Boston Common Tree Lighting 2022
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The official holiday season kick-off in Boston includes the lighting of the City of Boston's official Christmas tree and trees throughout Boston Common and the Public Garden.
Mayor Michelle Wu, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston will host the 80th Annual Boston Common Tree Lighting adjacent to the Visitor’s Information Center at 139 Tremont Street.
WCVB Channel 5’s CHRONICLE Co-Anchors Anthony Everett and Shayna Seymour will once again host Channel 5’s live broadcast of the event beginning at 7 p.m.
The official holiday season kick-off in Boston includes the lighting of the City of Boston's official Christmas tree and trees throughout Boston Common and the Public Garden.
The holiday lights throughout both parks will light up in sequence shortly before 8 p.m. when Mayor Wu is joined onstage by members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Santa Claus, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and Frosty the Snowman. The show will close with a pyrotechnic display by Atlas PyroVision.
Generations have enjoyed and continue to treasure Boston's tree lighting celebration. Thousands people of all ages attend the event, which has grown to include a festive stage show with nationally known talent.
Join us in the countdown as the Mayor illuminates Boston's official tree and trees on Boston Common and the Public Garden bridge. The tree will be lit at approximately 7:55 p.m.
A 37 year old, 45 foot white spruce, from Christmas Island, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia has been selected as the 2022 Tree For Boston.
Nova Scotia has been gifting Boston a tree since 1971, in gratitude for Boston's immediate assistance after the 1917 Halifax Explosion.
Prior to the tree lighting at 5:00pm, visitors are invited over to Frog Pond for Boston Skating Club's annual Skating Spectacular at Frog Pond.
For more information, please call 617-635-4505. Check out the Boston Common website for parking information.
Interested in finding more holiday lights near Boston? Visit our guide to find some fun new sparkling experiences to enjoy with friends & family this year.
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6:00pm -8:00pm
The tree will be lit at approximately 7:55 p.m.
WEBSITE | ↑ top |
www.boston.gov/calendar/boston-common-tree-lighting
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Boston Common, Boston, MA map
Phone: (617) 635-4505
Boston Common
Adjacent to the Visitor’s Information Center at 139 Tremont Street.
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