12:30 – 1:30 pm In Motion Workshops: For children ages 8-12 Ages: 9 – 12Dance Family New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingUpper West Side
3 – 6 pm Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program Ages: 5 – 12Community Family Free Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island
4 – 5 pm Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Program Current Event Journaling & Debate Ages: 5 and upCommunity Family Free Faber ParkStaten Island
4 – 5 pm FREE KIDS & TEENS AGES 9-12: CARTOONING, AND MANGA ART CLASS Ages: AllArt Family Free The Art Studio NY
4 – 6 pm ‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil Ages: AllChristmas Dance Family The Theater at MSGMidtown
5 – 8 pm Here Comes Santa Claus Ages: AllFamily Free The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City
6 – 7 pm Holiday Wreath-Making Workshops Ages: AllArt Family The Shops at Columbus CircleUpper West Side
7 – 9 pm ‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil Ages: AllChristmas Dance Family The Theater at MSGMidtown
7 pm Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Walking Tour Ages: AllAttractions Christmas Family Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Walking TourBrooklyn
7:30 – 9 pm Truman vs. Israel: Abzug and the Undressing of Truman Theater Theater at St. ClementsTheater District
Various Santa Photos at The Mall at Bay Plaza Ages: AllChristmas Family Holiday The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx
Various Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center Ages: AllAttractions Family Damrosch Park at Lincoln CenterUpper West Side
All day THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Artist’s Choice: Arthur Jafa–Less Is Morbid The Museum of Modern Art
Dec. 18, 8 pm Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning’s Meet the Playwright Series Returns with ImmerenSiS by Dezi Bing Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (JCAL)
AMNY FIRST ON amNY: City Council Transportation Chair urges Gov. Hochul to offset future fare hikes in coming budget proposal