Arsenal Gallery: 35th Annual Wreath Interpretations Exhibition

by | Dec 7, 2017

NYC Parks welcomes the holiday season with its 35th annual exhibition of creative, unconventional wreaths. Employing an array of uncommon materials, more than 40 participating fine artists, designers, and imaginative individuals celebrate this timeless holiday symbol....

Central Park Holiday Lighting

by | Nov 30, 2017

Celebrate the season at the 21st Annual Holiday Lighting in Central Park. Meet Santa and friends, watch a live ice carving demonstration, sing carols on the Plaza, and warm up with hot cocoa and cookies. The event concludes with lighting a flotilla of trees on the...

Lighting of the World’s Largest Menorah: Manhattan

by | Dec 22, 2016

See the lighting of one of the world’s largest Hanukkah menorah at Grand Army Plaza, south of Central Park.  The menorah is 32 feet tall and weighs about 4,000 pounds! Saturday, December 24, 2016 8:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Schedule The lighting of this menorah will...
Arsenal Gallery Exhibition: Wreath Interpretations

Arsenal Gallery Exhibition: Wreath Interpretations

by | Dec 7, 2016

Celebrate the holiday season with the 34th annual exhibition of inventive, unconventional wreaths crafted by a diverse selection of more than 40 fine artists, designers, and other creative contributors. Enlivening this timeless holiday symbol, the participating...

114th Annual Christmas Bird Count

by | Dec 7, 2013

Experience the beauty of the park in winter while you help collect valuable data, and learn about birds when you participate in this annual event with the National Audubon Society. The Christmas Bird Count is a citizen-science tradition started by ornithologist Frank...

Wreath Interpretations at the Central Park Arsenal

by | Dec 1, 2013

 NYC Parks offers a truly original celebration of the the holiday season with its 31st annual exhibition of unique, unconventional wreaths at the Central Park Arsenal. A diverse selection of 46 fine artists, horticulturalists, designers, and other spirited...