2020 Holiday message montage from local businesses
2020 Holiday dance party montage for the whole community
2020 VIRTUAL Holiday on the Green
This year’s Holiday on the Green took place on Saturday, December 5, 2020,
kicking off the holiday season for Topsfield!
It was broadcasted live on Topsfield Cable as a virtual event
due to Covid-19 Restrictions.
Special Thanks and Recognitions:
This event would not have been possible without the contributions of many involved. Here are some we’d like to recognize:
Zoey Metzner – Creator of the pre-recorded video montages
Griffin R.- Winner of the raffle to ride the Fire Truck with Santa
to light up the town holiday tree
Performers at the live event:
Julia and Jenna Crosson – Sisters, Sisters
Jill Winfrey-Pallazola – Hallelujah
Isabella Daddario – Winter Wonderland
Kate and Robbie Bilsbury – Holly Jolly Christmas
Refine Dance Company (of Middleton) – Briana, Avery, Jordan, Erica, Kayla & Amanda Marshall Hook - Master of Ceremonies
New this year:
Two raffles were held this year;
a child raffle to ride the fire truck with Chief Collins-Brown and Santa
to light the holiday tree,
and an adult raffle of two holiday baskets of treats.
The following Topsfield-based businesses donated to the raffle of holiday baskets, together valued at over $500! Thank you for your generosity!
Alex's Roast Beef and Seafood
Alfalfa Farm Winery
Bagel Bin
Country Farms
Dawson's Hardware
Essex County Co-op
Francie's Boutique
Fresh Look Design
Gil's Grocery
Good Llama Candle Co.
Institution for Savings
Lela's Variety
Luxe Nails and Spa
The Art Room
The Bicycle Shop of Topsfield
Topsfield Bake Shop
Topsfield Cleaners
Topsfield Coin & Jewelry Shop
Topsfield House of Pizza
Winfrey’s Chocolates
Zumi’s Espresso & Ice Cream
Congratulations to the Door Decorating winners!
Downtown Business Door Decorating Winners:
1st - Francies
2nd - 7 Grove
3rd - Topsfield House of Pizza
Honorable Mention - 6 Park St.
Residential Door Decorating Winners:
1st - 488 Boston
2nd -16 Canterbury Hill
3rd - 86 Salem Rd.
Honorable Mention - 9 Colrain Road
Historic Door Decorating Winners:
1st - 40 South Main
2nd - 2 Pemberton
3rd - 43 Washington
Honorable Mention - Library
Giving Opportunities:
As is Topsfield’s annual tradition, from 11/18/20-12/16/20,
the Fire Dept. will be collecting toys at the Fire Station for Toys for Tots
and
Police Dept. will be collecting food at the Police Station for the Topsfield Food Pantry.
Your generosity for families in need in these difficult times is very much appreciated!
This year's event was organized by the Economic Community Development Committee (ECDC), the Topsfield Community Partnership (TCP) and the Town of Topsfield.
Core planning team:
Lynne Bermudez - Select Board
Kevin Harutunian - Town Administrator
Chief Hovey - Police Dept.
Chief Collins-Brown - Fire Dept.
Gary Wildes – Highway/Parks & Rec. Dept.
Wendy Hansbury - Health Dept.
Support team:
ECDC and TCP representatives (Dawn Seymour, Sarah Guido and Zillie Bhuju)
Our thanks also to Brad Sweet and Noah Demers for recording the event
and
Jen LaRussa for posting the event on the Holiday On Green (HOG) website for us.
The Holiday on the Green Committee is taking a break this year due to the pandemic's limitation on social gatherings. The information on the pages of our website are not updated so please get event information from this front page.
If you would like to volunteer on the Holiday on the Green Committee next year please contact us. We need help organizing and/or facilitating next year's 2021 Holiday on the Green event. We would love new ideas and energy!
Follow us on Instagram @holidayonthegreentopsfield !
Holiday on the Green attracts bigger crowds every year.
It has become a highly anticipated yearly North Shore event.
What we really need next year is more volunteers & funding to match the demand.If you loved the event, please consider donating money at the donate page. Thank you!
If you any questions about Holiday on the Green, email us anytime at holidayonthegreen@gmail.com.