Beverly Downtown Tree Lighting Kicks Off Holiday Season

BEVERLY, MA — Beverly will officially kick off the city's holiday season with the downtown tree lighting this weekend.

The public is invited to the tree lighting ceremony that will take place at the Beverly Common Gazebo.

• Beverly Small Business Saturday, Downtown Winter Market

The lighting kicks off the downtown holiday season that includes Small Business Saturday this weekend and the Winter Market on Dec. 13 and Dec. 14.

Beverly downtown parking will also be free starting Thanksgiving and continuing through Saturday to encourage residents and visitors to come downtown and visit local shops, restaurants and breweries.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)