15th Annual Holiday Lighting In Central Park On Sunday

Saturday, December 3rd, 2011

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A quick reminder that the 15th annual “Holiday Lighting” at Central Park take’s place tomorrow in the later afternoon/early evening.

You can view the Central Park Conservancy’s the official event page here.

Things kick off at 4:00 pm and culminate at 5:15 pm with the illumination of thousands of white LED lights strung on the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (northeast corner of the park, near 110th between 5th & Lenox).

Kids can make holiday crafts, decorate (and eat!) cookies, sip hot cocoa and take have their photo taken with Santa (bring your own camera).

The event features caroling by Tammy Coil and the Columbia University a capella group the Metrotones, a four-foot ice sculpture by master carvers from Okamoto Studio, and a 12-foot floating Christmas tree on the Harlem Meer.

Note: Strollers will not be permitted onsite during the Holiday Lighting, but a stroller check will be made available to all attendees.



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