Media Advisory For Immediate Release Saint Nicholas Day Returns for the th 18 year at the Wyckoff House Museum Explore New York’s oldest house and experience the Dutch tradition of Sinterklaas which evolved into the American tradition of Santa Claus, with colonial music, sweet homemade treats, fireside stories, and crafts.
The Wyckoff House Museum presents Sinterklaas, or St. Nicholas Day as it is affectionately known, on Saturday, December 7th, 2019 at the Wyckoff House Museum from 1-4pm.
The festivities will kick off at 1pm with a traditional concert by colonial balladeer Linda Russell. Children will enjoy a special visit from St. Nicholas as he arrives on horseback around 2:30pm. In the Dutch tradition, visitors can feed St. Nicholas’s faithful horse carrots and hay. Children are invited to sign the Red Book with St. Nicholas before he tells the traditional tale of The Bakers Dozen.
Join us around the hearth as we make traditional New Netherland olicooks (doughnuts) and taste fresh-made Dutch Stroopwafels. Visitors can sip hot cider, try their hand at colonial games, create a holiday pomander, decorate a Dutch clog for Sinterklaas, and dress the tree for the tree lighting that will close the day as the sun goes down.
Ticket: Adults $7, Children (3-10) $4, 2 & under are free*. https://tinyurl.com/s6exxas Date of Event: Saturday, December 7th, 2019, 1-4pm. Address: The Wyckoff House Museum 5816 Clarendon Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11203 Photos: Press Photo Folder (photo credits listed in each file name) Contact: Melissa Branfman, [email protected], 718-629-5400 Social Media Links: @wyckoffmuseum on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook
*Please note there are a limited quantity of tickets to meet St. Nicholas. Online ticket purchase is required to be guaranteed a one-on-one visit with St. Nick.
St. Nicholas Day is supported, in part, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Council Members Farah N. Louis, Alan M. Maisel, and additional funders and partners.