<p style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #777777; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;">There&rsquo;s no doubt about it: New York City is one of the most popular destinations in the entire world for a Christmas trip! The Big Apple is just magical in December, when the Christmas decorations light up the streets, the windows of the department stores look festive, Christmas bars pop up all over town, Holiday markets and ice rinks are open and the Rockettes perform their annual Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Hall. There are so many Christmas activities in New York City that it is almost impossible not to get into the Holiday spirit!</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #777777; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;">To help you hit up as many Christmas-themed events as possible, I put together a comprehensive list of all the things that you can do in NYC in December to put a little jingle bell in your step or make you hum a Christmas tune while walking down Fifth Avenue. Read on for all the free things to do in NYC to get you excited for the Holidays, ranging from the best holiday windows, Christmas markets, and decorated houses you can visit. If you want to spend some money, there is ice skating on several ice rinks, there are Holiday-themed bars and rooftop bars, Christmas pop-ups, tree-lightening ceremonies and Christmas-themed tours in NYC.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #777777; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;">Rolf&rsquo;s is a German restaurant in Gramercy Manhattan that is known for its insane Christmas decorations. Reservations are essential, or you&rsquo;ll wait &ndash; minutes in line.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lillie&rsquo;s is a fabulous bar &amp; restaurant known for their extravagant seasonal ornaments &ndash; there&rsquo;s no way you will NOT get feel cheerful here! There are two locations in Manhattan, one near Times Square and one near Union Square. In addition to the magnificent decorations, several unique Christmas-themed cocktails have been added to the menu.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Iconic Brooklyn pizzeria Roberta&rsquo;s in Bushwick turned its tiki bar into a Christmas-themed wonderland named Grinchie&rsquo;s. Worth the trip if you love Neapolitan-style artisan pizza.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Known as Thief for the rest of the year, this bar turns itself into a fabulous winter wonderland every December. No reservations necessary.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">This German beer garden on the Lower East Side has not only delightful Christmas decorations, but also tasty German beers and specialties such as sausage platters and of course soft pretzels. And if beer&rsquo;s not your thing: there are a number of special winter cocktails, including spiked eggnog, gluhwein, boozy hot chocolate and hot bourbon apple cider.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">This bar, which pays homage one of the most prolific writers of the th century, has been around since and feels like a bar from a bygone era &ndash; Victorian d&eacute;cor, high ceilings, a plethora of oil paintings and clocks adorning the walls, and it also has New York City&rsquo;s longest bar at . feet meters!. For the Holidays, it adds dazzling Christmas decorations and makes this an essential stop on any NYC Christmas bar crawl.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Watermark Restaurant at Pier is stunning was transformed into a Winter Wonderland with a giant snow globe, Santa&rsquo;s Sleigh, Santa&rsquo;s Workshop and a Gingerbread Bar. Cocktails and food can be purchased, and there&rsquo;s an enclosed waterfront cocktail chalet. There are also heated glasses houses.</p>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;">Tickets: Starting at $ includes a cup of hot cocoa, Premium Express Entry $ includes a pair of hand warmers &amp; a souvenir Santa hat. Purchase tickets here.</li>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">This holiday pop-up bar charges $ admission, which includes a holiday-themed cocktail. They also have a Boozy Christmas Brunch starting at $, including an entr&eacute;e and a holiday cocktail, and the option to upgrade to bottomless mimosa with your brunch.</p>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;">Opening Hours: th November &ndash; th January . Wednesday through Sunday. Several sittings per night: pm &ndash; .pm; pm &ndash; .pm; pm &ndash; .pm.</li>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Frosty&rsquo;s Restaurant and Bar is New York&rsquo;s biggest Christmas pop-up, right around the corner from Times Square. Frosty&rsquo;s has taken over Bacall&rsquo;s &amp; Blue Midtown and transformed their restaurant and bar specas across four bars and three levels into the ultimate Christmas Experience. There are seasonal cocktails, photo opps, live music and food.