2023 New York City Christmas / Holiday Events

Xmas Season’s Here!

Also visit our Street Fairs / Festivals Page for Holiday Items which may not be listed below

Visit as well the NYC New Year’s Events Page + Times Square NYE Schedule
Both of which, we assure you, have NOT been updated yet either but will be in the near future.

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Below this quick Calendar (shown for the sake of convenience) is the other, usual, listing of these events. Featuring other items which may not appear within the calendar listing itself.

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That which lies below are from the past year(s) and listed as a form of reference so’s you’ll have an idea as to what’s in store for the coming season.

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Wyckoff House Museum’s
Sinterklaas -Nicholas Day Celebration

Saturday, December 3
2:00 – 4:00 pm

Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum
5816 Clarendon Road, Brooklyn

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Joyous Christmas Concert at St. Bart’s New York

Friday, December 9, 2022
7:30 pm

325 Park Ave, New York

Celebrate the holidays this year with a seasonal selection of beloved traditional carols and festive new arrangements of sacred and secular Christmas favorites performed by the St. Bartholomew’s choir in St. Bart’s majestic 900-seat sanctuary, an architectural and acoustic marvel.

Tickets Available for Purchase

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Miracle on 73^rd Street Sing-A-Long

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

6:00 pm – Santa Arrives at 6:30 pm

RMH-NY l 405 East 73rd Street

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Holiday Party in Downtown Brooklyn

Saturday, December 3
11:00 am – 12:00 pm

The Plaza at 300 Ashland Place, Lafayette + Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn

Join in for some Christmas Caroling and Holiday Cheer!

MMDG Music Director, Colin Fowler will be leading folks through the singing. Also, expect a performance by the MMDG Student Company.

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Winter Wonder Weekend at Queens Botanical Garden

December 3 – 4, 2022

Queens Botanical Garden 
43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NY

Free with $5 Suggested Donation

Live Music Performances, Tree Lighting, Menorah Display, Holiday Crafts, Storytime, Selfies with Santa along with Holiday Shopping and much more!

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Astoria Park Tree Lighting and Holiday Fest

Sunday, December 4, 2022
Starting at 3:00 pm

Astoria Park Great Lawn, 19th Street & 23rd Avenue, Astoria, Queens, NYC

Featuring a musical performance, some activities for the kids, Christmas Caroling and more!
Oh yeah! ‘and of course the wonderful tree lighting itself!

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Holiday Season at Hudson Yards

For the First Time Ever at Hudson Yards, Visitors can Meet Santa and Take a FREE Photo 

The 3rd Annual “Shine Bright Only at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo” will Once Again Illuminate the Entire Neighborhood with Millions of Lights

“Santa’s Secret” Naughty Immersive Holiday Experience will Return for its 2nd Season after Last Year’s Sold-Out Run 

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Oratorio Society of Queens’ 2022 Holiday Concert

Maestro David Close Leads Chorus & Orchestra

Selections from “Messiah” and other Holiday Favorites

Sunday, December 18, 2022
4:00 pm

St. Kevin R.C. Church, 42-21 194th Street, Flushing, New York

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Queens Theatre Christmas Performances

December 4, 10, 11, 2022
January 22, 2023

14 United Nations Ave South
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, NY

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6th Annual Tavern on the Green Christmas Tree Lighting

Tuesday, November 29, 2022
5:30 – 8:00 pm

Tavern on the Green, West 67th Street within Central park just by the entrance off of Central Park West

Featuring music, caroling and of course the wonderful tree lighting.

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Fort Hamilton Christmas Tree Lighting and Holiday Market

Friday, December 9, 2022
4:00 – 8:00 pm

Free and Open to the Public (Registration requested)

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2022 Origami Holiday Tree at the American Museum of Natural History

Beginning on Monday, November 21, 2022

Located on the Grand Gallery (1st Floor) of the Museum
200 Central Park West

Free with admission

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Holiday House Designer Showhouse

November 10 – December 11, 2022

Encompassing two penthouse apartments this year in the 30 Story Luxury Tower, The Kent.

Tuesday – Sunday: 11:00am – 5:00pm
(Closed on Mondays and November 24th & 25th)

The Kent, 200 E 95th Street 

“”Holiday House is officially returning to NYC with a Designer Showhouse this fall where approximately 20 high-end interior designers will each decorate their own chic space within two fabulous penthouse apartments in a luxury high-rise tower on Manhattan’s Upper East Side to be viewed by the public in an effort to raise funds for breast cancer research.””

