79th Street Holiday House
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: 635 79th Street, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York
When: typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting)
Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM
Cost: free
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A Bay Ridge home decorated with Disney and Nutcracker figurines that has become a popular photo stop for families. Visitors can reach it via the B16 or B70 buses or the R train at 77th Street, and dogs are welcome.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in Brooklyn is around 4:29 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:00 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 32°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 5 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 31 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- Lightscape at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Grand Army Plaza Menorah
- Brooklyn's Home for the Holidays
- Dumbo Archway Plaza Holiday Lights
- Dyker Heights Christmas Lights (Dyker Lights)
- Zuccotti Park Holiday Lights
- The Seaport Holiday Lights
- Brookfield Place Luminaries
Make a night of it. This is stop 6 on our 6-stop Brooklyn lights loop — about 9.4 miles and 47 minutes of driving in total.