Celebrate The Season In Hanover
Holiday Fun On Friday, December 5, 2025 from 4:00 to 8:00pm
Make the Season Special! Bundle Up And Join In The Fun Of This Dazzling, Family-Oriented Night In Downtown Hanover, NH!
- Dine & Shop Downtown Hanover Businesses - Extended hours and special offerings, giveaways, raffles, refreshments and more!
- Enjoy Dartmouth’s Tree Lighting and Caroling from New England School of the Arts on the Green from 5:00 - 5:30 pm. The tree will be lit at 5:10 pm.
- Visit with Santa & Friends at Mascoma Bank.
- Set out for a stroll for the Downtown Holiday Tree and Window Walk in collaboration with Hanover Parks & Recreation. Visit all 8 holiday trees decorated by local organizations as well as festively decorated windows.
Visit the following Trees and Businesses:
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- Berkshire Hathaway Verani Realty
- BeMobile
- Four Season's Sotheby's International Realty
- Fourth Place
- Hanover Parks & Recreation
- Howe Library
- Indigo
- Lou's Bakery
- Red Kite Candy
- Simon Pearce
- Still North Books & Bar
- Upper Valley Business Alliance
*Are you doing something special? If so, please email Nicole Follensbee at nicole@uppervalleybusinessalliance.com with details.
VISIT DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES FOR SPECIALS, ACTIVITIES, RAFFLES AND MORE!
Come warm up with delicious drinks and tasty treats at BHHS Verani Realty's office at 5 Allen Street! Make your own popcorn with holiday mix-ins, sip something sweet, and snap a few photos at our festive photo booth! Join us for a night of sweets, laughs, and cozy holiday vibes. Our festive photo booth is sponsored by Tammy at Fairway Mortgage and Broker's Title!
We will also be participating in the Window Decorating Walk Contest and our Window is called "The Wish Window"!
Come see a miniature fully functional ski lift display at Carson Wealth on Main Street from 4 pm to 7 pm where kids 16 and under can pick up a surprise holiday treat and participate in a free Lego raffle (while supplies last).
Join Ledyard Bank on Friday, December 5th from 5pm – 7pm at our Hanover Financial Center to Celebrate the Season. You won’t want to miss this magical opportunity to visit with some of your favorite characters from Hogwarts and enjoy some treats and a take away!
For the event, Maven, is planning to offer hair tinsel from 5-7pm with the first bead free and any additional beads at a special price. Also, any promotions we run through December will be valid.
Stop into Bar Harbor Bank & Trust located at 68 South Main Street from 5:00 - 7:00 pm for with cookies and games during Celebrate The Season!
Upper Valley Business Alliance will be participating in the Downtown Hanover Tree Decorating Contest!
Indigo will be participating in the Downtown Hanover Tree Decorating Contest!
All are welcome to Mascoma Bank's version of Santa's Village. Come revel in the excitement of meeting Santa, Mrs. Claus, The Grinch, Frosty, and Rudolph. Enjoy the artwork created by the children at the Ray School, get your holiday family picture taken, holiday face painting and help the Grinch adorn his tree by decorating an ornament and sending it down the Grinch zipline. Please come enjoy cookies from Mrs. Claus, fresh popcorn and the holiday atmosphere from 4:30-8:00PM.
Create Your Own Holiday Ornament
Sweet Treats by Wildaly’s Sweets
Enjoy Pizza from Ramunto’s & Holiday Punch
Toys for Tots Collection Station — Bring a new, unwrapped gift to help spread holiday cheer!
Door Prize Raffles from local businesses!
Hanover Parks & Recreation will be stationed in front of the Hanover Town Hall, where you'll be able to get your photo taken with some festive holiday elves and receive some holiday candy.
We will be participating in the Downtown Hanover Tree Decorating Contest!
J Crew will be open until 8pm!
'Tis the season to celebrate with crafting and holiday cookies! Taste some cookies and vote for your favorites in a variety of categories including best decorated, best tasting and best overall cookie!
