Wollman Rink at Central Park November 1, 2025 - March 1, 2026 A refreshing way to Central Park in the winter, but like everything that's fun, expect crowds and a wait line! Location: East side of Central Park near 59th Street and Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10065 (or 59th and 6th) Season/Dates:Wollman Rink generally opens in late October and stays open until early April, depending on […]
The Great Gingerbread Bakeoff November 23, 2025 @ 10:00 am - January 19, 2026 @ 5:00 pm Discover a miniature frosted cityscape in the fourth annual Gingerbread NYC. The Museum invites professional and amateur bakers from across the five boroughs to design edible creations that celebrate the city’s iconic places, buildings, and spirit—rendered entirely in gingerbread. The theme, “Iconic New York,” invites bakers to reimagine a building, place, or thing that represents […] $23
The Origami Tree Museum of Natural History November 24 @ 10:00 am - December 30 @ 5:00 pm This year’s dazzling 13-foot holiday tree, themed New Beginnings, celebrates the spectacular variety of species that evolved after an asteroid impact ended the age of dinosaurs some 66 million years ago. Among the more than 1,000 origami pieces are dinosaurs and other extinct reptiles—pterosaurs that ruled the skies, mosasaurs and plesiosaurs that roamed the seas, […]
Ice Skating at Rockefeller Center December 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026 If you want to experience something that many New Yorkers shy away from (due to crowds!) go to the Rockefeller Plaza ice skating ring. Almost everyone loves it, and if you are here during the holidays, it's a fun (but crowded) thing to do. (IMHO) It's located right below the iconic tree, in Rockefeller Plaza […]
