park Dance
Schedule: Sunday, December 11th 5pm
Location: The Capitol Theatre, 149 Westchester Ave, Port Chester, NY
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
Schedule: Thursday, December 15th 8pm
Location: The Performing Arts Center Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Rd, Purchase, NY
The Nutcracker by the Westchester Ballet Company
Schedule: Friday, December 16th 10am, Saturday, December 17th 12:30pm and 4:30pm, Sunday, December 18th 2pm
Location: Westchester County Center, 198 Central Ave, White Plains, NY
The Nutcracker by Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance
Schedule: Friday, December 16th 6pm, Saturday, December 17th 2pm and 6 pm, Sunday, December 18th 11am and 2pm
Location: Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E Ridge Rd, Ridgefield, CT
Colonial Nutcracker
Schedule: Saturday, December 17th 3pm
Location: Paramount Hudson Valley, 1008 Brown St, Peekskill, NY
Dickens Christmas Carol
A Dickens Tale
Schedule: Saturday, November 19th 11am and 2pm
Location: Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge Road Ridgefield, CT
Mr. Dickens Tells a Christmas Carol
Schedule: December 2nd - December 30th, specific afternoons and evenings
Location: Lyndhurst, 635 S Broadway, Tarrytown, NY
A Christmas Carol
Schedule: Saturday, December 10th 2pm and 4pm
Location: Radio Theatre at Husdon River Museum, 511 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, NY
Dickens' 'Christmas Carol'
Schedule: December 10th, 11th, 17th, 18th at 4, 5:15, and 6:30pm
Location: Reformed Church of the Tarrytowns, 42 N. Broadway, Tarrytown, NY
Schedule: Saturday, November 19th 11am and 2pm
Location: Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge Road Ridgefield, CT
Mr. Dickens Tells a Christmas Carol
Schedule: December 2nd - December 30th, specific afternoons and evenings
Location: Lyndhurst, 635 S Broadway, Tarrytown, NY
A Christmas Carol
Schedule: Saturday, December 10th 2pm and 4pm
Location: Radio Theatre at Husdon River Museum, 511 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, NY
Dickens' 'Christmas Carol'
Schedule: December 10th, 11th, 17th, 18th at 4, 5:15, and 6:30pm
Location: Reformed Church of the Tarrytowns, 42 N. Broadway, Tarrytown, NY
More Holiday Shows
Mooseltoe
Schedule: Friday, November 25th 11am
Location: White Plains Performing Arts Center, 11 City Pl, White Plains, NY
Charlie Brown Christmas Performed Live
Schedule: Sunday, December 4th 11am, 1pm, 3pm
Location: The Manor Club, 1023 Esplanade, Pelham, NY
The Laurie Berkner Band - A Holiday Celebration Concert
Schedule: Saturday, December 17th 11:30am
Location: Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St, Tarrytown, NY
It's a Wonderful Life
Schedule: December 23rd - 29th 12pm
Location: Jacob Burns Film Center, 364 Manville Rd, Pleasantville, NY
Schedule: Friday, November 25th 11am
Location: White Plains Performing Arts Center, 11 City Pl, White Plains, NY
Charlie Brown Christmas Performed Live
Schedule: Sunday, December 4th 11am, 1pm, 3pm
Location: The Manor Club, 1023 Esplanade, Pelham, NY
The Laurie Berkner Band - A Holiday Celebration Concert
Schedule: Saturday, December 17th 11:30am
Location: Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St, Tarrytown, NY
It's a Wonderful Life
Schedule: December 23rd - 29th 12pm
Location: Jacob Burns Film Center, 364 Manville Rd, Pleasantville, NY
The Polar Express
