• 12/2 Sinterklaas Festival Day: Rhinebeck, NY
• 12/2 5PM – 9PM Tarrytown & Sleepy Hollow Winter Stroll
• 12/2 at 2PM TASH Holiday Market at Patriot’s Park
• 12/2 The Rivertown’s Chamber Presents the Holiday Trolley through Irvington, Dobbs Ferry & Hastings-on-Hudson, a shop local event *Tickets Required 
• 12/6 Holiday Market at the Tarrytown Music Hall 
• 12/6 – 12/17 White Plains Holiday Market 
• 12/8- 1/1 Untermeyers Conservancy Grand Holiday Illumination: Yonkers, NY
• 12/10 White Plains Tree Lighting at Renaissance Plaza 
• 12/11 Menorah Lighting at Cross County Center in Yonkers 

Family Activities – Tickets Required 

• 11/18 – 12/10 Boscobel Twilight Tours: Garrison
• 12/8 – 12/26 Mr. Dickens Tells a Christmas Carol at Lyndhurst 
• Select Dates in November & December – Armour Stiner House Holiday Tour: Irvington, NY 

Train Shows, Light Displays & Experiences – Tickets Required 

• 11/9 – 1/7 LuminoCity Holiday Lights Festival: East Meadow, NY 
• 12/9 & 12/10 Greenburgh Nature Center Holiday Train Show: Scarsdale, NY 
• 11/17 -12/29 Polar Express Train Ride: Catskill Mountain Railroad
• 11/17 – 1/7 Bronx Zoo Holiday Light Display 
• 11/17 – 1/13 NY Botanical Gardens Holiday Train Show  *Consider NYBG “Glow” Light Display afterwards for additional fun! 
• 11/24 – 12/31 Westchester’s Winter Wonderland Drive Thru Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla 
• 11/25 – 12/23 Holiday Spirit Festival Winter Wonderland Walk: Wappingers Falls, NY
• 11/25 – 12/30 Wonderland of Lights Drive-Thru Dutchess County Fairgrounds 
• 11/26 – 12/31 Holidays on the Hill Train Show: Somers, NY 

Cut Down a Christmas Tree

• Battenfeld’s Christmas Tree Farm: Red Hook, NY (845) 758-8018
• Wilken’s Fruit & Fir Farm:Yorktown Heights, NY 
• Fabulous Firs at Van Scott Farms: Poughkeepsie, NY 

Museum Ideas/Indoor Activities

• Hudson River Museum: Yonkers, NY 
• Westchester Children’s Museum: Rye, NY 
• Sports Time USA: Ardsley, NY 
• Legoland Discovery Center: Yonkers, NY 
• Spins Hudson at the Factoria: Peekskill, NY 
• Grand Prix: Mount Kisco, NY 
• Wolf Conservation Center: South Salem, NY 
• Maritime Aquarium: Norwalk, CT 
• Adventure Aquarium: Camden, NJ 

Ice Skating

• Bear Mountain Ice Rink (Opens 11/5) Tomkins Cove, NY For Skating Hours, FAQ’s & More, Click Here 
• Cross County Center Pop-Up Rink (Open 11/19 – 1/1) Yonkers, NY  For Skating Hours, FAQ’s & More, Click Here 
• Brewster Ice Arena (Year Round) Brewster, NY For Skating Hours, FAQ’s & More, Click Here 
• Playland Park Ice Casino (Year Round) Rye, NY For Skating Hours, FAQ’s & More, Click Here 

Suggested Restaurants for Holiday Feels

• Goosefeather: Tarrytown, NY 
• The Gingerman: Greenwich, CT 
• Crab Tree’s Kittle House: Chappaqua, NY 
• The Old ‘76 House: Tappan, NY 
• Beekman Arms & Delamater Inn: Rhinebeck, NY 
• Purdy’s Farmer & The Fish: North Salem, NY
• Olde Village Inne: Nyack, NY 
• Mulino’s of Westchester: White Plains, NY 
• Rolf’s of NYC:  New York, NY 

Weekend Trip Ideas 

• Catskills, NY: Less than 2.5 hours from Westchester, the Catskills offer a myriad of winter activities such as skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing and more! For a full list of resorts/lodges, click here. 
• Lake George, NY: Less than 3 hours from Westchester County. Good to visit December – March, but peak attraction time is in February (see below). Winter Carnival , Winter Realm , Dog Sledding, Snow Tubing, Sleigh Rides & More 
• Stowe, Vermont: Less than 5 hours from Westchester County, Stowe is considered an Alpine Ski Capital of the East and ranked “Top 10 Ski Towns” by Forbes. Stowe is great to visit from December – March for winter activities such as ice climbing, dog sledding, fat biking, skiing and more! 

Cozy Weekend Getaways 

• Mohonk Mountain House Resort & Spa:  New Paltz, NY 
• Crystal Springs Resort: Sussex County, NJ 
• Mirbeau Inn & Spa: Rhinebeck, NY 
• The Abbey Inn & Spa: Peekskill, NY 
• Castle Hotel & Spa: Tarrytown, NY