Boston Common Tree Lighting - VIRTUAL
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Dates: | Thursday, December 3, 2020 |
Hours: | 7pm |
Ages: | Kids, Teens, Adults |
In/Outdoor: | Outdoor |
Cost: | Free |
Category: | Holiday |

This will be a pre-recorded virtual event, no staging or live activities this year. The lights will go on at approximately the usual time but not as an audience event.
2020 Virtual Celebrations
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Past Year's Event Highlights
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Join The Skating Club of Boston at The Boston Common Frog Pond for a FREE figure skating ice show at 5:00pm with international competitive figure skaters, soloists, groups, wee skaters, and more.
Following the show, join Mayor Marty Walsh for The Boston Common Tree Lighting ceremony.
The holiday lights throughout both parks will light up in sequence shortly before 8 p.m. when Mayor Walsh is joined onstage by members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Santa Claus, Rudolph, and Frosty. The show will close with a pyrotechnic display.
WCVB Channel 5’s Anthony Everett and Shayna Seymour will once again host Channel 5’s live broadcast of the event beginning at 7 p.m. featuring multi-platinum singer-songwriter and Lexington native Matt Nathanson, award-winning Nova Scotian alt-pop stars Neon Dreams, Nova Scotian R&B singer-songwriter Zamani, performances by cast members from the new musical “Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol” and “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas: The Musical,” as well as Dorchester’s Holy Tabernacle Church Choir.
The annual holiday display includes the official Christmas tree from Nova Scotia and trees throughout Boston Common. Refreshments and additional support will be provided by promotional sponsors Dunkin’ Donuts, Capital One, Xfinity, KIND Snacks, H.P. Hood LLC, Power Crunch Bars, Drake’s Cakes, Nature’s Path, and an appearance by the L.L. Bean Bootmobile.
Ice Show at Frog Pond: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Lighting Festivities: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Frog Pond will be closed for the day to prepare for the event. Public ice skating will open after the show from 6:30pm-10:00pm
For more information please call (617) 635-4505, go to www.boston.gov/parks, or visit us on Facebook. For Boston Common parking information go to www.massconvention.com/bcg.html.
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twitter.com/OnWCVB/status/1334576716442955776?s=20
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Boston Common, Boston, MA map
Phone: (617) 635-4505
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