Christmas in New York City - Holiday Events, Holiday Lights, Christmas Trees, Holiday Markets in NYC

Christmas in New York City

Christmas Trees

American Museum of Natural History Tree

West 80th Street and Central Park West

The striking tree lights up the Museum's collection.

Broadway Holiday Tree

Duffy Square - Broadway at 46th Street

Many Broadway stars will help light the tree.

Cathedral of St. John the Divine Peace Tree

110th St. and Amsterdam Ave.

Commemorate the season of light with a stroll through the Cathedral to see the giant Peace Tree.

Chorus Tree at South Street Seaport

South Street Seaport, Fulton Street

The beautifully decorated Chorus Tree, with thousands of white lights, will stand over 50 feet tall and this year will feature live performances.

City Hall Park Fountain
Lincoln Center Holiday Tree

Broadway and 63rd Street

Little Italy's Most Precious Blood Church

109 Mulberry Street (bet. Canal & Hester Sts.)

Metropolitan Museum of Art Christmas Tree

Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street

A collection of 18th-century Neapolitan angels and cherubs among this 20-foot tree's boughs and groups of realistic croche figures flanking the nativity scene are at its base located in the Museum’s Medieval Sculpture Hall. A tree lighting ceremony takes place every Friday and Saturday evening at 7pm.

New York Botanical Garden

Bronx River Parkway and Fordham Road

Park Avenue Trees

Park Avenue from 97th Street to 48th Street

Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree

30 Rockefeller Center Plaza at 49th Street

The world's most famous Christmas tree is a spectacular mountain of branches covered with 30,000 lights on 5 miles of wire.

Holiday Lights

Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights

Bronx River Parkway and Fordham Road

Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights sparkle once again with more than 140 illuminated animal sculptures plus snowflakes, star bursts, over eight miles of tree lighting, and more than two miles of architectural lighting.

Empire State Building

Fifth Ave. at 34th St.

Giant Snowflake at the corner of 57th St. and Fifth Ave.
Grand Central Terminal Holiday Laser Light Show

42nd St. and Lexington Ave.

A laser light show is projected on the famed Sky Ceiling 125 feet above the Terminal's Main Concourse. These spectacular free shows bring the ceiling's constellations to life in a celebration of winter, all choreographed to seasonal music.

Holiday Markets

Bryant Park "Fete de Noel"

Bryant Park, 6th Avenue at 42nd Street

For the first time in its history, Bryant Park will be transformed into a festive winter wonderland of shopping, family entertainment and seasonal dining delights. The outdoor market, known as "Fetes de Noel" ("the holiday shops"), echoes the French tradition of outdoor holiday season shopping. It will feature arts and crafts from more than 80 New York artists and artisans, as well as The American Museum of Natural History and the Ellis Island Immigration Museum.

Christmas in Little Italy

Mulberry Street bet. Canal & Broome Sts.

Little Italy will be transformed into a Christmas Wonderland, its streets ablaze with Christmas lights and decorations, strolling carolers in costume, weekly parades and religious processions complete with colorful floats and marching bands. Licensed street vendors positioned along the festival's streets will join local merchants in selling holiday gifts and merchandise from brightly decorated tents.

Union Square Holiday Market

14th - 18th Street and Broadway

Specialty merchants in this outdoor Holiday Market

Grand Central Holiday Fair

Grand Central Terminal, 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue

Specialty merchants in this indoor Holiday Market

For all of this years Holiday fairs, markets, events and festivals, check out our calendar of NYC fairs and festivals!


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