The fun begins at 2:30PM with the  Christmas Village sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. The Christmas Village will feature vendors, food, children’s crafts and cookies and milk with Santa! Taste of Carmel begins at 4pm along with wagon and trolley rides around the hamlet. Cornerstone Park Tree Lighting “Honoring our Veterans” is at 5pm  Live Music/Entertainment/Parade/Tree Lighting/Santa Everyone is welcome to join the Santa Stroll benefitting the American Cancer Society at 6:15. Your generous donations save lives! Parade of Lights steps off at 6:30 pm followed by the Tree Lighting Ceremony on the shores of beautiful Lake Gleneida. As part of its Holiday on the Lake festivities, the Hamlet of Carmel Civic Association (HCCA) will be sponsoring a menorah lighting ceremony.