# [Madison Square Park Holiday Tree Lighting](https://wknd.app/r/fqs3c2/madison-square-park-holiday-tree-lighting)

- When: 2026-12-03 16:30-17:30 (America/New_York)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: Madison Square Park, 11 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010 (40.7418, -73.98713)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: festival
- Topics: christmas, winter-holidays, outdoor, drop-in, live-music
- About: Gather for the nation's first public tree lighting, a tradition started here in 1912, with live music, warm drinks and photo ops as the park tree lights around 5pm.
- Source: https://madisonsquarepark.org/community/calendar/event/madison-square-park-holiday-tree-lighting/
- Feed: [Manhattan family events](https://wknd.app/f/qaw3a5/manhattan-family-events)

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