Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Set for December 2; 76-Foot Spruce Arrives November 7
The 2026 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting ceremony is set for Wednesday, December 2, 7–10 p.m. ET at Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan, New York City, New York, televised live by NBC as Christmas in Rockefeller Center.
This year's tree is a 76-foot Norway spruce from West Edmeston, New York — 50 feet in diameter, about 11 tons and roughly 75 years old — arriving November 7. It will carry more than 50,000 multicolored LED lights on five miles of wire, topped by Daniel Libeskind's Swarovski star: 9 feet 4 inches, 900 pounds, 70 spikes and 3 million crystals.
The ceremony is not a ticketed event; viewing from surrounding streets is free on a first-come basis and very crowded. The lit tree stays on display, free to view, through mid-January 2027.
Rockefeller Center: Christmas Tree
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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