The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced that the Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held at Belmont Lake State Park, Babylon, Sat., Dec. 5. Festivities begin at 4:15 p.m. and the lighting of the tree will be at 4:15 p.m. The event is presented by the Long Island State Park Region and co-sponsored by Cox Broadcasting and the North Babylon School District. Along with the lighting of the tree, there will be tradition holiday music courtesy of the local school chorus, horse drawn rides, ice sculpting demonstration and a fireworks display along with a visit from Santa on the Long Island Sleigh Express. Belmont Lake State Park is located at Exit 38 off the Southern State Parkway. For information, call the park at 631-677-5055 or the Long Island State Park Region Recreation Department at 631-321-3510 weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or visit the New York Sate Parks website at www.nysparks.com.