Santa Claus Arrives In Salem Atop Hawthorne Hotel Friday Night
Seasonal & Holidays
Santa Claus Arrives In Salem Atop Hawthorne Hotel Friday Night Santa's arrival is part of the city's annual Salem tree lighting and lantern procession celebration of the season.Santa will arrive in Salem atop the Hawthorne Hotel at 6 p.m. as part of the city's annual holiday season kickoff celebration. (Shutterstock)SALEM, MA — Santa Claus is coming back to town Friday night.
Santa will arrive in Salem atop the Hawthorne Hotel at 6 p.m. as part of the city's annual holiday season kickoff celebration.
Members of the Salem Fire Department will act as Santa's assistants as he welcomes the holiday crowd downtown with those attending recommended to arrive by 5:45 p.m. to enjoy the Coventry Brass carolers and more festive fun at the Salem Main Streets event.
Everyone is then invited to keep the singing going during a procession down the Essex Street Pedestrian Mall to Lappin Park where Santa and Salem Mayor Dominick Pangallo will join for the tree lighting.
Costumed carolers from History Alive will provide seasonal serenades and participants are invited to bring their own lanterns — electric candles are highly recommended — for the procession.
The event is set to be held rain or shine — the weather is forecast to be chilly and clear — and is free. Organizers advise not to purchase tickets online for this event as those are a scam.
Rebekah H. Murphy and Jozef R. Kluczkiewicz of Salem have donated this year's tree, which was decorated by the Salem Department of Public Works and installed with the help of Iron Tree Service and Quinn Brothers Iron Works.
Lights and decorations for the Holiday Tree were made possible in part by
contributions from the local business community.
(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at X/Twitter: more local news delivered straight to your inbox. .
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