Boston's official holiday tree arrival 2021

This year commemorates the 104th year of friendship between Nova Scotia and the people of Boston after our City provided emergency assistance when Halifax, Nova Scotia’s capital, was devastated by a wartime explosion in 1917.

Boston’s official 2021 Christmas tree is a 60-year-old, 48-foot white spruce that was donated by land owner L’Arche Cape Breton, a nonprofit organization that creates safe, supportive homes, and meaningful work for people with disabilities.

Boston Parks Commissioner Ryan Woods, Santa Claus, and local schoolchildren will greet the tree at its final destination near the Boston Visitors Center at 139 Tremont Street. The tree will be lit at approximately 7:55 p.m. on Thursday, December 2, as the City of Boston’s Official Tree Lighting is celebrated on Boston Common from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.