WILMINGTON, MA — It’s the most wonderful time of year, Wilmington! Below is a roundup of Christmas and holiday events and activities happening in town over the next month.
Christmas Events In Wilmington:
(Listed chronologically. Click on each listing for details.)
Library Event: Santa Claus Is Coming to the Library! — Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 5pm-6:30pm — Wilmington Memorial Library
Recreation Department Day Trip: Christmas with Tony Bennett & Barbara Streisand — Thursday, December 4, 2025 — Danversport Yacht Club
Senior Center Event: Gingerbread House Contest — Thursday, December 4, 2025, 3pm-5pm — Wilmington Senior Center
We’re One Wilmington’s Festival of Trees — Friday, December 5, 2025, noon-8pm; Saturday, December 6, 2025, 10am-8pm, AND Sunday, December 7, 2025, 9am-noon — Villanova Hall
Boston Metro Hi-Railers Holiday Open House — Saturday, December 6, 2025, 10am-3pm — Boston Metro Hi-Railers Headquarters (5 Waltham Street)
Wilmington Town Tree Lighting Ceremony — Saturday, December 6, 2025, 4pm-7pm — Wilmington Town Common
Wilmington Santa Parade — Sunday, December 7, 2025, 8:30am — Route All Around Town
Recreation Department Program: Boxwood Tree Class — Sunday, December 7, 2025, 10am-noon — Given Erwin Florist, 165 Bedford Street, Burlington
Town Museum’s Annual Holiday Social — Sunday, December 7, 2025, 2pm-4pm — Harnden Tavern (430 Salem Street)
Christmas Party For Kids With Sensory Issues — Sunday, December 7, 2025, 2pm-4pm — Wilmington United Methodist Church (87 Church Street)
Blue House Santa Visit At Wilmington Knights of Columbus Hall — Sunday, December 7, 2025, 3:30pm-5pm — Wilmington KofC Hall
Library Event: Gingerbread House Making! For Kids — Monday, December 8, 2025, 3:45pm-4:45pm — Wilmington Memorial Library
Santa’s Workshop — Thursday, December 11, 2025, 6pm-7:30pm — Wilmington Town Hall
Senior Center Event: Annual Holiday Party — Thursday, December 11, 2025, 6pm-10pm — Wilmington Senior Center
Sole Sisters’ Winter SOLEstice 5K — Saturday, December 13, 2025, 10am — Wilmington Town Common
Junior WOW’s Gingerbread Cookie Decorating — Saturday, December 13, 2025, 10:30am-12:30pm — Wilmington Memorial Library
Library Event: Pop-Tart Candy Cottages For Teens — Saturday, December 13, 2025, 2pm-3pm — Wilmington Memorial Library
New England Brass Band’s Christmas Concert — Sunday, December 14, 2025, 3pm — Wilmington Congregational Church
Town Menorah Lighting — Sunday, December 14, 2025, 4:30pm — Wilmington Town Common
Senior Center Event: Cocoa & Cinema — Film Screening of ‘Elf’ — Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 1:30pm-3:30pm — Wilmington Senior Center
Senior Center Event: Holiday Concert with WHS Orchestra — Friday, December 19, 2025, 11:30am-12:30pm — Wilmington Senior Center
Wilmington Dance Academy Presents The Nutcracker — Friday, December 19, 2025, 7pm & Saturday, December 20, 2025, 2pm — Merrimack College’s Rogers Center for the Arts
Wilmington Farmers Market: Christmas Edition — Sunday, December 21, 2025, 10am-1pm — Wilmington Senior Center
Library Event: Gift Wrap Party! — Tuesday, December 23, 2025, 2pm-4pm — Wilmington Memorial Library
School Winter Concerts can be found HERE.
Other Christmas Activities In Wilmington:
Buy A Christmas Tree From Wilmington United Methodist Church Or Wilmington’s Boy Scouts Troop 56
Buy This Year’s Ornament From Wilmington Community Fund
Add A Star To The Heroes Christmas Tree At Wilmington Town Hall
Donate To Wilmington Senior Center’s Giving Tree
Donate To Wilmington Fire Department’s Toys For Wilmington Children Drive
Donate To St. Thomas & St. Dorothy’s Christmas Food Drive — Saturday, December 13, 2025 & Sunday, December 14, 2025
Donate To Tewksbury-Wilmington Elks’ Christmas Drive-By Toy Drive — Sunday, December 14, 2025 12pm-3pm — Tewksbury-Wilmington Elks
Donate To Wilmington Community Fund’s Adopt A Family Holiday Program
Donate To We’re One Wilmington’s Holiday Gift Program For Families In Need
Donate To Toys For Tots By December 12, 2025 — Boxes Are Located At More Than 25 Places Around Town, Including:
- Academy of Traditional Karate
- Advanced Auto Parts
- All Floorz
- American Legion
- Analog Devices
- Citizens Bank
- Cubby Oil
- Deming Way
- FedEx Ground
- Firestone
- Gym Street USA
- Lapels Dry Cleaning
- Market Basket
- Metro of Wilmington
- Planet Fitness
- Reading Cooperative Bank
- Senior Center
- Slate Beauty Lounge
- The Dance Company
- Town Hall
- Watson & Marlow
- WCTV
- Willow Brook Rehab & Healthcare
- Wilmington Dance Academy
- Winchester Family Medical
What did I miss? Email wilmingtonapple@gmail.com. List will be updated throughout December. Last updated: 12/4/25.
(NOTE: Cover photo from Paul Oliver Photography.)
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