Come and enjoy this intergenerational HopStop event full of cookies, crafting, hot cocoa and live music. Saturday, December 6 at 12pm in the Courtyard Café.
Stop by the Hood Museum of Art's Russo Atrium (located at 6 East Wheelock Street) anytime during the program 4-6pm to participate in art making and enjoy cookies and cider as part of Hanover’s annual Celebrate the Season event! Galleries are open as usual until 8pm.
The Hanover Inn, located at 2 East Wheelock, will have their legendary gingerbread house on display in the lobby!
Plus watch as Executive Chef, Adam Parker, creates beautiful holiday-themed iced sculptures right before your eyes, then warm up with a cup of hot cocoa and indulge in some holiday cookies (December 5, 12, and 19)!
They will also be collecting new, unwrapped toys for the local Toys For Tots program.
Still North Books on Allen Street will have snowflake making, kids coloring pages, regular and spiked eggnog drink specials, and jazz by the Grace Wallace Quartet from 7-9pm.
We will be participating in the Downtown Hanover Tree Decorating Contest!
Lemon Tree Gifts will be open late and have a raffle for two $50 gift cards! Also many "deals and steals" throughout the store.
Red Kite Candy will be open and offering a raffle of four $25 gift cards to be used at our retail store here in Hanover only.
We will also be participating in the Window Decorating Walk Competition!
Domino's Hanover, NH Location Only: Celebrate The Season Pizza Special - $4.00 plus tax - small pizzas pepperoni or cheese. Hot and ready.
Stop by Lou’s on Main Street to decorate a gingerbread cookie during Celebrate The Season!
We will be participating in the Downtown Hanover Tree Decorating Contest!
The Nugget Theater: The Hanover Improvement Society hosts the Annual Holiday Wreath Sale. Cash, check, & credit cards accepted!
Free Movie at the Nugget: RUDOLPH on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM. Non perishable food donations accepted for the Upper Valley Haven.
Join the Fourth Place for a free family board game night in our community space at Hanover Park— All kid-friendly board games will be free to play from 2:00 pm until late! We have games that are great for ages 5 and up and grown-ups too. Plus get a free Day Pass worth $15 for every $25 you spend, and Buy 2 Get 1 Free on all sale items for one night only!
We will be participating in the Downtown Hanover Tree Decorating Contest!
Left Bank Books will be singing carols and eating cookies!
Simon Pearce Hanover will be hosting a Shop for a Cause promotion event on Thursday, December 4 from 5-7pm with a signed ornament giveaway. 20% of sales will benefit the LoveYourBrain Foundation that evening and through the weekend. In addition, we're hosting an "enter to win" in-store raffle giveaway.
We will also be participating in the Downtown Hanover Holiday Window Decorating Contest for the month of December!
Join Ramunto's Brick & Brew at 9 South Street to Roast Marshmallows outside at the firepit.
Be sure to stop by Von Bargen's Jewelry at 35 South Main Street where we will offer Ornament Making and Snacks from 4pm-6pm*. (While supplies last.)
Tacos y Tequila will be open!
Designer Gold will have a beading project for kids from 4:00-7:00pm. Because they make jewelry, they provide a jewelry project for kids to make right here!
Sawtooth Kitchen will be open and offering hot drinks on Allen Street!
Boca Soca will be open to customers!
Join us at the Howe Library for a holiday concert by the North Country Chordsmen and VoxStars from 3:30-4:30pm before heading up for the tree lighting! From 5-7pm we will be serving samples of chili (meat and vegetarian) and giving away free books for all ages (while supplies last), and there will be seasonal crafts and activities for youth 10 and under.
Howe Library will be participating in the Downtown Hanover Tree & Window Decorating contests!
BeMobile will be open, having a raffle, and offering hot spiced cider!
We will be participating in the Downtown Hanover Tree Decorating Contest!
Ivy IV Aesthetics will be having a Holiday Open House from 5:30-8:30pm with Skincare Consultations, Giveaways, Special Discounts, and Refreshments!