Boston Parks Department
@parks.boston.gov
Official Bluesky account of the Boston Parks and Recreation Department. Clean, green, safe & accessible open space for all Bostonians!
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A huge thank you to the Province of Nova Scotia for the gift of this year’s gorgeous 45-foot white spruce tree, and to our event sponsors: Amazon, Meet Boston, Constellation, JetBlue, WCVB Channel 5, and The Boston Globe. 🎁
boston.gov/boston-common-tree-lighting
boston.gov/boston-common-tree-lighting
Boston Common Tree Lighting
Mayor Michelle Wu, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, and The Province of Nova Scotia will host Boston’s signature holiday celebration, the 84th annual Boston Common Tree Lighting, on Thursda...
www.boston.gov
December 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
A huge thank you to the Province of Nova Scotia for the gift of this year’s gorgeous 45-foot white spruce tree, and to our event sponsors: Amazon, Meet Boston, Constellation, JetBlue, WCVB Channel 5, and The Boston Globe. 🎁
boston.gov/boston-common-tree-lighting
boston.gov/boston-common-tree-lighting
🚇 Coming to the show? Bundle up and use the @mbta.com for easiest access to the park!
📺Can’t make it? Watch LIVE on @wcvb5.bsky.social Channel 5 Boston at 7:00 p.m.
More information: boston.gov/boston-common-tree-lighting (7/7)🧵
📺Can’t make it? Watch LIVE on @wcvb5.bsky.social Channel 5 Boston at 7:00 p.m.
More information: boston.gov/boston-common-tree-lighting (7/7)🧵
Boston Common Tree Lighting
Mayor Michelle Wu, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, and The Province of Nova Scotia will host Boston’s signature holiday celebration, the 84th annual Boston Common Tree Lighting, on Thursda...
boston.gov
December 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
🚇 Coming to the show? Bundle up and use the @mbta.com for easiest access to the park!
📺Can’t make it? Watch LIVE on @wcvb5.bsky.social Channel 5 Boston at 7:00 p.m.
More information: boston.gov/boston-common-tree-lighting (7/7)🧵
📺Can’t make it? Watch LIVE on @wcvb5.bsky.social Channel 5 Boston at 7:00 p.m.
More information: boston.gov/boston-common-tree-lighting (7/7)🧵
🌳Directly following the lighting of the tree, @mayorwu.boston.gov will join the Friends of the Public Garden at the Commonwealth Avenue Mall (between Arlington and Berkeley streets) to light the trees for a magical finish. (6/7)🧵
December 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
🌳Directly following the lighting of the tree, @mayorwu.boston.gov will join the Friends of the Public Garden at the Commonwealth Avenue Mall (between Arlington and Berkeley streets) to light the trees for a magical finish. (6/7)🧵
🎆Just before 8:00 p.m., the show will conclude with pyrotechnics and the lighting of 5,000 lights on the Christmas tree and 50,000+ lights throughout the park. (5/7)🧵
December 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
🎆Just before 8:00 p.m., the show will conclude with pyrotechnics and the lighting of 5,000 lights on the Christmas tree and 50,000+ lights throughout the park. (5/7)🧵
🧑🎄 At 7:00 p.m. our Holiday Lights show will kick off featuring The Pointer Sisters - Official, Matt Andersen, Maggie Andrew, Belinda Allyn of Broadway in Boston, Handel and Haydn Society and more surprises! (4/7)🧵
December 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
🧑🎄 At 7:00 p.m. our Holiday Lights show will kick off featuring The Pointer Sisters - Official, Matt Andersen, Maggie Andrew, Belinda Allyn of Broadway in Boston, Handel and Haydn Society and more surprises! (4/7)🧵
☕ Treats and giveaways available from Hood, Drake's Cakes, New England Coffee, Meet Boston, and Globe Santa while supplies last. (3/7)🧵
December 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
☕ Treats and giveaways available from Hood, Drake's Cakes, New England Coffee, Meet Boston, and Globe Santa while supplies last. (3/7)🧵
🌲The Tree for Boston is located on Boston Common, next to the Visitor Information Center at 139 Tremont Street.
🎶Pre-show performances kick off at 6:00 p.m. including music and dance from A Taste of Ireland Company, OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center, and Joelle James. (2/7)🧵
🎶Pre-show performances kick off at 6:00 p.m. including music and dance from A Taste of Ireland Company, OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center, and Joelle James. (2/7)🧵
December 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
🌲The Tree for Boston is located on Boston Common, next to the Visitor Information Center at 139 Tremont Street.
🎶Pre-show performances kick off at 6:00 p.m. including music and dance from A Taste of Ireland Company, OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center, and Joelle James. (2/7)🧵
🎶Pre-show performances kick off at 6:00 p.m. including music and dance from A Taste of Ireland Company, OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center, and Joelle James. (2/7)🧵
🌲This year’s Tree for Boston is a 45-ft white spruce from Lunenburg County nominated by Ronald & Claire Feener.
Join us to celebrate this lasting friendship and the holiday season on Boston Common, Thursday, Dec 4 at 6:00 p.m.!
www.boston.gov/boston-common-tree-lighting
Join us to celebrate this lasting friendship and the holiday season on Boston Common, Thursday, Dec 4 at 6:00 p.m.!
www.boston.gov/boston-common-tree-lighting
Boston Common Tree Lighting
Mayor Michelle Wu, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, together with our title sponsor The Province of Nova Scotia will host Boston’s signature holiday celebration, the 84th annual Boston Comm...
www.boston.gov
November 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
🌲This year’s Tree for Boston is a 45-ft white spruce from Lunenburg County nominated by Ronald & Claire Feener.
Join us to celebrate this lasting friendship and the holiday season on Boston Common, Thursday, Dec 4 at 6:00 p.m.!
www.boston.gov/boston-common-tree-lighting
Join us to celebrate this lasting friendship and the holiday season on Boston Common, Thursday, Dec 4 at 6:00 p.m.!
www.boston.gov/boston-common-tree-lighting
See our entire artist lineup and learn more about this special celebration at www.boston.gov/news/mayor-michelle-wu-host-84th-annual-boston-common-tree-lighting-december-4
Boston Common Tree Lighting
Mayor Michelle Wu, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, together with our title sponsor The Province of Nova Scotia will host Boston’s signature holiday celebration, the 84th annual Boston Comm...
boston.gov
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
See our entire artist lineup and learn more about this special celebration at www.boston.gov/news/mayor-michelle-wu-host-84th-annual-boston-common-tree-lighting-december-4
👏 Thank you to everyone who submitted work, voted for our People’s Choice phase, and our partners @planning.boston.gov, Boston Society of Landscape Architects, and the Franklin Park Coalition for making the contest possible.
View all of the entries: www.bslanow.org/postercompetition
View all of the entries: www.bslanow.org/postercompetition
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
👏 Thank you to everyone who submitted work, voted for our People’s Choice phase, and our partners @planning.boston.gov, Boston Society of Landscape Architects, and the Franklin Park Coalition for making the contest possible.
View all of the entries: www.bslanow.org/postercompetition
View all of the entries: www.bslanow.org/postercompetition
Anne Lai - “History and Horizon at Franklin Park”
Emerging Artist Award (6/7)
Emerging Artist Award (6/7)
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Anne Lai - “History and Horizon at Franklin Park”
Emerging Artist Award (6/7)
Emerging Artist Award (6/7)
Stella Shippy - “Birds of Franklin Park”
Emerging Artist Award (5/7)
Emerging Artist Award (5/7)
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Stella Shippy - “Birds of Franklin Park”
Emerging Artist Award (5/7)
Emerging Artist Award (5/7)