Lowell's Holiday Winterfest returns Saturday, Dec 5, 2026, with a night-time Santa parade, Santa visits at the Showboat, and the townwide window-decorating contest.
Lowell's Holiday Winterfest returns Saturday, Dec 5, 2026, filling the town with a night-time Santa parade, Santa visits at the Showboat on the river, and the annual window-decorating contest that turns downtown storefronts into a seasonal gallery. Organized by the Lowell Chamber of Commerce, it is a hometown festival in the truest sense: streets close, neighbors gather, and the whole town leans into the season. Because the exact schedule is posted by the chamber closer to the date, check lowellinchamber.co for parade times before heading out. It pairs naturally with Christmas Tyme Lights at Harvest Tyme, the walk-through light display glowing on select nights through late December.
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Saturday, Dec 5, 2026, throughout Lowell: the chamber's annual hometown winter festival with a night-time Santa parade, Santa visits, and seasonal vendors.
Santa visits and Christmas festivities gather at the Showboat on the river, the town's signature holiday backdrop.
Cap the day with the walk-through light display at Harvest Tyme, glowing on select nights through late December.
