These Are the Best Holiday Events in NYC

Holiday events in NYC

Find the best upcoming events & activities for any age group

From dazzling Christmas lights to friendly Shabbat dinners to local caroling, find holiday events

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Tuesday Dec. 31, 2024

5 – 10 pm

Magic of Lights

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

6 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show & Winter Garden

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Sayville FallsSayville

6 pm

Lighting of Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah

Ages: All
Community
Free

Brooklyn’s Largest MenorahBrooklyn

Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025

Long Island LuminoCity

Various

LuminoCity 2024 Holiday Lights Festivals

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

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Various

Lightscape

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

RCCS Dress Rehearsal

Various

Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Radio City Music HallManhattan

Various

Bayville Winter Wonderland

Bayville Adventure ParkBayville

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9 am – 9 pm

Walking in a Winter (ONE)derland at One World Observatory

One World ObservatoryManhattan

Bronx NYBG Train Show

10 am – 6 pm

Holiday Train Show

New York Botanical GardenBronx

Courtesy of Hudson Yards 7

10 am – 8 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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10 am – 10 pm

Tingle Bells: An ASMR-Inspired Holiday Special

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

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Noon – 6 pm

PaleyLand

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Christmas

The Paley MuseumMidtown

5 – 10 pm

Magic of Lights

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

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5 – 10:30 pm

Lektrik: A Festival of Lights

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

6 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show & Winter Garden

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Sayville FallsSayville

6 pm

Lighting of Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah

Ages: All
Community
Free

Brooklyn’s Largest MenorahBrooklyn

Thursday Jan. 2, 2025

Long Island LuminoCity

Various

LuminoCity 2024 Holiday Lights Festivals

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

bf-calendar-lightscape-2024-11

Various

Lightscape

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

RCCS Dress Rehearsal

Various

Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Radio City Music HallManhattan

one-world-holiday-14

9 am – 9 pm

Walking in a Winter (ONE)derland at One World Observatory

One World ObservatoryManhattan

Bronx NYBG Train Show

10 am – 6 pm

Holiday Train Show

New York Botanical GardenBronx

Courtesy of Hudson Yards 7

10 am – 8 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

Tingle Bells Preview Image

10 am – 10 pm

Tingle Bells: An ASMR-Inspired Holiday Special

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

20221203_Paley_0428

Noon – 6 pm

PaleyLand

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Christmas

The Paley MuseumMidtown

5 – 10 pm

Magic of Lights

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

qf-calendar-Lektrik-A-Festival-of-Lights-2024-12

5 – 10:30 pm

Lektrik: A Festival of Lights

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

Friday Jan. 3, 2025

Long Island LuminoCity

Various

LuminoCity 2024 Holiday Lights Festivals

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

bf-calendar-lightscape-2024-11

Various

Lightscape

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

RCCS Dress Rehearsal

Various

Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Radio City Music HallManhattan

one-world-holiday-14

9 am – 9 pm

Walking in a Winter (ONE)derland at One World Observatory

One World ObservatoryManhattan

Bronx NYBG Train Show

10 am – 6 pm

Holiday Train Show

New York Botanical GardenBronx

Courtesy of Hudson Yards 7

10 am – 8 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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