Where:
Copley Square
560 Boylston St
Boston, MA
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Date Idea, Kid Friendly, Photoworthy, Seasonal
Event website:
https://www.boston.gov/calendar/2025-copley-square-tree-lighting
Please join us in celebrating the grand reopening of Copley Square and our annual tree lighting.
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department will host the annual Copley Square Tree Lighting starting at 4 p.m. on Monday, December 1, presented in partnership with the Friends of Copley Square, BXP, Sasaki, and the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel.
This free event is sponsored by H.P. Hood LLC with additional support from Drake’s Cakes. The celebration will feature guided tour of the newly renovated Copley Square, appearances by Santa Claus and Rudolph along with musical performances by vocalist Joelle James, the Boston Children’s Chorus and the Boston Pops Esplanade Brass Ensemble. After the event attendees are invited to enjoy cookies and pictures with Santa in the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel at 6:00 p.m.
Other 2025 holiday celebrations hosted by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department include the 23rd annual holiday lighting of the trellis at Christopher Columbus Park in the North End on November 24, the lighting of the ship in Martin’s Park at the Children’s Wharf Harborwalk on November 29, and the Boston Common Tree Lighting followed by the lighting of the trees on Commonwealth Avenue Mall on December 4.
The arrival of Boston’s official 2025 Christmas tree from Nova Scotia will be celebrated on Boston Common at approximately 11 a.m. on November 18. The 45-foot white spruce was donated by landowner Roddy Townsend of Christmas Island, along with his children Angela, Carmen, and Andrew.
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