Christmas, Hanukkah Events In Northport: Parades, Tree Lightings, More

Correction: The Huntington Menorah Lighting was originally listed for Dec. 21. The Menorah Lighting will instead be held at 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19.

NORTHPORT, NY — There is no shortage of things to do in Northport to get the winter holiday season off to a rollicking good start.

Christmas and Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish festival of lights, intersect this year, with Hanukkah running Dec. 18-26. Christmas, of course, is on Dec. 25, but you don’t have to wait to start taking in all the sights and sounds of the holidays.

Tree and menorah lightings in Northport are:

• Northport Tree Lighting Ceremony. Santa will arrive via firetruck!
  • Date: 7 p.m. Nov. 25.
  • Where: Northport Village Park at the end of Main Street.
• Grand Menorah Lighting by Chabad of Huntington Village
  • When: 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19.
  • Where: Huntington Village Winter Wonderland (at Main Street and Wall Street).

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Christmas parades — often complete with Santa Claus, festively decorated floats and marching bands — are a holiday tradition, both nationally and locally.

Several big parades are taking place this year, including the Mayor’s Annual Christmas Parade in Baltimore City, Maryland; and the Christmas Boat Parade in Newport Beach, California.

While local parades may not match those in scale, there is still one in the Town of Huntington.

• 12th Annual Huntington "Holiday Express" Parade
  • 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26.
  • Where: The parade will kick off 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.
  • More: The festivities will include a performance by Sal "The Voice" Valentinetti, the Electric Light Parade Procession, the Wall Street Tree Lighting, and a visit from Santa Claus.

Correction: An earlier version of this story mentioned the Target Holidazzle Parade in Minneapolis, which is not a parade but rather a collection of holiday-themed events.