Sinterklaas Festival Day in Rhinebeck

JOIN US ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 2, 2023, RHINEBECK, NEW YORK

Sinterklaas is a day-long, colorful celebration that features children’s workshops, dance, theatre and music all over the village of Rhinebeck. Don’t miss the Dancing Bear, the Pocket Lady, and Mother Holly. The spectacular Children’s Starlight Parade at 6:00 pm, featuring two-story tall, animated puppets carried by hundreds of volunteers, closes the day at twilight. A non-denominational event, Sinterklaas joins residents and visitors alike, people of all ages and backgrounds, in a memorable celebration of children, art, and the light of the winter season.

Sinterklaas Is Rain or Shine!!!

Parking Info:

Read all the parking regulations here.Be aware of Rhinebeck parking regulations as posted on the village streets. More detail about parking and street closings here.FIND parking lots at the Northern Dutchess Hospital, at the Rhinebeck High School, at the Highway Department (W. Market St., 0.3 miles west of the Starr Library), and behind the Starr Library.

PROGRAM:  THIS IS THE PROGRAM FROM 2022…YOU CAN LOOK AT IT TILL THE 2023 PROGRAM IS PUBLISHED IN NOVEMBER 2023!

Be sure to grab a program booklet when you arrive so you know the whole story of Sinterklaas in the Mid-Hudson Valley. It will make for an even richer experience! Visit the ASK ME Ladies’ table in the center of town by the Beekman Arms.

In the meantime get a jump start on your plan for the day!!!

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10:00 AM ~ Samuel’s Sweet Shop ~ Bear Beauty Contest

12:00 PM ~ Beekman Arms ~ Pocket Lady, Polar Bear – Jason, Polar Bear Musician, Jonathan Kruk Storyteller, Holders of the Flame, Mother Holly, The Gadfly, Bourbon and Breastmilk, The Porcupine, Glade Narrator & Porcupine Handler, Holders of the Flame 2021

12:00 PM ~ Upstate Films ~ Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, “Paris, the Hip Hop Juggler”

12:30 PM ~ Around Town ~ Pokingbrook Morris Team

12:30 PM ~ Upstate Films ~ Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, Rob Lok and Miss Jane

1:00 PM ~ Around Town ~ Giglio Band

1:00 PM ~ Crowns & Branches ~ Bianca

1:30 PM ~ Around Town ~ Bond St. Stilt Band

1:30 PM ~ Around Town ~ Drummers – Amadou

1:30 PM ~ Around Town ~ Mother Holly

1:30 PM ~ Around Town ~ Pocket Lady

1:30 PM ~ Around Town ~ Roger the Jester

1:30 PM ~ Around Town ~ The Porcupine

1:30 PM ~ Foster’s Parking Lot ~ Homespun Merry Go Round

1:30 PM ~ Foster’s Parking Lot ~ Michael Rosman Tight Rope

1:30 PM ~ Upstate Films ~ Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, “Paris, the Hip Hop Juggler”

2:00 PM ~ Around Town ~ Batala NYC

2:00 PM ~ Around Town ~ Chinelos, Chinelos Minder , Chinelos band

2:00 PM ~ Around Town ~ Glade Narrator & Porcupine Handler

2:00 PM ~ Around Town ~ Hungry March Band

2:00 PM ~ Around Town ~ Mortal Beasts and Deities

2:00 PM ~ Around Town ~ Polar Bear – Jason

2:00 PM ~ Around Town ~ Red Wing Blackbird Theater

2:00 PM ~ Around Town ~ Rosendale Improvement Association Brass Band

2:00 PM ~ Around Town ~ The Gadfly

2:00 PM ~ Lutheran Church ~ Vassar Devils

2:00 PM ~ Methodist Church ~ Brasskill Brass Band

2:00 PM ~ Reformed Church ~ Vanaver Caravan, Arm of the Sea Theater

2:30 PM ~ Around Town ~ Brasskill Brass Band

2:30 PM ~ Around Town ~ Ole’ Factory Brass Band

2:30 PM ~ Lutheran Church ~ Bourbon and Breastmilk

2:30 PM ~ Methodist Church ~ Giglio Band

3:00 PM ~ Fellowship Hall ~ Jonathan Kruk Storyteller

3:00 PM ~ Lutheran Church ~ Djam Gong Gamelan

3:00 PM ~ Methodist Church ~ Brass Queens

3:00 PM ~ Reformed Church ~ Vanaver Caravan, Arm of the Sea Theater

3:00 PM ~ Upstate Films ~ Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, “Paris, the Hip Hop Juggler”

3:15 PM ~ Around Town ~ Bourbon and Breastmilk

3:15 PM ~ Upstate Films ~ Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, Rob Lok and Miss Jane

3:30 PM ~ Lutheran Church ~ Bard College Georgian Choir

3:30 PM ~ Methodist Church ~ Hungry March Band

4:00 PM ~ Crowns & Branches ~ Peace Dove

4:00 PM ~ Lutheran Church ~ Strawberry Hill Fiddlers

4:00 PM ~ Methodist Church ~ Ole’ Factory Brass Band

4:00 PM ~ Reformed Church ~ Vanaver Caravan, Arm of the Sea Theater

5:30 PM ~ Dapson-Chestney Parking Lot ~ Havdalah, Havdalah Rabbi Romer

5:45 PM ~ Street Intersection ~ Ole’ Factory Brass Band

6:00 PM ~ Parade

6:30 PM ~ Pageant