Holiday Events

Newburyport Holiday Events

Share the holiday cheer this season with Newburyport! The holidays bring forth the magic in the city as the landscape transforms into a scene from the Christmas Carol. 

The brick-laid sidewalks lead to Market Square with a 40’ tree decked out to the highest as the centerpiece. Shop windows are ablaze with color, the lampposts ornamented with greenery, the scents of the season adrift from the fine restaurants and small cafés, all coming together to create this magnificent setting in a historic New England town.

Historic New England will hold a Holiday Fine Art and Gift Sale from Friday, Nov. 23rd - Sunday, Nov. 25th. Tour the c.1690 manor house at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm in Newbury and pick up the perfect present from a selection of fine art and gifts. For more information visit www.HistoricNewEngland.org 

Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive in town in style for the annual Santa Parade and Tree Lighting on Sunday, November 25th. Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive by U.S. Coast Guard boat at the Boardwalk & parade up to Market Square in downtown Newburyport to light the Christmas Tree. 4:30pm

The 2007 Polar Express will take off on Saturday, December 1st. It's a magical journey to the North Pole leaves from the train station in Newburyport. 
For info and tickets visit www.icspolarexpress.com 

To brighten the children’s holiday spirit, Santa Claus will be setting up shop on Inn Street. Between noon and 4:00 the little ones can stop in to Santa’s Workshop and share their wish list and get their picture taken with Santa! Santa’s Workshop is open Saturdays and Sundays, December 1 – 23.
Santa's Workshop is sponsored by Chase & Lunt Insurance.

The first two Fridays of the December, the 7th and the 14th, are Newburyport’s Invitation Nights when shopkeepers extend their hospitality, cheer, and warmth to the shoppers throughout the downtown area beginning at 6:30 until 9:00 p.m. Patriot Fife and Drum will perform on the 7th and the Pentucket Mallet Emsemble will perform on the 14th. Holiday Entertainment is sponsored by Ocean Meadow of West Newbury.

The angelic sounds of the Newburyport Choral Society will ring through the air Friday, Dec. 7th - Sunday, Dec. 9th as they perform Haydn’s “Paukenmesse” Mass in C Major and music of the season. For info and tickets visit www.NewburyportChoralSociety.org  or call 978-462-0650.

Tour private historic homes decked out in holiday décor during Newburyport’s Annual Holiday House Tour on Saturday, December 8. Call the Newburyport Maritime Society at 978-462-8681 or visit: www.CustomHouseMaritimeMuseum.org  for more information.

Green Scene, a Holiday Party at the Powow River Grille will be held in Amesbury on Wednesday, Dec 12, 6pm-Late.The event will raise funds for the Newburyport Chamber’s upcoming Green Fair Expo. Event sponsors include Powow River Grille, the Newburyport Chamber of Commerce, the Amesbury Chamber of Commerce, Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank, Chase & Lunt Insurance, Newburyport Pedicab, and SEED (Seacoast Energy & Environmental Design Coalition). Cash bar cocktail hour starts at 6pm, followed by a three course dinner featuring organic wine and food. Dancing to follow dinner; live music provided by Memorial Drive, a Boston-based R&B band. Newburyport Pedicab will provide valet service for the event. $75 pp, includes complimentary cocktail upon arrival, hors d’oeuvres, wine tasting and dinner. Excludes tax and gratuity. For reservations, call the Powow at 978-388-2300.

An old -fashioned sing-along will take place at the Firehouse Center for the Arts located in the heart of downtown Newburyport on Saturday, December 15 at 11:00am. Join in song and then listen as "Twas the Night Before Christmas" is recited. Have your cameras ready as the kids meet Santa in the lobby at the end of the program. Please visit www.firehouse.org  for more holiday events and shows.

For more information on other great Holiday Events in Newburyport call the Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce & Industry at 978-462-6680.