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Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Ceremony

November 30, 2022
7:00 – 10:00 pm

Rockefeller Center Plaza
50th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues

Where else on earth will thousands and thousands gather for the lighting a single tree? NYC that’s where! Join in this fantastic event which is televised nationwide and perhaps even across the seas. Entertainment, Singing, and yes, our Mayor too! The tallest tree so far was the 100-foot Norway Spruce from Killingworth, Conn. in 1948.

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2022 Bryant Park Tree Lighting Show

Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Begins at 6:00 pm

Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan
This year’s event will feature fireworks as well as ice skating performers.

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Broadway Sings Mariah Carey Christmas Classics Holiday Spectacular

Monday, December 5
Doors: 6:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm

Sony Hall, 235 W 46th Street

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Winter Holiday Skating Celebration and Tree Lighting at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park

December 11, 2021
Beginning at 4:00 pm

The Rink at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park
Riverside Drive and 145th Street in Harlem

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PaleyLand Holiday Extravaganza:

December 4, 2021, to January 6, 2022 

The Paley Center for Media
25 West 52nd Street

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Holidays at South Street Seaport

Chanukah at the Seaport

Sunday, November 28

At the South Street Seaport on and by Pier 17
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2021 South Street Seaport Tree Lighting Celebration

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Taking place on the cobble stoned streets by the Seaport’s Pier 17 along Fulton Street.

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St. James’ Church

865 Madison Avenue

Christmas Pageant
December 12 from 4:00 – 6:30 pm

Caroling on the Church Steps
December 14 from 5:30 – 6:00 pm

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The Parish of Calvary – St. George’s

Candlelight: A Service of Lessons and Carols for Christmas

Sunday December 5
4:00 – 5:30 pm

The Parish of Calvary-St. George’s is delighted to present “Candlelight: A Service of Lessons & Carols.” This annual celebration holds a special place in the hearts of thousands of New Yorkers.

Get into the holiday spirit in the candlelit sanctuary of historic St. George’s Church on Stuyvesant Square (7 Rutherford Pl., New York, NY 10003).

Join in singing your favorite carols, hear powerful readings that reveal the true meaning of Christmas, and listen to glorious music led by our choir and orchestra, under the direction of Kamel Boutros, music director of Calvary-St. George’s.

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St. Bart’s (Bartholomew) Church

325 Park Avenue

Midtown Carol Sing-Along

Free to all

Tuesday, December 7 at 5:45 pm
Midtown Carol Sing-Along on St. Bart’s front steps
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A Joyous Christmas Concert

Friday, December 10 at 7:30 pm

Ticket purchases required

St. Bartholomew’s Choir performing traditional carols as well as festive new arrangements of sacred and secular Christmas favorites, all accompanied by their famed pipe organ.
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Candlelight Carols

Sunday, December 19 at 5:00 pm

“Join in singing the most beautiful music of the season, with the combined choirs and organ, in the candle-lit sanctuary. Eucharist in the chapel follows the service for those who wish.”

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2021 Holiday Public Art Presentation At Rockefeller Center® Revealed and on Display

November 22 – January 9, 2022

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At Central Park

For specific program information of the following, including registration requirements and time of events, please call 212-860-1370.
23rd Annual Central Park Holiday Lighting
December 2, 2021, 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Taking place Rain, Snow, or Shine
Taking place at the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center
Found at the northern most end of Central Park at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues
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NYRR Midnight Run 4M

Friday, December 31, 2021
Kick off the New Year at the Midnight Run! Join the fun and celebrate with music and dancing (starting at 10:00 p.m.) as 2019 comes to a close. With a countdown to midnight beginning at 11:59 p.m., the four-mile run will begin on the stroke of midnight. Normally there are fireworks as well.

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OLD EVENT:

Social Hour: Kwaanza Celebration


Hasn’t been celebrate for some years now. Details to come if it recurs anew.



Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (inside the Park on 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues)
Thursday, December 20, 2012, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm (rain or shine)

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Brooklyn Youth Chorus

Pulitzer Fountain Holiday Lighting

Wednesday, November 17, 2021
6:00 – 7:00 pm

764 Central Park South across from The Plaza Hotel

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Holiday Harmonies

Saturday, December 18, 2021
7:30 PM 9:00 PM

Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph
856 Pacific St, Brooklyn, NY

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At the NY Botanical Garden in the Bronx

Please keep in mind how most if not all of the below items at the NYBG are likely ticketed/paid events.

