Where To Find Holiday Lighting Displays In Queens

QUEENS, NY — The NYC Department of Parks & Recreation is celebrating the holiday season by lighting up the five boroughs with special seasonal displays.

The parks department is delivering holiday cheer at 80 sites across New York City, including more than a dozen throughout Queens.

From a Christmas tree lighting in Astoria's Athens Square Park to a menorah lighting in Cunningham Park in Fresh Meadows, Queens residents looking to avoid the crowds at Rockefeller Center have ample options for safe holiday outings close to home.

“We know that throughout this challenging year, people have looked to our parks for refuge and recreation, and we want to continue inspiring joy by spreading holiday cheer," NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver said in a statement. "We hope that our lights can help illuminate the hearts of all New Yorkers as we celebrate the holidays and what they mean to us all.”

Below is a list of all the parks department's planned holiday displays in Queens. More sites will be added to this map as they light up.

• American Triangle Tree Lighting Display - Park Information
• Astoria Park Tree Lighting Display - Park Information
• Athens Square Tree Lighting Display - Park Information
• Briarwood Playground Menorah Lighting Display - Park Information
• Cunningham Park Menorah Lighting Display - Park Information
• Dunningham Triangle Tree Lighting Display - Park Information
• Ehrenreich-Austin Playground Menorah Lighting Display - Park Information
• Francis Lewis Park Tree Lighting Display - Park Information
• Haym Salomon Square Menorah Lighting Display - Park Information
• Hermon A. MacNeil Park Tree Lighting Display - Park Information
• Hunter's Point South Park Tree Lighting Display - Park Information
• MacDonald Park Menorah Lighting Display - Park Information
• Moore Homestead Playground Tree Lighting Display - Park Information
• Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park - Smokey Oval Tree Lighting Display - Park Information
• Poppenhusen Park Tree Lighting Display - Park Information
• Roy Wilkins Park: Merrick Blvd. Entrance Tree Lighting Display - Park Information
• Rufus King Park Tree Lighting Display - Park Information
• William F. Moore Park Tree Lighting Display - Park Information
• Yellowstone Park Menorah Lighting Display - Park Information