Tickets for paid attractions at the Inaugural Winterfest on sale today, November 13th

(New York, NY) Today, tickets for paid attractions at the inaugural Winterfest, a new holiday festival in Brooklyn, are on sale. Taking place on Brooklyn Museum’s grounds, the winter wonderland will feature winter activities, holiday shopping from local and international vendors, wine tasting experience and beer garden by Lord Hobo, and cultural programs for visitors and local New Yorkers of all age.

Learn more at Time Out New York: https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/brooklyn-is-getting-a-mega-winter-village-and-holiday-market-102518

The paid attractions at Winterfest include:

• The North Pole Experience: an all access ticket that include an enchanted tree maze, an outdoor Santa museum, a Santa house, and the Chocolate Dome Story which offers a hot chocolate or cider, and a chocolate tasting plate. 

• Vinopolis Wine Tasting Experience: An interactive tasting experience inviting wine enthusiasts to embark on a journey from grape to glass.

• Beer Garden: A variety of different brews, ales and lagers to sip on while singing along with the magnificent live performers or watching classic holiday movies.

Access to the Makers Market is free and include daily entertainment at the Life is Beautiful Stage.

Winterfest will open Friday, November 23rd, the day after Thanksgiving, and the merry festivities will run seven days a week through December 31st. This festival is the quintessential outing for community members, families, friends, tourists, and groups for work parties and school trips. With visitors coming from all over the world, Winterfest will be one of the highlights of New York’s holiday season. 


ABOUT BROOKLYN MUSEUM

Founded in 1823 as the Brooklyn Apprentices' Library Association, the Brooklyn Museum contains one of the nation's most comprehensive and wide-ranging collections enhanced by a distinguished record of exhibitions, scholarship, and service to the public. The Museum's vast holdings span 5,000 years of human creativity from cultures in every corner of the globe. Collection highlights include the ancient Egyptian holdings, renowned for objects of the highest world-class quality, and the arts of the Americas collection, which is unrivaled in its diverse range from Native American art and artifacts and Spanish colonial painting, to 19th- and early 20th-century American painting, sculpture, and decorative objects. The Museum is also home to the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, which is dedicated to the study and exhibition of feminist art and is the only curatorial center of its kind. The Brooklyn Museum is both a leading cultural institution and a community museum dedicated to serving a wide-ranging audience. Located in the heart of Brooklyn, the Museum welcomes and celebrates the diversity of its home borough and city. www.brooklynmuseum.org

ABOUT BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN

Founded in 1910, Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) is an urban botanic garden that connects people to the world of plants, fostering delight and curiosity while inspiring an appreciation and sense of stewardship of the environment. Situated on 52 acres in the heart of Brooklyn, the Garden is home to over 18,500 kinds of plants and hosts approximately 800,000 visitors annually. Learn what’s happening at Brooklyn Botanic Garden at bbg.org/visit/calendar, read the Garden’s blog at bbg.org/news, and find out what’s in bloom at bbg.org/bloom. Visitor entrances are at 990 Washington Avenue and 455 Flatbush Avenue. For hours, directions, and admission information, please visit bbg.org/visit. Follow BBG on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and join the conversation using the tags @BrooklynBotanic and #BrooklynBotanicGarden.

ABOUT SEASONAL ACTIVATION GROUP

Seasonal Activation Group is a premier partner of city councils, town centers, public parks and shopping malls in organizing holiday markets and other Seasonal Experiences. Seasonal Activation Group takes a local and inclusive approach to each activation, delivering complete turnkey services and inclusive of market operations, vendors management, community programming, content and brand activation. As holiday markets are becoming more and more popular in the US and Canada, Seasonal Activation Group draws on its successful track record to assist its partners in turning their spaces into spectacular destinations to attract and engage with shoppers during the busiest season of the year. www.winterfestbrooklynmuseum.com

Winterfest on the Web:

https://www.winterfestbrooklynmuseum.com/

https://www.instagram.com/winterfestbk/

https://twitter.com/winterfestbk

https://www.facebook.com/Brooklynwinterfest-605788376483545/