Holiday Tree & Menorah Lighting Ceremony
Details to come
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New York Botanical Garden’s “Holiday Train Show”
Through January 26, 2020
Is Better Than Ever: See Mini NYC Landmarks & More
at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, NY)
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NYBG GLOW
25 Select nights, November 24, 2021–January 22, 2022

This holiday season, let it GLOW at The New York Botanical Garden. Discover the beauty of our landmark landscape and historic buildings after dark, breathtakingly illuminated with a newly expanded 1.5-mile colorful experience.

“Bar Car Nights”: Adults-Only Viewing of “Holiday Train Show”
Details to come
(Select days within this range)
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Winter Wonderland Ball 2021 Black Tie Event
December 10, 2021

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Christmas Events

Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche at the Met
Details to come
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The Ballad of the Brown King: Christmas with the Dessoff Choirs
December 19, 2021
3:00 pm
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One of the largest silver Hanukkah lamps known, this magnificent late nineteenth-century silver Menorah was made in Lviv, Ukraine, and is on loan from The Moldovan Family Collection. On view through the end of December.
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MetFridays
Details to come
Experience an evening of gallery conversations, art making, and holiday cheer as part of the Museum’s MetFridays series on Fridays in December from 5 to 9 pm
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For the Miracles: A Holiday Celebration
Details to come
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Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain: An Irish-Appalachian Celebration
Details to come
Celebrate the Celtic roots of an Appalachian Christmas. Singers, dancers, and instrumentalists perform pieces that range from the mystical Gregorian chant of old Scotland to folk carols and hymns. Sunday, December 16, 2 pm
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ASEFA: Delacroix’s Moroccan Nights: Judeo-Islamic Soundscapes from City to Village
Details to come
Samuel Torjman Thomas, Ph.D, brings Delacroix’s paintings to life in a two-night journey of Moroccan musical cultures. The first night highlights sounds of city life; the second night highlights sounds of village life.
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Bronx Concert Singers Holiday Concert

Bronx Concert Singers’ 40th Annual Holiday Concert

Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 2:30 pm

Antonio Vivaldi
Gloria in D Major, RV 589
St. Helena’s RC Church
1315 Olmstead Avenue in Parckchester, Bronx, NY 10462

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Winter Wonderland

Winter Wonderland in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center

Saturday, December 11, 2021
12:00 – 2:00 pm

3225 Reservoir Oval East, Bronx
NYC Parks Recreation Center membership required to participate

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Twelve Days of Christmas’ Winter Wonderland

December 11, 2021
at 8:30 pm

A virtual and in person celebration
Learn more at the Eventbrite listing here…as well as at their official site.

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Van Cortlandt Park (House Museum) Christmas Items

Broadway at West 246th Street, Bronx
Contact Number: (718) 543-3344

Details Yet to Come for this Season..Stay tuned

The following is from last year:
History of the Holidays at Van Cortlandt House
December 1, 2018 – January 6, 2019
11:00 am – 4:00 pm
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Celebrate Saint Nicholas at Van Courtlandt House
Saturday, December 8, 2018
11:00 am – 4:00 pm
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Flushing Town Hall

The Nutcracker The Salzburg Marionette Theatre (Austria)
Wednesday, December 4 at 7:00 pm
$14/$10 Members/$8 Children/$6 Member Children/FREE for Teens
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Flushing Town Hall 2019 Holiday Market
Sunday, December 8
1:00 – 5:00 pm
FREE (No RSVP Required)

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Queens Historical Society

Holly Tour 2019
Sunday, December 8
1:00 – 5:00 pm
$25 at door/$20 in Advance/Free for CHILDREN (under 12- limited to 2 children per family)
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Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden

421 East 61st Street between First & York Avenues
New York, NY 10065
2019 Holiday Candlelight Tours at Mount Vernon Hotel Museum
December 6 – 7, 2019
6:15 and 7:30 pm
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Lunchtime Lecture: Holiday Season in 1830 NYC
December 13 at 12:30 pm

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MAS NYC Holiday Themed Tours

The Municipal Art Society has a number of holiday themed tours coming up. By the time you read this some if not all of them will be sold out already. So be sure to act quickly should you be interested in any of these listings. You can of course head over to their official listings page for additional details on purchasing of tickets and such.
Official Page at MAS NYC

