Avenue of the Americas Holiday Decorations
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Where: Sixth Avenue across from Radio City Music Hall, Midtown, New York, New York
When: typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting)
Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM
Cost: free
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The Sixth Avenue corporate plazas across from Radio City stage oversized holiday props, including giant nutcrackers at the UBS building (1285 Sixth Avenue) and enormous red ornaments at 1251 Sixth Avenue, all framed by giant string lights.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in New York is around 4:29 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:00 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 26°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 22 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.
- Central Park Holiday Lights & Wollman Rink
- East 73rd Street Holiday Lights
- Fifth Avenue & 59th Street Menorah
- Fifth Avenue Christmas Lights
- Lotte New York Palace Holiday Decorations
- Madison Square Park Holiday Lights
- Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday Light Show
- Stoop and the City
Make a night of it. This is stop 10 on our 22-stop New York lights loop — about 21.7 miles and 140 minutes of driving in total.