2024 Holiday Events in Newburyport!
Intro
Newburyport is all decked out for the holidays and welcoming visitors with over 25 events to celebrate the season!
A festive night out with friends? A magical event for the kids? The members of the Newburyport Arts Collective offer dozens of arts and cultural events to bring the whole family joy as the holidays approach. Before or after your adventure, take a photograph in front of the giant Christmas tree in market square, enjoy the seasonal decorations on every vintage street lamp and throughout the historic downtown, and treat yourself to one-of-a-kind holiday shopping in our unique little shops!
Check back often-- we regularly add events!
Featured Event:
December 20-21
She Sings From Her Soul, A Candlelit Christmas
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Holiday concert from the most exciting group of young female vocalists in the Northeast. Trained at some of the top music schools in the country, these young women perform your favorite Christmas pop and classic tunes both in harmony and jaw dropping solo performances! This show is guaranteed to put you in the spirit as the big day approaches, with acoustics in the historic St. Paul's church that will blow you away. Use the link below to purchase tickets, or buy them at the door (cash, check or Venmo).
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/actingoutproductions/1476845
December 1
Santa Parade and Tree Lighting
Downtown Newburyport at Market Square
Join us downtown from 3:00-5:00 for the annual lighting of the tree and Santa Parade.
December 1
Build an Enchanting Gingerbread House
Congregation Ahavas Achim
In this 3-hour workshop presented by GNACE, you will assemble and decorate your own gingerbread house, led by veteran instructor Mary Dissette. Create a sweet showstopper to brighten your holidays!
https://newburyportadulted.org/product/build-an-enchanting-gingerbread-house/
December 2
Holiday Romance Novels
Newburyport Public Library (free and open to all)
What Holiday romance stories will you curl up with this season? Join our virtual program with booklist reviewer John Charles who will make the perfect recommendation for you. Free, registration registration required.
December 6
Newburyport Youth Service's Annual Young Artists Holiday Youth Fair
Newburyport Senior Center
Come shop these amazing gifts made by over 30 young artists. Crafts and artwork of all styles, 5pm-7pm.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1682581622314469/?_rdr
December 6-7
Holly Jolly Christmas Fair
Central Congregational Church
All the old favorites PLUS new fun activities! The 10th Annual Basket Raffle, The Gorgeous Jewelry & Accessories Room, Fresh Decorate Your Own Wreath Kits, Our “World Famous” Cookie Walk, Youth Fun! Room for Face Painting and “Kids-Only Shopping Table”, The Country Store: beautiful homemade items, Sweet Shoppe and Baked Goods, Get your free Fair Passports with an opportunity to win a Raffle Prize, Delicious Fish Chowder/Baked Beans/Sandwich luncheon. Saturday, December 7 from 9:00 am -2:00 pm; Friday, December 6 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
https://business.newburyportchamber.org/events/details/holly-jolly-christmas-fair-12-07-2024-148607
December 6-8
The Port Express
Firehouse Center for the Arts
Joppa Dance Company presents, The Port Express!, another exciting holiday production, this time adapted from the Christmas favorite, The Polar Express. Shows are Friday, December 6th 7:30pm, Saturday, December 7th 2:00pm & 7:30pm, and Sunday, December 8th 2:00pm. On Christmas Eve three sisters realize they have lost the magic bell. Fearful that it will curse their Christmas celebration, they find themselves on the train to the North Pole for Santa’s help. The journey takes them through magical places including an enchanted forrest and a land of sweets.
https://firehouse.org/event/joppa-dance-company-presents-the-port-express/2024-12-06/
December 6, 13, 20
Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce Holiday Invitation Nights
Downtown Newburyport
Mark your calendars, book a babysitter, and call your friends to make plans for three great nights in Newburyport! Enjoy merchant hospitality, live entertainment, shopping, and dining in beautiful and festive downtown Newburyport, The Tannery, Merrimac Place, and Horton's Yard. Spend your evening strolling from shop to shop as you stock up on holiday gifts while enjoying munchies and beverages offered by local merchants. These Newburyport Invitation Nights will get you in the holiday spirit and will turn any Scrooge into Kris Kringle.
