8 Magical Holiday Window Displays in NYC-New York Family

Raising Cane’s holiday window display — Raising Cane’s

8 Magical Holiday Window Displays in NYC

New York City during the holidays is a magical sight to see. Between the whimsical Christmas tree at Rockefeller and the bright skyline, there’s nothing short of magic when you visit the city that never sleeps. When families come to visit NYC during the holiday season, holiday window displays are a must-see. These displays are beautifully designed every year to add a little magic to your family’s day, specifically curated by each store.

The displays may be a little different this holiday season, Sak’s on Fifth Avenue recently announced that they will not be doing their annual light show this year. The years-long tradition was a fan favorite in the city — thousands of lights lit up the facade of the building, and with the store positioned right behind Rockefeller’s Christmas tree, it made for the ultimate holiday magic.

But fear not! The tradition of holiday windows is still rich in the city, from the iconic Macy’s at Herald Square to the prestige and posh Cartier. We’ve rounded up the best holiday window displays that will have your hearts (and eyes) glistening this year!

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cartier holiday window display — Getty Images

Cartier – Midtown

653 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY

We all know that diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but Cartier comes in pretty close. Window shop for their bracelets and watches through their windows adorned with hundreds of twinkling lights.

Nordstrom – Midtown

225 W 57th St, New York, NY

Enjoy Nordstrom’s Holiday Blizz with colorful window displays and bright lights to illuminate the building’s facade. Store windows are decorated with friendly snowmen and inflatable characters including Dimmy & Quaser and the humble traffic cones for an enriching and entertaining experience.

FAO Schwarz – Midtown

30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY

Feel like a child again with magical and whimsical light window displays at the world’s most iconic toy store. Every year FAO Schwartz windows are decorated with life-sized stuffed animals and quirky poses of your favorite cartoons and characters.

American Girl – Diamond District

75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY

Experience the magic that is American Girl. Each year, the storefront puts on a whimsical display of life-size and mini American Girl dolls. Dressed to the nines in holiday attire and surrounded by snow and lights, it’s like a scene right out of a toy book.

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Macy’s at Herald Square– Midtown

151 W 34th St, New York, NY

Macy’s has been creating beautiful window displays for years and the display is always different. While you’re there, be sure to head inside and check out what Macy’s Santaland has to offer, entering a magical world of reindeer, elves, snow, the rainbow bridge, and, of course, Santa himself.

Bloomingdale’s– Lenox Hill

1000 3rd Ave. at 59th Street, New York, NY

Have the “Best Holiday Ever” when you stop by Bloomingdale’s display this year! Inspired by the magical world of Willy Wonka, the window display will bring the wonder of the holidays to life with bright colors, lots of sparkle and oversized candies and chocolates inspired by Wonka’s factory.

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Bergdorf Goodman– Midtown

754 5th Avenue, New York, NY

If you are looking to see a display that is sure to wow you this year, make sure you stop by Bergdorf Goodman’s. This luxury store is known for its beautifully extravagant displays. Each of the seven windows included in the display shares its own story that aligns with the theme.

Raising Cane’s – Midtown

1501 Broadway, New York, NY

There’s a new holiday display in town! Raising Cane’s new flagship location opened in Times Square last year and it brought more than just delicious chicken fingers– it also brought a seasonal holiday display this year.

This year’s Christmas window displays little (puppy) Cane in Santa’s workshop. Decorated with candy canes, snow, presents and a puppy nutcracker, the visual is fun-filled and family-oriented.

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Here at New York Family, we could not love the holidays more and that’s why we’ve created A Very Merry New York Family Holiday Guide! We’ve got everything you need to make 2024 your family’s best holiday ever: Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa events, tree lightings, holiday light shows, gift guide, holiday shopping ideas, books, movies, elf ideas and so much more!

