Parking info for Sinterklaas in Rhinebeck

Sinterklaas is coming! The Hudson Valley’s adapted tradition from our Dutch settlers honors the local children as kings and queens, “the bringers of the light at the darkest time of year.”

The joy-full day starts at 10am with the Bear Beauty Contest at Samuel’s Sweet Shop where kids can dress up their teddybears and win a prize! At 6pm, the ever-enchanting Children’s Starlight Parade will fill Market Street with artist-created puppets, dancing and music – all are welcome to join the parade after it passes by! Download the full program: Here

And, if you’re coming to see Sinterklaas and all the excitement he brings to town, there are some updated parking restrictions due to the recent snowstorm:

Sinterklaas Rhinebeck Parking Information:

Parking is available:

• Rhinebeck High School parking lot
• Northern Dutchess Hospital, Lot E & F (only)
• Behind the Starr Library
• The Highway Department (W. Market St., 0.3 miles west of the Starr Library)

Handicap parking:

• Free handicap parking will be available in the lot behind the Town of Rhinebeck Town Hall (80 East Market Street)
• Limited handicap parking will be available at the American Legion, 6331 Mill Street for $20 per car.

No parking all day on Saturday, December 7, 2019:

• North side of South Street from Route 9 to Route 308
• South side of South Street across from church - approx. 60 feet in from Rte. 9
• South side of Livingston Street from Center Street to Mulberry Street
• Both sides of West Market Street from Oak Street to the Town Highway Garage
• West side of Center Street from Livingston Street to South Street
• West side of Lorraine Drive
• Both sides of South Parsonage Street from South Street to North Park
• East side of Oak Street
• Both sides of West Chestnut Street

*At 2pm on 12/7: East Market St from Center St to Route 9 will be CLOSED to traffic*

No parking after 2PM on Saturday, December 7, 2019:

• Both sides of East and West Market Streets from Center Street to Oak Street
• Both sides of Route 9 from Chestnut Street to South Street

The Rhinebeck Bank parking lot will be closed at 1:00 PM. The drive-thru ATM will remain open until 3PM.

All Vehicles in No Parking Zones will be towed at the owner’s expense.

For a full schedule of events, and any updates, visit the Sinterklaas website: sinterklaashudsonvalley.com 

“The tradition of Sinterklaas comes all the way from the Netherlands, brought by Dutch settlers who arrived in Rhinebeck over 300 years ago. Sinterklaas, the patron of children and sailors, finds a welcoming community in the Mid-Hudson Valley as we re-create the story through the lens of modern-day America.”

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