First Lighting Ceremony Scheduled for Sleepy Hollow Lighthouse

SLEEPY HOLLOW, NY — What is hoped to be a new holiday tradition in Sleepy Hollow is set for Saturday, Dec. 3 with the Holiday Lighting of the 1883 Lighthouse.

The lighthouse will be open for visitors starting at 3:30 p.m., with the first-ever lighting ceremony set for 4 p.m.

Organizers said the lighthouse will be decorated with colored LED lights, and the Heartfelt Quartet will perform holiday carols.

Free hot cider and doughnuts will be available, and Santa Claus will be making an appearance.

Visitors are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy — preferably for newborns through age 14 — for the toy drives of The Open Door Family Medical Centers and the RSHM Life Center of Sleepy Hollow.

Admission to the lighting ceremony is free.

The event is underwritten with support from Edge-on-Hudson, organizers said, where free parking is available. Enter at the main gate at 199 Beekman Ave. at the intersection of Beekman Avenue and River Street and walk or drive to the lighthouse.

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