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 CITY OF BOSTON TO HOST COPLEY SQUARE TREE LIGHTING AND GRAND RE-OPENING OF COPLEY SQUARE PARK ON DECEMBER 1

The Boston Parks and Recreation Department will host the annual Copley Square Tree Lighting from 4:00-6:00 p.m. on Monday, December 1, presented in partnership with the Friends of Copley Square, Sasaki, BXP, Encore Global, and Fairmont Copley Plaza. This year’s celebration will also mark the grand reopening of the newly improved Copley Square Park, welcoming residents and visitors back to one of Boston’s most iconic public spaces.

The celebration will feature appearances by Santa Claus and Rudolph, along with an exciting lineup of holiday entertainment, including performances by the Boston Children’s Chorus, Emerson College’s soulful a cappella group Symphonic, and Joelle James, Grammy Award–winning songwriter and Berklee College alum. 

Visitors can also enjoy holiday arts and crafts led by local artists. After the event attendees are invited to enjoy cookies and pictures with Santa in the Fairmont Copley Plaza. In addition to seasonal festivities, Sasaki will be on site from 4-5 p.m. offering guided tours of the newly renovated park. This free event is made possible with support from Drake’s Cakes. 

The City of Boston celebrates the lighting of Boston’s official 2025 Christmas tree from Nova Scotia on Boston Common on Thursday, December 4, beginning at 6 p.m. This year’s tree is a 45-foot-tall white spruce donated by Ronald and Claire Feener of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.  The celebration will be immediately followed by the lighting of the trees on Commonwealth Avenue Mall at Arlington Street and Commonwealth Avenue at 8:15 p.m.

Visit boston.gov/holidaylights for more information about the season’s festivities. To stay up to date with news, events, and improvements in Boston parks visit boston.gov/parks, call (617) 635-4505, join our email list, and follow our social channels @bostonparksdept on X, Facebook, Instagram, and @parks.boston.gov on Bluesky.