Big Wall Street Menorah Lighting to Follow on Monday, November 29
Free Parking at Huntington LIRR
Church Street Lot from 3pm-9pm with Free HART Bus Shuttle
The
Town of Huntington’s 11th Annual Holiday Parade and Wall Street Tree
Lighting in Huntington Village is back for 2021 on Saturday, November
27, kicking
off at 5:30 PM!
PRE-PARADE ENTERTAINMENT
5:00 PM
Main Street & Wall Street
Dancin’ Feet
ELECTRIC LIGHT PARADE
5:30 PM
Led by Grand Marshals:
Huntington Hospital’s Healthcare Heroes
First Responders from Every Town of Huntington Fire & EMS District
Bill Harris & The Huntington Blue Devils Baseball Team
Walt Whitman High School Wildcats Football Team - 2021 Suffolk County Division I Champions
Followed by:
Walt Whitman High School Kick Line
& Electric Light Parade Procession
POST-PARADE
Wall Street
Huntington Holiday Spectacular
65-Foot Christmas Tree Lighting in the Middle of Wall Street
Live Entertainment
Special Guest: Santa Claus!
Free parking will be available in the municipal parking lots in Huntington Village. While metered parking will be free on Thanksgiving Day, from December 16 through December 26, including Christmas Day, and on New Year’s Day, metered parking will remain in effect all other days through the holiday season, including the day of the parade. Free parking will also be available at the Huntington LIRR Train Station Church Street Parking Lot with a convenient free HART Bus shuttle into the village from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
The
theme of the day is a patriotic “Red, White & Blue,” supporting
local merchants on Small Business Saturday during the day, and
continuing with Long
Island’s Largest Electric Light Parade kicking off at 5:30 PM featuring
frontline workers, and ending with Santa’s arrival at the Annual
Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, now being held at the 80-Foot
Christmas Tree in the center of Wall Street’s Huntington
Holiday Spectacular.
“The
Huntington Holiday Parade is back in a big way, honoring our frontline
heroes,” stated Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci. “This year, as the parade
ends,
we will kick off the Huntington Holiday Spectacular, thanks to the
generosity of Huntington Hospital Northwell Health and our local
merchants.”
“Our
small business community started a brand-new holiday tradition last
year and we’re excited to have the 80-foot Christmas Tree and Big
Menorah back
on Wall Street all season long,” said Deputy Supervisor Ed Smyth. “Shop
our local merchants on Small Business Saturday this Thanksgiving
weekend, then join us for live pre-parade entertainment kicking off at
5pm!”
11th Annual Huntington Red, White & Blue Holiday Parade
Huntington’s 11th
Annual “Red, White & Blue” Holiday Parade, which draws between
5,000 and 10,000 people to downtown Huntington Village, will
kick off at 5:30 PM from the Big H Shopping Center on New York Avenue
and will proceed north to Main Street and then west on Main Street to
West Neck Road. The parade kicks off with Dancin’ Feet at the
intersection of Main Street and Wall Street.
The
parade will include competitions for the best floats in several
categories, with judging based on how well they follow the theme of the
parade, “Red,
White & Blue.” The friendly competition among fire departments is
particularly fierce, because the winning department gets to choose who
will play Santa Claus in the 2022 parade. Businesses and organizations
are also encouraged to participate!
To participate in the Parade, download
a 2021 Holiday Parade Application and return it to Huntington Manor Fire Department, Attn: Holiday Parade Committee, 1650 New York Avenue, Huntington Station, NY 11746 by November 15, 2021.
Interactive Parade Map
The
Town will be hosting the Interactive Parade Map created by Town GIS
staff. Participating businesses will be listed on the Parade Map, which
can be
accessed on any smart phone, computer, laptop, tablet, or other device.
Shoppers
will browse the interactive Holiday Parade Map, full of giveaways and
special offers related to Small Business Saturday and the Holiday
Parade.
The Interactive Parade Map also allows the user to see the location of
entertainment, parking, transportation information and more. At the end
of the holiday season the Parade Map becomes the Business Map.
Any merchant wishing to be featured on the map and offer deals for the Holiday Season can email info@huntingtonholidayspectacular.com
by Friday, November 19, 2021.
Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
As
the parade wraps up Saturday, November 27, visitors will walk over to
the 65-Foot Christmas Tree in the center of Wall Street’s Huntington
Holiday Spectacular,
where music will fill the block, adorned with lights and holiday
decorations, as visitors await the Annual Christmas Tree Lighting,
followed by live entertainment and a chance for children to meet Santa.
Monday: The Big Menorah Lighting Ceremony
On
the Monday following the parade, November 29, visitors can enjoy the
annual Big Menorah Lighting at 5:00 PM on Wall Street between Gerard
Street and
Main Street at the Huntington Holiday Spectacular.
Huntington Holiday Spectacular
The
2021 Huntington Holiday Spectacular, located on Wall Street in
Huntington Village, will honor the countless frontline workers that have
fought to keep
our community safe and runs from November 27, 2021 through January 7,
2022 with lights, music and surprises: https://www.huntingtonholidayspectacular.com/
Wall
Street between Main Street and Gerard Street will be closed from
November 20, 2021 through January 14, 2022 for set up and break-down of
the
Huntington Holiday Spectacular.
The
2021 Huntington Holiday Spectacular is sponsored by Huntington Hospital
Northwell Health and the Town of Huntington, the Huntington BID, the
Huntington
Township Chamber of Commerce, Looks Great Services and The Paramount.
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