Parade Featuring Horses, Dogs In Holiday Attire Rescheduled: UPDATE

Editor's Note: The Jingle Bell Parade has been rescheduled for Dec. 18

MOUNT PLEASANT, NY — The Rockefeller State Park Preserve and the Friends of the Rockefeller State Park Preserve will host their second annual Jingle Bell Parade on Sunday.

The event will include carriages, horses and ponies, as well as dogs in holiday attire — with prizes for best horse and dog costume.

The public is invited.

Join the parade with your dog, or sip hot cider and watch along the trailside as the parade makes its way around Swan Lake along the newly renovated Brother’s Path carriage road.

It starts with a ribbon cutting at 1 p.m., but get there early!

Participants should stop by the Swan Lake kiosk to enter to win a prize for best horse costume or best dog costume and then assemble at 12:45 p.m.

Spectators are encouraged to arrive early as well to grab some cider and find a spot along the lake to watch. Bring a reusable mug to cut down on waste, the park rangers urge.

Following the parade, guests can meet the horses and riders and take photos. Winners of the costume contest will be announced at 2 p.m.

The Rockefeller State Park Preserve is known for its carriage roads and has long been a place for equestrians of all types. The Rockefeller family established the network of carriage roads, now spanning over 50 miles and designated as a National Historic Site, thanks to John D. Rockefeller Sr. and Jr.’s love of carriage riding.

The main entrance is at 125 Phelps Way, Pleasantville, NY 10570.

Rain date: Dec. 18. Announcements will be made via email and social media.