by John Moore | 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....
by John Moore | 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...
by John Moore | 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...
by John Moore | 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...
by John Moore | 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...
by John Moore | 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...