At 5 p.m. Santa arrives to light the tree and read the Christmas classic, ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas.’ You can also peruse the shops for good deals. Some stores are offering up to 50% off.

Bar Harbor’s year-round population is 5,269 as of the latest census. But at any given time during the peak tourism season, the population exceeds 30,000. About 10,000 are day-trippers.