Armonk's Frosty Day has a new date this year. The annual homecoming for Frosty the Snowman, whose lyricist Steve Nelson was a long-time Armonk resident, is set for Sunday, December 6, 2026. The organizers flag it as a new date on their home page. Everything is free.

The schedule

Family activities begin downtown at noon and run for more than three hours. The parade steps off at 4 p.m., traveling north on Main Street to Maple Avenue and on to Wampus Brook Park. After the parade comes the holiday lighting ceremony and a sing-along at the gazebo in Wampus Brook Park.

The organizers, Friends of Frosty, a volunteer nonprofit, publish the day's details at armonkfrosty.com, where the home page carries a notice flagging the new date.

Why Armonk

Frosty the Snowman is credited to Jack Rollins for the music and Steve Nelson for the lyrics. Nelson lived in Armonk for many years, and the organizers say the hamlet's historic district inspired the village square where the song's snowman leads his parade. Armonk has turned that connection into a downtown holiday of its own, and the parade down Main Street is the song's second verse acted out on the street it was written about.

A clothing drive runs until the day

Friends of Frosty is also collecting clothing ahead of the event. Donation bins are at the Hergenhan Recreation Center and the North Castle Public Library in Armonk from early November until Frosty Day.

What else is on the Armonk calendar

Two other dates sit on the Town of North Castle's board this month, and both run out before Frosty arrives.

Twelve fair and affordable homes at the Enclave at Armonk, 113 King Street, are being sold by lottery through Westchester Residential Opportunities. The three-bedroom units are priced at $325,000. Applications are due November 20, 2026, and the lottery is drawn December 7, 2026, the day after Frosty Day.

The Friends of Frosty clothing drive is collecting until the event itself, with bins at the Hergenhan Recreation Center and the North Castle Public Library, so a closet cleared before Thanksgiving can go to the parade a week later.

How the day is built

The three hours before the parade are the part families plan around: the activities open downtown at noon, the parade forms for its 4 p.m. start, and the sing-along at Wampus Brook Park closes the day after the lighting ceremony. The organizers publish the parade lineup, sponsor forms and the full list of the day's events as PDFs on their site, which is also where a group that wants to march in the parade signs up.

Getting there

The day is centered on Main Street in downtown Armonk and ends at Wampus Brook Park, which the parade reaches by way of Maple Avenue. Activities start at noon, the parade at 4 p.m., and the lighting and sing-along follow at the park's gazebo.

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