Hanukkah is just around the corner, and New Yorkers are ready to celebrate the happy challah-days.

This festive season in NYC can feel like a smack in the face of all things Christmas, but the Festival of Lights — beginning at sundown on Sunday, Dec. 14, and ending at sundown on Monday, Dec. 22 — also shines brightly at this time of year. There are plenty of events and activities happening here to properly commemorate the joyous Jewish holiday.

Here are some of the lit events to check out this year.

World’s largest menorah(s)

Two menorahs battling over the title of “world’s largest” — one in Manhattan, the other in Brooklyn — will light up both boroughs each night of Hanukkah starting this weekend.

The official victor — according to Guinness World Records , which cited it in 2006

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