Calling all Squantumites! Put down that leftover turkey leg, bundle up grandma, your sweetie, and the tots, and head on over to the Tree Lighting for song and cheer to kick off the holiday season. In addition to our Squantum festivities, the City of Quincy has some treats planned.
Sunday, December 1, 2013, 4:30pm
Gilbert Memorial Park, at the intersection of Huckins Avenue and East Squantum Street
Join the festivities as we kick off the holiday season with the annual Tree Lighting following the Quincy Christmas Parade. Head over to the triangle at Gilbert Memorial Park and join your neighbors for hot cocoa and delicious cookies provided by the Seaside Gardeners of Squantum. Join in on the carol singing as we welcome Santa Claus who will do the honors of lighting up the tree! Hope to see you and the whole family there!
Quincy holiday festivities
Quincy festivities and tree lighting
Friday, November 29, 2013, 5pm-7pm
McIntyre Mall (tents in front of City Hall), 1305 Hancock Street, Quincy
At approximately at 6pm, Santa Claus will make a special appearance with Mayor Koch to turn on the Quincy Center Christmas Lights, which include a few new additions this year! Drop off your letters to Santa and enjoy free popcorn, hot chocolate, and candy canes! Enjoy Donna Marie Children’s Puppet Show, strolling Victorian Christmas Carolers, and street performers.
Santa and his Elves arrival by parachute
Saturday, November 30, 2013 ~ 12:30pm
Pageant Field,One Merrymount Parkway, up the road from Adams Field
City of Quincy Christmas Parade
Sunday, December 1, 2013, 12:30pm-3:00pm
The 61st Annual City of Quincy Christmas Parade route begins at the intersection of Hancock Street and Walter J. Hannon Parkway, continuing up Hancock Street to North Quincy. The rain date is schedule for Sunday, December 8. 2013.
Visit the Quincy website for details about the holiday festivities.
Learn more about the Seaside Gardeners.
Always a great annual event.Thanks for explaining aboout the smaller tree!
Recently, each year, the Squantum tree gets smaller and smaller. This year’s tree seems particularly without stature. I can only assume that this is about cost. Someone told me there was a fund that enabled the purchase of the tree. Might funds be needed to increase what can be spent each year on the tree? Perhaps the Squantum Scoop can get the scoop on this story and let us know. Right now, seeing the tree diminished each year is rather depressing.
Hi Jim – thanks for your question. I reached out to Sandi Sumner, president of the Seaside Gardeners of Squantum, and she shares:
“This year’s tree, although small, is now a permanently planted tree that will only get larger in the years to come. In the past, there has been a newly cut tree each year that the City put up for us. The Garden Club negotiated each year to get a permanent tree planted and the City had the funds to do so this year. The funds also will cover the new landscaping of the triangle in the Spring.”
Thanks, Sandi! Looking forward to seeing the tree grow in the years ahead!
Best,
Monica
Thanks for the information, Monica and Sandi.
It’s good to know that the tree is planted and will grow. I hope it’s reasonably fast growing!
Our neighbors Marie Wallace and Milynda Mooney, co-owners of Nice Stem Florist, will have a table at the tree lighting with samples of the wreaths they make. They will be taking orders and donating $5 for each wreath sold to the Squantum PTO. A great way to support a local business and the PTO!