Celebrate the Jewish Festival of Lights with family-friendly Chanukah events in Brooklyn! Light the menorah, enjoy latkes and donuts, shop for holiday gifts, and learn about the Chanukah story with story times, live performances, arts and crafts, and more! Our guide features events in DUMBO, Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Prospect Heights, Park Slope, Gowanus, Crown Heights, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Sunset Park, Coney Island, and beyond!
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Sunday, December 14 | 11am-3pm | RSVP here
Join us for BKLYN Holiday-Topia at City Point! On Sunday, December 14, there will be dreidel decorating and free Latkes for the first 100 at 12 pm at Dekalb Market Hall! Plus, winter crafts, photos with Diverse Santa, LEGO building, and more!
Sunday, December 14 | 10am-12pm | Ages 0-6 | $20/family
Join The Neighborhood, Tkiya, and friends at Brooklyn Brewery for a holiday gathering filled with music, movement, a playful puppet performance, festive crafts, a menorah lighting, and plenty of delicious holiday treats, including latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts). Bring a non-perishable item to contribute to their holiday food drive!
Sunday, December 14 | 10am-12pm | Ages 0-5 | FREE
Luria Academy, PJ Library, Sprout Brooklyn, and Tkiya will welcome families on December 14 for Hanukah crafts, stories, snacks and songs! This event will be geared towards children aged 0-5, but the whole family is invited to join.
Sunday, December 14 | 10am-12pm | FREE
Join JCC Brooklyn Windsor Terrace for a joyful Hanukkah celebration! Enjoy music, fun activities, and delicious treats like latkes and sufganiyot as we celebrate the Festival of Lights together.
Sunday, December 14–Monday, December 22 | 10:00am-5:30pm (Closed Fridays & Saturdays) | $16-$19 admission (ages 2+)
Bring the family to the Chanukah Family Fest at the Jewish Children’s Museum for the ultimate Chanukah experience from December 14–22. Decorate delicious holiday donuts, explore olive oil making in an interactive workshop, and create your own Chanukah picture at the Giant Menorah Mural. Enjoy a brand-new sensory Chanukah play space and discover unique exhibits celebrating the holiday.
Sunday, December 14 | 10:30am-12pm | $10 | Registration required
Bring the whole family for Chanukah games, songs, stories, yummy treats, and lots of light! Children will celebrate the miracle of Chanukah through hands-on activities, music, and laughter—while parents enjoy the warmth of community and the glow of the season.
Sunday, December 14 | 10:30am (ages 0-3 | 12pm (ages 4-9) | $36/family for non-members, $18/family for members
Families with infants and toddlers, please come at 10:30 am! They’ll have stories, simple crafts, singing and dancing with Landon, latke making, and more! Families with older kids, please come at 12:00pm! Enjoy making art and Hanukkah cards, playing active Hanukkah games, building Lego dreidels, and making latkes! Plus, singing and dancing!
Sunday, December 14 | 11am-2pm | Ages 1-10 | FREE
Join for a day full of fun with inflatable rides, live performances, raffles, carnival games, face painting, arts and crafts stations, photo booths, and some exciting surprises that are sure to light up the Festival of Lights!
Sunday, December 14 | 12-3pm | FREE
Join for a fun-filled day packed with delicious treats, fun activities and lots of surprises for the whole family! Enjoy activities, gifts, dancing and music, arts and crafts, a photo booth, and a performance!
Sunday, December 14 | 1:30-4:00pm | $10/child | FREE for infants under 1 and all grownups | Register here
Join hands-on Hanukkah art stations, music and dance, and a pop-up holiday Shuk (market) featuring local Jewish and Israeli vendors.
Sunday, December 14 | 2-4pm | $20 for adults, $12 for children, FREE for kids under 2
Listen to live music celebrating Hanukkah, Yalda, Christmas and more. Decorate a fluffy white Yeti, get Festivus grievances off your chest, play holiday music trivia or sing a carol yourself at this multicultural winter celebration! This year, BKCM is offering a special 50% off ticket for anyone that brings one dozen (or more!) homemade cookies to the Holiday Extravaganza.
Sunday, December 14 | 2:30-5:30pm | $12/person, $36/family
Get ready for exciting Hanukkah competitions and activities! Kids of all ages will enjoy athletic challenges, team games, and lots of holiday spirit action. We will conclude by lighting the first candle and enjoying latkes together.
Sunday, December 14 | 3:00-4:30pm
Join Rabbi Heidi Hoover to hear the story of a miracle and its eight-day celebration. Enjoy crafts, holiday festivities, and sing-alongs.
Sunday, December 14 | 3:30pm | FREE with RSVP
The celebration includes favorites like the Great Hanukkah Sing-a-long with Debbie Brukman and Friends along with A Playground of Light, a sensory-sensitive experience of the holiday. Free, but you must register here!
Sunday, December 14–Sunday, December 21 | Times vary (see full schedule here) | FREE
Join Chabad of Park Slope as they light Brooklyn’s largest menorah every night of Chanukah, starting with a kick-off concert by Pumpidisa on Sunday, December 14 at 4pm. Every night there will be live music, hot latkes and gifts for the children.
