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Chicago Christmas Tree, Millennium Park

Chicago, Illinois · near Chicago

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Season

Lighting ceremony Fri, Nov 20, 2026; tree on display through the holidays

Admission

Free

Hours

Lighting ceremony in the eveningHours change with the weather. Check before you go.

Address

201 E Randolph St
Chicago, IL 60602

Checked Nov 8, 2026 source how we check

The city's official Christmas tree in Millennium Park. Free lighting ceremony on Fri, Nov 20, 2026; free to visit through the season.

Every year the City of Chicago picks a tree, usually donated by a family in the Chicago area, and puts it up in Millennium Park as the city's official Christmas tree. The 2026 tree is the centerpiece of the lighting ceremony on Friday, November 20, in the park near North Michigan Avenue and East Washington Street.

The ceremony is free, and seeing the tree afterward costs nothing. It's the same day the Christkindlmarket opens at Daley Plaza, a few blocks west, so a lot of families do both in one evening.

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