UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) — Officials in Lincoln Square unveiled their interactive holiday lights installation on Thursday evening.
Lincoln Square’s Dante Park Lighting Installation Ceremony & Celebration featured live performances and the turning on of the holiday lights for the season.
The Saints of Swing, Kaufman Music Center’s Special Music School Chorus, holiday-inspired circus acts including stilt walkers and others performed.
The ceremony kicks off a series of free, festive events.
Magical Lights will illuminate nightly in Dante Park and Richard Tucker Park through the new year.
It will feature audio-reactive lighting that will move in sync to new recordings from the Metropolitan Opera, including newly added tracks from the Met’s annual holiday presentation of The Magic Flute.
Additionally, 34 trees wrapped entirely with lights will shine along the 10 Broadway Malls from West 60th to 70th streets.
Local businesses offered light refreshments, including Rosa Mexicana, which warmed up guests with hot chocolate, and Le Botaniste, which provided fresh cookies.
Throughout December, the Fabulous Fezziwigs will wear their festive Victorian costumes and bring joy to Lincoln Square with their spirited caroling of timeless classics and contemporary holiday favorites.
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