The date of each major Christmas tree lighting ceremony varies depending on the location:

• The 2025 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree in New York City will be lit on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, with a live broadcast starting at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

• In Boston, the official Christmas tree lighting on Boston Common will happen on Thursday, December 4, 2025, at about 7:55 p.m. after a celebration beginning at 6 p.m.

• The National Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C., will be lit on Thursday, December 4, 2025, with a broadcast of the ceremony on December 5.

• Vienna’s Rathaus Christmas tree lights will be turned on November 15, 2025.

• The 2025 Tree Lighting at Quincy Market in Boston is on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at 6 p.m.

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