7 Ways to Celebrate the Holidays in Brooklyn
A Williamsburg couple carts off their tree. Photo by Mary Hautman
The holidays are upon us. No matter how you celebrate, what local traditions make you feel merry and bright? Read on for a few of our favorite ways to enjoy the season in Brooklyn.
QNYC Event Highlight: Kwanzaa 2012
Image Source: American Museum of Natural History
Over the past five decades, Kwanzaa has become a popular observation throughout the U.S. and more recently Canada and South America. This annual, week-long celebration of African heritage and African-American culture runs from Dec. 26, 2012 to Jan. 1, 2013. The Afrikan Poetry Theater will hold a Kwanzaa celebration at the Springfield Gardens Educational Campus on Saturday, December 29, 2012. In addition to the traditional candle-lighting and distribution of Zawadi (gifts) to children, the event will include musical and dance performances as well as an African marketplace and food court.
Springfield Gardens Educational Campus
143-10 Springfield Boulevard
Saturday, December 29
1pm – 8pm | Free admission
Question of the day – where do you like to shop locally for the holidays?
The weekend is just about here, and we bet some of you will be out shopping for Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Solstice gifts. Where do you like to buy gifts locally? Is there a shop you wish everyone knew about? Are you going shopping at a holiday market this weekend? We’d love to know – leave us a comment here or via twitter at @queensnycity.
BTW, here are a couple of resources for your shopping this weekend, in case you’re stuck or need some inspiration:
How to be the coolest aunt or uncle: Hip kids’ gift and toy stores in Astoria, Corona, and Elmhurst [QNYC]
Queens Holiday Markets 2012 [QNYC]
