Celebrate the season with the best holiday events 2025 has to offer!
From Greater Boston to the North Shore and New Hampshire, discover charming holiday markets, dazzling light displays, and festive gatherings that bring local communities together. Whether you’re exploring waterfront towns or strolling through historic streets, the magic of the holidays shines everywhere across our region.
Check back for updates throughout the season.
Tuscan Village annual Holiday Shoppes
9 Via Toscana, Salem, NH
November 7 – December 24
ZooLights | Jingle Beers
Hot Chocolate with Reindeer
Stone Zoo
149 Pond Street, Stoneham, MA
November 14 – January 4
4 – 9 pm
Vintage Christmas in Portsmouth
Portsmouth, NH
See website for multiple events starting mid November
SeaFestival of Trees Blue Ocean
4 Oceanfront North, Salisbury MA
November 22 – December 7
Night Lights – Dazzling Gardens
Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Boylston, MA
November 22 – January 4
Order tickets online
NH Motor Speedway
1122 Route 106 N Loudon, NH
November 27 – January 4 starting at 4:30 pm
SoWa Winter Festival & Holiday Market
550 Harrison Avenue | South End Boston
November 28 – December 28
starting at 3 pm
Merrimack Valley Celebration of Lights
Mann Orchards Riverside Farm
445 Merrimack Street, Methuen, MA
November 28 – January 3
Waterville Valley – Alpine Advent
Waterville Valley’s Town Square
November 28 – December 21 – weekends
December 22-31 Daily
Charmingfare Farm
Holiday Happenings
774 High Street, Candia, NH 03034
Santa, Lights, NYE
See website for events
Holly Jolly Journey
454 Charles Bancroft Hwy
Litchfield, NH 03052
November 28 – January 11
The Port of Wonder
Newburyport, MA
November 30 – December 25
See website for events
Gloucester Holiday Events
Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting
November 30 starting at 3 pm
Lobster Trap Tree Lighting
December 13 starting at 4:30 pm
See list of events in the link
🌐CityofGloucester
17th Annual Parade of Trees
Tapley Memorial Hall
13 Page Street, Danvers MA
December 3 – 7
Christmas in Rockport
Santa arrives by boat
December 5
Dock Square Tree Lighting
December 6
See list of events in the link
🌐rockportusa.com
Light Up Seaport
85 Northern Avenue, Boston
December 5 from 5 – 9 pm
Tree lighting 7:20 pm
Lexington Symphony POPS
Lexington, MA
Holiday POPS:
December 5 & 7 at 7:30 pm
Kids POPS:
December 5 at 4 pm
Vintage Bazaar Holiday Festival
The Rockingham Plaza
92 Cluff Crossing Rd, Salem, NH
December 5 – 7
Homegrown Holiday Market
Floriana Mansion
Ipswich. MA
December 6 – 7 from 10 am to 4 pm
Salem Wassail Weekend
and Holiday Guide
Salem, MA
December 10-14
See website for list of events
Beverly Downtown Holiday Stroll
4 to 8 pm
Cabot Street – December 12
Rantoul Street – December 13
Amherst German Christmas Market
Village Green – Amherst, NH
December 13 from 10 am to 6 pm
NH World Christmas Market
Anheuser-Busch
221 Daniel Webster Hwy, Merrimack, NH
December 13 – 14
Holiday Ice Show & Winter Market
300 Athenaeum St, Cambridge, MA
Winter market: December 13& 14
Skate Show:
December 14 at 2pm
Flashlight Candy Cane Hunt
Fairhaven Field, Hamilton, MA
December 16 at 6:00 pm
Marblehead Menorah Lighting
91 Pleasant Street, Marblehead, MA
December 18 at 5:00 pm
Boston Common & Copley Square Menorah Lightings
Boston
December 14 – 22 nightly
Winter Baroque
NBPT Chamber Music
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Newburyport, MA
December 21 at 3 pm
First Night & New Year’s Events
Boston Common, Copley Square & Citywide
December 31 – January 1