The Polar Express Train Ride
Schedule: November 18th through December 28th, Friday-Sunday and December 21st-23rd, 26th-28th, various times
Location: Catskill Mountain Railroad, Aaron Ct, Kingston, NY
The Polar Express IMAX Movie
Schedule: Friday, November 25th-December 18th on weekends and daily December 26th - January 2nd 5pm (The Polar Express Pajama Party is December 10th, 11th, 17th and 18th at 9am)
Location: The Maritime Aquarium, 10 N Water St, Norwalk, CT
Schedule: November 18th through December 28th, Friday-Sunday and December 21st-23rd, 26th-28th, various times
Location: Catskill Mountain Railroad, Aaron Ct, Kingston, NY
The Polar Express IMAX Movie
Schedule: Friday, November 25th-December 18th on weekends and daily December 26th - January 2nd 5pm (The Polar Express Pajama Party is December 10th, 11th, 17th and 18th at 9am)
Location: The Maritime Aquarium, 10 N Water St, Norwalk, CT
Train Shows
Holiday Train Show at the NY Botanical Garden
Schedule: November 19th - January 16th
Location: New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY
Holiday Train Show at GNC
Schedule: Saturday, November 26th, Sunday, 27th, Saturday, December 3rd, Sunday December 4th 10am - 4:30pm
Location: Greenburgh Nature Center, 99 Dromore Rd, Scarsdale, NY
Holidays on the Hill Train Show
Schedule: December 2nd-18th, Friday-Sunday, daytime and evenings
Location: Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial, 2610 NY-35, Katonah, NY
Schedule: November 19th - January 16th
Location: New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY
Holiday Train Show at GNC
Schedule: Saturday, November 26th, Sunday, 27th, Saturday, December 3rd, Sunday December 4th 10am - 4:30pm
Location: Greenburgh Nature Center, 99 Dromore Rd, Scarsdale, NY
Holidays on the Hill Train Show
Schedule: December 2nd-18th, Friday-Sunday, daytime and evenings
Location: Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial, 2610 NY-35, Katonah, NY
Hanukkah
Pre-Chanukah Menorah Workshop at Home Depot
Schedule: Sunday, December 11th 1 - 3:30pm
Location: The Home Depot, 55 Weyman Ave, New Rochelle, NY
Family Chanukah Party at Scarsdale Synagogue
Schedule: Sunday, December 18th 11am
Location: 2 Ogden Rd, Scarsdale, NY
Grand Chanukah Celebration
Schedule: Sunday, December 25th 2 - 4pm
Location: 600 N. Broadway, Yonkers, NY
Chanukah on Ice
Schedule: Sunday, December 25th 3 - 5:30pm
Location: Playland Ice Casino, 1 Playland Pkwy, Rye, NY
Chopstix Chanukah - Chabad of the Rivertowns
Schedule: Sunday, December 25th 3 - 5:30pm
Location: 303 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Untermyer Park Menorah Lighting
Schedule: Sunday, December 25th 4 - 5pm
Location: 945 N.Broadway, Yonkers, NY
Light Up Scarsdale Menorah Lighting
Schedule: Monday, December 26th 5pm
Location: Chase Park, 32 Chase Rd, Scarsdale, NY
Village Menorah Lightings Irvington - Chabad of the Rivertowns
Schedule: Monday, December 26th 7pm
Location: Firehouse, 90 Main St, Irvington, NY
21 Foot Menorah Lighting at Stew Leonards with Scarsdale Synagogue
Schedule: Tuesday, December 27th 5:30pm
Stew Leonard’s, 1 Stew Leonard Dr, Yonkers, NY
Menorah Lighting at Cross County Shopping Center
Schedule: Tuesday, December 27th 6 - 7pm
Location: Cross County Shopping Center, 8000 Mall Walk, Yonkers, NY
Village Menorah Lightings Ardsley - Chabad of the Rivertowns
Schedule: Tuesday, December 27th 7pm
