Meet Santa Claus at Stew’s!
Starting on Friday, November 25, 2016, Santa Claus will be making daily trips from the North Pole to visit all of the good little girls and boys at Stew Leonard’s!
He’ll be at all five Stew Leonard’s locations from 3-6 p.m. Monday – Friday and from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. on the weekends! (Farmingdale shoppers note that Santa likes to sleep in on Saturdays & Sundays, so he’ll be at Stew Leonard’s in Farmingdale from Noon – 6 p.m. every weekend.)
Plus, join our Stew Leonard’s elves for a number of family-friendly events featuring Santa over the next few weeks:
Stew Leonard’s in Newington (3475 Berlin Turnpike, Newington, Conn. / 860.760.8100)
Tree Lighting Featuring Santa Claus
Friday, November 25, 2016
4:00-6:00 p.m.
Santa Claus will make his first appearance of the season and will arrive at Stew’s on a truck from the Newington Fire Department, which will be decked out in holiday trim. Join the Newington High School choir along with Wow the Cow, Cynthia the Chick and Daphne the Duck while Santa and his helpers greet children and distribute candy canes to families. Children will also enjoy complimentary face painting, cookies, and hot cocoa. Event begins at 4:00 p.m. and the tree will be lit at 5:00 p.m. No sign up necessary as this is a free event.
***Due to inclement weather, Stew Leonard’s in Norwalk has canceled their 11/29 tree lighting celebration. There is no tree lighting event scheduled for 11/30/16.***
Stew Leonard’s in Norwalk (100 Westport Avenue, Norwalk, CT / 203.847.7213)
Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration (rescheduled from 11/29/16)
Monday, December 5, 2016 at 5:30 P.M.
Stew Leonard’s Norwalk store is kicking off the 2016 holiday season with its annual Christmas tree lighting celebration. The festivities begin at 5:30 p.m., with plenty of musical entertainment and more to get the crowd into the spirit of the season! Santa and Mrs. Claus will spend the evening mingling with the children and handing out candy canes. Complimentary hot cocoa and cookies will be served.
***Due to inclement weather, Stew Leonard’s in Farmingdale has canceled their 11/29 tree lighting celebration.***
Stew Leonard’s in Farmingdale(261 Airport Plaza, Farmingdale, NY 11735 / 516.962.8210)
Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 5:00 P.M.
Stew Leonard’s Farmingdale store is kicking off the 2016 holiday season with its second annual Christmas tree lighting celebration. The festivities begin at 5:00 p.m. with a performance from the Woodward Parkway Elementary School Chorus. Santa will spend the evening mingling with families and handing out candy canes. Complimentary hot cocoa and cookies will also be served. In 2015, a 20 foot live Norway spruce was lit for the store’s first annual celebration. This tree was then planted in the spring of 2016 and will be the site of the November 29 festivities. Members of the Leonard family and Stew Leonard’s Team Members will lead the countdown to the tree lighting at 5:30 p.m.
Stew Leonard’s in Danbury (Stew Leonard’s, 99 Federal Road, Danbury, Conn. / 203.790.8030)
Thursday, December 1, 2016: 22nd Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
Join Santa and Rudolph at the Danbury store’s 22nd Annual Christmas Tree Lighting celebration. Children will enjoy complimentary face painting, cookies, and hot cocoa. No sign up necessary. The festivities begin at 4:00 p.m. with the Long Hill Fire Department Trucks on display for all to marvel at while Santa’s elves will be on hand for face painting. The Brookfield High School dance team, the Brookfield High School Band, and the Huckleberry Hill Elementary School chorus will also all perform. The countdown to the tree lighting begins at 5:00 pm, followed by continued caroling led by Stew Leonard’s Wow the Cow, Daisy the Duck and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Santa and Rudolph will also be available for picture taking. Hot cocoa and cookies will be served to keep everyone warm. This year’s tree is a 25 foot Norwegian spruce which will be planted in the Danbury store’s parking lot, across from the Garden Shoppe. The tree, which will grow an estimated 60-70’ over the next 20 years, will be used for all future Christmas tree lighting celebrations!
Stew Leonard’s in Yonkers (Stew Leonard’s, 1 Stew Leonard Dr., Yonkers, NY / 914.375.470)
Brunch with Santa
Saturday, December 10 & Sunday, December 11, 2016
Families are invited to a special holiday brunch with Santa, Rudolph, and their friends Wow the Cow and Cynthia Chick! There are three seating times at 10:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. on both December 10 and 11. The farm-fresh menu at 10 a.m. will feature pancakes, sausage, eggs, home fries, fresh fruit, orange juice, and coffee. At 12:30 p.m., the same breakfast selections from the 10 a.m. menu will be served alongside pasta and chicken. The 2:00 p.m. seating will feature a lunch of pasta, chicken, salad, assorted veggies & dip, finger sandwiches, cookies, drinks. Each child will be able to take a photo with Santa. Reservations for the Brunch with Santa must be made in advance at Customer Service beginning November 7, 2016. Adults will be charged $14.95/each and children under the age of 12 will be charged $9.95/each.
Stew Leonard’s in Danbury (Stew Leonard’s, 99 Federal Road, Danbury, Conn. / 203.790.8030)
Saturday, December 10, 2016: Breakfast with Santa
Families are invited to have breakfast with Santa, Rudolph and their friends Wow the Cow and Cynthia Chick! A buffet style breakfast of scrambled eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage, hash browns, mini muffins, assorted bagels, and fruit salad will be served. Seating at 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Children age 10 and under are $9.99/each and those age 11 and over (including accompanying parents) are $12.99. Sign up and prepay at Customer Service.
