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Prepare to see astonishing holiday light displays on a visit to Brooklyn's Dyker Heights neighborhood, which has become world famous for the incredible decorations planned by its highly competitive residents. See it all for yourself, learn the story behind it, and discover how the tough attitude of one woman has led to a long beautiful tradition.
Have your camera ready for this Christmas lights excursion. You will be presented with the top homes and lighting displays in Brooklyn. You will learn about the growth of this holiday phenomenon in the Dyker Heights neighborhood, including two neighbors who fiercely stake a competing claim. Find out how one of them has put nearly 1 million dollars on the line! Also discover the unwritten codes which are followed religiously by the residents of this Brooklyn neighborhood.
Take this tour in Brooklyn to view some of the most impressive residential holiday light displays in the world, or simply to soak in a unique magical Christmas atmosphere!
Meeting place for CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WALKING TOUR:
8626 4th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11209
(Corner of 87th Street)
Meet in front of Gigi's Bakery.
Thank you very much for reserving our tour! We look forward to having you!
This tour is in English only.
Este tour se realiza en inglés solamente.
Cette tournée se déroule en anglais seulement.
Meeting place for CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WALKING TOUR:
8626 4th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11209
(Corner of 87th Street)
Meet in front of Gigi's Bakery.
Directions:
R subway line to '86th Street' station in Brooklyn.
Approximately 60-70 minute ride from Midtown Manhattan or 45 minutes from Downtown Manhattan.
We suggest taking the 2, 3, 4, 5, N or Q line to 'Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center' station in Brooklyn, and then transferring to the R line towards Bay Ridge.
We advise you to NOT take a taxi or Uber. This may take a very long time (60 minutes or longer).
Please be aware that the closest subway station is a distance of approximately 15 minutes from the lights. Therefore we meet near the subway station, and then we will walk approximately 15 minutes in order to reach the lights.
Arrival: Please arrive 10 minutes before tour starting time.
Regarding CHILDREN:
The weather is very cold, and there is a lot of walking. We urge you not to bring children or babies to this tour. If necessary, you can easily cancel your reservation by replying to this email.
Tour ending: the tour will NOT return back to the meeting place. You will need to walk back to the subway by yourself. It will be distance of approximately 10-15 minutes.The tour guide will provide directions.
Parking:
If you will drive to the tour, here is what we recommend. Use the municipal parking lot at the following address: 8501 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11209. It's a parking garage building. It's located 2 blocks away from the meeting place. You should pay for at least 2.5 hours.
If you are late:
Please don't be late!!! But if there is a legitimate delay, here are instructions.
If you receive a message from the tour guide, please follow the instructions which the tour guide provides to you. If you DON’T receive a message from the tour guide, here is an address where you can try to catch up:
1137 85th Street
Brooklyn NY 11228
We will probably pass there approximately 25-40 minutes into the tour.
We might not pass this exact spot, but we should be within sight distance.
There are usually a lot of people standing near this location. So it might be hard for you to identify us.
In order to identify the tour guide, ask them if they are with BROOKLYN UNPLUGGED.
In order to get to this location, here are directions from the tour meeting place:
Walk 1 block to 86th Street and turn right. Walk approximately 5 blocks along 86th Street. Turn left at 11th Avenue. Walk 1 block and then turn right onto 85th Street.
Please note that our policy is that we do not accommodate latecomers (because of consideration for the other folks on the tour). We are not under any obligation to accommodate you if you are late. However, we will try to accommodate you. But it is your responsibility to arrive on time.
If you don’t find us, you can use this guide to navigate the lights on your own:
(https://www.brooklynunpluggedtours.com/brooklyn-christmas-lights-dyker-heights-map-tour. If you quickly follow the path shown in this guide, you might encounter the tour group. But this is not guaranteed.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOLDERS OF ALL TOURIST PASSES:
Please be sure that you did not select 'Adult' tickets when reserving, because then your credit card will be charged ('Adult' is the regular-price ticket). You should have just selected the type of tourist pass that you have. Please check that this confirmation email does not show any credit card charge. If it shows a credit card charge, please inform us so we can cancel the charge. You can simply reply to this email to inform us that you had selected 'Adult', and therefore our system automatically charged your card. We will cancel the charge.
Please note: it is your own responsibility to check this.
Attire/what to wear:
We will be spending 2 hours outside in the cold (or longer)! Please prepare accordingly. We strongly urge you to dress more warmly than seems necessary. Hats, gloves, scarves, etc. The guide/group cannot be hurried if somebody did not dress appropriately.
Tips: tipping your tour guide is customary in NYC; but it is not required. Tips are commonly $3-10 for the group.
