Tree Lighting To Mark End Of Park Slope's Open Street Season

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — Park Slope's Fifth Avenue will enter a new season with its annual holiday tree lighting ceremony later this month, the Business Improvement District has announced.

The annual tree lighting, the first each year in New York City, will mark the end of the Open Streets season on the corridor, which has closed down to cars each Saturday so neighbors could dine, shop and play in certain blocks of the roadway.

The Open Streets program has run every weekend since March 13, a total of 51 weekends this year and 76 since the program launched in 2020.

The tree lighting is slated for Saturday, Nov. 27, this year's Small Business Saturday.

It will include a celebration along Fifth Avenue from 4:30 p.m. until 6 p.m., when the tree will be lit near Fourth Street.

"It's great to be back this year with a live event where the community can once again gather, shop and kick off the holiday season together," Fifth Avenue BID Executive Director Mark Caserta said. "We have so many new businesses for folks to explore, shops and restaurants that opened in the past year against all odds. The vitality and resilience of Park Slope 5th Avenue is positively inspirational."

Here's what to know about the event:

WHERE: Fifth Avenue on the corner of Fourth Street

WHEN: 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Nov. 27; Tree lighting at 6 p.m. sharp

WHAT: "The family-friendly event will feature music, arts activities, treats (wrapped, of course) and a visit from Santa and his elf. Entertainment includes stilt-walking steel drum band Tropical Fete; Dr. Alex performing his kid-friendly silly songs on guitar; giant bubble blower extraordinaire Bubbledad, plus art activities provided by Park Slope Parents."

WHO: Organized by the Park Slope 5th Avenue Business Improvement District and sponsored by Mount Sinai Doctors-Brooklyn Heights