2023 New Hampshire Family Holiday Events: Tree Lighting, Parade
There are many family-friendly events happening in New Hampshire this holiday season. Some of the major ones are listed by community below. Check the events calendar on his website for your city or town for information on local events. If you have something you think should be on this list, please email us at webstaff@wmur.com. AMHERSTA Amherst German Christmas Market, Dec. 9, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Amherst Village Green (more information) ATKINSON Breakfast with Santa, Dec. 17, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Atkinson Resort & Country Club (more info) Santa’s Holey Jolly Holiday Party, Dec. 17, 1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Atkinson Resort & Country Club (more info) Barrington Barrington Soiree Christmas Market, Dec. 1, 5:00 p.m. to 8pm, Christmas Dub Canterbury Concert and Cocktails, December 2nd, 4pm to 7pm, Canterbury Shaker Village (more information) CONCORDConcord Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, November 24th, 4pm to 7pm to 7 p.m., Downtown Concord (more information) )Midnight Merriment, Dec. 1, 5 p.m. to midnight, Downtown Concord (details)Holiday Pops, Dec. 10, 3 p.m. to 4:40 p.m., Concord City Auditorium (Details) DERRYLaBelle Lights, Ends January 7, 4.30pm to 9:30pm, Label Winery (Details) Berry Delhi Holidays!, November 25th, 10am to 6pm , Downtown Derry (more info) Dover Festival of Trees, Dec. 1, 4-8 p.m., River Mill at Dover Landing (more info) Durham Annual Frost Fest, Dec. 2, 6-8 p.m. , Downtown Durham (more info) Exeter Holiday Block Party, November 30th, 4pm to 7pm, Downtown Exeter (more information) Exeter Holiday Parade, December 2nd, 5:30pm to 8pm , Downtown Exeter (details) FranklinFranklin Falls Holiday Walk, December 1st, 3:30pm to 8pm (details) Gofftown Friday Night Under the Lights, December 1st, 5pm to 8pm , Goffstown’s Main Street (more info) Hampton Hampton Holiday Parade, Dec. 2, 1:00 pm (more info) Jefferson Christmas Time, Weekends Through December, Santa’s Village (more info) Keene Kiwanis Club of Keene Tree Lighting Celebration, November 24th, 5pm to 8pm, Central Square (details)LEBANON’Tis The Season Downtown Winter Celebration, December 2nd, 3pm to 5pm, Colburn Park (details) LITTLETONLittleton Christmas Parade, Nov. 24, noon, Littleton Fire Department – Lakeway Elementary School (more info) Fireworks Show, Nov. 24 (rainy day Nov. 25), 5 p.m., Old Landfill Across from Harbor Freight (more info Information) Loudon Gift of Light, now through Dec. 31, New Hampshire Motor Speedway (details) Manchester Santa Shuffle Race, Dec. 2, 3 p.m., Veterans Park (details) Holiday Parade, Dec. 2, p.m. 4 p.m. (more info) Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” Nov. 24 to Dec. 23, see link for show times, Palace Theater (more info) Merrimack Beer Garden kicks off holiday season, Nov. 24 25th, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Anheuser-Busch Merrimack Brewery Experience (more information) Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting, Dec. 3, 3 p.m., Abby Griffin Park (more information) Nashua Winter Holidays Stroll, November 25th, 4pm-9pm, Main Street (details) Holiday Pops Concert, December 9th, 7:30pm-9pm, Keefe Center for the Arts (details) Santa and Tree Lighted New Boston More, Dec. 2, 4-6 p.m., New Boston Gazebo (more info) North Conway Inn to Inn Cookie Tour, Dec. 9-10, 11 a.m. to 3pm (more information) Peterborough Home Town Holiday Weekend, December 1st to 3rd, various times and events (more information) Plaistow Plaistow Festival of Trees, November 24th to 26th, Mayray Avenue (details) Port Samus Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting, December 2nd, 5:30pm and 6pm Parade starts (details) ‘The Sound of Music’, November 29th to December 17th , Music Hall’s Ogunquit Playhouse (details) Candlelight Stroll, December Weekends, Strawberry Bank Museum (details) Rochester Holiday Tree Lighting, December 1, 5:30pm, Central Square (details) Holiday Parade , December 3, 3:00pm to 4:30pm, Downtown Rochester (more information) RYE Holiday Home Tour, December 2nd, 1:00pm to 4:00pm, 580 Washington Road, Rye (more information) Holiday Tree Lighting, December 2nd, 3pm to 4:30pm, Parsons Field (more information) Holiday Parade, December 3rd, 1pm, Rye Town Center (more information) Sale MC Christmas Market, November 25th Sun, 11 a.m., Derry-Salem Elks (more info) Christmas Parade, Nov. 26, 1 p.m. (more info) Seabrook Festival of Trees Sneak Peek, Dec. 7, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. 1:30 p.m., Seabrook Recreation Center (details) Annual Holiday Event and Tree Festival, Dec. 8, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m., Seabrook Recreation Center (details) Stratham Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, Dec. 3rd, Stratham Fire Station (more information)Wentworth Christmas on the Common, 25th November, 3pm to 6pm, Town Common (more information)
There are many family-friendly events happening in New Hampshire this holiday season.
