Are you looking for something fun to do this holiday season? If you live in Midwood, Brooklyn, you’re in luck! There are many socially distant holiday activities in the area. From holiday lights to holiday shows, you’ll have opportunities to kick back and have a good time with members of your household.
Enjoy Holiday Lights
What would Christmas be without holiday lights? The New York area is full of drive-in holiday light opportunities. Enjoy holiday lights from the comfort of your own car.
Dyker Heights Christmas Lights
Location: 1072 80th St 1st floor, Brooklyn, NY 11228
Dyker Heights is a neighborhood that you can drive or walk through, which is best viewed from between dusk and 9PM. Parking can be a bit hard to find, so adding time to your expected time table would be prudent or leaving the car at home all together may be the best idea.
Magic of Lights
Location: Jones Beach State Park, 1 Ocean Pkwy, Wantagh, NY
Magic of Lights is a drive-through holiday light show at Jones Beach State Park. With LED technology and digital animation, Magic of Lights is a colorful, musical bonanza for the family. Buy your tickets in advance and you’ll only pay $25 per car! Tickets go on sale mid-November. Enjoy holiday lights through early January!
Riverhead Holiday Light Show
Location: Long Island Sports Park, 149 Edwards Ave., Calverton, NY
Riverhead holiday light show is the largest drive-through light show in Suffolk County from November 19 through the end of December. With dancing lights and cheerful holiday music, you’ll enjoy 25 minutes of pure holiday fun. All proceeds from the show benefit non-profit organizations.
Peace, Love & Lights
Location: Bethel Center for the Arts, 200 Hurd Rd., Bethel, NY
Head to the site of the Woodstock Music Festival to the Bethel Center for the Arts where you can see Peace, Love & Lights! This socially distanced drive-thru show features a 120 foot tunnel and custom displays down Groovy Way.
Drive-In Holiday Shows
Drive through holiday shows make watching holiday movies that much more fun! Check out these drive-in movie venues, where they’ll be offering holiday films as well as other movies and shows throughout the holiday season!
Radial Park
Location: 27-50 1st Street, Astoria, NY 11102
Radial Park Drive-In is showing Christmas movies throughout December including Elf, Gremlins and Polar Express. Call ahead or check out their website to see their schedule.
Delsea Drive-In Theater
Delsea Drive-In theater in New Jersey is showing holiday features in the month of December! Check out their website or call ahead at 856-696-0011 to find out their show schedule.
Holiday Crinkle Cookies
Nothing says holidays like crinkle cookies! These little balls of chocolate dusted with powdered sugar are everything you’d want in a holiday cookie. Stay at home and enjoy a night of delicious smells and amazing cookies with this simple, traditional holiday cookie recipe.
The Vitagraph
You’re among friends when you’re at the Vitagraph, and we’re all getting into the spirit! Contact us to see any one of our available luxury apartments in Midwood, Brooklyn. Call to schedule a tour of the building.