• A Christmas History in Gramercy
  with Dana Schulz
  Saturday, December 14 at 10:00 am
• Christmastime on Arthur Avenue
  with Alexandra Maruri
  Saturday, December 21 at 11:00 am
• Christmas Day in Rockefeller Center
  with Anthony W. Robins
  Wednesday, December 25 at 10:00 am

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Park Avenue Tree Lighting

Sunday, December 8 at 6:30 pm
Brick Presbyterian Church
Park Avenue and 91st Street

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Christmas at the Winter Garden at Brookfield Place

(Previously known as the World Financial Center) Official Site

Santa at Brookfield Place
Create lasting photo memories with Santa at BFPL! Photo packages start at $29.
Walk ins for photos with Santa are welcome, or reserve your spot in advance at their site.
Santa’s Schedule:
November 29 – December 24
Tuesday – Friday: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Sunday: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
December 24: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm*
*Closed Mondays except 12/23
Santa takes a break to feed his reindeer around 3-4pm each day. Check on-site each day for exact timing.
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New York Theatre Ballet:
Keith Michael’s The Nutcracker at the Winter Garden
December 6 – 9, 2019
Within the Winter Garden at Brookfield Place in Lower Manhattan
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South Street Seaport’s Christmas Tree, Chorus and Strolling Santa

South Street Seaport District Tree Lighting
Monday, December 2, 2019
Every 2 or so years the celebration down by the Seaport seems to transform itself and it’ll appear as if it’s a bit unpredictable. Long gone are the days of the Singing Carol Tree and we’re not too sure about the strolling Santa. Regardless, there’s sure to be crowds at this year’s event just as in past years.
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Winter Land: Ice Rink at the Seaport
Pier 17
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Seaport District Menorah Lighting 

No details as yet

Make your way down to Front Street on Tuesday, December 4th at 6pm for a blessing and lighting of the Menorah. Grammy-nominated clarinetist David Krakauer will grace the stage as your family enjoys food and crafts on this sacred night.
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Deck the Stalls Holiday Market at the Seaport
Sundays, December 2, 9, 16 and 23
11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Seaport District on Water Street between Fulton & Beekman Streets
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Also on the way, supposedly, is a Holiday Market as well. Hold Tight!
Click to visit the South Street Seaport Pages on this site
and get a glimpse of St. Nick and the Chorus from the 2001 Season.
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Sak’s Fifth Avenue Windows Unveiling

Saks Fifth Avenue 2019 Holiday Window Unveiling
Taking place November 25, 2019
No time provided as of this writing…
But last year’s event was scheduled for 7:00 pm
Includes a Live Performance by Idina Menzel, the voice of Elsa in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Frozen 2”

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‘the Cathedral of St. John the Divine

Concerts/Celebrations at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine – 1047 Amsterdam Ave. at 112th St…..Christmas Celebrations and more at the largest cathedral in the world.

Paul Winter’s 40th annual Winter Solstice Celebration, 2019
Thursday, December 19th, 7:30 pm
Friday, December 20th, 7:30 pm
Saturday, December 21st, 2:00 pm, 7:30 pm
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC
1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street
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Fantasias and Carols: A Cathedral Christmas
Saturday, December 14, 2019
7:00 – 8:30 pm
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New Year’s Eve Concert For Peace
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Founded by Leonard Bernstein in 1984, the annual New Year’s Eve Concert for Peace is a signature Cathedral event. Led by Kent Tritle, Director of Cathedral Music, this year’s concert includes William Boyce’s Symphony No. 1 in B-flat. Soloist Sidney Outlaw joins the choir for Robert Convery’s powerful setting of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s I have a dream…

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At Grand Central Terminal

2019 Grand Central Terminal Holiday Fair
November 18, 2019 – December 24, 2019
Monday through Friday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Sunday: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Tuesday, December. 24: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Closed Thanksgiving Day
Closed Thanksgiving DayGrand Central’s annual, and most anticipated Holiday Fair returns to magnificent Vanderbilt Hall, bringing the very best of the season for the most discriminating of gift-givers. New Yorkers swear by the Holiday Fair, declaring it an indispensable resource for unique, hard-to-find, quality gifts from tens of artists, artisans and specialty retailers. Grand Central makes it a mission to gather the most unusual, beautiful and exotic goods that you will not find elsewhere. No matter how long the list, fabulous finds awaits every shopper in the Fair’s wide-ranging assortment of jewelry, accessories, toys, clothing, home accessories and furnishings.
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Grand Central 17th 2018 Annual Holiday Train Show