Some of the major ones are listed by community below. Check the events calendar on his website for your city or town for information on local events. If you have something you think should be on this list, please email webstaff@wmur.com.
amherst
- Amherst German Christmas Market, Dec. 9, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Amherst Village Green (details)
atkinson
- Breakfast with Santa, Dec. 17, 9 a.m.-11 a.m., Atkinson Resort & Country Club (details)
- Santa’s Holly Jolly Holiday Party, December 17th, 1:00pm – 3:30pm, Atkinson Resort & Country Club (Details)
Barrington
- Barrington Soiree Christmas Market, Dec. 1, 5-8 p.m., Christmas Dove
canterbury
- Concert and Cocktails, December 2, 4pm to 7pm, Canterbury Shaker Village (details)
concorde
- Concord Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, November 24th, 4:00pm to 7:00pm, Downtown Concord (details)
- Midnight Merriment, Dec. 1, 5 p.m. to midnight, Downtown Concord (details)
- Holiday Pops, December 10th, 3pm-4:40pm, Concord City Auditorium (details)
delhi
- La Belle Lights, until January 7th, 4:30pm-9:30pm, La Belle Winery (details)
- Very Delhi Holidays!, November 25, 10am to 6pm, Downtown Delhi (Details)
dover
- Festival of Trees, Dec. 1, 4-8 p.m., River Mill at Dover Landing (details)
durham
- Annual Frost Fest, Dec. 2, 6-8 p.m., Downtown Durham (details)
Exeter
- Holiday Block Party, November 30th, 4pm to 7pm, Downtown Exeter (details)
- Exeter Holiday Parade, December 2nd, 5:30pm to 8pm, Downtown Exeter (details)
franklin
- Franklin Falls Holiday Walk, December 1, 3:30pm to 8pm (details)
gofftown
- Friday Night Under the Lights, December 1st from 5pm to 8pm, Main Street, Goffstown (more info)
hampton
- Hampton Holiday Parade, Dec. 2, 1 p.m. (details)
jefferson
- Christmas time, weekends through December, Santa’s Village (details)
Keene
- Keene Kiwanis Club Tree Lighting Ceremony, November 24th from 5:00pm to 8:00pm, Central Square (Details)
Lebanon
- This Is the Season Downtown Winter Celebration, December 2nd from 3:00pm to 5:00pm, Colburn Park (Details)
littleton
- Littleton Christmas Parade, Nov. 24, noon, Littleton Fire Department – Lakeway Elementary School (details)
- Fireworks, Nov. 24 (rainy day Nov. 25), 5 p.m., Old Landfill Across from Harbor Freight (details)
loudon
- Gift of Lights, now through Dec. 31, New Hampshire Motor Speedway (more info)
manchester
- Santa Shuffle Race, Dec. 2, 3 p.m., Veterans Park (details)
- Holiday Parade, Dec. 2, 4 p.m. (details)
- Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, November 24th to December 23rd, see link for performance times, Palace Theater (details)
Merrimack
- Kick off the holiday season in our beer garden November 24th-25th from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Anheuser-Busch Merrimack Brewery Experience (Details)
- Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting, Dec. 3, 3 p.m., Abby Griffin Park (details)
Nashua
- Winter Break Walk, Nov. 25, 4-9 p.m., Main Street (details)
- Holiday Pops Concert, Dec. 9, 7:30 to 9 p.m., Keefe Center for the Arts (details)
new boston
- Santa and Tree Lighted S’mores, Dec. 2, 4-6 p.m., New Boston Gazebo (details)
north conway
- Inn to Inn Cookie Tour, Dec. 9-10, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (details)
peterborough
- Hometown Holiday Weekend, Dec. 1-3, various times and events (details)
plaistow
- Plaistow Festival of Trees, November 24-26, May Wray Avenue (details)
portsmouth
- Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting, December 2nd, 5:30pm & 6pm Parade Starts (Details)
- “The Sound of Music,” Nov. 29 to Dec. 17, Music Hall’s Ogunquit Playhouse (details)
- Candlelight Walk, December Weekend, Strawberry Bank Museum (details)
rochester
- Holiday Tree Lighting, Dec. 1, 5:30 p.m., Central Square (details)
- Holiday Parade, December 3, 3:00pm to 4:30pm, Downtown Rochester (Details)
rye
- Villa Tour, Dec. 2, 1-4 p.m., 580 Washington Road, Rye (details)
- Holiday Tree Lighting, December 2, 3:00pm to 4:30pm, Parsons Field (details)
- Holiday Parade, Dec. 3, 1 p.m., Rye Town Center (details)
salem
- Christmas Market, Nov. 25, 11 a.m., Derry-Salem Elks (details)
- Christmas Parade, Nov. 26, 1 p.m. (details)
seabrook
- Festival of Trees Sneak Peek, December 7th, 6pm to 8:30pm, Seabrook Recreation Center (details)
- Annual Holiday Event and Tree Festival, December 8th from 6pm to 8pm, Seabrook Recreation Center (details)
Stratham
- Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, December 3rd, Stratham Fire Station (details)
wentworth
- Christmas on the Common, November 25th, 3pm to 6pm, Town Common (details)