This holiday season, follow our heroes as they are transported into a dazzling winter wonderland where time seems to stand still. With each daring act, they grow younger, rediscovering the joy, imagination, and spirit of the holidays they thought they had lost. This brand-new production blends world-class circus artistry with your favorite holiday music for a show unlike anything you've experienced. Breathtaking acrobatics, soaring aerial performances, and heart-pounding feats bring the season's most beloved melodies to life, delivering an unforgettable holiday experience for the whole family.

Celebrate the season with a magical medley of holiday happenings! Stroll the Historic Village bedecked in its holiday finery amid villagers bustling with preparations and offering greetings to their neighbors and friends. Bring your family for a festive exploration of our historic homes that are warmed by fires and alive with holiday lights, candles, and traditional decorations. Experience traditional music, dance, and see the celebrations of holidays past.

Join us for our annual Harvest Craft Fair at the historic Shaker Heritage Society. We will have a fun filled weekend with over 75 vendors, a petting zoo, sheep shearing, hands on activities, live music, local food, and so much more!

Get creative with colorful dots and make your own unique mandala bookmark in this fun workshop!

We're having Sensory-Friendly Play at Urban Air Albany on the last Sunday of the month at 9am.

Join MODA for a virtual studio and design a field guide page introducing your own original alien species. In this virtual studio, young designers will explore how designers combine illustrations, diagrams, symbols, and written observations to communicate information about imaginary creatures.

Dive into the world of archives with New York Archives Jr! magazine. Each week, we'll explore a fun learning activity inspired by an issue of New York Archives Jr!, where kids will discover fascinating history, analyze primary sources, and engage with interactive projects!

Join Dr. Andrew Clift, Curator of Bedrock Core at the New York State Museum, to explore what lies beneath our feet—and how it connects to our future!

Join the New York State Museum for a special hands-on origami activity inspired by Sadako’s Crane, a powerful symbol of remembrance and peace.

Explore the Birds of New York through the eyes of renowned Puerto Rican American ornithologist and artist Louis Agassiz Fuertes!

Learn how specially trained canine teams supported rescue and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center site and discover how these remarkable dogs used their skills to help people during one of the most challenging moments in American history.

Join us for a hands-on celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a cherished tradition in China honoring family, friends, and the bountiful fall harvest. In this family-friendly activity, participants of all ages will create their own decorative crafts inspired by the full moon and autumn harvest.

Nuts and Crackers (co-produced with Creative License) is an immersive, reimagined spin-off of our popular productions So You Think You Can Choreograph and Sip, Savor & Swirl. Guest choreographers are commissioned to create original works inspired by excerpts from Act II of The Nutcracker, offering fresh and inventive interpretations of the holiday classic. The production will also feature new choreography by recent Sip, Savor & Swirl winners Juliette Rafael and Michaela Curcio. Throughout the historic spaces of the Universal Preservation Hall, audiences will travel from scene to scene as dancers and actors bring The Nutcracker to life in an immersive theatrical experience. As with our previous productions, audience members will vote for their favorite piece, and one choreographer will be awarded the coveted Golden Nutcracker.