Dover Main Street brings Santa to town Dec. 19

posted on: 12/15/2020; updated: 12/18/2020

Dover Main Street will bring Santa Claus to town this Saturday, Dec. 19, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Dover Mayor Robert Carrier will drive Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus in a convertible with Dover Fire and Rescue and Dover Police escorting them to bring holiday cheer to residents.

The “drive-by” route is scheduled to travel through Silver Street, Arch Street and Whittier Street. The route continues on Sixth Street to Ironwood Lane, Cottonwood Drive, Wildwood, Boxwood Lane, Foxtail Ridge Road, and Olive Meadow Lane.

The Santa route is then scheduled to go through Glenwood Avenue and neighborhoods such as Crescent Avenue and Glencrest Avenue. From there, the route is expected to head through Horne Street, Maple Street, Grove Street, and Mount Vernon Street.

The route is then scheduled to continue to Broadway area neighborhoods, including Ham Street, Florence Street, Park Street, Ela Street and Oak Street. The route continues along Oak Street to Atlantic Avenue, where it connects with Portland Avenue and the neighborhood of Hancock Street, Forest Street and Essex Street.

The route continues along Route 108 to the Redden Garden area, Arrowbrook Road, and Pleasant Valley Road. It will continue on Mast Road to Mathes Hill Drive, Garrison Road, Back River Road and through the developments near Morningside Drive.

The route continues to Stark Avenue, Governor Sawyer Lane, Middlebrook Road and Applevale Drive. It will travel through Hawthorne Road, Hubbard Road and Middle Road. The route finishes on Samuel Hanson Drive, Mulligan Drive, Tennyson Avenue and Browning Drive before returning to the Central Fire Station on Broadway.

Please note the route is subject to change if there are any significant delays on the route.

For more information, contact Dover Main Street at 435-3806.