29 November, 2011
Winter's Eve features free entertainment, food tastings, in-store activities and shopping around and about this colorful and vibrant neighborhood.
Winter's Eve at Lincoln Square 2011
Wild Holiday Party 2011
04-26 December, 2011
On December weekends, visitors to Central Park'ss Wildlife Center can watch resident polar bears - Gus, Ida and Lily - tearing open their Christmas presents.
Wild Holiday Party 2011
Central Park Holiday Lighting 2011
05 December, 2011
This year, christmas merry-making begins with the 12th annual lighting of Central Park's picturesque Charles A. Dana Discovery Center.
Central Park Holiday Lighting 2011
Winter Solstice Concerts at St John the Divine
16-18 December, 2011
In celebration of the winter solstice - the shortest day and longest night of the year - the Cathedral of St John the Divine hosts special concerts.
Winter Solstice Concerts at St John the Divine
Candlelight Carol Festival 2011
19 December, 2011
The hugely popular Candlelight Carol Festival at Manhattan's Riverside Church is a wonderful way to celebrate the Christmas season. The choirs of Harlem NY put on a swinging festive show which is attended by thousands each year.
Candlelight Carol Festival 2011
Times Square New Year's Eve Celebration
31 December 2011
Times Square
Times Square has been a magnet for New Year's Eve revellers for nearly 100 years. If you're up for one of the world's biggest and most famous New Year's Eve parties.
Times Square New Year's Eve Celebration 2011
New Year's Eve Fireworks in New York City
31 December 2011
Prospect Park
In New York City, New Year's Eve is celebrated with vigour as the traditional midnight fireworks are let off in Central Park, South St Seaport and Prospect Park in Brooklyn.
New Year's Eve Fireworks 2011 in New York City
Midnight Run
31 December 2011
Central Park
Cost: US$30-US$50
A party with a difference, the four-mile Midnight Run in Central Park is a New Year's Eve event for fitness fanatics. Live DJs and dancing, a costume parade and fireworks are all part of the celebration.
Midnight Run 2011
27 November - 24 December, 2011
Macy's Department Store at Herald Square hosts its annual Christmas extravaganza. A spectacular 12,000 square feet of the eighth floor is bedecked in twinkling lights, sparkling stars and outsized lollipops to create Santaland.
Santaland at Macy's 2011
7th Annual Holiday Train Show
22 November, 2011 - 17 January, 2012
New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex and Store at Grand Central Terminal This year's annual Holiday Train Show will feature a working "O-gauge" train layout with Lionel trains running on eight separate loops of track through a 34-foot long miniature New York City scene. Vintage trains from the Museum's collection, made by Lionel, American Flyer and Louis Marx & Company, will also be on display.
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree 2011
30 November 2011 - 7 January 2012
The lighting of the spectacular Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree signals the start of the festive season in New York City. With more than 25,000 colourful twinkling lights, the tree is loved by children and adults across the land.
Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting 2011
Ice Skating at Rockefeller Center 2011
05 November 2011 - 07 January 2012
Few scenes are more heart-warming than the rink full of happy skaters cavorting in front of the spectacular floodlit towers of New York's Rockefeller Center, which has welcomed skaters every Christmas since 1936 and has become a New York Christmas institution.
Ice Skating at Rockefeller Center 2011
Grand Central Kaleidoscope Light Show
30 November 2011 - 10 January 2012
Grand Central Terminal
Cost: Free
For a month leading up to New Year, New York's stunning Grand Central Station joins in the festive spirit as a spectacular light and sound show transforms the main concourse's famed Sky Ceiling.
Grand Central Kaleidoscope Light Show 2011
Big Apple Circus 2011
21 October 2011 - 09 January 2012
The Big Apple Circus brings its latest production to Damrosch Park at the Lincoln Center. Circus-goers of all ages will enjoy this good, old-fashioned dose of family fun.
Big Apple Circus 2011
George Balanchine's The Nutcracker 2011
26 November 2011 - 02 January 2012
From the moment the lights dim, you're transported to a mysterious world of magic and wonder: a rousing snowstorm sends a blizzard of snowflakes dancing across the stage, while tantalizing delicacies prance about with international flair.
George Balanchine's The Nutcracker 2011
Next Wave Festival 2011
21 September - 19 December, 2011
The twelve-week Next Wave Festival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) showcases the foremost creators of contemporary theatre, music, dance, film, literature and new media.
Next Wave Festival 2011
Lights on the Lake 2011
24 November 2011 - 09 January 2012
Onondaga Lake Park creates a two-mile drive-through light show to mark the festive season. The Lights on the Lake display includes the Land of Oz, Twinkling Fantasy Forest, Victorian Village and Fairytale Magic Grand Finale, as well as animated scenes.
Lights on the Lake 2011
The ethereal Tribute in Light memorial was designed to help lessen the aching loss felt across the country since 9/11. It is a profound symbol of strength, hope and resiliency.
The New Yankee Stadium
New Yankee Stadium is the working title for a new stadium for the New York Yankees, currently under construction. It will open in 2009, replacing the third-oldest stadium in the Major Leagues.
The Bronx
In popular culture 'The Bronx' has often symbolized violence, decay, and urban ruin. In fact, there are guidebooks that say you must never go to the Bronx! Sheer ignorance, that is all we have to say! Interactive Bronx map
Interactive Bronx map
