Everything to see and do for Christmas in New York in 2026, with dates, tips and links to every detailed guide.
The 2026 tree arrives November 7 and is lit on Wednesday, December 2. Here’s how to see it without the crowds.
Bryant Park, Grand Central, Union Square, Columbus Circle and Brooklyn: every New York holiday market for 2026.
Saks, Bergdorf, Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s and a self-guided Fifth Avenue windows walk for 2026.
From Rockefeller Center to free skating at Bryant Park: every major NYC rink for 2026–27.
Drive-through shows, zoo lights, farm hayrides and famous decorated houses across New Jersey for the 2026 season.
Trees, gingerbread cities, origami and candlelit historic houses: holiday highlights at New York’s museums and gardens.
Model train displays and holiday train rides across New York, Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut for 2026.
The Rockefeller tree lit all day, skating, movies, Chinatown and the best ways to spend December 25 in New York.
Carols under the Washington Square Arch, midnight Mass, the last markets and the best ways to spend December 24 in New York.
Parades, rappelling Santas, lantern festivals, Nutcrackers and tree lightings in Fairfield and New Haven counties.
Meet Santa and three live reindeer at Sam Bridge Nursery in Greenwich, November 27 to December 24, 2026.
Hundreds of new handcrafted lanterns light up Beardsley Zoo on Thursday–Sunday nights through December 20, 2026.
One of the largest balloon parades in the country kicks off the holidays in Stamford on Sunday, November 22, 2026.
Santa rappels down a 22-story building before fireworks and the Stamford tree lighting on December 6, 2026.