Holidays & Festivals

I went to three of the best NYC Christmas markets in one day to figure out what was unique about each and decide which one was best.

In this post, I share my experience taking a NYC Christmas cruise around Manhattan. I’ll explain what it was like and if I would do it again.

In this post, we’ll highlight 10 biggest differences between ice skating at Bryant Park Winter Village and The Rink at Rockefeller Center.

Follow along as we share what it was like to ice skate at The Rink at Rockefeller Center, specifically with a 3 year old toddler.

In this post, we’ll give you all the details for how you can see the Saks Fifth Avenue light show for yourself.

I recently had the pleasure of seeing The Nutcracker in New York City for the first time. As a lifelong fan of the ballet, I was so excited to see it performed by the New York City Ballet to George Balanchine’s iconic choreography. In this post we’ll cover everything you need to know to plan …

Almost every park and square in New York City has a Christmas tree this time of year, and it seems like most of them also have a special Christmas tree lighting ceremony. I’d never been to a tree lighting ceremony, but it was on my NYC Christmas bucket list so I had to make it …

Holiday Lights is a seasonal event that takes place at the Bronx Zoo in New York City at Christmastime. After many years experiencing ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, we recently moved to New York and were excited to see the Holiday Lights at Bronx Zoo for the first time. Read on to learn …

From November through March, Bryant Park transforms into a winter wonderland. The Bryant Park Winter Village is primarily a holiday market and ice rink, but there’s a few other things to do there, too. In this post, we’ll outline all of the offerings at Bryant Park Winter Village, including lots of details on ice skating …

Beijing, China | I wish I was here writing an actual guide for celebrating Chinese New Year in Beijing, but I’m not. When we rang in the Year of the Dog in Beijing, we made a lot of mistakes, but they were mistakes that we think you could make, too. Today we’re here to share …