Holiday Tree Lighting and Illuminated Holiday Parade
December 7, 2024
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Saturday, December 7, 2024
- 5:30 pm Tree Lighting in Market Square
- 6:00 pm Parade Steps off from Goodwin Park on Islington Street
- Immediately following the parade join us for Downtown Shop & Stroll
For complete event details, including street closures, visit the Parade Information page.
The City of Portsmouth NH’s 2024 Holiday Tree-Lighting and Illuminated Holiday Parade will be held on Saturday, December 7, 2024 starting at 5 pm. Portsmouth’s Tree Lighting ceremony takes place on the first Saturday in December each year from 5 to 5:30 pm, followed by the annual Illuminated Holiday Parade.
The City’s Department of Public Works installed the tree in Market Square on Thursday, November 14 and will continue to decorate the tree with 16 strings (560 feet) of white lights and 150 ornaments. Crews from DPW will decorate the lamp posts downtown with 152 wreaths and strings of white lights. This year’s holiday tree was donated by Town Fair Tire in Newington.
Shop & Stroll – Back by popular demand the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth will host the “Shop & Stroll” event immediately following the parade, with Market Square and surrounding side streets kept closed to vehicular traffic until 9 pm to allow for wider pedestrian access to shops and restaurants.
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