Day 474 2012 Annual Quincy Christmas Holiday Parade and Celebrations
Quincy will be celebrating the start of the Christmas Holiday season this weekend from Friday Nov 23th to Sunday Nov 25th 2012 with their light up the Holidays in in Quincy weekend . There will be plenty of activities for the kids as well as the 60h Christmas Parade on Sunday!
Holiday Festivities & Tree Lighting
Friday, November 23, 2012 | 5pm–7:30pm
City Hall Plaza (Tents in front of City Hall) 1305 Hancock Street
Spend the evening getting in the holiday spirit! Friday night is sponsored by the Quincy chamber of commerce.
Ongoing Activities from 5:00-6:30pm
•             “Hands on†crafts/activities for the kids including Ornament making and letter writing to Santa
•             Strolling Victorian Carolers and Costumed Characters
•             Ginger Betty’s Bakery Gingerbread House Decorating Contest
•             FREE Popcorn and Hot Chocolate
5:15-5:45pm   Donna Marie Children’s Puppet Show
Costumed characters introduced with
Special Guest!
6:00pm Mayor Thomas P. Koch turns on the lights followed by a performance from the Quincy Choral Society!
6:15-7:15pm Performances by Quincy’s own  dance studios: Center Stage, InSync, Lisa’s Dance Studio and Velocity.
Santa Claus’s  Arrival by Parachute in Quincy
Saturday, November 24, 2012Â |Â 12:30pm
This event takes place at Pageant Field, One Merrymount Parkway, up the road from Adams Field.
60th Annual Quincy  Christmas Parade
Sunday, November 25, 2012 | 12:30pm–3:00pm The 60th Annual Quincy Christmas Parade will be held on Sunday,  November 25th, 2012. The parade route begins at the intersection of Hancock Street and the Walter J. Hannon Parkway, continuing up  Hancock  Street to North  Quincy. The rain date is scheduled for Sunday, December 2nd, 2012.