Location: At the corner of Saw Mill Road and Ashford Road, Ardsley, NY
Village Menorah Lightings Dobbs Ferry - Chabad of the Rivertowns
Schedule: Wednesday, December 28th 7pm
Location: At the corner of Cedar and Main Street, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Menorah Lighting at Ridge Hill
Schedule: Wednesday, December 28th 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Location: Ridge Hill (near Legoland), 1 Ridge Hill Boulevard, Yonkers, NY
Car Menorah Parade
Schedule: Thursday, December 29th 5pm - 6:30pm
Location: 40 S Broadway, Yonkers, NY
Village Menorah Lightings Hastings - Chabad of the Rivertowns
Schedule: Thursday, December 29th 7pm
Location: In front of the VFM on Warburton Avenue, Hastings, NY
Schedule: Sunday, December 11th 1 - 3:30pm
Location: The Home Depot, 55 Weyman Ave, New Rochelle, NY
Family Chanukah Party at Scarsdale Synagogue
Schedule: Sunday, December 18th 11am
Location: 2 Ogden Rd, Scarsdale, NY
Grand Chanukah Celebration
Schedule: Sunday, December 25th 2 - 4pm
Location: 600 N. Broadway, Yonkers, NY
Chanukah on Ice
Schedule: Sunday, December 25th 3 - 5:30pm
Location: Playland Ice Casino, 1 Playland Pkwy, Rye, NY
Chopstix Chanukah - Chabad of the Rivertowns
Schedule: Sunday, December 25th 3 - 5:30pm
Location: 303 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Untermyer Park Menorah Lighting
Schedule: Sunday, December 25th 4 - 5pm
Location: 945 N.Broadway, Yonkers, NY
Light Up Scarsdale Menorah Lighting
Schedule: Monday, December 26th 5pm
Location: Chase Park, 32 Chase Rd, Scarsdale, NY
Village Menorah Lightings Irvington - Chabad of the Rivertowns
Schedule: Monday, December 26th 7pm
Location: Firehouse, 90 Main St, Irvington, NY
21 Foot Menorah Lighting at Stew Leonards with Scarsdale Synagogue
Schedule: Tuesday, December 27th 5:30pm
Stew Leonard’s, 1 Stew Leonard Dr, Yonkers, NY
Menorah Lighting at Cross County Shopping Center
Schedule: Tuesday, December 27th 6 - 7pm
Location: Cross County Shopping Center, 8000 Mall Walk, Yonkers, NY
Village Menorah Lightings Ardsley - Chabad of the Rivertowns
Schedule: Tuesday, December 27th 7pm
Location: At the corner of Saw Mill Road and Ashford Road, Ardsley, NY
Village Menorah Lightings Dobbs Ferry - Chabad of the Rivertowns
Schedule: Wednesday, December 28th 7pm
Location: At the corner of Cedar and Main Street, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Menorah Lighting at Ridge Hill
Schedule: Wednesday, December 28th 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Location: Ridge Hill (near Legoland), 1 Ridge Hill Boulevard, Yonkers, NY
Car Menorah Parade
Schedule: Thursday, December 29th 5pm - 6:30pm
Location: 40 S Broadway, Yonkers, NY
Village Menorah Lightings Hastings - Chabad of the Rivertowns
Schedule: Thursday, December 29th 7pm
Location: In front of the VFM on Warburton Avenue, Hastings, NY
More Holiday Celebrations
Holiday Kickoff
Schedule: Friday, November 25th 12 - 5pm
Location: Hudson River Museum, 511 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, NY
Westchester's Winter Wonderland
Schedule: November 25th - January 2nd, Thursday-Sunday evenings through December 11th and then daily evenings (except December 24th and 25th)
Location: Kensico Dam Plaza, 1 Bronx River Pkwy, Valhalla, NY
North Kensico House Christmas Light Show
Schedule: November 27th - January 1st, 5:30pm – 11:00pm nightly
Location: 21 N Kensico Ave, White Plains, NY
Bricktacular!
