Calypso, Carols, and Cocoa: The Dumbo Holiday Lighting

Wed Dec 11, 2024
4:00pm to 7:00pm ET
Age: All ages
Price: FREE
Location:
The Archway Under The Manhattan Bidge
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The Dumbo Improvement District hosts its annual Dumbo Holiday Lighting ceremony, with all the trimmings. Enjoy live music, carols, hot cocoa, and an appearance from Santa himself.

  • TREE LIGHTING. With a countdown led by Alexandria Sica
  • SANTA CLAUS. All the way from the North Pole, with elves in tow
  • Photobooth from the Self Portrait Project.
  • HOLIDAY COVERS. By Curtis J. Social and the Dumbo house band
  • CHEERS. Performances by PS307 and Dock Street Middle School students.
  • HOT COCOA & SWEET TREATS. Generously donated by Dumbo businesses.
  • MULLED WINE! And mulled cider, for sale at The Archway Bar.
  • HOLIDAY PROJECTIONS. Animated videos celebrate the spirit of holidays, created specially for us by the award-winning, DUMBO-based animation studio, Augenblick Studios.
  • TOY DRIVE. Bring an unwrapped toy for a child ages 0 to 14, to be added to the 84th Precinct’s Operation Sleigh Ride.
  • COAT DRIVE. Bring an old coat in good condition–all sizes welcome! – for 84th Precinct x New York Cares Coat Drive this season.
  • FOOD DRIVE. Bring packaged non-perishables for the Vinegar Hill Pantry Food Drive.

    Letters to Santa can also be dropped off at a special mailbox in the Pearl Street Triangle. Those who have a wishlist that can be sourced in Dumbo may be the recipient of $100 Dumbo Dollars to spend in the neighborhood as an early holiday gift.

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