Bay Ridge is overflowing with Christmas cheer!
This weekend, enjoy some holiday workshops, fairs, and concerts. And if your holiday requires a boozy bash, the Ridge is also swimming in holiday spirits!
Kick off your weekend extravaganza on Saturday with the Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District’s annual holiday celebration on the corner of Bay Ridge Parkway and Fifth Avenue from noon to 4 pm. Santa and his elves will conduct trolley rides along Fifth Avenue, and the celebration will conclude with a Christmas tree lighting that will put your pine to shame.
The same day, cyclists can help ensure they don’t get run over by a reindeer with a holiday workshop at Brooklyn Stitchery (458 87th St. between Fourth and Fifth Avenues) at 3 pm. Instead of lighting up a Christmas tree, light up yourself (or a loved one) by sewing reflective patches into your favorite outerwear. Tickets are a steep $50, but the stitchery provides equipment, material, and instruction, and the glowing garments will make great gifts for anyone who commutes at night, like those of us at Bay Ridge Nights. Hint, hint.
Then put those patches to work as you ride over to Red, White, and Brew (8910 Fifth Ave. between 89th and 90th streets) for a party with Rolling Stones tribute band Sha-Doobie. Show off your moves like Jagger at this rock ’n’ roll Christmas bash from 4 pm to 8 pm. You can hit the holiday sauce hard with the $40 all-you-can-drink beer, wine, and well drink special.
Once you’ve slept off your wild night, ease into a wholesome Sunday at the Saint Anselm Catholic Academy (365 83rd St. at Fourth Avenue). At its Winter Wonderland Festival, you can peruse local wares in the Christmas boutique, gawk at a 25-foot tree, and snap some selfies with Santa. The fair runs from 11 am to 5 pm. Admission is $5.
Wrap up your holiday weekend with an interactive concert at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (7420 4th Ave between 74th Street and Bay Ridge Parkway), where the Children’s Chorus of Bay Ridge will serenade locals with seasonal tunes. After the show, kids can get their faces painted like Santa’s elves.
