Hanukkah events for kids in NYC
Giant menorah lightings, latkes and family Hanukkah parties. Hanukkah 2026 runs from sundown Fri, Dec 4 to Sat, Dec 12.
All Hanukkah events
4 events, sorted by date
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Photo: chabadparkslope.comFromDec4BrooklynFreeBrooklyn's Largest Menorah Lighting
Nightly, Fri Dec 4 – Fri Dec 11 · exact times posted in late November
Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park entrance, Park Slope
All ages
Chabad of Park Slope lights its giant menorah each night with live music, hot latkes and small gifts for kids.
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Photo: chabadbronx.orgFromDec4BronxFreeRiverdale Giant Menorah Lighting
Nightly, Fri Dec 4 – Fri Dec 11 · see website for times
Bell Tower Park (Riverdale Monument), W. 239th St & Riverdale Ave, Riverdale
All ages
Chabad of Riverdale lights a big public menorah at the neighborhood's bell tower monument every night of Hanukkah.
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Photo: chabad.orgFromDec4ManhattanFreeWorld's Largest Menorah Lighting (Manhattan)
Nightly, Fri Dec 4 – Fri Dec 11 · exact times posted in late November (Fri lighting is before sundown, Sat after Shabbat)
Grand Army Plaza, Fifth Ave & 59th St, Midtown
All ages
Watch a crane lift the rabbi up to light the 36-foot Agam menorah by Central Park, a Hanukkah tradition since 1977.
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SunDec6BrooklynFree
Festival of Lights: Chanukah in Marine Park
Sun, Dec 6 · See website for times
Marine Park (held at the Carmine Carro Community Center, 3000 Fillmore Ave, in past years)
All ages
A free NYC Parks Hanukkah get-together in Marine Park, usually hosted by the Marine Park Alliance with a menorah lighting and treats.
Coming back, 2026 dates not posted yet (18)
- Hanukkah Family Day at the Jewish Museum
- 92NY Chanukah Extravaganzukah
- Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan Chanukah programs (toddler party, lobby candlelighting)
- Chanukah on Ice at Wollman Rink
- Chabad of the West Side menorah lighting, Theodore Roosevelt Park (UWS)
- Chabad of the West Side Kids' Chanukah Celebration
- Chabad of Midtown nightly Fifth Avenue menorah and 'Light Up NYC' menorahs (Times Square, Bryant Park, Hudson Yards)
- Chabad Israel Center UES Fire Truck Chocolate Gelt Drop
- Chanukah on the Park, Forest Hills (Chabad of Forest Hills North)
- Chabad LIC Menorah Lighting & Gelt Drop, Gantry Plaza State Park
- Staten Island Mall Menorah Lighting (Chabad of Staten Island)
- Chanukah at the Seaport chocolate menorah
- Grand Menorah Lighting at Carl Schurz Park (Chabad UES)
- Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID menorah lighting
- Temple Emanu-El family Chanukah events
- Children's Museum of Manhattan Hanukkah programs
- Museum of Jewish Heritage, Center for Jewish History and Chelsea Market Hanukkah events
- NYPL / BPL / QPL library Hanukkah storytimes and crafts
These happen most years. We add them above as soon as the organizer confirms dates.
We check dates, times and prices on each organizer’s own site, but plans change: confirm before you go. New events are added as they’re announced.