*Methuen Festival of Trees: Three-plus decades of amazing creativity! Event is Nov. 23 to Dec. 7 at 13 Branch St. Over 200 beautiful and creative trees, mini-trees, and wreaths, a $5,000 cash raffle, a holiday Gift Shop, and of course Santa, will help kick-off your annual holiday season. Reservations are a must and can be done online starting in mid-October. Methuenfestivaloftrees.com. 

*St. Basil Salvatorian Center’s annual Christmas Fair: Nov. 30, 9am-3pm at 30 East St. Over 100 international nativities on display. Handmade items, raffles, Nifty Thrifty Basement, home-baked goods, plenty of kids activities, and breakfast and lunch available.

*Light Up Methuen: Let your good will and creativity shine by sponsoring a tree or wreath in front of your business for this popular Methuen Rotary Club fund-raiser! Decorated trees will be posted on the club’s Facebook page and voted on by the public. Prizes will be awarded to trees with the most votes. Voting runs Dec. 7 to Jan. 3. Deadline to sponsor is Nov. 12. To take part, call Erica at (978) 361-6199 or e-mail methuenrotaryclub@gmail.com.

*Holiday Kick-Off Concert: Dec. 1, 3pm at Nevins Library. Join up for an afternoon of music and merriment as Dan Kennedy plays piano versions of popular holiday favorites as well as a few classically tinged compositions of his own. An artist meet-and-greet will follow, and his CD, “An Enchanted Noël,” will be available for purchase. Save your seat for this free concert by registering through the library’s Calendar of Events (nevinslibrary.org) or by calling (978) 686-4080.

*Methuen Memorial Music Hall Holiday Open House: Dec. 6, 7-9pm at 192 Broadway. Enjoy seasonal music, festive decorations, raffles, light refreshments. Free admission.

*“A Merry Music Hall Christmas:” Dec. 7 at 7pm and Dec. 8 at 3pm, featuring beautiful music and incredible voices! Reserved seating only. $25 for adults, $5 for children. MMMH.org.

*Methuen Tree Lighting: Sunday, Dec. 8 at The Loop. Live music, sleigh rides, pictures with Santa, pony rides, interactive games, holiday train rides, food trucks and more.

*Happy Hearts Holiday Concerts: The Methuen Senior Activity Center’s Happy Hearts Chorus has a pair of shows planned. They’ll sing at the center’s holiday event Dec. 12 at 1pm and will also put on a holiday show Dec. 22, 1pm at the Methuen Memorial Music Hall. Both performances are open to the public. Free.

*“A Christmas Carol”: For the first time, the Methuen Young People’s Theatre is putting on this Charles Dickens classic. Performances are Friday, Dec. 20 at 7pm and Saturday, Dec. 21 at 2pm at Methuen Memorial Music Hall on Broadway. Tickets cost $15 for adults, $5 for children (age 12 and under) and will be available in advance at tix.com and are expected to be sold at the door. Info: mmmh.org.