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Lincoln Square's Magical Lights
Come to Lincoln Square this holiday season to experience the
Lincoln Square Business Improvement District’s Magical Lights
featuring sensory light and sound shows, and join an illuminated neighborhood
procession led by the iconic Frost Giant Puppets.
Magical Lights kicks off with live music and family fun on Tuesday, December 3, at Dante Park and continues all holiday season. This special programming includes Lincoln Square's WinteRamble - an illuminated neighborhood procession led by Processional Arts Workshop’s Frost Giants on Wednesday, December 18. Make a mini-lantern, carry a lantern, or just walk with us on the sidewalks and be a part of our neighborhood's magical holiday tradition.
Whether you’re enjoying iconic performances at Lincoln Center, bringing the kids to the Big Apple Circus, dining out, or shopping for the latest styles, stroll up Broadway after the nightly Star Show at the Shops at Columbus Circle to enjoy the lights in the Broadway Malls. You will be dazzled by our Magical Lights at Dante and Richard Tucker Parks as they change color and respond to singing, clapping, music, and even the NYC soundscape. There’s a lot going on in Lincoln Square, so be sure to visit as the whole neighborhood comes alive for the holidays with special events, activities, and entertainment!
Kickoff Event
Tuesday, December 3, 4:30PM
Dante Park (Broadway & 64th Street)
We turn on the dazzling display and kick off the holiday season on Tuesday, December 3, at 4:30pm. The fun begins with The Department of Spectacle, which will bring classic circus acts with a holiday flair to their favorite neighborhood event of the year! A stilt walker, jugglers, and the hilarious Princess Schneeflocken will join us in Lincoln Square as we celebrate a heartwarming neighborhood tradition.
Kaufman Music Center's Special Music School Chorus will add to the holiday cheer with a free performance. The concert choir features high school vocal students from Kaufman’s K-12 public school that provides students with an intensive music education program with fully-funded lessons, music classes and ensembles along with academics. The choristers have collaborated with many acclaimed artists including the celebrated British ensemble VOCES8 and composers Caroline Shaw and Lisa Bielawa.
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The festivities continue with dancing under the twinkling lights to live music by The SAINTS of SWING - an extraordinary collective of some of the tri-state area's finest performers. The SAINTS OF SWING, with
accomplished vocalists Kati Mac and Jim Mola, specializes in eclectic selections of foot-tapping swing classics. This ultimate party band is big-time fun!
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You can see fantastic photos from last year's Magical Lights Kick Off event on our Flickr.
Witness the magic for yourself as sound and light become one with a sensory experience in Dante Park at Broadway and West 64th Street!
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WinteRamble
Wednesday, December 18, 5:00PM
Along the Sidewalks of Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square BID will celebrate the upcoming winter solstice at the third annual WinteRamble - an illuminated community procession of Frost Giant puppets and icicle lanterns led by Processional Arts Workshop. The procession starts at 5:00pm in front of 1886 Broadway (between 62nd Street and 63rd Street) and meanders through the Lincoln Square neighborhood to the ethereal sounds of J.C. King’s Kalimbascope (a rolling ensemble of acoustically-enhanced thumb pianos) until 6:00pm. Residents, neighbors, and visitors can join the procession from anywhere along the route.
Participants will have the opportunity to make mini lanterns at a free workshop between 3:00pm and 5:00pm (location provided with sign-up).
Sign up to carry your own mini-lantern during the procession, join the Kalimbascope (an interactive processional sound installation of acoustically enhanced thumb pianos), carry an icicle lantern, or simply walk along with the group. Everyone is welcome to take part in this family-friendly event!
You can see fabulous photos from last year's WinteRamble on our Flickr or relive the event in this West Side Rag story by Daniel Krieger.
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Light and Sound Shows
Nightly
Dante Park (Broadway and 64th Street)
Richard Tucker Park (Broadway and 65th Street
Join the excitement with Lincoln Square's Magical Lights in Dante and Richard Tucker Parks, featuring audio-reactive lighting by Limbic Media. The interactive installation hangs from the spectacular branches of the London Plane trees surrounding the parks and twinkles to the rhythm of a beat.
This year, the lights at Dante Park will dance along to festive holiday tunes ringing out from the trees!
Clap, sing along, or play a tune to keep the lights dancing throughout the winter!
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Follow the Fabulous Fezziwigs
Follow the Fabulous Fezziwigs as they spread holiday cheer throughout Lincoln Square! These magnificent carolers will sing their way through the neighborhood on December 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 17 and 19. Follow LincolnSquareNY on Instagram for meeting locations!
The Fabulous Fezziwigs carolers reflect the festive spirit of Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwig, hosts of the annual Christmas party that compelled even Ebenezer Scrooge to put down his work and celebrate in Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. Bedecked in gorgeous Victorian period attire, The Fabulous Fezziwigs have an uncanny ability to lift the spirits of diverse groups of people by bringing them together in carols of the season, from time-honored classics to contemporary favorites.
More to Enjoy!
There are a number of ways to celebrate the holidays in Lincoln Square, thanks to our local businesses, restaurants, and cultural organizations. Check out some of the neighborhood's holiday offerings below!
Be sure to check back for updated events!
Thank You
Glenwood, Related, Con Edison, Deutsche Bank, Extell Development, 15 Central Park West, Fordham University, Trump International Hotel & Tower, Ogden CAP Properties, TD Bank, Milstein Properties, Mandarin Oriental, New York, Global Holdings, New York Institute of Technology, Hon. Gale Brewer and the New York City Council, NYC Parks & Recreation, NYPD & NYC DOT
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