Stoop and the City
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: East 78th Street between Second and Third Avenues, Upper East Side, New York, New York
When: typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting)
Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM
Cost: free
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An Upper East Side townhouse known for redecorating its stoop for multiple holidays throughout the year, with the Christmas version supporting the Salvation Army. It sits near the 6 train's 77th Street stop.
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.
- Avenue of the Americas Holiday Decorations
- 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
Make a night of it. This is stop 18 on our 22-stop New York lights loop — about 21.7 miles and 140 minutes of driving in total.