VictorianStrollJoin the Rensselaer community—faculty, staff, and students—at the 33rd Annual Troy Victorian Stroll on Sunday, Dec. 6,  from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

More than 100 free activities and entertainers are scheduled for the Stroll’s day of events. This includes performances at both The Arts Center and the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, visits from Santa, Newfoundland dogs, musicians and bands, stilt-walkers, horse and carriage rides, jugglers, magicians, and much more. The Stroll offers a day of fun, food, shopping, and activities for all ages set amid Troy’s unique shops, storefronts, and restaurants. Live music, dancing, storytelling, theater, and costumed performers will be offered throughout historic downtown Troy.

This holiday tradition attracts nearly 25,000 visitors and is recognized from Washington, D.C., to Maine as the Northeast’s largest free holiday festival. RPI Jazz and Swing Bands will perform at noon, 12:45 p.m., 1:30 p.m., and 2:15 p.m. on the corner of 3rd and State Street. The RPI Children’s Corner begins at 11:30 a.m. in the Chasan Building on the corner of Broadway and 4th Street.

Complete the Stroll’s day of festivities with the City of Troy tree and menorah lighting ceremony at Monument Square at 5 p.m.