</p>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;">Tickets: General admission starts at $ &ndash; prices vary depending on time of the day and weekday weekend. Up to $ per ticket. Buy tickets here.</li>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Magic Hour is a gorgeous rooftop on the th floor year-round, but in December, the decorations are changed to make the bar look like a &ldquo;Pink Winter Lodge &ndash; Frosted Edition&rdquo;. Expect hanging snowy branches, a sparkling white gondola, a winter white fireplace flocked with icy garland, a frosted white Christmas tree &ndash; all set to the backdrop of the Empire State building. There&rsquo;s also a winter-themed cocktail and food menu. Reservations are essential.</p>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;">Opening hours: Monday &ndash; Wednesday&nbsp;pm &ndash; midnight; Thursday pm &ndash; am; Friday pm &ndash; am; Saturday .am &ndash; am; Sunday .am &ndash; midnight. There&rsquo;s a Sunday brunch from .am &ndash; .pm.</li>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Fifth, named after its address on Fifth Avenue, is another rooftop bar with splendid views of the Empire State Building, and every winter, it transforms itself into an igloo village with wood cabins and see-through domes which are heated. There are several seasonal hot drinks on the menu, like a Mint Boozy Hot Chocolate, a Pumpkin Pie Hot Chocolate with pumpkin liqueur and mulled wine.</p>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;">Note: If your party is bigger than six people, it&rsquo;s recommended to make a reservation. Reservations are also needed for the Bottomless Brunch Saturdays and Sundays from am &ndash; pml $ for an entr&eacute;e, bottomless champagne and coffee.</li>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;">Opening hours: Monday &ndash; Thursday: pm &ndash; am; Friday: pm &ndash; am; Saturday: am &ndash; am; Sunday am &ndash; am</li>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ophelia Lounge, atop the historic Beekman Tower in Midtown East, close to the East River, is another stunning rooftop bar that transforms into a winter-themed cocktail lounge. Ophelia is less opulent than Magic Hour the theme is &ldquo;snow globe in the sky&rdquo; but the winter cocktails and the views make it a great place for a couple of holiday drinks. I recommend the Polaris Express&nbsp;with two different types of rum, Kalani, cinnamon, homemade horchata and vanilla. Yum!</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">The highest indoor observatory in New York City, One World Observatory offers better panoramic vistas over NYC than any of the rooftop bars &ndash; and the best thing is, that while this is not a bar per se, you can still enjoy a glass of bubbly with these breathtaking views! Since One World Observatory is much further south than the Empire State Building, the Edge and the other observation decks, it offers a unique bird&rsquo;s eye view over the Brooklyn Bridge, the Statue of Liberty and the Bay Of New York.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">For Christmas, One World Observatory created ONEDERLAND, a magical mountaintop-inspired experience with cheer-filled moments at every turn. ONEDERLAND happens between st November and th January .</p>
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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Standard Tickets start at $ $ for children -, free for kids and under. VIP Tickets start at $ $ for children -. They include PRIORITY ACCESS for admission, a Holiday postcard pack, and a few other perks.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">The most famous tree lighting ceremony is obviously the Rockefeller Tree Lighting, which is even televised nationwide and has celebrity guests, but did you know that there are a bunch of other tree lighting ceremonies around town that are worth visiting?</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">The area around the Rockefeller Center has some fantastic Christmas decorations. Use this address as a starting point: Sixth Avenue between th and th Streets, or Sixth Avenue between th and st Streets Provided by Dani Heinrich Christmas decorations NYC</p>
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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Right across from The Plaza Hotel and southeastern corner of Central Park, Pulitzer Fountain is decorated for the Holidays. Go out night for the full effect.</p>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;">There is a beautifully decorated townhouse on East th Street between Madison and Fifth Avenue</li>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">This neighborhood in South Brooklyn is known for their over-the-top decorated houses, which are well worth the -minute trip from Midtown Manhattan by subway. The decorations are mainly between rd and th Streets, between th and th Avenue. Expect to spend about two hours walking around the neighborhood to take in all the Holiday lights.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">How to get there: It takes about an hour to get to Dyker Heights from Midtown Manhattan. Take the R to th Street. From there, you can walk to the Christmas Lights about minutes or take the B bus for stops minutes and get off at th Street and th Ave.