Downtown Haverhill springs to life tonight with vacation spirit because the Haverhill Hometown Holiday Celebration kicks of the season.

The occasion, previously referred to as the Christmas Stroll, runs between 5:30 and seven:30 p.m. One of its volunteers, Melissa Seavey of Bethany Communities, gave an outline for WHAV listeners throughout an look on WHAV’s morning present.

“It’s a little different from past strolls. This year, we are calling it the ‘Haverhill Hometown Holiday Celebration.’ This is being hosted by the city, and then there are some volunteers like Destination Downtown Haverhill and L’Arche and the Chamber of Commerce that are all helping out with it. So, we’re really excited to bring a little something back to downtown Haverhill after a couple of years of COVID and things being quieter,” she mentioned.

Haverhill’s tree lighting, full with a go to by Santa, in Washington Square, begins round 6:30 p.m. There can even be stay musical performances at G’s Restaurant, 35 Washington St., and an Ugly Sweater Party at Peddler’s Daughter, 45 Wingate St. Voting takes place for plenty of awards together with finest Interior Décor, Best Outside Decore, finest Hometown Holiday Event and the Charlie Brown Tree Award. A QR Code for voting is on the market on Destination Downtown Haverhill Facebook page.

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