2021 Grand Holiday Illumination: December 10 through January 2
The 2021 Grand Holiday Illumination opens on December 10 at 5:30 p.m. and is then open every night through January 2, from 4:30 until 8:00 p.m., free to the public with NO RESERVATIONS required.
Inaugurated in 2015, the Untermyer Gardens Conservancy's Grand Holiday Illumination has quickly become a Yonkers tradition, and thousands of visitors come to enjoy the spectacle. Come and see the Walled Garden lit with more than 100,000 lights and listen to holiday music from many traditions. This holiday treat is free thanks to our generous sponsors. The Untermyer Gardens Conservancy is proud to be a grantee of ArtsWestchester with funding made possible by Westchester County Government with the support of County Executive George Latimer.
2021 Leadership funding provided by:
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Additional funding provided by:
Thanks to the many community groups and families who volunteered their time at the Welcome Table this year:
Ardsley Cadette Troop 2300 · Blue Door Gallery · Chabad of Yonkers ·
Cornell Alumni Association of Westchester · Dudman Family ·
Edgemont High School Science Scholars · First Unitarian Society of Westchester ·
Friends of Crestwood Library · Garden Club of Dobbs Ferry · Garden Club of Irvington ·
Girl Scout Troop 1796 · Greenburgh Hebrew Center · Hastings Historical Society ·
Hastings Pollinator Pathways · Hollander Martel Family · Lindemann Family ·
Ludlow Park Residents Association · Morsemere Garden Club ·
Park Hill Residents Association · Society of American Magicians Assembly 194 ·
Untermyer Gardens Conservancy Docents ·
Untermyer Gardens Conservancy Gardening Class ·
Untermyer Gardens Conservancy Greeters · Yonkers Paddling & Rowing Club ·
Yonkers Partners In Education
In addition to the classical music associated with Christmas, music from the traditions associated with Indo-Persian gardens and Samuel Untermyer has been selected for the Illumination at Untermyer Gardens. Ancient Persia (550 BCE) was Zoroastrian. Its music may sound strange to many Western ears, but it would have been heard in Persian gardens for over a thousand years. As Persia gradually became Muslim, new music evolved from that tradition. Jewish music reflects the heritage of Samuel Untermyer as well as the ancient story of the Garden of Eden in the Book of Genesis. New this year is Hindu music, as it would have been heard in the monumental gardens of Mughal India. Click here to download a .pdf listing this year's music playlist, or Open this playlist in Spotify. (Requires a free, or paid, Spotify account.)
