# Danvers Christmas Tree Lighting and Holiday Parade on Maple Street (Danvers) > Event for families in the Boston–Cambridge–Newton area (MA / NH). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sat, Dec 5 · 4:00 PM – 5:45 PM - Where: Downtown Danvers, Maple Street, Maple Street, Danvers, MA 01923 - Ages: Families; children's activities - Price: Free (Elf Toss carnival game for purchase) - Organizer: Danvers FalconFest and the Town of Danvers - Official page: https://danversfalconfest.org/ - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/danvers-christmas-tree-lighting-and-holiday-parade-on-maple-street-dan--listing-b86e4de816147189bd348361 ## About Danvers FalconFest and the Town of Danvers bring the town together on downtown Maple Street for the Christmas Tree Lighting on Saturday, December 5. Activities and entertainment start at 4 pm, with a DJ playing festive music, carolers and holiday characters, plus free face painting, a reindeer food making station and a card making station for kids; an Elf Toss carnival game is available for purchase, and food trucks and vendors are still to be announced. At 5:15 pm a holiday parade rolls through downtown, leading Santa in on a fire truck, and at 5:45 pm Santa lights the tree. 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