Things To Do In New York This Christmas
All I Want For Christmas is a trip to New York City!
Driving home for Christmas? Stop off in New York! The city is filled with festive treats this year, like brushing up on your Broadway history, watching actors stumbling over one too many mulled wines or taking a trip to the land of sweets.
Santa has filled our stockings with all the ho ho holiday events of the year - which one will you be attending?
Christmas Events
Museum Of Broadway - Book Here
Nothing says Christmas like a blast from the past, and we're not talking about The Ghost Of Christmas past, present and future. The Museum of Broadway is an immersive, interactive must this Christmas, celebrating shows like The Phantom of The Opera, The Lion King, Hair, Ziegfeld Follies, Show Boat, Oklahoma!, The Wiz, and Rent, and the creative forces that drove them. We often forget our theatre kid roots, but this museum shows us all of the talented designers, artists, and theatre historians who made over 500 individual productions possible - from the 1700s through the present.
The Holiday Train Show - Book Here
After more than three decades, the Holiday Train Show continues to delight as New York City's favorite winter tradition and a can't-miss adventure. The timeless magic of rail travel fills NYBG with seasonal cheer as model trains travel over famous bridges and through familiar city settings, bringing nearly 200 twinkling landmark replicasincluding new surprises for 2025/2026to life under the glass of the warm and welcoming Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.
Madame Tussauds - Book Here
In the city where everyone's a star, it's your turn to shine. Hang out with Gaga and a bunch of other celebs, get in on all the glitz, and dive headfirst into blockbuster moments, headline-making politics, and fashion that turns heads. Fame? Yeah, it's all yours.
Westchesters Winter Wonderland - Book Here
Make this holiday season unforgettable at Westchester's Winter Wonderland, a dazzling 1.2-mile drive-thru light experience. Perfect for visitors of all ages, this festive journey is packed with breathtaking displays - from a 100-foot light tunnel and Candy Cane Lane to Rudolph's Runway. As you meander through the sparkling spectacle, you'll spot twinkling angels, dancing trees, glowing snowballs, and, of course, Westchester's iconic 40-foot Christmas tree lighting up the night.
Christmas Shows
NYCB: The Nutcracker at David H Koch Theater
November 28 - January 3, 2026
The New York City Ballet's annual production of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker is at the heart of New York City's year-end holiday season and is the Big Apple's best-loved Nutcracker! Whether it is a family tradition or a once-in-a-lifetime visit, your experience of this glittering classic ballet will stay with you forever and warm your spirit.
Radio City Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall
Showing until January 4, 2026
A true New York City institution, the annual Radio City Christmas Spectacular is the sparkling, breath-taking way to get you in the Christmas spirit, with unforgettable with the Radio City's unmatchable and unstoppable Rockettes performing their precision dancing and world-famous routines! With gorgeously costumed and choreographed vignettes including the Toy Soldiers, Santa and his glamorous reindeer, The Nativity, and even a teddy-bear-themed version of The Nutcracker, this show takes everything you love about Christmas and amps it up tenfold, creating beautiful new memories from the beginning to the brand-new 100 drone Christmas Lights finale!
Cirque Du Soleil Twas The Night Before at The Theater At Madison Square Garden
December 4 - 28, 2025
Grab your winter coat and get ready to jingle on down to Cirque du Soleil's amazing holiday spectacular, Twas The Night Before Christmas! You'll witness their 49th original production, and first-ever holiday-themed show. Judging by their previous productions, this is one you certainly don't want to miss!
A Christmas Carol at Perelman Performing Arts Center
Showing Until December 20, 2024
Humbugs beware! This affectionate production brings Charles Dickens's classic tale to life once again for Christmas 2025! First debuting in 2017 at London's iconic Old Vic Theatre, this adaptation from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child writer Jack Thorne and Old Vic Artistic Director Matthew Warchus has been praised for its joyful and warmhearted approach to the fable. Prepare to meet a brand new Scrooge in Michael Cerveris as this gloriously festive crowd-pleaser hits New York, from the hands of PAC NYC!