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tip: There&rsquo;s also a guided tour to Dyker Heights. Scroll down to &ldquo;Christmas-themed Tours in NYC&rdquo; for more information.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Note: It gets very crowded on weekends in Dyker Heights. If you want less people, go on a weekday, later in the evening. You can combine it with a dinner in Bay Ridge, for example at the old-school Chadwick rd Ave, the fantastic Palestinian restaurant Ayat rd Avenue, brick-oven pizza at Mancini&rsquo;s th Ave or American bistro dishes at Cebu rd Ave. Provided by Dani Heinrich christmas activities in New York City: Dyker Heights</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you&rsquo;re planning to visit Wall Street and the Financial District, there are several good Christmas photo spots. Zuccotti Park is beautiful to see at night, when the trees and holiday lights are turned on. There&rsquo;s also the Liberty Street Holiday Pop Up with several vendors selling artisan gifts, and the Christmas Tree in front of the New York Stock Exchange is only a -minute walk away. Also just a short walk minutes away is the Oculus, beautifully decorated for the Holidays and with an indoor Holiday Market open from th November &ndash; nd January ; Monday to Saturday: am &ndash; pm; Sunday: am &ndash; pm</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Market Dates Opening Times: th October &ndash; nd January . Monday &ndash; Friday: am &ndash; pm, Saturday and Sunday: am &ndash; pm.</p>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;">Market Dates Opening Hours: th November &ndash; th December . Monday &ndash; Friday: am &ndash; pm, Saturdays: am &ndash; pm, Sundays: am &ndash; pm. Closed on Thanksgiving Day.</li>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;">Closest subway station: th Street Union Square. Subway lines: L, N, Q, R, W, , ,</li>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">At this market you can find art, jewelry, home goods and delicious food from independent vendors and small businesses.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Since the Holiday Market at Grand Central Terminal is indoors, it&rsquo;s a great place to browse the shops on a rainy or super cold day. The market takes place in the Vanderbilt Hall wing of Grand Central Terminal.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">This holiday market features Brooklyn-based vendors, with a focus on BIPOC and women-owned businesses. There are plenty of gifts to be found here, ranging from ornaments and jewelry to bags and skin care.. all made in Brooklyn!</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">See New York City&rsquo;s most iconic Christmas Show at Radio City Music Hall: the Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes. The legendary group dance started performing in NYC in and there&rsquo;s nothing quite like this mesmerizing performance. There are up to five performances a day, and the last show is on nd January.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">For the entire Holiday Season, The Nutcracker will take you into a marvelous land of twirling snowflakes, candy canes, and so much more! dancers, musicians, stagehands and over children join for each show, making it one of the most complex ballet performances. This production, along with Tchaikovsky&rsquo;s magnificent score, will leave you in awe for sure.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Amaze Light Festival is a fully immersive holiday light show, with live characters and hundreds of lighted Christmas decorations. There&rsquo;s also a toboggan hill and a train ride, a holiday market shopping area and a candy store. Beverage and food stalls onsite.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tickets start at around $ $ for kids, toddlers under visit for free and need to be booked in advance.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Opening Hours: Open from th November &ndash; th January . Daily from pm &ndash; pm.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Holiday Train Show has wowed visitors for over years now! The model trains that whiz through model replicas over New York City landmarks are a delight for grown-up and children alike. In addition to the trains, you can visit NYBG Glow, the largest holiday light experience in New York City, illuminating the Botanical Gardens. Tip: If you&rsquo;re not interested in the model trains, you can also purchase tickets just for NYBG Glow. There are also special events throughout the season &ndash; check the calendar for that.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tickets: $ for the Holiday Train Show All-Garden Pass $ children under ; $ Holiday Train Show + GLOW $ for children under ; $ for just the NYBG Glow light experience $ children. Children under visit for free.