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Boston Common Tree Lighting Ceremony 2025

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Dates:Thursday, December 4, 2025 - Thursday, December 4, 2025
Hours:6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Ages:Infants, Toddlers, Kids, Teens
In/Outdoor:Outdoor
Cost:Free
Category:Seasonal Fun
Mayor Michelle Wu, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, together with our title sponsor The Province of Nova Scotia will host Boston’s signature holiday celebration, the 84th annual Boston Common Tree Lighting, on Thursday, December 4, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Boston Common, adjacent to the Visitor’s Information Center at 139 Tremont Street.

The event is supported by title sponsor Province of Nova Scotia and media partners WCVB Channel 5 and The Boston Globe.

Other sponsors include presenting sponsor, Amazon, signature sponsor, Meet Boston, and key sponsors, Constellation Power and JetBlue.

WCVB Channel 5’s Chronicle anchors will host Channel 5’s live broadcast of the event beginning at 7:00 p.m.

The holiday lights throughout both parks will light up in sequence shortly before 8 p.m. when Mayor Wu is joined onstage by Santa Claus and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

A sampling village will feature giveaways and refreshments from H.P Hood and several other companies while supplies last.

Sponsors of the “Make the Common Glow for the Holidays” who make the lighting of the Common and Public Garden possible include The Lynch Family Foundation (Silver Tier Sponsor), GreyStar (Bronze Tier Sponsor) along with other sponsors to be named soon.

Immediately following the celebration on the Boston Common, Mayor Michelle Wu, the Friends of the Public Garden, and the Committee to Light Commonwealth Avenue Mall will flip the switch to light up Commonwealth Avenue Mall.

Please call (617) 635-4505 for more information about the festivities.

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www.boston.gov/calendar/boston-common-tree-lighting

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The Frog Pond, Boston Common, Boston, MA, 02108 map

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