Main Street Stroll Set for December 3

COOPERSTOWN—A holiday Main Street Stroll will highlight the December Welcome Home Cooperstown monthly gathering. “Meet & Greet and Stroll the Street” will be held on Tuesday, December 3 beginning at 4 p.m. at the Village Hall at 22 Main Steet, Cooperstown.

According to village officials, community members are welcome to begin the stroll at the Village Hall, where numerous festive activities are planned. Refreshments will be sponsored by Bassett Healthcare Network, and, weather permitting, a community firepit will warm the night.

The Village Library of Cooperstown will host holiday crafts and story time. Families can join Cooperstown Central School faculty and board members in decorating cookies. Live music will be provided by 18 Strings, and the Cooperstown Art Association will open their holiday show and sale for special evening hours. After enjoying snacks and fellowship at the Village Hall, participants are encouraged to follow the lighted path of luminaria down Main Street, where some 20 local businesses and restaurants will be staying open for holiday shopping until 7 p.m. As a special treat for families, Santa will open his cottage from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in Pioneer Park.

“Meet & Greet and Stroll the Street” is the final event of 2024 for Welcome Home Cooperstown, an initiative of monthly gatherings designed to bring together new area residents with longtime community members. The goal of the meet and greet is to welcome newcomers, assist them in building connections to established residents and institutions, and encourage them to make this community their permanent home. In general, events take place on the first Tuesday of each month. After a break for the holidays, the gatherings will resume on February 4, 2025.

Members of the Welcome Home Cooperstown committee include interested citizens and representatives from the Village of Cooperstown, Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown Central School, and the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce, with support from the Friends of the Village Library and the Community Foundation of Otsego County. All members of the community are welcome to attend and participate in the work of building a stronger, more diverse and welcoming community.