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">This event combines winter wonderland and a Christmas-themed speakeasy. The bar offers Christmas-themed cocktails, there&rsquo;s live music, and there are dazzling acts, cabaret-style! It is a -hour Experience.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tinseltown is another Christmas-themed pop-up &ndash; think elves, trees, Santa, tinsel, Christmas cocktails and Holiday music.</p>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;">Note: This Experience is +, however, family-friendly sessions are available for those under drinking age.</li>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;">Opening Hours: th November &ndash; th January . Wednesdays through Sundays. Time slots vary: .pm &ndash; pm, .pm &ndash; pm, .pm &ndash; pm</li>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Lantern Festival at the Queens County Farm Museum is an incredible display of shiny, sparkling lights and handmade lanterns that will wow grown-ups and kids alike! Of course, there are plenty of photo opps, rideable swings, illuminated tunnels, and there&rsquo;s food for sale, too.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ice skating is one of my personal favorites when it comes to Christmas activities in New York City! Most people want to ice skate in front of the iconic Rockefeller Christmas Tree, but I personally find that ice rink to be very small and crowded and prefer other ice rinks. Here are the best ice rinks in New York City, and how much they cost:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Rockefeller Ice Rink is NYC&rsquo;s most famed Christmas ice rink, and for many people a must-do Christmas activity in New York City. Because it is so popular, I recommend making your reservation early &ndash; especially if you&rsquo;re visiting on a weekend.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Wollman Ice Rink is another well-known ice rink &ndash; made famous through its appearance in Home Alone . Ice skating in Central Park is one of the most &ldquo;New York&rdquo; things to do during the Holidays, and the backdrop of the Manhattan skyscrapers is striking! Make your reservation early, because slots at this iconic ice rink do fill up.</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;">Opening hours: The Wollman Ice Rink is open from October &ndash; March . Mondays &amp; Tuesdays: am &ndash; .pm; Wednesdays &amp; Thursdays: am &ndash; pm; Fridays &amp; Saturdays: am &ndash; pm</li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;">Cost: $ off-peak $ peak for adults, $ for kids and under; plus $ for the skate rental. That means that the total price for skate rental and admission during peak hours is $.</li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Bryant Park Ice Rink has a spectacular setting: surrounded by the imposing high rises and skyscrapers of Midtown Manhattan! What makes this ice rink stand out is that is completely free! You only have to pay for the skate rental or bring your own. The Bryant Park Winter Village is the perfect place to warm up with a hot chocolate after your ice skating session.</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;">Cost: FREE! Skate rentals vary in pricing, depending on day &amp; time of the rental. They range from $ &ndash; $. Make a reservation early and expect to pay around $ in the mornings, $ around noon, and $ in the afternoon evening.</li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;">Opening Hours: The ice rink is open from th October till th March . Mondays &ndash; Wednesdays: am &ndash; pm; Thursday &ndash; Sunday &amp; Holidays: am &ndash; midnight</li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;">Tickets: Reserve your tickets here. Note that even if you have your own skates, you&rsquo;ll have to reserve a time slot.</li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">This ice rink is located in Downtown Manhattan, right on the East River Pier . The ice rink used to be on the rooftop of Pier , but has been built on the ground floor between Pier and Pier this year. The great thing about it is that it is free &ndash; you only have to pay for the skate rental.</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;">Cost: FREE! Skate rentals are $ on weekdays Mondays &ndash; Thursdays and $ Fridays &ndash; Sundays.</li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;">Opening Hours: Monday &ndash; Thursday: pm &ndash; pm; Friday: pm &ndash; pm; Saturday &amp; Holidays: am &ndash; pm; Sunday: am &ndash; pm</li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you want to check out an ice rink outside of Manhattan, the ice rink in Brooklyn&rsquo;s Prospect Park is a solid choice. The outdoor ice rink is at LeFrak Center on the southeastern corner of the park the closest subway stations are Prospect Park and Parkside Ave and Prospect Park makes for a scenic backdrop. This ice rink is less busy than Central Park&rsquo;s Wollman Rink, making for a more relaxed ice skating experience. It is also considerably cheaper!