As many Holiday Happenings in Westchester are cancelled or have become drive thru or online only, the Untermyer Gardens Conservancy, a non-profit organization working in partnership with the City of Yonkers, announces its sixth annual Grand Holiday Illumination at the Walled Garden. The event is free nightly and open to the public from December 12-January 3 from 4:30 until 8:00 PM.
The Walled Garden will be brilliantly illuminated with nearly 100,000 festive holiday lights, highlighting the rich architectural and horticultural elements of the garden. Beautiful holiday music in the Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Zoroastrian traditions will be played.
Because of the pandemic, visitation will be strictly limited by timed entry. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED by signing up online at ww.untermyergardens.org. Unfortunately, no one can be admitted without reservations.
The Conservancy was founded in 2011, and funds six gardeners working at Untermyer Gardens. In addition to extensive landscape improvements, it has completed six major capital projects: the restoration of the Temple of Love in 2016, The Vista in 2017, the canals in the Walled Garden in 2018, the Ruin Garden and Rock and Stream Garden in 2019 and the Temple of the Sky in 2020. There has been major media coverage of the improvements at what was called “America’s Most Spectacular Garden” in the 1920’s, including Martha Stewart Living, Elle Décor, New York Times and Wall Street Journal and the Conservancy has been the recipient of many awards.
It is estimated that approximately 80,000 people visited the garden last year, and Untermyer Gardens is now called the number one attraction in Westchester County by Trip Advisor.