https://business.newburyportchamber.org/events/details/holiday-invitation-nights-2024-148537
December 7
Cookie Walk and Craft Fair
Newburyport Seniors Center
Emma Andrews Library annual Cookie Walk and craft fair sale to benefit Scholarship Fund for NBPT Seniors. Homemade cookies ($7. a doz.) and crafts for holiday gift-giving. Mrs. Claus will greet shoppers.
https://business.newburyportchamber.org/events/details/cookie-walk-craft-fair-12-07-2024-148572
December 7-8
Holidays at the Cushing House
Cushing House Museum
An annual tradition! Come enjoy the 1808 Cushing House decorated for the season by local garden clubs and volunteers. Holidays at the Cushing House Visit the 1808 Cushing House on Saturday, December 7 and Sunday, December 8 from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to enjoy this National Historic Landmark in all its holiday finery! Guests will enjoy exquisite decorations, festive music and the company of friends and neighbors for two days of walk-through tours.
https://business.newburyportchamber.org/events/details/holidays-at-the-cushing-house-2024-148677
December 7, 8, 15, 21, 22
Santa's Workshop
Downtown Newburyport
Bring the family to Newburyport to visit Santa in his traditional workshop, share your wish list, and snap a photo with Mr. Claus! Then enjoy strolling around beautiful downtown Newburyport which will be decorated for the holiday season. 11am-2pm.
https://business.newburyportchamber.org/events/details/santa-s-workshop-2024-148540
December 9
Paint Your Own Nutcracker
Tinkerhaus
Elizabeth Laurence will provide you with a wooden nutcracker and demonstrate tips and tricks to paint your own holiday keepsake!
https://www.tinkerhaus.org/events/2024/12/9/paint-your-own-nutcracker
December 9
Embroider a Christmas Ornament
Tinkerhaus
Emboider a holiday ornament - with beads! - to enjoy over the holiday season and beyond. We will provide colored fabric (green, red or white), embroidery floss, a variety of bead options and a piece of ribbon to hang your finished product.
https://www.tinkerhaus.org/events/2024/11/17/modz2bq79ymue5ln8vc8dpfp8pj0gm
December 11
Movie Matinee: It's a Wonderful Life
Newburyport Public Library (free and open to all)
"An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed."
Come and enjoy the theater-like screen and sound system with fellow film buffs. This free event will be held in the Program Room and all are welcome!
https://newburyportpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/movie-matinee-tbd-175/
December 13
Skylark's Winter's Night
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
After a 7 year hiatus, we re-visit our ethereal and beautiful holiday program. Structured around Distler's seven variations of the hymn Es ist ein Ros Entsprungen (Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming), Winter’s Night is a serenely beautiful program that is sure to guide you into a meaningful holiday season.
https://www.skylarkensemble.org/winters-night-2024.html
December 13-15
Port Gingerbread Festival
Downtown Newburyport, Tracy Square
Now in its second year, the Port Gingerbread Festival is a contest and free public exhibition of artistic gingerbread creations made by people of all ages. From “traditional” gingerbread houses to ships, churches, lighthouses, carriages or castles – the possibilities are endless! Come by and vote on your favorites!
https://www.portgingerbreadfestival.org/
December 13-22
A Christmas Carol Panto
Firehouse Center for the Arts
Bah, humbug! Theater in the Open celebrates the holiday season with this Dickens classic, presented in true TITO panto style. So bring your whole family and your figgy pudding be prepared for anything to happen!
https://www.theaterintheopen.org/a-christmas-carol-panto
December 14-15
Newburyport Choral Society, Luminous Night
Rupert A. Nock Middle School
Luminous Night includes a contemporary Norwegian piece on the beauty and mystery of a winter night, Christmas carols arranged with rich textures by Alice Parker, "A Jubilant Song" by Norman Dello Joio, and Latin American, Chanukah, and seasonal favorites.
