Holiday Train Show at Grand Central | Friday-Sunday, November 28-30, 2025 | Mon-Fri 10:00am-7:30pm, Sat-Sun 10:00am-6:00pm Kid Friendly Lionel model trains travel a 34-foot, two-level layout from miniature Grand Central Terminal past New York landmarks to the North Pole. Celebrating MTA Arts & Design's 40th anniversary with illustrations by James Yang and Erin K. Robinson. On view through February 2026. Free | New York Transit Museum Gallery at Grand Central, shuttle passage at 42nd St & Park Ave (closed major holidays) https://www.nytransitmuseum.org

Post-Thanksgiving Hikes with Urban Park Rangers | Friday, November 28, 2025 | Multiple times: 10:00am-12:00pm, 12:00pm-2:00pm, 1:00pm-3:00pm Work off your Thanksgiving feast while enjoying the great outdoors! Multiple hike options available throughout the day at various locations. One hike at Deere Park specifically requires boots and/or sneakers. Free | Various NYC Parks locations https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/urbanparkrangers

Fort Tryon & Inwood Hill Parks Hike | Friday, November 28, 2025 | 1:00pm-2:30pm Work off your Thanksgiving feast on this hike through the hills of Fort Tryon and Inwood Hill Parks with Urban Park Rangers. Free | Fort Tryon Park https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/hiking

Dyker Heights Christmas Lights | Opens Friday, November 28, 2025 | Lights on daily from dusk (around 4:30pm) to 9:00pm Kid Friendly NYC's most spectacular residential Christmas lights display begins the day after Thanksgiving. Featuring over-the-top decorations with huge inflatable Santas, snowmen, and houses that blast Christmas carols from loudspeakers. Over 100,000 visitors annually. Free self-guided tour | Multiple blocks between 10th-12th Avenues and 83rd-86th Streets, Dyker Heights, Brooklyn https://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/dyker-heights-christmas-lights

Flip Circus | Friday-Sunday, November 28-30, 2025 | Fri 7:00pm, Sat 1:00pm/4:00pm/7:00pm, Sun 1:00pm/4:00pm Kid Friendly Brand-new circus spectacle featuring international acrobats, jugglers, dancers, clowns, and trapeze artists under an intimate big top. High-energy, family-friendly performances from the Vazquez family. Ticketed (starting around $17) | McCarren Park, 776 Lorimer St, Williamsburg https://www.flipcircus.com

Park Slope Tree Lighting | Saturday, November 29, 2025 | 4:30pm-5:30pm Kid Friendly Park Slope's annual Small Business Saturday tree lighting features live music, photos with Santa, bubbles by Bubble Day, and Mexican hot chocolate from Chela. Tree lights at 5:15pm! Free | Park Slope https://brooklynbridgeparents.com

Queens Craft Brigade Holiday Market | Saturday, November 29, 2025 | 12:00pm-5:00pm Shop jewelry, art, fashion and more from local Queens makers. Free admission | QED, 27-16 23rd Avenue, Astoria https://www.instagram.com/queenscraftbrigade

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