Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes
Opens Nov 4 · through Jan 5
Radio City Music Hall, Midtown, Manhattan
Christmas in NYC
One half of New York's Christmas season is bookable today and the other half has not been announced. The Christmas Spectacular starring the Radio City Rockettes opens November 4, 2026 with 230 performances and tickets are on sale. Rockefeller Center has published nothing about the 2026 tree — its own tree page still says to check back later this year — and The Rink there returns for the 2026-27 season with tickets going on sale September 8, 2026.
11 picks · checked Oct 5
Opening soon
Shows and runs about to open
George Balanchine's The Nutcracker
Opens Nov 27 · through Jan 2
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Square, Manhattan
Dyker Heights Christmas Lights
Opens Dec 1 · through Jan 1
Dyker Heights residential blocks, Dyker Heights, Brooklyn
Tomorrow · Monday, Oct 121 pick
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanDon Ramey Logan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSaturday, October 10, 2026, 9:15 pm; also Monday, October 12, 2026, 9:15 pm (NYFF64)
Bitter Christmas
Lincoln Square, Manhattan
Pedro Almodóvar's Bitter Christmas, a film about an actress writing her friends into a script, gets late screenings at Lincoln Center.
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Saturday, October 10, 2026, 9:15 pm; also Monday, October 12, 2026, 9:15 pm (NYFF64) · One Weekend Only
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanDon Ramey Logan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBitter Christmas
Pedro Almodóvar's Bitter Christmas, a film about an actress writing her friends into a script, gets late screenings at Lincoln Center.
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Historic Richmond Town, Richmondtown, Staten IslandFriday · December 4 · 5 PMFree
Tree Lighting at Historic Richmond Town
Richmondtown, Staten Island
Staten Island's free village tree lighting: local choirs, a Santa greeting and hot drinks in a restored 18th-century settlement.
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Friday · December 4 · 5 PM · One Day Only
Historic Richmond Town, Richmondtown, Staten IslandTree Lighting at Historic Richmond Town
Staten Island's free village tree lighting: local choirs, a Santa greeting and hot drinks in a restored 18th-century settlement.
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Colden Auditorium, Kupferberg Center for the Arts, Flushing, QueensFriday · December 4 · 7 PM$25 plus fees
Keith Michael's The Nutcracker
Flushing, Queens
New York Theatre Ballet compresses Tchaikovsky into a one-hour Art Nouveau Nutcracker in Flushing, complete with captivating mice and dancing imps.
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Friday · December 4 · 7 PM · One Day Only
Colden Auditorium, Kupferberg Center for the Arts, Flushing, QueensKeith Michael's The Nutcracker
New York Theatre Ballet compresses Tchaikovsky into a one-hour Art Nouveau Nutcracker in Flushing, complete with captivating mice and dancing imps.
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Historic Richmond Town, Richmondtown, Staten IslandMatthew Trump · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSaturday · December 5 – 6Free
Christmas in Historic Richmond Town
Richmondtown, Staten Island
New York City's only living-history village goes full holiday, with costumed interpreters, horse-drawn carriages and Santa across Richmondtown.
FreeLiving historyStaten Island
Saturday · December 5 – 6 · One Weekend Only
Historic Richmond Town, Richmondtown, Staten IslandMatthew Trump · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsChristmas in Historic Richmond Town
New York City's only living-history village goes full holiday, with costumed interpreters, horse-drawn carriages and Santa across Richmondtown.
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Queens County Farm Museum, Glen Oaks, QueensSaturday · December 5
Tree Lighting Ceremony
Glen Oaks, Queens
A tree goes up on 47 acres of working farmland in eastern Queens, on a site that has been farmed for more than three centuries.
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Saturday · December 5 · One Day Only
Queens County Farm Museum, Glen Oaks, QueensTree Lighting Ceremony
A tree goes up on 47 acres of working farmland in eastern Queens, on a site that has been farmed for more than three centuries.
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Midtown, ManhattanTzim78 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSaturday, December 12, 2026 (expected — date and route not yet announced)Free
SantaCon NYC
Midtown, Manhattan
Thousands of costumed Santas swarm Midtown bars in the annual charity-tied pub crawl, traditionally held the second Saturday of December with a route revealed only days before.
FreeLimited Run
Saturday, December 12, 2026 (expected — date and route not yet announced) · Limited Run
Midtown, ManhattanTzim78 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSantaCon NYC
Thousands of costumed Santas swarm Midtown bars in the annual charity-tied pub crawl, traditionally held the second Saturday of December with a route revealed only days before.
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Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Midtown, ManhattanThursday · December 17 & 19Ticketed — in-person or lives…
Christmas on Fifth Avenue
Midtown, Manhattan
The Boys of the Saint Thomas Choir sing carols, winter favorites and sing-along hymns in a one-hour concert at Fifth Avenue and 53rd Street.
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Thursday · December 17 & 19 · One Day Only
Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Midtown, ManhattanChristmas on Fifth Avenue
The Boys of the Saint Thomas Choir sing carols, winter favorites and sing-along hymns in a one-hour concert at Fifth Avenue and 53rd Street.
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The Palm Court at The Plaza, Midtown, ManhattanFriday · December 25 · 11 AM – 4 PMTicketed
Christmas Day Afternoon Tea
Midtown, Manhattan
Caviar service joins the festive sweets and savories at The Plaza's Palm Court for a Christmas Day seating beneath its glass dome.
Christmas DayAfternoon teaCaviar
Friday · December 25 · 11 AM – 4 PM · One Day Only
The Palm Court at The Plaza, Midtown, ManhattanChristmas Day Afternoon Tea
Caviar service joins the festive sweets and savories at The Plaza's Palm Court for a Christmas Day seating beneath its glass dome.
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