Old-Fashioned Holiday Light Celebrations for Everyone on Staten Island
November 02, 2007 by
Culturally Diverse and Family Friendly Traditional Holiday Celebrations
You don't have to go into New York City to celebrate the holidays with all the diversity and excitement that Staten Island has to offer, the entire island is a virtual winter wonderland of holiday activities both modern and old-fashioned, historical and cultural.Holiday Celebrations on Staten Island
Neigborhood: Staten Island Staten Island , NY 07027
United States of America
November 24thBreakfast with Santa/or Dinner with Santa for you and your family sponsored by the Women's Auxiliary of Staten Island.
Location: Third County Courthouse
Breakfast is 9:30-11:30 with a hot breakfast buffet and magician. Children can participate in a make your own Christmas ornament to decorate the tree on display in the courthouse. Breakfast prices are $15/adult, $10/child, and children under 3 are free. Prepaid reservations are required.
Dinner with Santa is held that evening from 4:00-6:00 p.m. and prepaid reservations are also required. Dinner reservations are $20/adults, $15/children, and children under 3 are free.
November 24, 2007 Old Richmond Town Community Tree Lighting Ceremony follows the dinner at 6:00 p.m. at the Third County Courthouse with an old fashioned tree lighting with the community, caroling and Santa. Admission is free; children will have the opportunity to view the decorations that were created earlier that day at the Breakfast with Santa.
December 2, 2007 Christmas in Richmond Town
A celebration of the season with lights, shopping and other holiday events. For more information please call, 718-351-1611
December 8, 2007 Historic Richmond with take you back in time to celebrate the holidays with 300 years of holiday traditions such as caroling, music, and food. RichmondTown will be decorated that evening by candles, oil lamps and fires. This event is sponsored by the Staten Island Historical Society.
For more information on these and other HistoricRichmondTown events please call 718-351-1611 or visit their website.
Staten Island Children's Museum
As a Staten Island resident or visitor, you may think you have to go to Manhattan for a good ethnic meal. It isn't so. Below are my restaurant recommendations for a date, hanging out, bringing the family, and ordering in.
By Roxy Miller | Published 6/15/2005 | Read more »
Staten Island Zoo, The GreenBelt, and Historic Richmond Town offer various festivities this Halloween Season. Listed here are much of what they offer Staten Islanders.
By Fawn volkert | Published 9/28/2006 | Read more »
On a winter Sunday afternoon boarding the Staten Island Ferry, the weather was unseasonable warm
By Denise Kaminsky | Published 5/2/2007 | Read more »
Staten Island, New York is the smallest of the five boroughs of New York City and is the only one where you can get a one family home in this price range that is not a handyman special.
By Regina Sass | Published 1/30/2007 | Read more »
A Review of Two Staten Island Hospitals, and their Emergency Rooms.
By Laura Del Prete | Published 6/28/2007 | Read more »
The road to the White House detoured through the Stugots Section of Staten Island where every leading presidential candidate was in the area in an attempt to court the very influential Italian vote for next fall's presidential election.
By Nigel Turnbuckle | Published 9/4/2007 | Read more »
|
|
Most Comments Today
- Hot News Quickies - Monday, July 6, 2009 News happens while you sleep - get your Hot News Quickies here! 27 Comments
- Give a Damn Another new song, this one describes the feelings of us who save the world ev... 27 Comments
- Associted Content Sources: Who Are We? If you have ever wondered what exactly an Associted Content Source is, keep r... 25 Comments
- Why Would a Web Writer Drop DayLife.Com? Before I share my story with you, dear readers, I want to point out that Dayl... 24 Comments
- Death at Disney World in Orlando, Florida Monorails collide one driver has died at the Disney World Theme Park in Orlan... 19 Comments
- Is Obamageddon Coming? The times they are a changin' - but are we hurtling toward Armageddon - or as... 18 Comments
Layla Lair
Posted on 11/03/2007 at 6:11:00 PM
eiffelvu
Posted on 11/02/2007 at 9:11:00 PM
Cheryl Goodwin
Posted on 11/02/2007 at 8:11:00 PM