Dates not in yet for this year’s Train Show

NY Transit Museum Gallery Annex And Store
Shuttle Passage
Monday – Friday // 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Saturday – Sunday // 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
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The Grand Central Centennial Holiday Light Show presented by Toshiba

No Details as yet regarding this year’s Holiday Light Show
The Holiday Light Show makes its return to Grand Central Terminal for its centennial year. The show will take place in the famous windows of the Terminal on the west side above Michael Jordan’s The Steakhouse NYC and Cipiani Dolci. This new light show will light up the Terminal’s Main Concourse this holiday season. For more information, please visit http://www.grandcentralterminal.com/
Also visit the Grand Central Terminal Page on New Yorkled.

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19th Annual Winter’s Eve At Lincoln Square

20th Annual Winter’s Eve at Lincoln Square
Monday, December 2, 2019
from 5:30 to 9:00 pm
Rain, Snow or Shine!
New York’s Largest Holiday Festival Returns with FREE Family Fun, Countless Crowd-Pleasing Performances, Dozens of Delicious Food Tastings, and the Upper West Side’s Only Tree Lighting Ceremony.

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Madison Square Park 2019 Christmas Holiday Tree Lighting

Thursday, December 5, 2019
3:30 – 5:30 pm

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Queens County Farm Yuletide Events

Queens County Farm Holiday Open House
Saturday, Sunday, & Monday
December 26, 27 & 28, 2018
12:00 – 4:00 pm
Warm up by the fireplaces of the decorated Adriance Farmhouse at this celebrated annual event. Take a tour of this historic landmark building and enjoy seasonal kids’ crafts and hot mulled cider throughout the afternoon!
This event is FREE (no gate admission)
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Riverside Church Holiday Events

Riverside Church: 490 Riverside Drive (between 120th & 122nd Streets)
Handel’s Messiah at Riverside Church
December 2, 2018
3:30 – 5:15 pm
Tix need to be purchased
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The Annual Riverside Church Candlelight Carol Festival
Sunday, December 16, 2018
4:00 – 6:00 pm
$25 – $35
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Christmas Eve: Service of Lessons and Carols
Details yet to come as to whether this will be taking place this year.
Within the Nave
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New Year’s Eve Watch Night Service
Details yet to come

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Holiday / Xmas events at the Staten Island Historical Society

From Candlelight tours, to events for kids and families, to even crafts, cooking, songs, games and so much more…there’s lot’s to be experienced during this special time of year, Christmas time that is at the Staten Island Historical Society.
Historic Richmond Town
441 Clarke Avenue, Staten Island

• Pancake Breakfast With Santa
  Saturday, November 25, 2017
  10:00 am – 1:00 pm
  At Historic Richmond Town
  Presented by Volunteers of the Women’s Auxiliary of Historic Richmond Town
  Richmond Road and Court Place (Park in Historic Richmond Town Court House Parking Lot)
  Reservations Only
  $15.00 per person. Children under 3, FREE
• Christmas in Richmond Town & Traditional Tree Lighting
  Sunday, December 3, 2017
  11:00 am – 7:00 pm
  Taking place Rain or Shine
  $5 a Person • 6 years old and younger – FREE!
  Traditional Tree Lighting at 5 PM is FREE!
• Candlelight Tours at Historic Richmond Town
  Saturday, December 9 & 16, 2017
  5:00 – 8:30 pm
  Adults: $24
  SIHS Members: $18 (please call for member reservation)
  Children 12 and under: $12

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With Other Items on the way as well
Visit also the NY Botanical Garden Page on New Yorkled as well as of course the official website. 

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Trinity Church & St. Paul’s Chapel

• Handel’s Messiah at Trinity Church
  Taking place on various days:
  December 15, 16, 17, 2017

• There are plenty of other holiday-related items going on at Trinity and St. Paul’s.
  They’ll to be shared on this page and other individual pages soon.

