An Old Fashioned Christmas in Bath, Maine
Historic downtown Bath celebrates the holiday season with twinkling lights, festive window displays, and community activities. Visitors can search storefront windows in a scavenger hunt, drop holiday greetings into magic letter boxes, and sing carols during a trolley ride through surrounding neighborhoods. Festivities also feature live choral and brass band performances, Santa visits, and evening downtown shopping.
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Plan Your Visit
Tickets
The page gives no overall admission price. Trolley Caroling is free; hot cocoa and snacks at Bright Night Bath are available by donation.
Hours
Trolley Caroling: Fridays and Saturdays, 4:00pm–8:00pm; Santa’s Arrival & Jingle Bell Walk: 3:45–5:30pm, with Santa and Mrs. Claus arriving at 4:00pm; Bright Night Bath: 4:00–8:00pm, with Una Voce Chamber Choir at 6:30pm; Paul Revere Bell Ringing: 11:30am–12:15pm, with the bell rung at noon.
Neighborhood
Downtown Bath
Food & Drink
Cookies and cocoa are offered during Santa’s arrival; Bright Night Bath has hot cocoa and snacks by donation, and visitors can grab dinner downtown.
Location
Tips & Advice
- Pick up a Silver Squirrels tally form at one of the listed locations before searching so you can record and submit your finds.
- Use either Magic Letter Box between November 23 and December 18 to send a letter to Santa or a card to a senior home.
- Board the trolley at the City Bus Stop for the free caroling ride through the surrounding historic neighborhoods.
- Bring the family to Santa’s Arrival and Jingle Bell Walk for cookies, cocoa, carols, and pony patting.
- Plan dinner downtown during Bright Night Bath, when shops stay open late and cocoa and snacks are available by donation.
Special Events & Promotions
- Trolley Caroling is free and runs on Fridays and Saturdays on the listed December dates.
- Bright Night Bath is December 11; it is the one night all shops stay open late, with free Trolley Caroling.
- Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive for Santa’s Arrival & Jingle Bell Walk on November 28.
- Paul Revere Bell Ringing takes place on December 31.
- Correct Silver Squirrels scavenger hunt submissions are entered in a draw for gift certificates.
Links & Contact
Run by Main Street Bath
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Frequently Asked Questions
How can I send a letter to Santa or a holiday card to a senior home?
Use one of the two downtown Magic Letter Boxes; they accept letters for Santa and cards for area senior homes.
How does the Silver Squirrels scavenger hunt work?
Pick up a tally form at Bath Savings, First Federal Savings & Loan, Island Treasure Toys, or Patten Free Library, record the squirrel locations, and submit the form to a Magic Letter Box.
What happens on the trolley ride?
The free ride tours historic residential neighborhoods, with holiday lights and decorations and carols for riders to sing along with.
What can families do during Santa’s Arrival and Jingle Bell Walk?
Join the walk through downtown, visit Santa, enjoy cookies and cocoa, hear carols, and meet ponies brought by Shetland Yard Stables.
What is available during Bright Night Bath?
Downtown shops stay open late, and visitors can ride the trolley, hear live music and performances, take a photo at the Silver Bells Bench, and get cocoa and snacks by donation.
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