Santa in Bay Ridge – Christmas 2015 – Christmas Sales
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See Santa in Bay Ridge – Take Pictures with Santa – Tree Lighting – Free Holiday Events 11209 or Nearby in Brooklyn
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November 22nd – New York Hall of Science in Queens 2pm- gingerbread workshop. The NY Hall of Science has 1000+ gingerbread houses on display made by John Lovich, a baker (see his creations) who likes to break the world record for gingerbread houses. It takes him 4 months to make all of these houses. $10 for NY Hall of Science Members only Info here
November 27th, 28th and 29th – Santa will be riding the free Sunset Park Trolley from 1-5 PM. Trolley stops at all bus stops.
November 28th – Santa will be in Park Slope at the tree lighting 6:30 PM – Corner of 5th Avenue and 4th Street in Brooklyn – Ornament making, puppetry performance and puppet making, singing, hot chocolate and sugar cookies. More Info here
November 29th – St. Pats Breakfast with Santa – pics and crafts (no link yet). Mass at 9:30 AM followed by breakfast with Santa. $12 per child includes pictures, breakfast and crafts Register here – prepay because this fills up! (Make a team-you can name the team whatever name you want) STPATSWYD@GMAIL.COM. You can also send a text message to 646-580-7287
November 29th – Parent and Child Ceramic ornaments workshop – $30 for Parent and Child – $5 for each additional child (Santa will not be at the event)
December 1st – Owls Head Park Tree Lighting – 7:00 pm (see pic of Santa last year)
December 2nd – 6:30 pm – Shore Roads Parks Conservancy Tree Lighting 90th Street and Shore Road. Gifts for all kids from Santa – Confirm you are going here
December 3rd – Santa will be in Sunset Park in front of OLPH Church – 60th Street & 5th Avenue – Free Santa pictures and goody bags from 3pm – 5pm. Live free entertainment from 4pm – 6pm (music by local school & church groups) and the tree will be lit at 6 PM. Held by the Sunset Park Business Improvement District.
December 3rd – 6:30 PM tree lighting ceremony at McKinley Park- Bay Ridge Parkway and Fort Hamilton Parkway in Dyker Heights. All welcome.
December 4th – Fort Hamilton Tree Lighting and Holiday Market – must register Market 4:00 – 9:00 pm. Santa and his sleigh will be there for pictures. Tree lighting at 5:30 pm
December 5th Holy Angels Breakfast with Santa holyangelsbayridge.org@gmail.com (Around children and parents went) – nice looking Santa – yup it’s JB – (lux outfit and beard) and great background too!
December 5th – 11 to 1 or 2 to 4 Breakfast with Santa at The Hom Store is doing brunch with Santa $25 for kids/$35 for adults. Call for reservations 718-238-4466
December 5th -Good Shepard Church Holiday Fair 7420 4th Avenue 10am to 5pm NEW items. Crafts, baked goods, pampered chef, jewelry, chocolates and toys. Tables available for rent $35, must call for or pick up a vendor contract. Call asap, to rent a tables for the holiday sale! Good Shepherd Church Soul Café, 718-745-8520 Donna (No Santa)
December 5th – St. Mary’s Christmas Boutique 9:30 – 4:30 pmn – 81st Street and Ridge Boulevard (No Santa)
December 5th – Santa will be at the Hit Factory Gym from 4-6 pm – Come on in Meet and Take a picture with Santa! 7914 3rd Avenue 718-833-9000
December 5th – Christ Church Winter Bazaar – antiques, plants, jewelry, knit and crochet items. white elephant, baked goods 11-4 pm (No Santa)
December 5th and 6th – St. Andrew’s Christmas Craft Sale 12/5 10 AM TO 6 PM and 12/6 10 AM TO 2:30 PM (No Santa)
December 5th – St. Brendan’s Church 1525 East 12 Street Lunch with Santa 12 pm – 3 pm $7.00 a person – They are serving hotdogs, chicken nuggets and mac and cheese.
December 6th – St. Anselm make a wreath, centerpiece or table top tree 1 pm – 5pm $20 Register here for the workshop (No Santa) 
December 6th – 68th Precinct Explorers Group will be having a Christmas Fair at 333 5th Street – crafts, candy, police apparel and gifts. Noon to 4 pm. GIft wrapping – $2 a gift
December 6th – Historic Richmond Town in Staten Island – I hate Staten Island but this is one event worth going for. 11 AM – 7 PM $2.00 a person Under 6 – free. Santa (there was a Mrs. Clause here as well – see pic) will be here. Rain or shine. There are a lot of small houses to go into.
December 6th – Manhattan – NYC Firehouse Santa Rescue – tickets here $5 for adults – $1 for kids – tickets here
December 10th – Take pics with your dogs and Santa on at Paws Truly 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Also available on Friday December 11 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m and Saturday December 12th from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. See pic here
December 11th – Gingerbread House Making at the Art Room 6-8 pm – pizza dinner. Reserve your spot https://goo.gl/JnNbMl – includes materials and pizza party. The pics on the right were taken during the party – see here
December 11th – Bay Ridge Library Stuffed Animal Sleepover – (for 1.5 -5 year olds) Drop off on Friday afternoon and pick up your stuffed animal on Saturday. Your stuffed animals are invited for a sleepover at the library! Drop them off at the second floor Children’s Room desk for their overnight adventure*. Make sure you stick around long enough to get them their nametag and tell us what they need to have a good night’s sleep. In the morning, you’re invited for a storytime and snack when you pick up your fuzzy loved ones.
