Christmas in New York City

The Rockefeller Center Tree, at 50th Street and 5th Avenue, is covered with around 5 miles of lights. The Tree will be picked out by helicopter search, then cut down and brought to Rockerfeller Center in early November.

World's Largest Menorah

Grand Army Plaza, 59th Street and Fifth Avenue, (718) 778-6000
Lit each night of Chanukkah

Menorah on Indian Row

6th St btwn 1st and 2nd Ave, (212) 683-9004

Giant Snowflake

at the corner of 57th and Fifth

Holiday Lights

Bronx Zoo, (718) 367-1010
Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights sparkle once again with more than 140 illuminated, bedazzling sculptures plus snowflakes, star bursts, over eight miles of tree lighting, and more than two miles of architectural lighting. Admission Hours are 5:00-9:00pm.

Walking In a Winter Wonderland

At South Street Seaport, (212)SEA-PORT
As New York prepares to ring in the New Year, South Street Seaport will become a sparkling winter wonderland in the midst of all the frantic preparations. By mid-November, the Seaport will shine over downtown with brilliant white lights and festive music. Traveling choruses and choirs will grace the various stages with songs from around the world

New Year's Eve in Times Square

42nd St and Broadway

Annual Brooklyn Bridge Walk into the New Year

fireworks over the romantic view of New York City from the Brooklyn Bridge on the most exciting night of the year

American Museum of Natural History Origami Tree
80th St and Central Park West, (212) 769-5100
For nearly 30 years, the lighting of the American Museum of Natural History's Origami Holiday Tree has marked the start of the holiday season for Museum staff and visitors. The striking 14-foot-high tree is decorated with more than 1,000 brightly colored, intricately folded paper decorations representing objects and specimens in the Museum's collection.

New York Botanical Gardens
New York Botanical Gardens, (718) 817-8700

A 30-foot holiday tree twinkles with lights inside the Victorian glasshouse, the centerpiece of the old-fashioned charm of the Holiday Garden and Train Show. At the Holiday Train Show, miniature trains wind through inviting landscapes of waterfalls, bridges, mountains, and streams, beside replicas of New York's most beautiful historic houses and skyscrapers, all made of natural materials. With caroling, puppet shows, Thomas the Tank Engine, and more

Park Avenue

Park Avenue from 97th Street to 48th Street, (212) 876-3322
The cherry and hawthorn trees growing on the avenue were strung with lights beginning in 1982 as a celebration of Hanukkah. In more recent years, the memorial has expanded to involve and celebrate all faiths, while furthering the cause of peace and invoking reverence for those who have sacrificed their lives for the country.

Lincoln Center
Broadway and 63rd Street, (212) 546-2656

Lincoln Center’s annual tree lighting, a multi-cultural celebration of light, Lincoln Center’s Josie Robertson Plaza.

Metropolitan Museum Annual Christmas Tree

84th and Central Park West, (212) 535-7710
Tree and Neopolitan Baroque creche go on view

Chorus Tree
At South Street Seaport, (212)SEA-PORT

The beautifully decorated Chorus Tree with thousands of white lights stands over 50 feet tall and will feature the St. Cecilia Chorus. This annual tradition has drawn millions of visitors worldwide to the historic financial district over the past 15 years. There will be six performances per weekend from November 23rd to January 1st. Performance times are Fridays at 6:00pm & 7:00pm and Saturdays and Sundays at 3pm & 4pm. Performances last approximately 45 minutes each.

Peace Tree with 1,000 Paper Cranes

At the Cathedral of St. John the Divine (110th St. and Amsterdam)
Commemorate the season of light with a stroll through the Cathedral to see Keith Haring's silver-toned triptych, and the giant Peace Tree, covered with 1,000 paper cranes.

Radio City Christmas Spectacular

world-famous Rockettes. Playing at Radio City Music Hall (50th Street and Avenue of the Americas). Call (212) 307-1000 for tickets

Winter Solstice

Paul Winter's Annual Celebration. Over the last 22 years, the audiences of over ten thousand people who throng to this non-denominational event have made Winter's celebration of an ancient holiday tradition into one of the best-attended celebrations of seasonal change in New York City. Playing at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine (110th St. and Amsterdam). Call box office for tickets at (212)662-2133.

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