Dyker Heights

FREE Dyker Heights holiday lights route like a local 🎄✨

🌟 1) Bay Ridge's Holiday House
📍 635 79th St, Brooklyn
⏱️ 5 min walk from R train (77th St Station)
Begin with this big “wow” house — bright, whimsical, and a perfect warm-up before the main Dyker Heights zone.

🌟 2) Walk to dyker Heights Lights Core
📍 10th Ave & 84th St
⏱️ 12–15 min walk
start seeing decorated homes

🌟 3) Zigzag the Famous Lights Zone
📍 82nd–84th Streets between 10th–12th Avenues
⏱️ 10–20 min walking + lots of photo stops
This is the heart of the show — giant Santas, reindeer, toy soldiers, and the houses everyone posts on Instagram.

🌟 4) Walk to La Bella Marketplace
📍 79th St & 13th Ave
⏱️ 10–12 min walk
Italian treats: panettone, torrone, Baci Perugina, pandoro.
Great bathroom stop too.


💡TIPS


1️⃣ ❌ No weekends — crowds = chaos


2️⃣ ❌ No driving — Uber or subway only 


3️⃣ 🧤Warm Layers & bring snacks 


4️⃣ ⏰ Weekend after Thanksgiving to New Year’s Eve; 

best early December, 4:30pm - 7pm
5️⃣ Dining: Skinfints Restaurant📍79 St & 5 Ave
Festive pub known for English-muffin burgers, no reservations, first-come-first-served, expect wait times.