Schedule: Dec 3rd - Sun 25th
Location: LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester, 39 Fitzgerald St. Yonkers, NY
A Dickens of a Holiday at Wainwright House
Schedule: Saturday, December 3rd 10am - 4pm
Location: Wainwright House, 260 Stuyvesant Avenue Rye, New York
BID Family Day: Make a Gift Fair
Schedule: Saturday, December 3rd 10:30am
Location: New Rochelle Public Library, 1 Library Plaza, New Rochelle, NY
St. Nicholas Day
Schedule: Saturday, December 3rd 12pm
Location: Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site, 29 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, NY
Tuckahoe Winterfest
Schedule: Saturday, December 3rd 5-8pm and Sunday, December 4th 12-5pm
Location: Depot Square, Tuckahoe, NY
City of White Plains WinterFest
Schedule: December 10th - December 18th,11 am - 7 pm
Location: Court St. between Martine Ave. and Main St., White Plains, NY
3rd Annual Yonkers Downtown Gingerbread House Contest
Schedule: Saturday, December 10th 2pm
Location: Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site, 29 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, NY
Schedule: Friday, November 25th 12 - 5pm
Location: Hudson River Museum, 511 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, NY
Westchester's Winter Wonderland
Schedule: November 25th - January 2nd, Thursday-Sunday evenings through December 11th and then daily evenings (except December 24th and 25th)
Location: Kensico Dam Plaza, 1 Bronx River Pkwy, Valhalla, NY
North Kensico House Christmas Light Show
Schedule: November 27th - January 1st, 5:30pm – 11:00pm nightly
Location: 21 N Kensico Ave, White Plains, NY
Bricktacular!
Schedule: Dec 3rd - Sun 25th
Location: LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester, 39 Fitzgerald St. Yonkers, NY
A Dickens of a Holiday at Wainwright House
Schedule: Saturday, December 3rd 10am - 4pm
Location: Wainwright House, 260 Stuyvesant Avenue Rye, New York
BID Family Day: Make a Gift Fair
Schedule: Saturday, December 3rd 10:30am
Location: New Rochelle Public Library, 1 Library Plaza, New Rochelle, NY
St. Nicholas Day
Schedule: Saturday, December 3rd 12pm
Location: Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site, 29 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, NY
Tuckahoe Winterfest
Schedule: Saturday, December 3rd 5-8pm and Sunday, December 4th 12-5pm
Location: Depot Square, Tuckahoe, NY
City of White Plains WinterFest
Schedule: December 10th - December 18th,11 am - 7 pm
Location: Court St. between Martine Ave. and Main St., White Plains, NY
3rd Annual Yonkers Downtown Gingerbread House Contest
Schedule: Saturday, December 10th 2pm
Location: Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site, 29 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, NY
Adults and Older Children
Christmas Inn
Schedule: December 1st - December 23rd
Location: Westchester Broadway Theatre, 1 Broadway Plaza, Elmsford, NY
Westchester All Stars Christmas For Veterans Concert
Schedule: Friday, December 2nd 7:30pm
Location: Paramount Hudson Valley Theater, 1008 Brown St, Peekskill, NY
Holiday Tea Musicales
Schedule: December 3rd-5th 1pm
Location: Caramoor, 149 Girdle Ridge Rd, Katonah, NY
This Wonderful Life
Schedule: Friday, December 9th 8pm
Location: Paramount Hudson Valley, 1008 Brown St, Peekskill, NY
Looking at Christmas By The Armonk Players
Schedule: Thursday, December 15th 8pm
Location: Whippoorwill Hall Auditorium, Armonk, NY
Schedule: December 1st - December 23rd
Location: Westchester Broadway Theatre, 1 Broadway Plaza, Elmsford, NY
Westchester All Stars Christmas For Veterans Concert
Schedule: Friday, December 2nd 7:30pm
Location: Paramount Hudson Valley Theater, 1008 Brown St, Peekskill, NY
Holiday Tea Musicales
Schedule: December 3rd-5th 1pm
Location: Caramoor, 149 Girdle Ridge Rd, Katonah, NY
This Wonderful Life
Schedule: Friday, December 9th 8pm
Location: Paramount Hudson Valley, 1008 Brown St, Peekskill, NY
Looking at Christmas By The Armonk Players
Schedule: Thursday, December 15th 8pm
Location: Whippoorwill Hall Auditorium, Armonk, NY
Wishing you and your family a warm and happy holiday season!
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