{"id":347574,"date":"2026-09-15T19:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T19:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/347574\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T19:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T19:06:10","slug":"fifth-avenues-massive-30-foot-wide-3300-pound-snowflake-will-be-lit-for-the-season-this-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/347574\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifth Avenue&#8217;s massive 30-foot wide, 3,300-pound snowflake will be lit for the season this November"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Fifth-Avenue-Snowflake-3-1024x683.png\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" alt=\"Fifth Avenue Snowflake\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The leaves haven\u2019t even taken on their <a href=\"https:\/\/secretnyc.co\/high-peaks-scenic-byway-adirondacks-ny-most-beautiful-fall-drive-america\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretnyc.co\/high-peaks-scenic-byway-adirondacks-ny-most-beautiful-fall-drive-america\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">fall hues<\/a> yet but New York City is already looking ahead the most wonderful time of the year. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Fifth Avenue Association has officially announced the date for its annual Snowflake Illumination Ceremony, bringing the massive 3,300-pound holiday icon back to Midtown Manhattan earlier than you might expect.<\/p>\n<p>A Midtown Manhattan Holiday Icon<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suspended 50 feet above one of the city\u2019s busiest intersections, the 30-foot-wide snowflake has been shimmering above Fifth Avenue every holiday season since 1984. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The beloved installation helps New Yorkers and tourists get into the holiday spirit with colorful, multi-minute light shows at the top of every hour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The snowflake boasts a brilliant shine thanks to a <a href=\"https:\/\/secretnyc.co\/fifth-avenue-snowflake-upgrade\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretnyc.co\/fifth-avenue-snowflake-upgrade\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_1\" data-category=\"click_internal\">massive 2023 restoration<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the upgrade, all 16,500 crystal light fixtures were meticulously cleaned, and its steel-and-chrome core was polished. Crews also added more than 600 double-sided miniature LEDs\u2014tripling the lights on its side branches\u2014and replaced outdated halogen bulbs with high-powered projection LEDs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even if the city doesn\u2019t see a <a href=\"https:\/\/secretnyc.co\/weather-map-shows-how-super-el-nino-impact-nyc-white-christmas-chances\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretnyc.co\/weather-map-shows-how-super-el-nino-impact-nyc-white-christmas-chances\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_2\" data-category=\"click_internal\">white Christmas<\/a> this year, at least we\u2019ll get to see this massive snowflake twinkling over NYC\u2019s most famous shopping corridor!<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Fifth-Avenue-Snowflake-2-1024x683.png\" alt=\"Fifth Avenue Snowflake\" class=\"wp-image-399973\"  \/>Instagram \/ @fifthavenue<\/p>\n<p>2026 Fifth Avenue Snowflake Illumination Ceremony Details<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As one of NYC\u2019s first major holiday lightings of the 2026 season, the event is hosted in partnership with St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital, the Fifth Avenue Snowflake for Humanity Foundation, and the Fifth Avenue Association. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The illumination ceremony honors St. Jude and its global work supporting children and families facing pediatric cancer and other life-threatening diseases.<\/p>\n<p>The Details:<\/p>\n<p>Where: Corner of Fifth Avenue and 57th Street, New York, NY<\/p>\n<p>When: Wednesday, November 18, 2026 | 5 pm<\/p>\n<p>Entry: Free &amp; open to the public<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additional programming details for the official illumination ceremony, including the host and entertainment, will be announced on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/5thavesnowflake\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/5thavesnowflake\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_3\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">Instagram<\/a> in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While we await the snowflake lighting, don\u2019t forget both <a href=\"https:\/\/secretnyc.co\/rockefeller-center-ice-rink-2026-2027-season-opening\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretnyc.co\/rockefeller-center-ice-rink-2026-2027-season-opening\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_4\" data-category=\"click_internal\">Rockefeller Center\u2019s iconic Ice Rink<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/secretnyc.co\/bryant-park-winter-village-opening-date-2026\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretnyc.co\/bryant-park-winter-village-opening-date-2026\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_5\" data-category=\"click_internal\">Bryant Park Bank of America Winter Village<\/a> open for the season this October!<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The leaves haven\u2019t even taken on their fall hues yet but New York City is already looking ahead&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":347575,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9,56,63,65,64],"class_list":["post-347574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-new-york","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=347574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347574\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/347575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=347574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=347574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=347574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}