Sunday, December 14 | 4-6pm | $25/kid
Come to Ferox for a Chanukah Party with Chabad of North Brooklyn! There will be a menorah lighting, pizza, latkes, donuts, food and crafts!
Monday, December 14–Sunday, December 21 | Times vary (see full schedule below) | FREE
Join Chabad of Brooklyn Heights for nightly Menorah lightings at Brooklyn Borough Hall. On Monday, December 15, save the date for a musical performance by Zusha at 5pm!
Sunday, December 14 | 5:30pm
Join for the lighting of Clinton Hill’s 10-foot Menorah for the first night of Chanukah! There will be latkes and doughnuts, music, dreidels and gelt, plus gifts and prizes for kids.
Monday, December 15 | 4pm | FREE
Free for the whole family, come to Little Things Toy Store for donuts, a menorah lighting, juggling show, cotton candy, and more Chanukah fun!
Monday, December 15 | 5-7pm | RSVP here | FREE
Join Chabad of Dumbo at Time Out Market with a menorah lighting, live entertainment, face painting, Chanukah arts and crafts, dreidel games, gelt, giveaways, and more!
Monday, December 15 | 5:30pm | FREE
Join hundreds of neighbors at the Menorah lighting with live music, entertainment, donuts + latkes, and community!
Tuesday, December 16 | 5:30pm | FREE | Brooklyn Heights
Join BHS for an uplifting Chanukah concert with award-winning singer/songwriter Michelle Citrin!
Wednesday, December 17 | 4-6pm | FREE
Join us for a festive Chanukah Celebration at Atlantic Terminal Mall! The menorah will be lit from 5:30–6:00pm at the outdoor plaza, and there will be Chanukah games, dreidel spinning, and crafts indoors on the ground floor from 4:00–5:30pm. There will also be sufganiyot, chocolate gelt, and other Chanukah treats!
Wednesday, December 17 | 5-6pm | FREE
Join our Chanukah Menorah Parade on the 4th night of Chanukah as we spread light, joy, and Jewish pride through the neighborhood. Have a car but not a menorah? We’ve got you covered! We’ll supply one!
Wednesday, December 17 | 5:30-7:30pm | Suggested donation $40/family | RSVP to info@chabadofdumbo.com
Join Chabad of DUMBO at Jane’s Carousel for carousel rides, arts and crafts, a menorah lighting, and more holiday fun. The menorah (made out of ice!) will be carved at 5:30pm, the carousel will open at 6pm, and the menorah will be lit at 6pm.
Thursday, December 18 | 4-5pm | Ages 0-5 | RSVP here | FREE
Join for a special tot singalong and Chanukah candle lighting. Bring your favorite menorah! Latkes & donuts to follow. And stay afterwards for the BHS Latke vs. Hamantash Debate at 7pm, as six zany panelists from the BHS community argue the relative merits of the latke and hamantaschen.
Thursday, December 18 | Doors at 4:15pm | Show at 4:30pm | RSVP here | FREE, donations accepted
Join for a Chanukah family celebration filled with latkes, music, refreshments, and an entertaining children’s puppet show!
Thursday, December 18 | 5pm | FREE
Join Chabad of Sunset Park as they celebrate with the light of the Menorah, featuring music, delicious food, and fun times for all ages.
Thursday, December 18 | 5:30pm
Join Chabad Downtown Brooklyn for a public lighting of the Chanukah menorah located at Albee Square.
Thursday, December 18 | 5:30pm | FREE
Join Kane Streeters of all ages to celebrate Hanukkah with sweet treats, singing, lighting of the fifth candle, and a mega dreidel tournament with prizes!
Thursday, December 18 | Doors at 6pm | Tip off at 7:30pm | $35
Join for a Jewish Heritage night at the Nets vs. Heat game at Barclays, with a giant basketball menorah lighting. Tickets include limited edition Nets cap or kippa! Select teens will be chosen for a halftime game, plus free throws on the court after the game!
Saturday, December 20 | 4:30-6:00pm | $10 | For K-12
Come show off your dreidel-spinning skills! Learn the classic dreidel game (plus a few fun Greenpoint Shul twists), win chocolate coins, and enjoy fresh latkes. While the kids are playing downstairs, Rabbi Isaiah will give a shiur for parents upstairs: “The Festival of Fire & Light: A Dual Approach to Parenting and Leadership.” We’ll conclude together with a musical Havdalah and Chanukah candle lighting! Open to children in grades K–12 and their grownups!
Saturday, December 20 | 7pm | $20/adult | FREE for kids
Join PSJC for a swinging Maccabirthday party. Light Hanukkah candles, enjoy a delicious array of seasonal desserts (many crafted by expert PSJC bakers), play Hanukkah-themed games, and dance!
Sunday, December 21 | 11am-1pm | FREE
Celebrate Hanukkah together at this Community-Wide Hanukkah Celebration! Enjoy music with Yonatan, arts and crafts, face painting, and yummy treats.
Sunday, December 21 | 1pm
Come light up Atlantic Avenue! There will be a giant menorah lighting, dreidels, candles, gelt, music, and fun for all ages.
Sunday, December 21 | 3:45-4:30pm | RSVP here
Join for Chabad of Park Slope’s annual menorah lighting with Chanukah crafts, latkes and donuts, donut decorating, music, and more!
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Updated: December 10, 2025.
