Pennington’s 31st annual Holiday Walk, sponsored by the Pennington Business & Professional Association, will be held in the center of town on Dec. 5, from 6-9 p.m.
The Holiday Walk, a Pennington tradition that marks the beginning of the holiday season, brings the town together for a night of family friendly events and festivities.
Part of the event will feature the Pennington Dance Company with a holiday performance in the Pennington Dance studio location at the Trenton Cyrus Lodge at 131 Burd St. (opposite The Pennington School’s running track) at 6:45 p.m.
More than 70 dancers, ranging in age from 3½ to 15. from Pennington, Hopewell, Titusville, Ewing, Lawrenceville, and Yardley will perform.
Some of the program’s ballet, tap, jazz and Hip Hop numbers include: "All I Want for Christmas is You," "Jingle Bell Rock," "So This is Christmas," "Up on A Housetop," "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer," "We are Santa’s Elves," "Let it Snow," "Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree," "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" and several variations from "The Nutcracker."
Dances are choreographed by instructors Jenny Gladney, Ashley Miller, Taylor Miller and Nancy Warner. Students Faith Doldy, Lena Ondreyka, Arielle Kline, Alastair Donofrio and Phoebe Donofrio will perform numbers they have choreographed themselves.
There is no admission fee for this performance
THE FIRST EVENT FRIDAY will be the lighting of the tree, to take place at 6 p.m. at Howe Commons. Howe Commons is located at 65 S. Main St.. The tree lighting will be accompanied by hot chocolate and cider, compliments of Pennington Bagel and Chicken Dog Café, respectively.
The highlight of the evening for children will be the arrival of Santa, who will make an appearance at Howe Commons just in time to help light the tree.
After the tree lighting, Santa will be escorted to Sun Bank by the Pennington Dance Company and the Hopewell Valley Central High School Brass Band at 6:30 p.m. There, free photos of children with Santa, courtesy of professional photographer Sarah Fuller of Purple Circle Photography, can be taken.
Throughout the evening, there will be a variety activities for the entire family, including a holiday dance performance at 6:45 p.m. at the Trenton Cyrus Lodge at 35 Burd St. The Wallaby Tales Traveling Zoo will bring a presentation to the Pennington Library at 7 p.m.
For teens, the Youth Activity Center at the YMCA (62 S. Main St.) and the Teen Coffee House in Morrell Hall at Pennington Methodist Church will be open from 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Throughout the evening, the shops and restaurants of Pennington will be open for shopping, dining and a few holiday surprises.
For the event, Main Street between Academy Avenue and the Borough Hall driveway will be closed to traffic between 6. and 9 p.m., as will Delaware Avenue between Eglantine Avenue and Burd Street.
For more information or information on parking, contact the Pennington Police Department at 609-737-2020.
The Pennington Business and Professional Association is a community organization that has been operating for over 30 years. The goal of the PB&PA is to promote local businesses and foster the spirit of cooperation among the community.
The PB&PA can be reached at 609-462-0556.
