# [City of Chicago Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony](https://wknd.app/r/834vap/city-of-chicago-christmas-tree-lighting-ceremony)

- When: 2026-11-20 16:00 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60602 (41.8842746, -87.6239422)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: festival
- Topics: winter-holidays, christmas, outdoor, little-kids, drop-in
- About: The city's official tree lighting: family celebration starts at 4pm with holiday entertainment and fireworks after the 6:30pm lighting. Free.
- Source: https://chicago.gov/content/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/tree0.html
- Feed: [Chicago family events](https://wknd.app/f/qqhj5y/chicago-family-events)

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