FALL FESTIVAL 1 – Saturday, October 19, 2019
10:00 am – 11:30 am: Window Painting & Mask Making: Families with children ages 8 – 12 years are invited to paint seasonal scenes for Halloween and Thanksgiving on the windows of downtown businesses, beginning at 10:00 am. A mask-making workshop geared for younger children will take place in Library Green at the Market. In the event of inclement weather, a rain makeup date will be available by calling 654-2116. Families must pre-register in order to paint a window: email ngainor@newrochelleny.com (654-2116). 11:30 am – 1:45 pm: Intuition, an all- female jazz/funk/rock band, performs under the Music Tent.
FALL FESTIVAL 2 – Saturday, October 26, 2019
9:45 am: Costume Parade, followed by Pumpkin-Painting in Library Green: Line-up for the annual Merchant’s Urchins Parade begins at 9:45 am and parade starts at 10:00 am at New Street, New Roc City (in front of Regal Cinema) and ends at Library Green, where a pumpkin-painting will take place. Free treat bags for those in costume. (In the event of inclement weather, the parade is cancelled and pumpkin painting will take place in the library’s meeting room.)
BID Family Days are made possible by a partnership with the New Rochelle Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) in conjunction with the Library, City School District and Parks & Recreation. Free.