Dyker Heights Christmas lights

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Dyker Heights Christmas lights

Photo: Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

🎃 Seasonal · Brooklyn

1.5 hours · Free · No reservation needed

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 4.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 5.0
  • 🚇
    About 60 min by subway or car
    From Midtown · Getting there: Subway D to 79 St, then a 15-minute walk; parking is extremely hard and surrounding streets are restricted
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Little shade
    Good on cool days · Fine on cold days
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 1.5 hours
    Best seasons: Winter

Every December the houses of Dyker Heights compete for the most over-the-top Christmas display: nutcrackers several stories tall, animated Santas, yards carpeted in lights; walk the loop between 83rd and 86th Streets and 11th and 13th Avenues and kids gasp the whole way.

💡 Tips
Most complete after mid-December, from 5 to 9pm after dark; weekends are extremely crowded and weeknights are better. There are no restrooms or warm places, so take care of that beforehand.

What this place offers

✓house lights
✓free
✓giant inflatables
✓walking
✓December
✓no restrooms

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This weekend's weather in Brooklyn

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

🌧️
Sat 10/17
Rain · 46–61°F · 34% rain
☀️
Sun 10/18
Sunny · 44–58°F · 3% rain

Location

Brooklyn, New York

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