Jamaica Avenue Holiday Lights
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Where: Jamaica Avenue and Rockaway Boulevard, Jamaica, Queens, New York
When: Tree illumination December 5 at 7pm, with a parade the following day
Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM
Cost: free
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Home to the largest Christmas tree lighting in Queens, held on Rockaway Boulevard, followed the next day by the Parade on Rockaway. Through the season the commercial stretch stays lively with music, pop-up vendors, and street decorations.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in Queens 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 2 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.
- Little North Pole
- Modafferi Home
- Brooklyn's Home for the Holidays
- Dumbo Archway Plaza Holiday Lights
- Dyker Heights Christmas Lights (Dyker Lights)
- Lightscape at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Grand Army Plaza Menorah
- Panna II Garden & Milon
Make a night of it. This is stop 1 on our 3-stop Queens lights loop — about 0 miles and 12 minutes of driving in total.