Adventuring Portal

<a name="m_-1473885667065203258__Hlk72147528"></a>Adventuring Portal runs Dungeons and Dragons (D&amp;D) games for kids.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have created a safe online space for tweens and teens to learn and play D&amp;D. Our D&amp;D Summer Camp session are a one-week experience.&nbsp;&nbsp;Monday &ndash; Friday.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each day will be 3 hours of gaming (with 2 breaks build in).&nbsp;&nbsp;15 total gaming hours for $180.&nbsp;&nbsp;If you have played with us before, you are entitled to 10% off.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Need your kids, nieces or nephews, grand kids or neighbor&rsquo;s kids to be occupied for a bit so you can get work done &amp; take care of your to-do list? Maybe your tween or teen is still a bit isolated and craves connection with their peers? Whether your teen/tween has played D&amp;D before or is brand-new to the experience, this safe space brings players together to have fun and solve problems as a team in ways few other online opportunities do. All our games focus on experiential learning.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our players leave knowing all the basic game play as well as experiencing: teamwork, bravery, compassion, generosity, negotiation, improvisation, gamer etiquette, strategy, critical thinking, problem solving, cartography and probability - all through online D&amp;D adventuring! We are an inclusive organization and welcome gamers who are LGBTQIA+ and those on any spectrum.&nbsp; All girls&rsquo; groups available.&nbsp; I am a parent, a certified elementary school and middle school math teacher and last summer in the midst of the mess started&nbsp;Adventuring Portal, an&nbsp;online Dungeons &amp; Dragons&nbsp;business&nbsp;for kids. There are so many benefits to playing D&amp;D and I hope you will consider us as a great way for your child to safely socialize, grow as people and have a great time.

The Ailey School – First Steps and Bounding Boys

<blockquote style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"> <div dir="ltr"> <div class="m_-3740164643787738207m_4977048992707393770WordSection1"> At The Ailey School, FIRST STEPS offers a structured creative movement curriculum that allows girls (ages 3-6) and boys (age 3), to develop body awareness and control and learn the basics of dance technique. BOUNDING BOYS (ages 4-6) provides a more athletic experience, and an energetic approach to teaching dance skills. </div> </div> </blockquote>

The Language Workshop For Children

After offering both group and private lessons for many years and analyzing the results over&nbsp;time, The&nbsp;Language Workshop for&nbsp;Children, founded&nbsp;in1973, has decided&nbsp;to emphasize private remote lessons at shorter intervals.&nbsp;Our skilled educators&nbsp;will&nbsp;focus their attention exclusively on the&nbsp;unique needs, learning style, and interests of your child.&nbsp;This allows a&nbsp;bond&nbsp;to develop&nbsp;between teacher and student, which&nbsp;has been&nbsp;shown to&nbsp;drastically improve retention.&nbsp; OUR METHOD&nbsp; Developed by the pioneers of language education for children, our programs bring decades of&nbsp;experience to your living room with individualized, active language classes. Each lesson is based on proven methods and materials perfected to capture your&nbsp;child&rsquo;s attention during the ages when he/she absorbs information the fastest. &nbsp;&nbsp; While other online language classes rely on videos for passive learning, we deliver interactive, and engaging lessons with native-fluent teachers. In addition, all our teachers are certified in the Thibaut&nbsp;Technique which has been featured&nbsp;in the New York&nbsp;Times, the&nbsp;Wall Street Journal, and many other well-respected&nbsp;publications.&nbsp;&nbsp; Our short one-on-one lessons give kids the chance to focus, hear pronunciation clearly, and practice speaking in their target language.  THE PROCESS&nbsp; First, students have a short meeting with our Director&nbsp;Francois&nbsp;Thibaut, in&nbsp;English, with&nbsp;their parent(s)&nbsp;present.&nbsp;Mr. Thibaut&nbsp;will determine&nbsp;the best course of study, including&nbsp;class length and&nbsp;frequency, the&nbsp;right&nbsp;teacher, lesson&nbsp;format and materials (or action games for younger students.) Then the learning&nbsp;begins!&nbsp;Mr. Thibaut will continually check in on your child&rsquo;s learning to assure they are getting the most&nbsp;of&nbsp;their&nbsp;classes.&nbsp; OTHER OFFERINGS&nbsp; We can also help your child prepare for: the French subject tests for SAT, AP &amp; CLEP, the European DELF/DALF, the Canadian TEF and other standardized testing, college entry exams, studying or traveling abroad,&nbsp;cultural changes when moving abroad,&nbsp;and much more!&nbsp; &nbsp;

8 Magical Holiday Window Displays in NYC