</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Cost: $. for a -minute session; plus $. for the skate rental, $. on weekends plus $. for the skate rental Bundles: $. for the -person Family weekday admission; $. for the -person Weekday Admission + Skate Rental + Hot Chocolate; $. weekend admission + &nbsp;Skate Rental + Hot Chocolate; $. for the -person family weekend admission including skate rental.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">This is a tiny ice rink, and it&rsquo;s not even real ice &ndash; it&rsquo;s actually &ldquo;glice&rdquo; &ndash; but it&rsquo;s set on a rooftop, and it has a terrific view over the Manhattan skyline, which is why I am including it in this list.</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;">Cost: $ + taxes adults and above; $ + taxes for children and below. The price includes the Glice skate rental and locker use.</li>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Rockefeller Christmas Tree is best enjoyed after pm, when the crowds aren&rsquo;t as crazy. If you go in the early evening, expect mad crowds.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Note: The Christmas Tree is only lit up from pm till midnight. On Christmas Day, the Tree is lit for hours.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Right across from the Christmas Tree on Fifth Avenue is the SAKS FIFTH AVENUE department store, where you can see the dazzling light show between th November and rd January . The show takes place every minutes between pm and pm and is &ndash; minutes long. Provided by Dani Heinrich Christmas activities NYC</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Don&rsquo;t stop at Saks Fifth Avenue &ndash; stroll up and down Fifth Avenue to see many other festively decorated shops and windows. Must See&rsquo;s include Cartier, Bergdorf Goodman, Louis Vitton, Harry Winston and Macy&rsquo;s at Herald Square. Tip: Make sure to head to the top floor at Macy&rsquo;s for the full Christmas experience! Bloomingdale&rsquo;s in Midtown East rd Ave &amp; th Street also has superb Holiday windows. The Shops at Hudson Yards are also worth a visit &ndash; the luxury mall is glowing with thousands of twinkling lights!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">To take in the famous tree and the Saks light show without any cars, head there on any Sunday in December before Christmas between noon and pm. Fifth Avenue is closed for cars between th and th Streets, a roughly ten-block stretch of New York&rsquo;s most iconic shopping street.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">It doesn&rsquo;t get more &ldquo;Christmas&rdquo; than this: The Bryant Park Winter Village combines a beautiful Christmas tree, the ice rink, and the Holiday Market to get some gifts or for some &ldquo;window shopping&rdquo;. Grab a Hot Chocolate and watch the skaters &ndash; or join them! Ice skating here is free, you just have to pay for the skate rental or bring your own. Provided by Dani Heinrich christmas in new york city</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">This is a great activity for the especially cold or rainy! days: wander around the shopping malls and markets of NYC, which are all decked out for the Holidays. Chelsea Market has great lights, Brookfield Place is stunning and has the below-mentioned Luminaries light show, the Shops At Columbus Circle look very festive and the Oculus has a holiday market in addition to the Christmas decorations.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Luminaries is a display of lanterns that change in color. The light show takes place daily, every hour, between am and pm. You can also illuminate your holiday wish by sending a motion-activated wish or conducting the canopy of glowing lanterns above.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">The above-mentioned decorated homes in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, are a great free Christmas activity. The only cost you&rsquo;ll have is the subway ticket $. to get to South Brooklyn see above for directions. It is a bit of a trek to get there over an hour on the subway, plus a min walk into the neighborhood, but seeing the Dyker Heights lights is among my favorite Christmas activities in New York City.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Provided by Dani Heinrich If you love walking, why not go on a &ldquo;Christmas Tree&rdquo; crawl around Manhattan? Start in the south of the island in the Financial District with the Christmas Trees in Zuccotti Park and at the New York Stock Exchange, head over to South Street Seaport from there, then walk up to Washington Square Park via Chinatown and SoHo. From Washington Square Park, walk up Fifth Avenue, which brings you to Madison Square Park, where you&rsquo;ll find another exquisite Christmas Tree. Stay on Fifth Avenue, walk past Macy&rsquo;s on th Street, and eventually you&rsquo;ll arrive at the Rockefeller Christmas Tree &ndash; the grand finale of your Christmas Tree Crawl! This walk would take you around hours without any stops.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you don&rsquo;t want to figure out how to get to the best Christmas lights and the Rockefeller Christmas Tree, consider taking a Christmas-themed tour!