Christmas lights NYC 2025

[Galwaygirl]

Hello! A long way away but does anyone have an idea when lights are up in NyC? Plan to go Nov 20, thank you!

I’m prepared to be corrected on this but I think it’s after Thanksgiving which is the last Thursday in November

The tree at the Rockefeller Centre won't be lit until after Thanksgiving, they usually do this in late November. But many of the lights will be up by mid November, and some shops will have done their Christmas windows by then. Some of the best lights are at Saks on 5th Avenue, and we went in November 2023, around the 20th I think, and the lights were on then.

Thank you both for your replies!