Gloucester Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting at Kent Circle 2026

Date and Time

Sunday Nov 29, 2026
3:00 PM - 6:30 PM EST

Location

Kent Circle, Gloucester, MA

Website

https://www.facebook.com/kentcircletreelighting/

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Kick off the holidays in Gloucester!

Come enjoy the parade, Santa, and the tree lighting at Kent Circle! The parade starts at the State Fish Pier on Parker Street at 3:00 PM and will go through downtown Gloucester and on to Kent Circle for the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony.

As part of the parade, Santa Claus arrives in Gloucester for the holiday season.

This year’s Kent Circle Tree Lighting ceremony starts around 4:30pm Along with the Parade, the tree celebrates Gloucester’s close ties to Shelburne, Nova Scotia that each year provides a tree to be lit.