Merry Days & Jolly Nights

November 26^th – December 24^th

November 26th – Christmas Tree Lighting at the Parade Plaza from 5pm-6pm

• On November 26^th, we will light the City Christmas tree in the Parade Plaza
• We will have musical performances from 5pm – 6pm
• Santa Claus & Mrs. Claus will arrive on a lighted Jeep and lead the Holiday Parade down Bank Street at 5:30 pm
• The Christmas Tree lighting will take place at 6 pm. Santa and Mrs. Claus will light the Christmas tree.
• Shoreline Ringers bell choir will perform at 6pm

December 4th – Lighting of the Menorah at the Parade Plaza (time tbd)

December 11th – Live nativity at the Parade Plaza from 1pm -3pm

• The City, ADNL / Asociación de Dominicanos de New London and Church of the City will present a live nativity with real animals. Stop by the parade plaza from 1 pm -3pm. The Three Kings will be accepting donations of non-perishable food for the soup kitchen.
•  The Community Choir sponsored by THE Church will perform.

December 18th – Holiday music in downtown New London

• Walk downtown and shop while hearing holiday music being performed throughout our streets.

December 26th – January 1st

• Children can pick up a free Kwanzaa activity book at downtown business.

Downtown New London Holiday Passbook for businesses

• The Holiday Passbook is a booklet that customers can get stamped after they make a $25 purchase at each business. 
• There is no cost to participate for the business or the customer.
• The business agrees to stamp customers’ passbook after they spend $25 at your business. 
• To participate, businesses must email their logo to Barbara J. Neff  by   Friday, Nov 12^that noon.
• When a customer completes their passbook they will turn them in at any participating business.  I will pick them up on the week of Dec 27^th – Dec 30, 2021
•  The winner of the drawing will be announced on Dec 31st, 2021.

Opening Reception Friday, November 19th at 7pm

Hygienic Art’s Annual Holiday Show, “Art=Gift” is back! This year’s show features handcrafted, affordable art by local and regional artists.

Showcasing special pieces with gift-giving in mind, all works are priced to be especially affordable for the holiday season.
Art=Gift includes a wide array of exquisite art including:

• Paintings
• Prints
• Photography
• Glass art
• Jewelry
• Hand-printed T-shirts
• Knitted garments
• Drawings
• Wood-Turning
• Holiday Cards and Ornaments