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2023 Holiday Event Registration

The Fifth Annual New York City Holiday Meals & Events Listings Campaign

Connecting New Yorkers in need during the Holiday Season!

List Your Event or Food Distribution

Since 2018 we have helped over 200,000 New Yorkers connect to the food assistance programs and services they deserve. Our holiday listings, the Holiday Meals & More Campaign, are a huge part of that work!

Every year helpNYC provides New Yorkers in need a listing of free holiday meals and events in New York City they can attend for free! Event organizers have found our listings very useful in reaching out to people in need of assistance.

Our 5th Annual Holiday Meals and More Campaign will launch on Monday, November 6, 2023. This is an exciting opportunity for event organizers to list their Thanksgiving, Hanukka, Christmas, Kwanza, and New Year's Events on the helpNYC.info Resource Navigator.

Who Should Register

Community Organizations
Faith Organizations
Elected Officials
Government Agencies
Community Boards
Business Improvement Districts
Small Businesses
Food Pantries
Tenants Associations
Neighborhood Associations
Soup Kitchens
Restaurants
Mutual Aid Groups
Community Centers
NYC Attractions and Institutions
and others

Holiday Events We List

Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanza, New Year's, and more!
Food Pantry Distributions
Food Pantry Delivery
Community Meals (Sitdown & Takeaway)
Brown Bag Meal Distributions
Hot Meal Delivery
Mobile Food Programs
Free Stores
Toy & Gift Distributions
Winter Clothing Distributions
Winter Coat Distributions
Holiday Parties, Events, Concerts, and Festivals that focus on providing wellness resources, information, and services to underserved New Yorkers.
Virtual Holiday Events
Free or Pay What You Wish New York City Attractions

The helpNYC Holiday Meals & More Campaign is split into two sessions

Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaways, Free Meals, and Events
(Thanksgiving Events Only)

This campaign lists events that occur between November 6th through November 27th only.
Event Registration is open now through November 22, 2022.
The campaign will go live on November 6th at helpNYC.link/thanksgiving

Holiday Meals & More
(December Holidays & New Year's Events Only)

This campaign lists Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanza, and New Year's Eve & Day and secular holiday events that occur between December 1st and January 1st.
Event Registration is open now through December 23, 2023.
The campaign will go live on December 1st at helpNYC.link/holidays

Listing Your Event with helpNYC

Event Listing Registrations are accepted for both sessions starting October 16, 2023.

Listing Details

Listings are free! There are no fees associated with listing your holiday event.
Listings are added to the website throughout the campaigns.
There is no fee to be listed. We are funded by private donors and foundations.
Your organization or program doesn’t have to be an established helpNYC Partner to participate.
The event's physical venue (or virtual target audience) must be held in one or more boroughs in New York City which include The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.
Events must be free or "Pay What You Wish".
Events must be open to the public.
All listings are reviewed and verified before being listed on the helpNYC.info Resource Navigator.
Our listings are not partial to any secular, denomination, or political organization or institution--private or public. All are encouraged to list with us.

What We Do Not List

Events that require:
- an admission or donation that is not "pay what you wish"
- participation in sales or marketing presentations.
- participation in religious ceremonies, lectures, or services.
- discriminate on the basis of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, race, culture, immigration status, socioeconomic status, or any protected class.
- participation in media events.

Please note that helpNYC reserves the right to remove or decline to list any event with or without reason.

Let's Get Your Event Registered!

Before you begin...

We suggest you gather the following information to help you with registering.

Presenting Organization Information including their website and social media tags if applicable.
Event Name
Event Date(s) & Time(s)
Event Location (actual physical address or closest cross street that can be verified.)
Event description (What should participants expect?)
Pre-registration requirements and directions, if applicable.
Participation Requirements and Restrictions (i.e. age, identification needs, registration, cooking facilities, zip code, etc.)
Dietary options for people who are observant. (i.e. Kosher, Halal, Vegan, Vegetarian)
If there is any additional information a person should know or bring to the event in order to participate?

If you have your event details ready, register now.

Preregister Your Event

Don't have all the details yet?

Preregister your event, and we will remind you closer to the event date to complete the registration!

If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact the helpNYC.info Outreach Team at holidays@helpnyc.info.

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