2026 Copley Square Tree Lighting

5 p.m. to 6 p.m. · Copley Square Park, 560 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116

The Copley Square Tree Lighting takes place on Monday, November 30, 2026, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free. This year the evening also marks the grand reopening of Copley Square Park. The program lists arts and crafts, visits from Santa Claus and Rudolph, and music by Julia Chisholm, the Boston Children’s Chorus and Rey Royale.

Copley Square Park is at 560 Boylston Street in the Back Bay. After the lighting, Fairmont Copley Plaza offers cookies and photos with Santa at 6 p.m. The Boston Parks and Recreation Department presents the event with the Friends of Copley Square, BXP and Fairmont Copley Plaza. Call 617-635-4505 with questions.

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