2023 Boston Common Tree Lighting - Boston Common
*The event has already taken place on this date: Thu, 11/30/2023
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Mayor Wu will be joined by Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston for the event, marking the 52nd year that Nova Scotia has given a tree to the people of Boston as thanks for relief efforts following the December 6, 1917, explosion of a munitions ship in Halifax Harbor. Within 24 hours of the disaster a train loaded with supplies and emergency personnel was making its way from Boston to Nova Scotia.
WCVB Channel 5’s "CHRONICLE" co-anchors, Anthony Everett and Shayna Seymour, will once again host Channel 5’s live broadcast of the event beginning at 7 p.m. This year’s entertainment is to be announced.
The official holiday season kick-off in Boston includes the lighting of the City of Boston's official Christmas tree and trees throughout Boston Common and the Public Garden. Boston’s official 2023 Christmas tree is to be announced. Immediately following the celebration on the Boston Common, join Mayor Michelle Wu, the Friends of the Public Garden, and the Committee to Light the Commonwealth Avenue Mall as they flip the switch to light the lights on Commonwealth Avenue Mall.
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