Winter Lights on the High Line: 7am to 7pm Daily, Through January 2, 2003, between West 15th & 16th Streets in the Chelsea Market Passage | You’ve got to be elevated, to get in on the ground level of this new, multiyear Holiday Season lighting installation brought to the popular West Chelsea park via a partnership between the High Line and Genesis Motor America. The 2022 debut installment incorporates “mirrors and reflective surfaces to create a captivating light display for visitors to enjoy anytime during park open hours.” Every hour on the hour there’s a two-minute light show, with the final show of the day (at 6pm) offering a supercharged version whose visual intensity is akin to the grand finale of a fireworks display. To view the High Line installation, enter the park via stairs at W. 16th St. or via stairs or elevator at W. 14th St. For more info, click here.
The Flatiron NoMad Partnership Presents Holiday Cheer!: Through Friday, December 23 | Festive programming has been happening throughout the Flatiron and NoMad (north of Madison Square Park) areas since December 1, and will continue through the 23rd. There will be live performances, family activities, games, sweets and treats, and giveaways. Support local merchants while securing local deals for yourself, including the chance to win a giveaway by way of the Partnership’s Instagram and weekly newsletter. For all of the essential info, click here. For a Bonus Activity that falls under the Holiday Cheer! umbrella (or perhaps snow shovel?) keep reading this roundup and you’ll soon land on an event listing that, like your snow boots, has been made for walking.
Chelsea Community Church’s 48th Annual Candlelight Carol Service: Sunday, December 18, 6pm In-Person & Online | The nondenominational, lay-led church whose weekly 1pm Sunday services are streamed via Zoom will conduct this year’s edition of their grand Christmas tradition as a brick and mortar event (at St. Peter’s Chelsea, 346 W. 20th St. btw. 8th/9th Aves.) and via live streaming on the Chelsea Communty Church Facebook page and YouTube channel. Larry J. Long directs the Choir and guides congregational singing, and Christopher Houlihan accompanies on the organ. Singer, actor, and musical theater sensation Karen Mason (Sunset Boulevard, Hairspray, Mamma Mia!) brings those stage chops to her reading of A Visit from St. Nicholas, famously written by St. Peter’s Chelsea founder Clement Clarke Moore. This is a free event, but donations are gratefully accepted. For more info, see the below flyer. Also visit the Chelsea Community Church website by clicking here.
Free Holiday-Themed Walking Tour in the Flatiron NoMad District: Sun. Dec. 18 meeting at 11am at the Flatiron Building, 23rd St. just east of Fifth Ave. | The Flatiron NoMad Partnership offers a variation of its weekly walking tour by making seasonal-themed stops at locations offering insights about the Star of Hope, the country’s first public Christmas tree lighting, the International Toy and Gift Center, and the circumstances under which Clement Clarke Moore wrote his famous Christmas poem (aka the definitive Christmas poem), A Visit From St. Nicholas. This tour is free; no advance registration required. For more information—including current safety protocols—click here.
The West 400 Block Association’s Annual Menorah Lighting: Sunday, December 18, 4:45pm in Clement Clarke Moore Park (10th Ave. at W. 22nd St.). | See the below flyer for details on a beloved West Chelsea event: Clement Clarke Moore Park is the setting for the West 400 Block Association’s annual Menorah Lighting. Chocolate gelt will be handed out, and Dick Gottfried (about to retire as Assembly District 75’s rep in Albany) will continue his tradition of reading the story of Hannukah. At this event as well as the Tree Lighting, “All are welcome,” says the West 400 Block Association.
Join Open Street w21 for Casual Carols: Sunday, December 18, 5pm at Ninth Ave. & W. 21st St. | See the below flyer for details.
Caroling on the Streets of Chelsea on Tuesday, December 20: At 6pm, Meet at 315 West 22nd Street (aka St. Paul’s German Lutheran Church) | There’s music in the air up and down the tree-lined (and occasionally windswept) streets of West Chelsea–and that’s no figure of speech or stretch of the imagiation. Well, at least not on the early evening of Tues., Dec. 20. That’s when the 300 West 23rd, 22nd, 21st Block Association invites one and all to join them on a stroll around the neighborhood (with musicians!). So come caroling–but first, come to St. Paul’s German Lutheran Church, where the tuneful tradition takes off shorty after 6pm. See the below flyer for the same info you just read, but presened in a much more visually appealing manner!
Chanukah Celebration: Wednesday, Decembe 21, 5:30pm at Chelsea Green Park (140 W. 20th St btw. Sixth & Seventh Aves.) | See the below flyer for details.
—Holiday Event Roundup Compiled by Scott Stiffler
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