The 29th Annual Smithtown Fire Department Christmas Parade visited the streets and neighborhoods of the community on Saturday evening, December 13th. Hundreds of residents lined the streets waiting for the Parade to pass. Santa also took the time out of his busy schedule to attend the festivities.
(More Pictures to follow soon.)
One of Long Island’s most spectacular holiday parade returns for the twenty ninth year on Saturday, December 13th. The night skies will be lit with a sea of holiday lights when the Smithtown Fire Department escorts Santa around town for their annual Christmas gift to the community.
The Smithtown Fire Department Christmas Parade, taking place this year on Saturday, December 13th, is the largest holiday light parade on Long Island. Each piece of fire apparatus in the department is decked out with lights, garland and tinsel to celebrate the season.
Chief of Department Thomas Duckham reports that “all eight Fire Department Companies use their own financial resources and creative talents to build the moving light show. It takes a number of weeks for each Company to prepare for the parade.”
As in past years the parade will wind its way through all of Smithtown’s neighborhoods.
Jeff Bressler, Public Information Officer said that “the parade has truly become a community celebration with many residents holding block parties and holiday gatherings in their homes on the night of the event.”
The festivities, hosted by Santa himself, get underway at 5:00pm. The complete parade route will be released the week of December 8th.
The Smithtown Fire Department marched in the annual Smithtown Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 26, 2008.
The Department held a Memorial Day service at the Main House prior to the Parade.
More pictures will follow.
The Smithtown Fire Department marched in the annual St. James St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 15th. The Department marched with members of the St. James, Commack, Kings Park, Hauppauge, Nissequogue and Nesconset Fire Departments. Smithtown marchers took time to take a photo before the parade stepped off.
