Christmas in the Parks brings out the kids

Caitlin Russell
Dec 7, 2013
John Powers paints Aaron Legg's face at Onset Bay Trading. BY CAITLIN RUSSELL
Eight-year-old Michael Maraccini talks to the Christmas tree in Dudley Square. BY CAITLIN RUSSELL
Carolers serenade the public outside the Firehouse Cafe. BY CAITLIN RUSSELL
A horse drawn carriage rolls on by the Onset Market. BY CAITLIN RUSSELL
Rudolph and Frosty came out to entertain the kids. BY CAITLIN RUSSELL
Left to right: Avery DeMello, Alexis Smith and Emily Smith write letters to Santa at Cranberry Crab. BY CAITLIN RUSSELL
Kat Jones reads a Christmas classic at Spinney Memorial Library. BY CAITLIN RUSSELL

Now in its twentieth year, Christmas in the Parks has become a staple of pre-Christmas festivities in Onset.

The event is sponsored by the Onset  Bay Association, and the Onset Fire Department as well as a number of local businesses including Cranberry Crab, the Firehouse Cafe and Onset's Finest Hair.

While a number of new businesses have joined in over the years, the talking tree in Dudley Square has been there from the get - go.

"The talking Christmas tree has been talking to the kids for twenty years," said Lorraine McDonald of the Onset Bay Association.

The area was also bedecked on decorations which McDonald says were bought with money the OBA raises at fundraisers throughout the year.

There was also a horse drawn carriage and carolers, transforming the village into a scene from a snow globe - only without the snow.

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