https://www.newburyportchoralsociety.org/events
December 15
Craft Cinema, Love Actually
The Screening Room
Ever wanted to bring your crochet to the cinema, but it’s just too dark? Look no further because Craft Cinema is here! And in December, we'll be showing the contempory and beloved Christmas classic Love Actually. Once a month , Newburyport Recreation and Youth Services and The Screening Room are partnering to bring you a classic rom com to craft to. Unlike traditional cinema experiences, the lights will be gently dimmed, allowing you to both enjoy the movie AND continue crafting.
https://www.newburyportmovies.com/coming-soon
December 16
Holiday Gift Wrapping
Newburyport Public Library (free and open to all)
With the holidays close at hand, join the Newburyport Public Library for an evening of gift wrapping and fun. We will have several stations set up for wrapping, including a tutorial table where you can try out some fancy wrapping techniques. We will have free supplies on hand or feel free to bring your own for a more personal touch. This is a drop-in event intended for adults. No registration necessary.
https://newburyportpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/hold-for-program-46/
December 16
A Christmas to Remember
Firehouse Center for the Arts
The Deep Blue C Studio Orchestra is returning to the Firehouse Performing Arts Center and will present a concert entitled, A Christmas to Remember. The 17-piece orchestra will be playing the Christmas songs that you most love.
https://firehouse.org/event/deep-blue-c-studio-orchestra-2/
December 17
A Sinatra Christmas
Firehouse Center for the Arts
“A Sinatra Christmas” is coming to The Firehouse Center with all your holiday favorites like “Jingle Bells” & “White Christmas”, mixed with Frank’s iconic beloved songs including “My Way” & “New York, New York”, performed by Rich DiMare and The Ron Poster Trio. Shows at 3pm and 7pm.
https://firehouse.org/event/a-sinatra-christmas-2/2024-12-17/1/
December 18
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Newburyport Public Library (free and open to all)
"While playing, Lucy and her siblings find a wardrobe that lands them in a mystical place called Narnia. Here they realize that it was fated and they must now unite with Aslan to defeat an evil queen." Come and enjoy this Christmas classic on our theater-like screen with fellow film buffs. This free event will be held in the Program Room and all are welcome!
https://newburyportpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/movie-matinee-tbd-176/
December 18
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
"While playing, Lucy and her siblings find a wardrobe that lands them in a mystical place called Narnia. Here they realize that it was fated and they must now unite with Aslan to defeat an evil queen." Come and enjoy the theater-like screen and sound system with fellow film buffs.
https://newburyportpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/movie-matinee-tbd-176/
December 20
We Share the Sky
The Space, in neighboring Amesbury
Join our piano students as they celebrate this holiday season with music that reminds us of the magic of the night sky! Students are playing music from around the world that has in common a reverence for the winter solstice, the stars, and an appreciation of the night sky, where mystery lives on. As we acknowledge our shared humanity at this time of the year, students will perform beneath images of the night, with circular seating around a grand piano!
https://www.pennylazaruspianostudio.com/calendar/we-share-one-sky-a-winter-holiday-celebration
December 20-21
She Sings From Her Soul, A Candlelit Christmas
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Holiday concert from the most exciting group of young female vocalists in the Northeast. Trained at some of the top music schools in the country, these young women perform your favorite Christmas pop and classic tunes in harmony and jaw dropping solo performances! This show is guaranteed to put you in the spirit as the big day approaches, with acoustics in the historic St. Paul's church that will blow you away. A coproduction of Red Head Productions and Acting Out Studios.
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/actingoutproductions/1476845
December 21
Christmas Family Sing-Along
The Firehouse Center for the Arts presents the return of our Family Christmas Sing-A-Long! Bring the young ones, the young at heart, and the entire family for a morning of your favorite Christmas carols, songs, and classics. Enjoy a reading of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas and a special guest appearance by the jolly man himself for photos!
https://firehouse.org/event/christmas-family-sing-a-long/
December 23
Make a Winter Craft: Mini Wreaths
Newburyport Public Library (free and open to all)
Come stop by the program room and make a mini winter wreath to take home. Each participant will get one (1) wreath to decorate while supplies last. This is a drop-in event intended for adults. No registration necessary.
https://newburyportpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/hold-for-program-47/
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