# Copley Square Holiday Tree Lighting & Family Festivities > Event for families in the Boston–Cambridge–Newton area (MA / NH). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Mon, Nov 30 · 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM - Where: Copley Square Park, 560 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116 - Ages: All ages (spacious renovated plaza; warm indoor hotel reception with Santa after the lighting) - Price: Free admission (community celebration; complimentary cookies and cider at post-lighting reception) - Organizer: City of Boston Parks and Recreation & Fairmont Copley Plaza - Official page: https://www.boston.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/copley-square-tree-lighting - Last checked: Wed, Nov 4 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 11, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-10), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/copley-square-holiday-tree-lighting-and-family-festivities--listing-4c6eb4882db0823b845dc37e ## About 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. ## Similar picks in Boston - [Faneuil Hall Marketplace Holiday Tree & Blink! Light Show](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/faneuil-hall-marketplace-holiday-tree-and-blink-light-show--listing-5bf1fe779d50286ce1506a64) — Nov 21 – Jan 3 · 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM · Faneuil Hall Marketplace & Quincy Market · All ages · Free · checked Nov 4. 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