Danvers Holiday Festival To Return For 2022

DANVERS, MA — Danvers will bring back a trio of family holiday favorites with its Winter Wonderland, Flashlight Candy Cane Hunt and Tree Lighting all set for Dec. 3.

The Winter Wonderland will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Endicott Park. There will be holiday-themed arts and crafts, games, photos with Santa, hayrides, a bonfire and music. Holiday wreaths, ornaments, evergreen gnomes and decorations will be up for sale.

Organizers will also be collecting donations for the People to People Food Pantry.

Residents are then invited to gather in the square for the downtown tree lighting. Santa Claus is scheduled to make his arrival via firetruck with an escort from the Danvers High School band. Santa will then lead the lighting of the tree at about 5 p.m.

Those in the mood for an extra dose of yuletide cheer can then head to Plains Park at the Holten Richmond Middle School for the Flashlight Candy Cane Hunt. A "surprise visitor" will be there to kick off the hunt that begins at 6:30 p.m. sharp.

The Candy Cane Hunt will take place in rain, snow, sleet, or by moonlight.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)