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Copley Square Holiday Tree Lighting & Family Festivities

Mon, Nov 305:00 PM – 6:30 PM · Monday, November 30, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM (plaza performances and tree lighting), followed by Fairmont Copley Plaza indoor cookies and Santa reception until 7:00 PM. Tree remains lit nightly through early January 2027.

Copley Square Park560 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116 · 1.1 mi approx. from BostonDirections

All ages (spacious renovated plaza; warm indoor hotel reception with Santa after the lighting)

FreeFree admission (community celebration; complimentary cookies and cider at post-lighting reception)

About this adventure

Set against the architectural grandeur of Trinity Church and the historic Boston Public Library, the Copley Square Holiday Tree Lighting is a quintessential Back Bay family celebration. The festivities showcase the lighting of Copley's magnificent 35-foot decorated evergreen, accompanied by festive live choral performances from the Boston Children's Chorus, brass bands, and dynamic vocalists. Young children will be excited to meet Santa Claus and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer onstage. Following the outdoor ceremony and tree illumination, families are invited across the plaza into the opulent lobby of the Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel for an indoor family reception featuring complimentary freshly baked holiday cookies, hot cider, and photo opportunities with Santa. The expansive, freshly renovated plaza offers flat stone paving with barrier-free access for strollers and mobility devices.

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