Glen Cove celebrates the holidays downtown

Downtown Glen Cove’s Village Square was a hub of activity on Saturday afternoon during the annual Holiday Festival, followed by the city’s tree lighting ceremony. Organized by the Downtown Business Improvement District, this year’s festival once again made use of the newly opened Village Square, offering free photos with Santa, hot chocolate, a letter writing station, horse and carriage rides and a full slate of live entertainment.

Throughout the afternoon, performances were held by the Glen Cove High School’s Select Chorale,  jazz band and orchestra, followed by the Our Lady of Mercy Select Choir, Mercy Dance Company, Jazz Hands Children Theatre, soloists Michael Renga, Gracie Donaldson, Steven Dahlke, and Christopher Moll, and a scene from A Christmas Carol performed by the Slayer Players.  The Sleigh Bells graced the stage for the final performance before Mayor Tim Tenke led the countdown to light the tree, followed by more Christmas carols.