71st Concord Christmas Parade Is Saturday

CONCORD, NH — Loudon Road will be closed for a few hours Saturday as the Concord Heights welcomes the 71st Concord Christmas Parade.

The parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. and run from Hazen Drive, up Loudon Road, to Canterbury Road, and then cross Pembroke Road. The parade will stop at the large lot at the former Sprague Electric building parking lot.

This year’s grand marshals are the Concord Little League team, who were 2022 state champions. The theme is “Christmas through the eyes of a child.”

The parade is hosted by the Concord Grange and Fraternal Order of Eagles.

The parade receiving booth will be at Tea Tree Day Spa next to Walgreens. Listen to music and enjoy performances, too, there.

Brian Blackden, the organizer of the parade, said this year, “one of the floats involves an FAA licensed drone operator who will be transmitting video of the parade from its vantage point above their float.” Concord TV will also be taping the parade to be played on Channel 22 following the parade for those who cannot make it, he said.

For more information, visit the parade’s Facebook page.

Tree Lighting Set For Nov. 25

The Christmas tree lighting will take place at the Statehouse City Plaza from 4 to 7 p.m. on Nov. 25.

After Santa arrives, fireworks will be set off.

There will be music, clowns making balloon animals, charity vendors, a burn barrel to toast marshmallows, hot beverages, and, for the first time, a food trailer from the Smoke Shack of Boscawen.

Midnight Merriment: Dec. 2

Midnight Merriment, Intown Concord’s annual holiday event, will be held from 5 p.m. to midnight on Dec. 2 in Downtown Concord.

A gingerbread showdown will be held at 5 Eagle Square, the Eatxactly Sweet Café. Kids can pre-order kits on Nov. 19 for pickup on Nov. 26. Call 603-715-1145 for more information.

Visit Santa at City Plaza between 5 and 8 p.m. A shopping trolley with stops on Storrs Street and along Main Street will run from 6 to 11 p.m.

Also, enjoy lights, music, cocoa, s’mores, music, and more.

Lastly, volunteers are needed.

For more information, visit the Intown Concord website.

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