# [Washington Square Tree Lighting Ceremony](https://wknd.app/r/bj8z9x/washington-square-tree-lighting-ceremony)

- When: 2026-12-08 18:00-19:00 (America/New_York)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: Washington Square Park, Washington Square North, New York, NY 10012 (40.73038, -73.9985)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: festival
- Topics: christmas, winter-holidays, outdoor, live-music
- About: Sing carols under the Arch with a brass quartet as Santa leads the children in the countdown to light the park's 45-foot Christmas tree, songbooks provided.
- Source: http://www.washingtonsquarenyc.org/events/2019/12/4/tree-lighting-ceremony-ww4ya-38gjh-6e67k-har8h-jsce8-dcwzl-gymzf
- Feed: [Manhattan family events](https://wknd.app/f/qaw3a5/manhattan-family-events)

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