Light Up Your Life! Christmas Tree, Menorah & Kinara Lighting Events

Lighting the Menorah, Berlin, MD

ALYSSA MALOOF

By Carrie Samis

Lights will be twinkling across Delmarva as communities celebrate the season by lighting traditional trees, stacks of crab pots and bushel baskets, menorahs, kinaras and more to kick off the holiday season. Festivities differ from town to town, each with their own unique holiday traditions, but all are filled with the warmth of the season. Here’s a list of dates and times where you can catch your favorite towns aglow.

TREE LIGHTINGS

BERLIN, MD - Friday, November 28, 5:00 pm

BETHANY BEACH, DE - Saturday, December 6, 5:00 pm

BRIDGEVILLE, DE - Tuesday, December 2, 6:00 pm

CAMBRIDGE, MD - Saturday, December 6, 5:00 pm

CENTERVILLE, MD - Wednesday, December 3, 6:30 pm

CRISFIELD, MD - Crab Pot Christmas Tree, Saturday, November 29,  5:00 - 7:00 pm

DEAL ISLAND, MD - Saturday, November 29, 3:00 - 5:30 pm

DOVER, DE - Thursday, December 4, 6:00 pm

FELTON, DE - Friday, December 12, 7:00 pm

FENWICK ISLAND, DE - Saturday, December 6, 5:30 pm

HARRINGTON, DE - Thursday, December 4, 6:00 pm

LEWES, DE - Saturday, December 6, 5:00 pm

MIDDLETOWN, DE - Friday, November 29, 5:30-6:30 pm

MILFORD, DE - Saturday, November 29, 4:30-6:00 pm

MILLVILLE, DE - Thursday, December 4, 5:30-7:00 pm

OCEAN VIEW, DE - Saturday, November 29, 5:30 pm

POCOMOKE CITY, MD - Friday, December 5, 5:30 pm

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Saturday, November 22, 6:00 pm

REHOBOTH BEACH, DE - Friday, November 28, 6:30-7:15 pm

ROCK HALL, MD - Saturday, December 6, 6:00 pm

SALISBURY, MD - Friday, November 21 (downtown), 5:00-8:00 pm & Saturday, November 29 (city park), 3:30-5:30 pm

SNOW HILL, MD - Friday, November 2, 5:00-7:00 pm

STEVENSVILLE, MD - Saturday, December 6, 4:30 – 6:00 pm

QUEENSTOWN, MD - Saturday, December 6, 5:00 – 6:00 pm

MENORAH LIGHTINGS

BERLIN, MD - Thursday, December 18, 5:00 pm

DEWEY BEACH, DE - Sunday, December 14, 5:00 pm

SALISBURY, MD - Friday, November 21, 5:00 - 8:00 pm

REHOBOTH BEACH, DE - Sunday, December 21, 5:00 pm

WILMINGTON, DE - Tuesday, December 16, 6:00 pm

KINARA LIGHTING

SALISBURY, MD - Friday, November 21, 5:00 - 8:00 pm

For details and updates, contact local tourism offices, Main Street programs or town government offices. 

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