One of New York's ticketed light trails has published its 2026 dates and the rest have not. Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights runs November 21, 2026 to January 3, 2027, with member previews on November 19 and 20. The New York Botanical Garden's Holiday Train Show and Lightscape at Brooklyn Botanic Garden have both concluded their last seasons without posting new dates, and Rockefeller Center has published nothing about the 2026 tree. Dyker Heights, the one display everybody asks about, has no organiser and therefore no schedule at all.
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The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, BronxReconrabbit · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsNearly 200 New York landmark replicas built from palm fronds, pinecones and cinnamon sticks, with model trains looping the Haupt Conservatory.
The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, BronxReconrabbit · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsNearly 200 New York landmark replicas built from palm fronds, pinecones and cinnamon sticks, with model trains looping the Haupt Conservatory.
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Dyker Heights residential blocks, Dyker Heights, BrooklynHomeowners in a south Brooklyn neighborhood outdo each other with floodlit lawns and the whole thing is free to walk from the public sidewalk.
Dyker Heights residential blocks, Dyker Heights, BrooklynHomeowners in a south Brooklyn neighborhood outdo each other with floodlit lawns and the whole thing is free to walk from the public sidewalk.
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