Our Parks - Market Landing Park

Address:  The Park is located off Merrimac Street between Green and State Streets, and runs from the Firehouse to the Merrimack River.

Parking and Restrooms

• Restrooms are available.
• Parking is available in area ground lots, on street parking, and the municipal parking garage is nearby.

Features

• There are numerous benches for relaxing, large lawns and walkways.
• The Park is the scene of many concerts, cultural events, picnics, and walks on the central waterfront boardwalk. 
• Public charter boats for whale watching and harbor cruises leave on a regular schedule from the Park’s docks.
• Each Christmas season Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive on a Coast Guard boat at the park’s docks to the delight of all children and are escorted to Market Square for the lighting of the City’s Christmas Tree.

History

• This 4.10 acre Park was approved for funding in 1982 and developed in 1984.
• The Park is public property but overseen by the Waterfront Trust.
• A $6 million construction and expansion project began in August, 2023, and completion is expected in the June, 2024 timeframe. It will provide additional green space to the east and west sides and expand the Park to 4.6 acres. 
• The 65-foot flagpole near the Firehouse is actually the boom removed from the fishing schooner, Gertrude L. Thebaud, that had traveled to the Arctic Circle in 1937.