3-5 p.m. — Folk singer and musician Bob Lusk will provide live music at 3 p.m. at Inquiring Mind Bookstore.
The dance troupe from World of Dance studio will perform at Main and Market streets at 3:30 p.m.
5 p.m. — The traditional tree and menorah lighting will be held at 5 p.m. at Reis parking lot followed by the Firemen’s Parade of Lights through the village. A free bus will then offer rides to Seamon Park for the tree lighting there and a reading of “The Night Before Christmas” presented by the Kiwanis Club. Trophies will be awarded to three fire trucks in the parade and then the free bus will take passengers back to the village shops and restaurants.
For more information, visit www.DiscoverSaugerties.com or www.village.saugerties.ny.us.
Village businesses get in the holiday spirit
- Activities for kids and holiday treats to be found at businesses in the village include:
- Fried dough snowmen and hot chocolate for kids at Village Pizza
- Mr. and Mrs. Claus will give out candy canes at The Well
- Craft activities with fiberflame art studio at Sawyer Savings Bank
- DIY Christmas ornaments and tree decorations at Tango Cafe
- Free hot chocolate for kids at Dave’s Coffee and Wine House
- Hillbilly holiday snacks and refreshments at Rock Star Rodeo
- Cookies, candy, dips and refreshments at The Willow Tree
- Free holiday churros for children at Main Street Restaurant
- Kids’ holiday necklacemaking at Slices of Saugerties
- Holiday hors d’oeuvres at Green Shutter Boutique
- Chocolate lollipop decorating at Lucky Chocolate
- Cookie decorating at Hudson Valley Dessert Company
- An assortment of sweets at Happy Paws Thrift Store
- Christmas ornament crafts at Exchange Hotel
- Holidayinspired cocktails at Dutch Ale House
- Freshly baked cookies at Red Hook Shoe Repair
- Free hot chocolate at The Pig Restaurant
- Yarn spinning, harp music and children’s weaving at Perfect Blend Yarn and Tea Shop
- Holiday refreshments and free rides on a holiday bicycle for two at Revolution Bicycles
- Free samples and a raffle to win a gift basket and other prizes at Brine Barrel
- Wine tasting and the Saugerties Community Brass Band at Partition Street Wine Shop
- Food tasting by Smokehouse of the Catskills and Catskill Mountain Woodcarvers at Smith Hardware
- Hot cocoa and cookies, crayons, coloring books and a spinawheel game for piggy banks at Key Bank
- A craft and gift basket sale at Saugerties Reformed Church
- Cookies, cider and a free mug with $50 purchase at Lighthouse home store
- Discount of 30-50 percent off instock merchandise and a drawing to win a diamond heart necklace at Genter’s Jewelers
- Storewide clearance sale at Dry Goods with everything at least 25 percent off
- Beef jerky samples and a raffle with purchase from JD’s Cycle Wear
- Les Petites Oeuvres d’ Art and refreshments at Intima Gallery
- Ten percent off housewares and gifts and free gift wrapping at DIG Boutique
- Large candy cane giveaway at Marky Mark’s Tattoo
- Holiday giveaways at Bank of America
- Hot cocoa and cookies at The Ivy Lodge
- Free hot chocolate at Stewart’s
- Fortune cookies at Szechuan King
- A holiday art project at Kid Around
- Craft activities for kids at M&T Bank l
