Put on your yarmulke – here comes Hanukkah!
For the first time since 2005, Hanukkah and Christmas fall on the same day – something that has only happened five times since 1900, including this year.
Hanukkah this year begins at sundown on Wednesday, December. 25, and ends at sunset on Thursday, January. 2, 2025.
Although it may seem like everything is over Christmas this time of year, there are many events and activities happening in New York to celebrate Hanukkah.
Here are some of them turned on events happening for the Festival of Lights – and there’s something for people of all ages.
The largest lighting of the Hanukkah Menorah
During the festival of lights, head to either Midtown or Brooklyn to see the lighting of the world’s largest Hanukkah menorah – as confirmed by Guinness World Records.
Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn and Grand Army Plaza in Midtown compete with its 32-foot-tall, 4,000-pound steel menorahs, which are lit every Hanukkah night at sundown.
Manhattan’s largest menorah will be placed outside the Plaza Hotel on 59th Street near Central Park. ConEd will reportedly use a crane to lift the Rabbi to light the Shamash candle (middle candle) on Wednesday, December. 25, according to Pix11 News.
In Brooklyn, a kickoff concert featuring rapper Nissim Black will take place on the first night of Hanukkah at 4 p.m., followed by the lighting of the menorah.
59th Street and 5th Avenue / Grand Army Park at Flatbush Avenue
MatzoBall 2024
Attending the annual MatzoBall event is a rite of passage for Jews who have nothing to do on Christmas Eve.
The event is celebrating its 38th year of bringing Jewish singles together for a night of fun, entertainment and “romantic possibilities,” this year at Slate NY.
This year, “No. 1 Jewish Singles Holiday Party” is adding a tech aspect to the lineup, adding its digital campaign, the Jewzz app. Jewzz is a free Jewish dating app from the creators of MatzoBall that offers real-time speed video dating for verified Jewish singles.
MatzoBall is for people aged 21+ and runs from 10pm on Christmas Eve to 4am on Christmas Day. Tickets for admission are $55, or $75 for a “fast-pass” ticket. Table prices range from $235 to $407.
54 W. 21st St.; December 24 at 10:00 p.m
Bar Maccabee
Maccabee Bar, a Hanukkah-themed pop-up bar, is returning to New York for its third year.
Starting Monday, Dec. 23, until Tuesday, January. 4, 2025, customers can light up at the pop-up located on St. Martha’s in Tribeca.
The bar will feature Hanukkah-themed decor, classic holiday foods and Hanukkah-specific cocktails, including the new Kosher Nostra, “a play on a Negroni using the flavors of the tzimme,” creator Naomi Levy told TimeOut.
Favorite drinks from Maccabee Bar’s past will also return, including the Latke Sour, which features apple brandy, lemon, Havana & Hyde bitters with a “potato touch,” as well as the Ocho Kandelikas, which fuses an olive oil gin with honey. , apricot, almond and lemon.
24 Cortlandt Alley; Dec. 23-Jan. 4
Celebrate Hanukkah at Hudson Yards
To kick off the celebration, there will be a menorah lighting celebration with the local Chabad of Midtown at Hudson Yards Public Square and Gardens in December. 25.
Throughout January. 2, there will be a live menorah lighting each Hanukkah night to celebrate the Festival of Lights.
11th Avenue and Hudson Boulevard; Dec. 25-Jan. 2
Chanukah Menorah Lighting and Celebration at the Seaport
The annual Chanukah Menorah Lighting at the Seaport hosted by the Chabad Jewish Center of FiDi will take place on Sunday, December. 29, from 3 to 5 p.m
The family-friendly celebration on the Heineken Riverdeck at Pier 17 will feature latkes, hot cocoa, live music, arts and crafts, face painting and a six-foot-tall chocolate Menorah.
Although the celebration is only one night, the menorah will be displayed until January. 3, 2025.
89 South St.; December 29 at 3 p.m
Manhattan Jewish Experience Gatsby Hanukkah/New Year’s Eve
Bring in the new year and ring out Hanukkah Gatsby style!
At the Manhattan Jewish Experience’s Gatsby-themed Hanukkah and New Year’s Eve party, people will dress to impress in their best 20s attire.
The event will include an open bar, latkes and donuts, a live DJ and a menorah lighting. Tickets are just $17.85 when purchased in advance, or $23.18 at the door.
131 W. St. 86, Floor 10; January 1 to 8 p.m
8 Nights of Hanukkah with Yo La Tengo
Indie rock band Yo La Tengo is back with their annual Hanukkah show at the Bowery Ballroom – a New York City tradition almost every year since 2001.
Yo La Tengo will perform every Hanukkah night from December. 25 to January. 1, 2025, and every night will be different.
The band does not repeat songs throughout the show, and each night has a different surprise music and comedy opening, as well as a special guest who will accompany them on set.
6 Delancey St.; Dec. 25 through Jan. 1
Dreidel Drop: A Hanukkah celebration on the eve of the Jewish New Year
It is not every year that the last night of Hanukkah and the last night of the year overlap. Ring in the new year and the unprecedented crossover of the holidays with a party hosted by Danielle Brody of Danielle at Doodles.
The event will feature latkes and sufagniyot (jelly doughnuts), photo opportunities, personalized Hanukkah drinks, gelt and music by DJ Zap.
Watch the ball — and the dreidels — drop at this event for $72 early bird general admission or $126 VIP.
12 Vandam St.; December 31 at 21:00
Museum of the Eldridge Winter Concert: Jazzukkah
Celebrate Hanukkah with the Jazzukkah Project at the Museum on Eldridge Street in Manhattan’s historic Lower East Side.
Jazzukkah takes classic Hanukkah songs like “Ma’oz Tzur” and “I Have a Little Dreidel” and reimagines them into different jazz tunes.
They even have a few original songs, such as “Hanukkah Blues.”
12 Eldridge St.; December 25 at 2 pm
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