Get Fired Up For The Holidays

Usher in the holiday season on Friday, December 10, as Hoosick Falls pays tribute to area fire departments with a lighted holiday parade and community celebration. The Hoosick Area Youth Center & Community Coalition (HAYC3) and its Youth Impact Team are organizing this Pride and Tradition Initiative.
Tree Lighting
The celebration begins at 5 pm in Wood Memorial Park on Main Street with the lighting of the Village Christmas Tree in the gazebo. The community is invited to join in the ceremony.
Pancake Dinner
Head to the Youth Center, 115 Church Street, Hoosick Falls, and enjoy a pancake dinner before or after the parade. There will be holiday activities for everyone and pancakes will be served from 5 to 7 pm. One price includes pancakes, coffee, hot chocolate and juice.
Santa & The Lighted Parade
At 6 pm, the lighted holiday parade will depart from the Youth Center. The parade will feature our community fire engines decked out for the season, along with everyone’s favorite holiday figure, Santa Claus. The community is invited to enter lighted floats and compete for the $100 first prize and the $50 second prize.
The parade will line up on Center Street and will turn right onto Church Street before traveling to the Main Street intersection. The parade will then head down Main Street, past Wood Park, turn left onto John Street, left onto Church Street and return back to the Youth Center.
Please call 518-686-9050 and leave a message for Aelish Nealon or Beth Dillard if you intend to be part of the parade line-up. Participants must be in place by 5:45 pm for entry judging. The parade will step off promptly at 6 pm.
After the parade, Santa will visit for a while with the children of the community at the Youth Center. He will have a little something for each child, and parents are welcome to photograph their child with the jolly old elf.
Merchant Participation
Several merchants and restaurants in the downtown area have agreed to be part of this holiday celebration and will be staying open late on December 10. Stop in at these businesses and do a little holiday shopping. Anyone who spends at least $5 will be entered into a drawing for one of three gift certificates worth $50, $25 and $25 each. The certificates will be good at any of the businesses participating in the December 10 celebration. The raffle will only be available for entry on Friday, December 10 – so be sure to support the local merchants who are staying open that night.
Local eateries are also participating and will be open for all to enjoy before, during and after the tree lighting and parade. During the next few weeks, firefighter theme holiday dalmatians will be popping up in storefronts throughout the Village. Take a stroll around town, visit a few stores and see if you can spot all of them.
To learn more about the holiday celebration or for information on entering a float, please call 518-686-9050 or email contact@hoosickyouth.org. Additional details may be available at www.hoosickyouth.org.