New York
Christmas Lights Hunt
A Magical Mystery
Solve clues sent to your phones
Discover magical lights
Decide the fate of your story
From A Secret Midtown Location
The Experience
Fill your hearts with seasonal joy - not to be missed!
How it works
- Solve a trail of clues sent to your team's phones, that reveal your path to magical and scenic parts of NYC.
- Your decisions have consequences that alter the story and impact the rest of your experience.
- Pause at built-in break points to grab food and drinks on the way, all optional recommendations.
- No prior knowledge required, hints are available to make the experience something everyone can enjoy.
The Story
- The Christmas lights in New York are more than just decorations - they are imbued with magic that has protected the city for centuries.
- The Holiday Guardian, who helps safeguard the lights, has gone into hiding - placing everything in jeopardy!
- Will you uncover then hidden truth and help them rediscover their Christmas spirit? Or maybe you're happy for the lights to dim… bah humbug!
Plan Your Day
Across 2.6 miles / 4.1 km
for all levels
Christmas Experience
- Escape room style puzzles scattered across the scenic streets of Midtown.
- A self-guided walk around the city’s best, and lesser-known, Christmas light displays.
- An interactive story that puts the fate of Christmas in your hands.
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Please Note:
- If you play at night it is advised you bring a torch.
CityDays Reviews
mr frog fanclub
lovely trail to hidden mews. really nice
Rayanne and Hiba
This experience was truly a joy. It’s a day I’ll never forget. So much fun with your friends or family. Definitely woul…
Nikkis Birthday Treasure Hunt
2nd time we've done this. Thoroughly enjoyed it even though it took nearly 5 hours and it was rainy haha. We will defin…
The Hoisonators
This was an excellent activity and it left us ready to do another one - we look forward to the others becoming availabl…
The Foresters
Fantastic trail.Great way to see parts of the city and was extremely enjoyable.
Em and Stu
We were a little hesitant going into this, what to expect, but we didn't need to be. It's a great way to explore, see t…
LIL BIG FIREHEAD
Very fun idea to do for a fun day out, definitely recommend
Narliws
We loved it! Had the best time seeing the historical parts of London!
Melktert
Absolutely fun! We struggled with clue 11 as there was scafollding build around
Team Toad
Even though we've been to Birmingham hundreds of times before, doing this scavenger hunt helped us discover more about …
Bruxelles
Fantastic fun. A perfect blend of puzzles and sightseeing.
All the D’s
A great day in the city with the family. Solving clues whilst exploring new parts of London and being reunited with old.
watto
A great day out showing us places we’d never have found on our own.
Big 6 0
We had great fun exploring the streets of East London eclectic street art statues and eateries. Celebrating my mileston…
Old Timers
An excellent 2.5 hours walking around Greenwich seeing the major sights but also the back streets.The questions were no…
The Greens
Really enjoyed the trail despite the rain :) never noticed many of the signs and statues despite living in London for 5…
MOMO
Really enjoyed the treasure hunt! The clues were challenging enough to make it fun but not overly complicated. It was n…
The strategy squad
This was something we decided to do spur of the moment and had so much fun doing it, we saw parts of London we wouldn’t…
Woo Woos
Great day out and lots of good pub stops
Out out
Good fun and plenty of cool things to see that you never knew were there
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FAQS
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Of course! After purchasing you can login to your dashboard, where you can enter your number of teams followed by each team's name and member details. Set up within a couple of minutes.
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Once booked, and you've logged into the dashboard, you'll be able to choose how many teams you'd like for your booking - once submitted you'll then be able to fill in team names and member details straight away.
We recommend a team size around 5, with a minimum of 2 people and around 8 as a maximum. -
All international phone numbers work with our system, using WhatsApp or Telegram will only use data so make sure you can roam whilst away.
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Simply; If you don't have a great time on our trail, let us know why and we'll give you your money back in full. Easy!
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All the trails can be completed with out any prior knowledge without an issue, a perfect way to explore a new city!
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Although most trails have no age rating the usual break points are pubs/bars, usually children can accompany adults into these venues without a problem.
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After you've purchased your tickets, head to our dashboard where you'll see your order. Enter a team name and phone numbers for each player and press submit. The setup process might be disabled until a week before the event.
After submitting your team you'll receive an SMS message to each phone number with a pin code and link to the event hub page where you'll find extra setup information, an image feed from the day and the leaderboard.
On the hub page you'll find links to download the app. Once downloaded simply enter the username & pin code sent via SMS to login.
You're now good to go, head to the start zone with enough time to prepare for the game starting! -
After purchase you'll receive login credentials to enter your dashboard. There you can enter a team name and phone numbers, upon submission you'll receive a message to confirm the booking with us.
WhatsApp Setup Guide
Telegram Setup Guide -
Absolutely, when you're booking you can select to choose your date later. If you've already chosen a date and would like to change this, just reach out to the team and we can process this for you, completely free of charge.
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Maybe. Depending on how busy the route is you might be on the tail of another group, overtaking or getting overtaken. It's a great way to meet other like minded adventurers on the way, don't forget to say hi to each other and get a bit competitive!