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Free Tours by Foot offers a -hour Christmas Lights Tour every day at pm, and it is pay as you wish. The tour includes all the must-see holiday sights: the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, Saks Fifth Avenue, St. Patrick&rsquo;s Cathedral, Barneys, Bergdorf Goodman, Macy&rsquo;s, Tiffany and Co., and more.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Free Tours by Foot also offers a new -hour NYC Christmas Movies walking tour through Midtown Manhattan, showing you film locations of iconic Christmas movies such as Home Alone , Serendipity, Scrooged, Elf and Miracle on th Street. You&rsquo;ll also walk past some of NYC&rsquo;s most famous landmarks: Macy&rsquo;s, Radio City Music Hall, the Plaza Hotel, Central Park&rsquo;s Gapstow Bridge and the Wollman Ice Rink, and more. This tour runs three times a week: Sunday, Monday and Friday at pm.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">On Location Tours offers a .-hour bus tour that combines Holiday Lights and the sites of famous movies. The tour includes the Holiday windows at Bloomingdales, Bergdorf Goodman and Macy&rsquo;s, the Rockefeller Christmas Tree, Central Park, and many movie locations that you&rsquo;ll recognize from your favorite movies.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">This four-hour bus tour starts in Hell&rsquo;s Kitchen, just a few blocks west of Times Square. There, you hop on a bus that brings you down to South Brooklyn where you can marvel at the famed holiday lights from the comfort of a bus. After a tour of the neighborhood, the bus brings you back to Manhattan. The tour ends at the Winter Village in Bryant Park, perfect for you to continue your holiday-themed NYC trip!</p>
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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you don&rsquo;t mind organizing your trip to Dyker Heights yourself &ndash; minutes from Manhattan, $. for a subway ticket, you can opt for a walking tour. The meeting point is near the closest subway station to Dyker Heights in South Brooklyn, and you&rsquo;ll get to hear some interesting commentary while marveling at the most festive houses in all of New York City. You&rsquo;ll learn about the story behind the Dyker Heights holiday lights, and learn about the unwritten code that everyone in the neighborhood follows religiously. Expect to walk about miles kilometers on this tour.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Is there a more fabulous way to ring in the Holidays than on a s style yacht, cruising around Manhattan and taking in the sights while sipping on a complimentary glass of champagne, listening to Christmas carols and enjoying the decorated boat? This cruise is mins long and goes past the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, and lets you take in all of New York City&rsquo;s sights from a unique angle. It includes Christmas cookies and one complimentary beverage.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you&rsquo;re looking to have the full &ldquo;Christmas in New York&rdquo; experience in addition to doing all the New York City Christmas activities, you&rsquo;ll have to stay in a hotel that takes the festive season serious as you do!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">This is not just one of the most famous luxury hotels in NYC, but it&rsquo;s also where Kevin stayed in Home Alone : Lost in New York. Can it get more Christmas-y than that?!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Not only is the renowned Peninsula decked out for the Holidays, but they also have a couple of special Christmas Packages: The Night Before Christmas Package includes an in-room candy cane scavenger hunt, a gingerbread cookie decorating kit, an in-room Christmas tree if you book a deluxe suite and daily breakfast. The Holly Jolly Holiday Package includes a range of VIP holiday experiences in NYC, including a holiday window walking tour, admission to the Top Of The Rock, welcome drinks and a rooftop bar experience.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Lotte Palace Hotel is known for its pretty Christmas tree and stunning courtyard decorations. It&rsquo;s also very conveniently located between Park Ave and Madison Ave, just a couple of blocks from the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree and the shopping amenities of Fifth Avenue.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Mark Hotel is an opulent -star hotel on the Upper East Side, just a minute away from Central Park, and they take Christmas serious here. The decorations are spectacular, and they offer an aptly named &ldquo;Holiday Penthouse Spectacular&rdquo; which includes a private rendition of The Nutcracker or a private VIP visit to Bergdorf Goodman. There&rsquo;s a customizable Holiday Wish List with Christmas activities that can be tailored to your needs and no costs will be spared to make your New York City Christmas dreams come true.</p>
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