Parks and Recreation

Please join Southbury Parks and Recreation on Saturday, December 7, 2024 for an inclusive special event, The Holiday Celebration: Be the Light!

Activities taking place include a community sing-along, lighting of the Holiday Tree, illuminating Dreidel and Kinara, Santa arriving on a fire truck, decorated winter scenes for photo opportunities, free crafts and activities, free hot cocoa & sweets, and new this year, a food truck offering food for purchase.

This is a free event. It will take place at Firehouse and the Town Hall Green.

• 3:00pm-4:00pm, inside the Firehouse: Sensory Friendly activities for those who require accommodations.
• 3:00pm-6:00pm, outside, Town Hall parking lot: Food truck: grilled cheese, chili, hot dogs, burger soup and coffee available for purchase.
• 4:00pm-6:45pm, inside the Firehouse: Activities for all: cookie decorating, games, crafts and more.
• 5:00pm, outside, Town Hall parking lot: Free hot cocoa and sweets, a community sing-along, followed by a countdown to illumination.
• Around 5:30pm, outside, Town Hall parking lot: Santa arrives on the fire truck.
• Around 5:45pm-7:00pm, inside the Firehouse: Santa and his elf available for photos. There may be a surprise visit from the Grinch - keep your eyes peeled!

Parking will be available at:

• Town Hall's lower parking lot, Parks and Recreation's parking lot (entrance at 561 Main Street South)
• Pomperaug Elementary School's parking lot (607 Main Street South)
• Rochambeau Middle School's parking lot (100 Peter Rd)

There will be no parking at Town Hall’s upper parking lot or Firehouse’s parking lot. There will be a designated drop-off area at Town Hall's lower level parking lot, monitored by employees.

Southbury Parks and Recreation Department thanks the following individuals and groups for supporting this event: Arts & Culture Subcommittee, Cub Scout Troop 162, Dunkin Doughnuts of Southbury, PHS Asian Club, PHS LatinX Club, Knights of Columbus, The Price Family, Michelle Rosen, H.H. Stone, Middlebury & Southbury Equity and Inclusion Council , Southbury Library, S.M.A.R.T., Southbury Fire Department, Southbury Public Works, Sophia Neumeier, The Town of Southbury, The Bakery of Southbury, Full Bloom Catering, The Speech Pathology Group & Rehab Services of CT. For more information, visit the Southbury Parks and Recreation.

For the event map and other details, please visit our website at southburyct.myrec.com.

In order to serve you better, Southbury Parks and Recreation's programs are subject to change. All Parks and Recreation programs are covered by the Universal Disclaimer.