Beverly Holiday Parade 2017: Photos

BEVERLY, MA — Beverly's annual tree lighting ceremony was this past weekend on Beverly Common. In case you missed it, this was the 70th Annual Holiday Parade.

No Beverly Holiday Parade is complete without Santa, and some performances by the students at the high school. This year the parade was hosted by Al Temkin of Temkin Financial Group and Andi Freedman of Mind Over Food. Charles T. Bucci, the third member of the Bucci Family to be a huge part of the parade was the Grand Marshall this year. His father, Charles L. Bucci, was Beverly’s first official Santa in 1947 until his passing in 1977, according to the holiday parade website.

The city's 70th Holiday Parade made its way through Beverly, starting at the High School and rolling down down Cabot Street, ending at the Beverly Depot Train Station. Last year the theme was Let there be peace on earth.

If you didn't get to participate in the Holiday lighting or the parade, there's still merry making to be had. Merry Main Streets is happening every Friday night this month. Businesses will stay open til 9, and look for music and raffles, courtesy of Beverly Main Streets.
And then there's the New Years Parade in all its glory - and beach balls.

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Image courtesy Beverly Holiday Parade