December 11th – Play “Charlie Brown’s Christmas 8pm 55 – 9th Street $12 tickets – buy here
December 12th – Bay Ridge Santa Trolley in Bay Ridge 12-4 pm – ride the trolley on 5th Avenue from 65th Street to 86th Street. This trolley stops at all the bus stops on 5th Avenue. Bring your camera and take pictures with Santa and his elf. Then get off and shop on the Avenue. Free. Also runs on December 19th. Nice Santa click here to see last year’s pic
December 12th – Open Casting for Junior Chef television show – ages 8-13 info here *This is for Sophia*
December 12th – Santa will be at the Hit Factory Gym from 4-6 pm – Come on in Meet and Take a picture with Santa! 7914 3rd Avenue 718-833-9000
December 12th – Breakfast with Santa at OLPH Catholic Academy. 9:30 AM – 11:00 Tickets will be available in the Rectory and at the school office starting on November 23rd.
December 12th and 13th Saint Anselm Winter Wonderland 11:00 – 5:00 pm – Pictures with Santa, train, mail station to sent Santa a letter, a small play and arts and crafts, boutique – Admission is $5 – you can take your own pics. Santa gives out small toys. Good for small children 2-8
December 12th 11:00 AM Boy Scouts Troop 20 Annual Breakfast with Santa at New Utrecht Reformed Church 18th Avenue and 84th Street. All welcome (sent to me on 11/29). Must purchase tickets before event. Serving French toast breakfast with sausage, juice and fresh fruit. Each child will have their picture taken as they sit with Santa and receive a gift. We will have crafts, face painting and lots of activities. Tickets are: $10.00 for adults . $15.00 for children includes color picture with Santa and free gift. For tickets please contact: Elaine Delaney (917) 715-2548 or Frank Maddalena (917) 605-8334
December 12th – Cookie Decorating Class 11 am – 12 pm Choc Oh Lot Plus 7911 – 5th Avenue 718-748-2100 – Children 12 and up because this is an adult class. Register early – If you are seeing this on December 12th, the class is probably sold out. You can ask them to do small classes for groups of children on another date for $20 per child. No Santa.
December 12th Kettle Black 8622 -3rd Avenue – 2-4 pm. See Santa. Bring a gift and get a free pint.
December 12th – New York Hall of Science in Queens 2pm- gingerbread workshop. The NY Hall of Science has 1000+ gingerbread houses on display made by John Lovich, a baker http://gingerbread-lane.org/ who likes to break the world record for gingerbread houses. It takes him 4 months to make all of these houses. $10 for NY Hall of Science Members only Info here
December 12th and 13th – Cocoa & Cannolis with Santa. DiFara Folce FATTS – 1012 E. 15th street 12-2 pm – Santa will take pics, kids fill their own cannoli, holiday music,games and more. $20 a child and includes the cocoa, cannoli and pizza from Di Fara! fabiana@difaradolce.com
December 13th – Dyker Beach Golf Course 9:00 – 1:00 PM – Breakfast with Santa – crafts and pics with Santa – Pics from Last year’s event Call 718-836-9722 ext 261 to make reservations 
December 13th – 12 – 3 pm – Fort Hamilton Community Club (Army Base) Brunch with Santa $32 Adults, $15 Kids. Make reservations by November 28th 718-765-7368 ext 3
December 13th Santa Run in Prospect Park 11:00 AM – great event for older kids to see. To run in the Santa Suit 5K , you have to register $50 Farrell’s Bar has post run fun
December 13th – St. Athanasius Nativity and Tree Lighting after the 6PM Mass
December 13th Children’s Chorus of Bay Ridge performs Imagine Peace Concert 3:00 PM at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 7420 4th Avenue 718-745-8520 $10 per family. Refreshments after the concert and then arts and crafts and face painting for kids. No Santa.
December 13th – St. Athanasius Church and Tree Lighting (see here – it’s cool)
December 13, 2015 – Nutcracker performed by Triple Threat Performing Arts Company (a Bay Ridge Dance School) at Bishop Ford 500 – 19th Street 718-232-3022 for tickets
December 15th – The Bay Ridge Kids After School program is putting on a Christmas Show at Christ Church Bay Ridge Upper Hall, 7301 Ridge Blvd. 6:30 p.m. at Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the door,
December 15th – Pizzeria Unos Holiday Party 9201 – 4th Avenue. (718) 748-8667 One children’s item (or a gluten free personal size pizza) is free with an adult item. Decorate a craft and receive a goody bag.
December 15th and 16th – Paper Bag Players show Popcorn Long Island University in Brooklyn 10 AM and 12PM both days – tickets are $8 each see here
December 17th – Bus going to Radio City Music Hall leaves from the front of St. Patrick Academy at 3:30 pm.
