Help Santa and his Elves get to Utica for the new official kickoff to the

Christmas Season at the 2009 Christmas on Main Street celebration . . .

Now one week earlier – Saturday November 21, 2009

Christmas on Main Street has been a perennial favorite of families as the kickoff to the Christmas season for over two decades now. This year marks the 23^rd year of Christmas on Main Street and you will be pleased to see some new faces and special attractions. In addition, Christmas on Main Street has been moved up a week to make it easier for more people to attend!

We are looking for sponsors for Christmas on Main Street as well as the fireworks – individuals or groups can participate. We are asking for your help to create memories for future generations!

This year Christmas on Main Street will be celebrated the Saturday before Thanksgiving (November 21, 2009) rather than the Saturday after. So now you can come to Christmas on Main Street and still have time to spend with your family on Thanksgiving weekend.

New this year, representatives of the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees and the Mohawk Valley Latino Association have joined the planning committee to help us make Christmas on Main Street a truly Multi-cultural celebration befitting of our area.

Christmas on Main Street is held at the beautiful Union Station and Historic Bagg’s Square on Main Street in Utica, NY. This year’s Christmas on Main Street is being held the Saturday before Thanksgiving, Saturday November 21, 2009. Christmas on Main Street captures the traditions and atmosphere of an “Old Fashioned Christmas” in the heart of the city where children’s dreams of sugarplums, and visits with Santa come to life.

Bring back some memories and share the good times with your children and neighbors as well as incorporating some more modern and ethnic holiday traditions.

As always Christmas on Main Street is free to the public and is attended annually by thousands who come from near and far. Christmas on Main Street features, longtime favorites: Joe Angerosa, the No Name Band, Mark Bolos plus more live entertainment, face painting, food, and hot chocolate. Christmas on Main Street is capped off at dusk with a spectacular fireworks display.

But . . . we need your help! Your sponsorship can be in the form of a monetary donation, goods and services, or perhaps a group of individuals to volunteer their time on the day of the Christmas on Main Street event.  Each business and organization will be recognized for their participation.

Click here to visit our sponsorship form to help you better understand our levels of sponsorship and recognition.

Please feel free to call us at 315 624 2217 or email us at santaclaus@christmasonmainstreet.com if there are any questions we can answer for you.

Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.

Gene Allen

Christmas on Main Street President