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Prospect Park

• Winter on a Flatbush Farm
  Sunday, November 26
  1:00 – 3:00 pm
  Lefferts Historic House in Prospect Park
• Family Christmas Bird Count at Prospect Park
  Saturday, December 16
  10:00 am – 12:00 pm
• Winter Holidays at Prospect Park
  Tuesday, December 26 – 29
  12:00 – 4:00 pm
  Join Prospect Park Alliance for educational programming to ring in the new year.
• New Years Eve in Prospect Park
  Sunday, December 31 , 11:00 pm
  to
  Monday, January 1, 1:00 am
  Grand Army Plaza
  Join Prospect Park Alliance for this annual fireworks celebration! Help us kick off the new year with fireworks, live music and more.
• Brooklyn’s New Year’s Eve 5K Run
  
  Awaiting confirmation of any such run for this year.
  
  What better way to celebrate the New Year then with a 5K in Prospect Park!

At Chelsea Piers

Annual Holiday on the Hudson



Details Yet to Come
Sky Rink East Rink
FREE but ticketed skating show featuring special guests The Skyliners (#1 junior synchro team in the world), the Central Park Synchro Team, and the Gotham City Synchro. Group performers include the Tiny Tot Stars and Junior Prep Competitors.
This event is open to all ages. Tickets are limited to 2 per person and are available at the Sky Rink Front Desk beginning November 26, 2011.

Christmas At Little Italy – in Lower Manhattan by Chinatown

There’ll be parades and more. But perhaps one of the best attractions there, apart from all the many italian restaurants, are the decorations. You’ll find plenty of lights and yuletide decor throughout. Since it’s close to Chinatown then you’ll make out just right by visiting one of these neighborhoods at the price of two for one: FREE That is!!! Since hey, it doesn’t cost a thing to stroll down the street, right? So why not join us this year?

• Christmas in Little Italy, a 3-weekend holiday celebration in “America’s authentic Italian neighborhood”
  
  
  Dates and Details to come…
  
  It promises to be one of the Big Apple’s most popular holiday attractions. For yet another year the celebration, produced by the Little Italy Merchants Association, will be held on Mulberry Street between Broome and Canal Streets, and on Hester Street between Mulberry and Mott Streets.

Get more details regarding this festive holiday affair at this official site.

Times Square New Years Eve

Visit the New Years Eve Page on this site as more items are added while we approach this special time of year. Often it seems that events listed for this New Year’s Eve Celebration everywhere in NYC are always the last ones to be put out there. So hang in there with patience and we’ll all get to see what’s coming our way!

British Memorial Garden’s Victorian Celebration

British Memorial Garden Trust, Inc. To Hold Free“Victorian Celebration”
Featuring Caroling And Tree Lighting In Hanover Square
Details as yet to come

Holiday Volunteering

Are you a member of New York Cares? If not and you’re interested in learning more about this successful national non-profit then why not visit their site and learn about volunteering opportunities in the New York City Area as well as possible Holiday Volunteering Needs. Also get details on other drives benefiting the needy this season as well as a list of just some of the many non-profit organizations located within NYC.

Times Square Tree Lighting

No information as of yet regarding any possible tree lighting at Times Square this year 

Christmas at the Cloisters

Christmas at the Cloisters, located in upper Manhattan within Fort Tryon Park usually feature a number of performances.

• Details yet to come

To learn more you can call 212-923-3700. 

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Department Store Christmas Window Decorations in NYC

• Lord & Taylor Holiday Windows Unveiling Ceremony
  424 Fifth Avenue (between 38th – 39th Streets)
  Thursday, November 9

• Macy’s Herald Square Unveiling
  151 West 34th Street

• Sak’s Fifth Avenue Windows Unveiling
  611 5th Avenue (between 49th – 50th Streets)
  Monday, November 20

• Bloomingdale’s Holiday Windows Unveiling
  59th Street & Lexington Avenue
  Tuesday, November 21 at 6:00 pm

• Bergdorf Goodman
  754 5th Ave
  November 14

• Barney’s
  660 Madison Avenue

• Henri Bendel
  712 5th Ave

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High Line

Holiday Concert
Date Yet to come
Taking place at Leandra’s Garden at the Back Park behind 431 West 17th Street, Fulton Houses
Join them for their annual merry holiday concert featuring a variety of local neighborhood performers, as well as a big holiday parranda finale with Aurora Flores and Zon del Barrio. This year, they are bringing the holiday revelry to one of their favorite neighborhood sites, Leandra’s Garden, just a couple of blocks away from the High Line.

 

Annual Santa Parade

Date to come

 

Holiday Themed Events at the Grace Building Plaza

To come