10 Dec The Best Holiday Lights in NYC This Year
NYC is a spectacular place during the holiday season, and this year will be no different. There are lots of holiday lights to go and see, of course staying safe whilst doing so. So, here are some of the best of the holiday lights in NYC this year – enjoy the magic of them.
Holiday Under the Stars, the largest specialty crafted exhibit of illuminated color mixing in the world featuring twelve 14-foot stars that hang from the ceiling of the 150-foot Great Room overlooking iconic Central Park perform daily from 4:00pm until 7:00pm (every half hour).
The free, indoor colorful spectacle with stunning views of Central Park is an ideal destination during the cold, shorter days of winter. The destination also will offer extended shopping hours.
Time Warner Center
10 Columbus Circle
New York
NY 10019
Light The Night and Escape 2020 with Lumi! LuminoCity Festival returned to Randall’s Island Park and curated a brand new immersive wonderland of lights. Each exhibition illuminates the night with beautiful sculptures inspired by nature, history, and magic! Due to COVID-19, we are running with a strict schedule, limited capacity, and mandatory safety procedures to ensure your visit is a safe one from start to finish. Reserve your best holiday memories now!
Randall’s Island Park
20 Randalls Island Park
New York
NY 10035
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
For more than eight decades, the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree has stood as a holiday beacon for New Yorkers and visitors alike. While the lights, decorations, and stars have changed through the years, visiting the Tree remains a quintessential New York experience.
The 88th Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is on display through early January 2021 from 6 am to 12 am daily.
To ensure a safe experience for everyone, visiting the plaza will be a bit different this year. There will be special tree viewing entrances and traffic patterns, tree viewing time limits, and masks and social distancing will be required at all times.
Rockefeller Center
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112
Nothing can keep New York down when it comes to being the holiday capital of the world – and this year is no different. The Bronx Zoo’s Holiday Lights, a family-favorite holiday light experience, will be back starting November 20, bringing New Yorkers much-needed joy for the winter season.
Holiday Lights will be on select dates from November 20 to January 10 with a WCS member preview November 17-19. Tickets for Holiday Lights must be purchased in advance and are now available online.
This year’s experience will encompass a larger area of the zoo and be organized to accommodate social distancing and eliminate bottleneck areas. The zoo will have almost 50 more animal lanterns than last year and will create five geographically representative lantern safaris that include species from different regions of the world.
Bronx Zoo
2300 Southern Blvd
The Bronx
NY 10460
This holiday season, let it GLOW at The New York Botanical Garden in an all-new outdoor experience illuminating NYBG’s landmark landscape and Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.
With lots of room to spread out, explore a glowing world of color and light featuring the Haupt Conservatory as the centerpiece—its iconic exterior a glittering canvas. Washes of brilliant colors, thousands of dazzling lights, and picture-perfect installations fill the Reflecting Pool and enliven surrounding gardens and collections. Also during your visit, enjoy artistic ice carving displays, roving dancers and musicians, plus more outdoor fun.
Timed entry tickets required.
New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Boulevard
Bronx
NY 10458-5126
Read our NYC 2020 Holiday Hot List for more family holiday experiences this year.
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