2018 Grand Holiday Illumination
The Untermyer Gardens Conservancy, a non-profit organization working in partnership with the City of Yonkers, announces the Opening Ceremony for its third annual Grand Holiday Illumination at the Walled Garden. The event is free and open to the public on Wednesday, December 12 at 5:30 PM.
The Walled Garden will be brilliantly illuminated with festive holiday lights, highlighting the rich architectural and horticultural elements of the garden. Beautiful seasonal music in the Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Zoroastrian traditions will be played.
The Illumination will take place every night from December 13 - January 1 from 4:00 until 8:00 PM. Hot chocolate will be served by various community groups on most evenings.
In honor of Old Calendar Christmas (also known as Orthodox Christmas or Julian Calendar Christmas) the gardens will be lit one additional night on January 5 which is two days before Old Calendar Christmas. This event has been cancelled due to rain.
On December 12, the Illumination will be opened with the sequential lighting of various sections of the Walled Garden. We hope you will join us in celebrating the holiday season.
During the Illumination, while the Walled Garden hours are extended, the remainder of the gardens close 45 minutes before sunset - visitors wanting to see the Illumination after sunset should plan on entering the garden from the North Broadway entrance - the gate to the aqueduct and the gate at the top of the Vista will be locked.
The Walled Garden will be brilliantly illuminated with festive holiday lights, highlighting the rich architectural and horticultural elements of the garden. Beautiful seasonal music in the Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Zoroastrian traditions will be played.
The Illumination will take place every night from December 13 - January 1 from 4:00 until 8:00 PM. Hot chocolate will be served by various community groups on most evenings.
In honor of Old Calendar Christmas (also known as Orthodox Christmas or Julian Calendar Christmas) the gardens will be lit one additional night on January 5 which is two days before Old Calendar Christmas. This event has been cancelled due to rain.
On December 12, the Illumination will be opened with the sequential lighting of various sections of the Walled Garden. We hope you will join us in celebrating the holiday season.
During the Illumination, while the Walled Garden hours are extended, the remainder of the gardens close 45 minutes before sunset - visitors wanting to see the Illumination after sunset should plan on entering the garden from the North Broadway entrance - the gate to the aqueduct and the gate at the top of the Vista will be locked.
From Nancy Sorbella's article, Best places to take in the lights this holiday season:
Because it is like no other holiday lights experience. Because this garden is a fave of mine and I talk about it a lot and visit throughout the year. Because this is where, at the Summer Solstice Soiree, that I met one of my oldest childhood friends after, well, about a hundred years. Because growing up in nearby Dobbs Ferry I witnessed the transformation of this garden from near ruin to restoration and majesty. I cannot love this place more. You just have to experience it for yourself.
