December 2nd from 7-9 pm
Brave the crowds and winter weather to watch the Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting and live entertainment, or better yet watch it on NBC from the comfort of your warm cozy coach.
45 Rockefeller Plaza between 48th and 51st Street
December 3rd 5:30 pm
Celebrate the season at the 19th Annual Holiday Lighting in Central Park. Meet Santa and friends, watch a live ice carving demonstration, sing carols on the Plaza, and warm up with hot cocoa and cookies. The event concludes with the lighting of the tree.
Charles Dana Discovery Center,Inside the Park at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenue.
December 6th 5-6 pm
Carl Schurz Park Tree Lighting, Caroling and Menorah Lighting.Guest choir , a brass ensemble, candlelight, hot cocoa and candy canes.
Carl Schurz Park 86th and York
December 6th 6:30 pm
Lighting of the Park Avenue Christmas Trees. The tradition of lighting trees on Park Avenue began seventy years ago when several Park Avenue families wanted a special way to honor those men and women who died in WWII. Today the illuminated trees remain a symbol of peace and a reminder of the sacrifices made to attain it.
Brick Presbyterian Church ( Park Avenue & 91st Street)
December 9th 6:00-7:00 pm
Washington Square Park.
Rob Susman Brass Quartet , children and grown-ups alike will sing holiday songs as the lights on the tree will be turned on to mark the beginning of the festive winter evenings. Santa Claus himself will lead the crowd in the illumination countdown.
Washington Square Park 1 Washington Square East