Five Things That Say Christmas in Hamilton and Wenham

When you look around the two towns, what says Christmas to you? Here are some of our ideas. Do you have some? Add it in the comments section below.

We’re three days away from Christmas Day and as we look around the two towns, here are some things that say Christmas to us. The lighted gazebo: Almost every town has a Christmas tree, but in addition to the Christmas tree at People’s United Bank, there’s also the lighted gazebo at Patton Park. It really is an eye-catching holiday sight each evening. EdFund Christmas tree sale: It’s become an important Christmas-time ritual for many families to get their Christmas tree at the EdFund’s Christmas tree sale at Patton Park. The sale has a lot of supporters, including many who stood up to make sure the sale was well-represented on a regional wrap-up of places to buy Christmas trees that was on Patch earlier this month. The event is one of the …

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PHOTOS: Gazebo and Tree Aglow After Sunday Night Festivities

The gazebo at Patton Park and Christmas Tree at People's United Bank in Hamilton were lit on Sunday night after singing carols and the arrival of Santa.

It was standing room only at the Community House of Hamilton and Wenham for the caroling on Sunday night. Santa visited and on the way out he was given a cookie and cocoa. Then everyone headed over to Patton Park to light the gazebo and then down to People's United Bank to light the Christmas tree.

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Weekend Calendar Includes Gabe's Run, Plus Gazebo and Tree Lighting

This weekend's events guide is delivered a day early this week, with a big Turkey Day football matchup, a local roadrace and several Christmas-themed events.

You can both celebrate Thanksgiving and get ready for Christmas during the long weekend coming up in Hamilton and Wenham. Typically, each Friday morning Hamilton-Wenham Patch’s “Get Out” weekend planner brings you a quick guide to local events and activities. This week it’s being delivered a day early because of Thanksgiving. Things kick off on Thanksgiving with the football tilt versus Ipswich, move into Gabe’s Run on Friday and are followed by plenty of Christmas-themed events  during the weekend.  The weekend calendar also includes many other things to do and we encourage you to look past this weekend guide into our full calendar of events, where we have other events listed. Remember, if you have great ideas of your own that you want to…

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