Christmas, Hanukkah Events In Mount Vernon: Parades, Lightings, More

MOUNT VERNON, NY — There is no shortage of things to do in Mount Vernon 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.

Holiday events in Mount Vernon are:

• Nov. 4- Dec. 23: American Christmas "Christmas Experience"
• Dec 1: Tree Lighting Ceremony, 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
• Dec. 8: Tree Lighting Ceremony, Mount Vernon Public Library, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• Dec. 13: Hanukkah Celebration, Mount Vernon Public Library, 4:30 p.m.
• Dec. 19: Kwanzaa Celebration, Mount Vernon Public Library, 6 p.m.

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