December 19th – Bay Ridge Santa Trolley in Bay Ridge 12-4 pm – ride the trolley on 5th Avenue from 65th Street to 86th Street. This trolley stops at all the bus stops on 5th Avenue. Bring your camera and take pictures with Santa and his elf. Then get off and shop on the Avenue. Free. Nice Santa click here to see last year’s pic
December 19th, 20th and 21st – Santa will be riding the free Sunset Park Trolley from 1-5 PM. Trolley stops at all bus stops on 5th Avenue in Sunset Park (From 35th to 64th Street approximately)
December 19th – Bay Ridge Santa Social at Cebu Restaurant – 8801 3rd Avenue 347-560-6572 11:00 AM – 1 pm Reserve here Arts & Crafts for the kids and bloody marys and mimosas for the Moms.
December 19th – One 74th Street building, Santa in lobby (free) from 12-3pm (very nice Santa)
December 19th – Trinity Lutheran Church Concert 7:00 PM -3rd Avenue and 91st Street – no Santa
December 19th – Photos with Santa at Subaru Car Dealership 1 – 4 pm – all welcome – bring your camera and your pets 1819 Cropsey Avenue
December 20th – Brooklyn Cyclones Breakfast with Santa at MCU Park 1904 Surf Avenue in Coney Island. Join the Cyclones and Santa Claus for breakfast starting at 11:00 AM. Admission is $10 a person and includes breakfast and a photo op with Santa. They are collecting new, unwrapped toys to distribute as well. Contact Gabrielle Spinelli at 718-382-2603 or gspinelli@brooklyncyclones.com
December 20th – Saint Athanasius Church Breakfast with Santa Clause after 10AM Mass
December 20th – Cocoa, Cannoli and Cookies with Santa 3:30 pm -5:00 pm at The Kidz Cooking Studio (7921 – 7th Avenue). Santa will be with the Children for an hour and a half reading “Twas The Night Before Christmas” Children will be dropped off at 3:30 pm for a fun hour with Santa sipping cocoa, eating cannoli’s and warm cookies while singing Christmas carols. Parents will arrive at 4:30 to take unlimited pics. $25 a child ages 4 to 12. To reserve a seat call 718-688- 5986.
December 20th – New Utrecht Reformed Church in Bensonhurst on 18th Avenue between 83rd and 84th streets has a live Nativity 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m in front of their church. This event is worth going to because they have real animals – it’s amazing! See 2013 pictures (No Santa)
December 20th – Aviator Sports Brunch with Santa 9 to 11 or 12 to 2pm Kids are $20 and Adults $22 Buy tickets here
December 20th – 5:00 – 6:30 PM Union Church Christmas Concert 7915 Ridge Boulevard- $10 Adults – free for children under 13 See Here for More info
December 20th – The singers of La Forza will be at St. Patrick’s Church – 96th Street and 4th Avenue at 3:30 pm. Come and listen!
December 22nd – Fort Hamilton High School Nutcracker Play 7PM – $5 tickets
Other Places to Take Pictures with Santa:
Portraits by Joann 7404 – 13th Avenue – Wednesday through Saturday – 718-748-3383 (Turn off your sound as her site has music and then go see her work here)
Kings Plaza ($30 package – you can’t take your own pics)
Staten Island Mall (Thanksgiving weekend is the best because no one ready to do pictures yet and everyone is shopping)
Places in Manhattan:
Macys Hearld Square – go to their site or their app and make an appointment for the early morning – easy to see Santa – $20
November 21 – January 18th – NY Botanical Garden Holiday Train Show
ABC Carpet 888 Broadway in Manhattan has the best and most beautiful Santa on Saturdays and Sundays in December – see here
Breakfast with Santa on a Water Taxi on December 12th or Dec 19th – Adults $49 Children $39 Family $160 Reserve here
Stella Trattoria – Breakfast with Macy’s Santa – $55 for adults $40 children 3 to 10 (2 and under is free) – includes photo – nice looking Santa (recommended by a reader because they serve bellini’s) Good review online See reviews – they aren’t so good
Breakfast with Santa at Rockefeller Center Ice Skating Rink – Expensive $75 children/$115 adults – see here
Places in Queens:
December 6th – Queens – Little North Pole – 144-03 Neponsit Avenue – A lot of entertainment from school groups and Santa – very lively event – Santa
December 6th, 13th and 20th – Russo’s on the Bay (now Vetro’s) Brunch with Santa Call or email for reservations at 718-843-8387 info@vetronyc.com Kids $9-$30 depending on what you choose from the a la carte menu, Adults $30 – it’s the regular brunch menu
Places in Staten Island:
December 19th- Saint John’s Episcopal Church in Staten Island Breakfast with Santa – $12 children/$10 adults – info here
December 20th – RAB Bowling in Staten Island Breakfast with Santa and one hour of bowling. $16 each ($14 each for a family of four) 9AM – 12PM 1600 Hylan Boulevard Reserve Online
Staten Island South Fin Restaurant – Brunch with Santa every Sunday in December. Call to confirm.
Hugs,
marlene
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