Friday, December 25
► Christmas for Techno Orphans
Where: TBA Brooklyn, 395 Wythe Ave., Williamsburg
When: 6 p.m. to 4 a.m.
If you’re looking for company on Christmas, try TBA Brooklyn’s potluck dinner that will morph into a techno dance party. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m. and five DJs will take to the stage over the course of the evening.
Saturday, December 26
► "A Night of Gospel, Laughs and Carols"
Where: Kumble Theater, 1 University Plaza, Downtown Brooklyn
When: 6 p.m.
The sixth annual Christmas gospel comedy show returns to Kumble Theater for a night of laughs and holiday inspiration. Christian comedians Bone Hampton, Kasaun T. Wilson, Simon Adeniyi and Mark Gregory will deliver their best holiday-themed stand up. They’ll be joined by The New York Jingle Bells who will perform traditional Christmas carols. Santa will make an appearance before the show and hand out gifts to children 12 and under. Tickets range from $30 to $50 per person, or $20 per person for groups of 10 or more.
Where: Union Hall, 702 Union St., Park Slope
When: 10 p.m.
All you have to do is get out of bed for this party. Throw on (or, you know, keep on) your snuggliest slippers and comfiest sweatpants for Union Hall’s holiday PJ party, complete with indie and electropop from the last 15 years. The free event isn’t a sleepover however — so make sure you have a way to get back to your bed after the festivities.
Where: Welancora Gallery, 410 Jefferson Ave., Bedford-Stuyvesant
When: 4 to 8 p.m.
Celebrate the first day of Kwanzaa with tunes from the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium and the Eric Wyatt Quartet. Tickets are $20 and come with a free glass of wine.
Where: The Brooklyn Waldorf School, 11 Jefferson Ave., Bedford-Stuyvesant
When: 1 to 5 p.m.
Kick off the Kwanzaa celebration with free festivities at the Brooklyn Waldorf School, where visitors can face off in a mancala tournament, watch a fashion and talent show, participate in a African dance and drum class, and more.
► Dar Williams at The Bell House
Where: The Bell House, 149 Seventh St., Gowanus
When: Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m.
Songstress Dar Williams, who’s been teaching a class called “Music Movements in a Capitalist Democracy” at Wesleyan University, will sing songs from her ninth album, “Emerald.”
Where: Friends and Lovers, 641 Classon Ave., Crown Heights
When: 10 p.m.
Party organizers want you to bring your "crazy uncle and that one cousin from New Jersey and your sister on college break" to this rap and hip-hop dance party at Friends and Lovers in Crown Heights with DJ Grand Wizzard Theodore. The event is free.
Sunday, December 27
Where: Brooklyn Children's Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave., Crown Heights
When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Learn about Kwanzaa and enjoy a special performance by the Cumbe Center for African and Diaspora Dance at this holiday celebration at the Brooklyn Children's Museum.
These listings were compiled by DNAinfo's Brooklyn reporters Camille Bautista, Rachel Holliday Smith, Leslie Albrecht, Nikhita Venugopal, Alexandra Leon and Gwynne Hogan.
