Free parking is available at the new Marblehead High School, 2
Humphrey Street, which is where Humphrey, Lafayette, and Pleasant Streets intersect. (See this location at MapQuest.)
Free Trolley service, sponsored by
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage NE Moves
Mortgage, will shuttle between the High School and downtown Marblehead.
Trolley Service/Schedule:
Saturday, December 1: 10am – 5pm
Sunday, December 2: Noon – 5pm
The Trolley will leave Marblehead High School and run
every half hour, making stops on Lafayette Street (Saturday only),
Atlantic Avenue, Washington Street, Front Street and
Pleasant Street.
Parking throughout town is free.
Kindly respect the “No Parking” areas.
Grace Community Church, 17 Pleasant Street
Masonic Hall, 62 Pleasant Street
Unitarian Universalist Church, 28 Mugford Street
Abbot Hall, 188 Washington Street
Marblehead Community Center, 10 Humphrey Street
Marblehead/Swampscott YMCA, 94 Pleasant Street
Marblehead Arts Association, 8 Hooper Street
For more information & a free map of
Marblehead, stop by our Information Booth (corner of Pleasant
& Essex Streets), open Friday, November 30, from 3pm to
6pm; Saturday, December 1, from 9am to 4pm; and Sunday,
December 2, from 11am to 4pm. Call 781-639-8469.
Enjoy a hearty New England breakfast
of pancakes and sausage.
Enjoy entertainment by “A Dancer’s
Dream” before the grand arrival. Santa and Mrs. Claus will
greet every child! Goodie bags to the first 500 children.
Decorate your own stocking,
coloring contest, free refreshments and prizes!
Craft Fair, Bake Sale, and Lunch.
Marblehead Council on Aging sale featuring Handcrafted
Items, Lunch, New Vendors, White Elephant. Greens Sale
by Arrangers of Marblehead Garden Club featuring kissing
balls, wreaths, centerpieces, garlands, and baskets. Also
knitting, quilting, and crafts by COA seniors.
Gifts, Food, and Raffle Items (Red Sox
Tickets, Flat Screen TV).
Holiday Fair
with Gift Baskets, Crafts, Wreaths, & More.
Attention shoppers - Come purchase gifts
and baked good with complimentary beverages.
Lobster Rolls, Chowder, Sandwiches,
Beverages, Baked Goods, Jewelry, Books, Crafts.
Marblehead Museum & Historical
Society. Holiday Decorations and Marblehead Family Fund
Gingerbread Display & Bidding. Raffle Tickets.
Mingle with artists and
purchase a wide variety of handcrafted items: Jewelry,
Apparel, Home & Garden, Unique Treasures. Presented by the Marblehead Festival of Arts. See the list of participating artisans. At Artisans' Holiday Marketplace, the Festival will operate a booth featuring 2007 Logo Products and the Logo 2008 Contest. Cast your ballot and help select the logo for Festival 2008!
10am – 5pm: Peanut Roaster
12:30pm – 1pm: Christmas Walk Parade
Noon – 3pm: Village Voices—The Barbershop Quartet;
Noon – 5pm: Costumed Characters; Dondo As The Tall Toy Soldier
1pm – 3pm: Charlie Fogerty The
Balloon Man
2pm – 3pm: Note Worthies
12– 12:30pm: Christmas Walk Parade
12 – 5pm:
Costumed Characters
12:30 - 2pm: Jewel Tones and
Luminescence at Arnould Gallery
1 – 4pm: George Nolan
Draft Horses (Generously sponsored by National Grand
Bank)
1 – 2pm: Note Worthies at The Sea Gull and
strolling Washington St.
2:15 - 2:45pm: Jewel Tones sing at Shipshape
2:15 -
2:45pm: Luminescence sings at Babe; Glovers Regiment;
Dondo As The Tall Toy Soldier
Festively
Decorated for the Holidays by five area Garden Clubs.
The Marblehead Historical
Commission will dedicate this room, recognizing Dr.
Raymond F. Cole’s generosity to Marblehead History.
Visit Marblehead’s newest residents, two
mothers and two baby Alpacas sporting Marblehead Green
holiday bows. Generously sponsored by Marblehead Smiles
pediatric dentistry (Dr. Barone & Dr. Cognata) and
Scupper’s for Kids.
At all locations,
local author Julie Hahnke offers book signings of
Through the Eyes of a Raptor.
11:00 – Noon: Abbot Hall
12:15 – 12:45pm: Marblehead Little Theatre, 12 School St.
1:00 – 1:45pm: SCRIBE Paper & Gift, 84 Washington Street
2:00 – 2:45pm: Spirit of ’76 Bookstore, 107 Pleasant Street
3:00 – 3:30pm: Moran Studios, 50 Atlantic Avenue
Enjoy this traditional New England Hometown Holiday
Parade! The parade route: State Street, Washington Street
and Atlantic Avenue.
Professional
face painter in the store.
Bring a camera to have your
picture taken with Santa!
Nutcracker performers dancing in
our window.
India Picture Show at 3pm and 5pm. Come and mingle, look at books, pictures, and cards. Warm your heart with mulled cider.
Monk chanting with drums while reading ancient scripts at Sangak Choling Gompa in Pelling, Sikkim, Northern India. Photo by Ulrike Welsch.
Featuring J.S. Bach’s Magnificat in D; In
Terra Pax by Finzi; Susa’s Carols & Lullabies: Christmas in the
Southwest, for Guitar & Marimba. Performances by Youth
Festival Choir, Old North Bell Choir. Tickets: $25:
DS Designs, Comina, Arnould Gallery. |
