# Sensory Area — Danvers Christmas Tree Lighting and Holiday Parade (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: Danvers SEPAC sensory area, Maple & Cherry Streets (Downtown Danvers), Maple Street and Cherry Street, Danvers, MA 01923 - Ages: Families; children's activities - Price: Free (Elf Toss carnival game for purchase) - For kids with sensory or other needs: Sensory-friendly. Sensory area hosted by the Danvers SEPAC at Maple & Cherry St during the tree lighting; the page gives no further details about what is adapted. Free; no registration mentioned. - 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/sensory-area-danvers-christmas-tree-lighting-and-holiday-parade-danver--listing-1fa1e822af1e54e8d4aa6c0a ## About Danvers' downtown Christmas Tree Lighting on Saturday, December 5 includes a sensory area hosted by the Danvers SEPAC at the corner of Maple and Cherry Streets, listed on the event page under Accessibility. The free celebration, presented by Danvers FalconFest and the Town of Danvers, begins at 4 pm on Maple Street 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 children; an Elf Toss carnival game is available for purchase. 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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