Welcome the season ...  

Celebrate the holidays on the Byway!

 

Experience the best of coastal New England this season the on byway! Here are just a few of the events planned along the 85-mile Essex Coastal Scenic Byway to get you in the holiday spirit:    

  

LYNN

Haute Holiday Pop-up Boutiques, Lynn Museum
through Friday, December 23

Various Dates and Times 

www.lynnmuseum.com/programs 

 

Holiday in the Square

Thursday, December 1, 5:00-8:00pm

www.lynnarts.org 

 

Holiday House Tour of the Diamond District 

Saturday, December 10, 1:00-6:00pm www.lynnarts.org 

 

SWAMPSCOTT

Tree of Lights Ceremony

Thursday, December 8, 5:00pm

www.hns.org/Events/Tree_of_Lights.aspx  

 

SALEM

Holiday Happenings

Friday, November 25 - Sunday, January 1

Various Events, Times, and Locations

www.salem.org/holidays 

 

Holiday Tree Lighting at Lappin Park

Friday, November 25, 6:30pm

www.salemmainstreets.org  

 

Annual Christmas in Salem Historic House Tour 

Friday, December 2 - Sunday, December 4  

Various Times and Locations 

www.christmasinsalem.org 

 

MARBLEHEAD 

Gingerbread Workshops, Marblehead Museum

Tuesday November 29, 1:00-2:00pm (for ages 2-5)

Tuesday November 29, 3:00-4:00pm (for ages 5-10)

www.marbleheadmuseum.org 

  

Marblehead Christmas Walk 

Thursday, December 1 - Sunday, December 4

Various Events, Times, and Locations  

www.marbleheadchamber.org/christmas-walk-38.html 

 

BEVERLY    

Cape Ann Symphony Holiday Pops Concert 

Friday, November 25, 8:00pm

www.capeannsymphony.org 

 

Merry Main Streets: Caroling & Holiday Cheer 

Saturday, December 10, 1:00-3:00pm 

Various Times and Locations

www.beverlymainstreets.org/merry-main-streets-121.html

 

MANCHESTER 

Christmas by the Sea

Friday, December 2 - Sunday, December 4

www.capeannvacations.com/festival-event 

 

GLOUCESTER

Cape Ann Symphony Holiday Pops Concert  

Saturday, November 26 - Sunday, November 27 

Various Dates, Times, and Locations www.capeannsymphony.org 

 

Middle Street Walk 

Saturday, December 10, 10:00am-3:00pm

www.capeannvacations.com 

 

5th Annual seARTS Wearable Arts  

Show & Sale

www.searts.org    

Friday, December 9, 5:00-8:30pm

Opening Reception 

Saturday, December 10, 9:00am-5:00pm

Show, Sale, & Raffle

   

ROCKPORT

Christmas in Rockport

Various Dates and Many Events www.christmasinrockport.org 

 

ESSEX

Essex Holiday Festival 

Thursday, December 1 - Saturday, December 3

Various Dates, Times, and Locations 

www.capeannvacations.com

 

IPSWICH

Holiday Boutique, Ipswich Museum

Saturday, December 3, 10:00am-4:00pm

www.ipswichmuseum.org/calendar

 

ROWLEY

Holiday Craft Fair, Pine Grove School

Saturday, December 3, 9:30am-3:00pm

www.craftlister.com/E1392419

 

NEWBURY

Christmas on the Green  Newbury Upper Green

Sunday, December 4, 3:30pm

www.newburyportnews.com/local/x229373104/Santa-coming-to-Newbury-Dec-4 

 

NEWBURYPORT

Santa Parade & Tree Lighting 

Sunday, November 27, 4:15-5:30pm

www.newburyportchamber.org 

 

Holiday Invitation Nights

Friday, December 2, 6:00-9:00pm

Friday, December 9, 6:00-9:00pm 

www.newburyportchamber.org 

 

Holiday House Tour
Saturday, December 10, 10:00am-4:00pm
www.thechmm.org









The Essex Coastal Scenic Byway  

The Essex Coastal Scenic Byway is an 85-mile, state-designated coastal route that stretches from Lynn to Newburyport and traverses the communities of Swampscott, Marblehead, Salem, Beverly, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Gloucester, Rockport, Essex, Ipswich, Rowley and Newbury.  

 

Travelers along the 85-mile Essex Coastal Scenic Byway will experience the best of coastal New England: historic seaports, colonial era farms, village and city centers, and a wealth of period architecture. Set against a rocky shoreline and The Great Marsh, New England's largest salt marsh, the byway traverses thirteen historic communities on Boston's North Shore. 

 
ENHA Logo   The Essex Coastal Scenic Byway is a partnership initiative of Essex National
   Heritage Commission, the congressionally designated manager of the
   Essex National Heritage Area (Essex County) in northeastern
   Massachusetts. The byway's 13 communities and numerous stakeholders
   are working together to leverage its heritage and human resources to
   generate economic and quality of life benefits for the region.