ANNUAL CELEBRATION ON NOV. 21 WILL TURN ON THE LIGHTS ALONG FULTON MALL AND SURROUNDING AREAS
STARTING NOV. 30, FREE DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN HOLIDAY TROLLEY WILL BE BACK FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE SATURDAYS
What:
Annual holiday lighting ceremony of 30-foot Christmas tree, menorah, and main retail corridors in Downtown Brooklyn will feature performances by The Brooklyn Tabernacle Singers and Dancewave. Refreshments provided by Junior’s. Remarks from Downtown Brooklyn Partnership President Tucker Reed, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, and other elected officials.
Downtown Brooklyn’s popular Holiday Trolley will also return for four consecutive Saturdays between Thanksgiving and Christmas, offering free hop on, hop off service throughout the neighborhood. Each week will feature different activities aboard the trolley: historian on November 30 and December 7, carolers from the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music on December 14, and Santa Claus on December 21.
When:
Lighting Ceremony
Thursday, November 21
5pm-6pm
Event flyer here: http://assets.downtownbrooklyn.com/documents/2013-Holiday-Tree-Lighting.pdf
Holiday Trolley
Saturdays, Nov. 30, Dec. 7, Dec. 14, Dec. 21
12pm-6pm
More details and route information here: http://www.downtownbrooklyn.com/posts/visit/all-aboard-the-holiday-trolley
Where:
Lighting Ceremony
Albee Square
Fulton St. + Bond Street
Downtown Brooklyn
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