Top tree lighting this holiday season in/around Boston: 1) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-common-holiday-tree-2022-boston-395985">BOSTON COMMON HOLIDAY TREE</a> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/qm89PeE.jpg"> Info: Every year the people of Nova Scotia give a tree to Boston as a way to say thank you for the assistance Boston gave after a large explosion wrecked Halifax in 1917. ⁣<a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-common-tree-lighting-ceremony-2023-boston-400664">The annual Tree Lighting on Boston Common</a> will be held on Thursday, 12/4 at 6pm. 2) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/comm-ave-mall-holiday-lights-2022-boston-395986">COMM AVE MALL HOLIDAY LIGHTS</a> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/SJxpN43.jpg"> Info: This is one of, if not *the* biggest annual light installations in Boston. The Comm Ave Mall will be lit for the season <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/2023-lighting-of-the-commonwealth-avenue-mall-boston-434684">starting Thursday, 12/4 at 8pm</a>. 3) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/seaport-holiday-tree-2022-boston-395987">SEAPORT HOLIDAY TREE</a> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/p8Dzii8.jpg"> Info: The Seaport tree will be lit for the holiday season during <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/light-up-seaport-in-snowport-2023-boston-433762">Light Up Seaport</a> on Friday, 12/5 at 5pm. 4) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/holiday-trellis-at-christopher-columbus-park-2022-boston-395988">HOLIDAY TRELLIS IN THE NORTH END</a> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/raklkCP.jpg"> Info: On <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/2022-annual-trellis-lighting-at-christopher-columbus-park-boston-395455">Monday, 11/24 at 5pm</a>, 50,000 blue lights will illuminate 260 feet of trellis, along with 14 decorated trees nearby. 5) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/quincy-market-christmas-tree-boston-437896">QUINCY MARKET HOLIDAY TREE</a> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/Nij2Q4t.jpg"> Info: The <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/2025-tree-lighting-at-quincy-market-boston-1027645">Faneuil Hall Marketplace Tree Lighting Ceremony</a> is happening on Saturday, November 22 from 4-7pm complete with Santa flipping the switch, free Ben &amp; Jerry’s ice cream, hot chocolate, and much more. 6) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/3rd-annual-holiday-ship-lighting-at-martin-s-park-in-seaport-boston-434296">MARTIN'S PARK SHIP LIGHTING</a> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/e9vyXNo.jpg"> Info: Join Martin's Park in celebrating the holiday season with their fifth annual Ship Lighting on Saturday, 11/29 at 4pm. 7) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/beacon-hill-holiday-stroll-and-tree-lighting-2023-boston-437210">BEACON HILL HOLIDAY TREE</a> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/98YXxM6.jpg"> Info: Every year, the City of Boston drops a big tree off at the corner of Mt Vernon &amp; Charles Street in Beacon Hill. This year's Beacon Hill Holiday Stroll and Tree Lighting will be held on Thursday, 12/4. (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc3Y_UoniXG">Photo</a> by @yayitsyanan) 8) PUBLIC GARDEN LIGHTS <img src="https://i.imgur.com/pynjxFz.jpg"> Info: As part of Boston Common's holiday lights installation, the Public Garden bridge and adjacent evergreens are also lit up annually. The lights will be activated for the season on Thursday, 12/4. 9) FROG POND &amp; STATE HOUSE LIGHTS <img src="https://i.imgur.com/WsGIxvP.jpg"> Info: Every year, trees near the State House and Frog Pond are illuminated for the holiday season. The installation will go live right after the Boston Common tree lighting on Thursday, 12/4. (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CXHkTvDJtEF">Photo</a> by @juansurface) 10) COMMUNITY BOATING ON THE ESPLANADE <img src="https://i.imgur.com/tOwAERs.jpg"> Info: Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sailboat tonight? Community Boating Sailing Center on the Esplanade be lit for the holiday season on 12/1. (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CIZIf6Bg_XQ">Photo</a> by @smcc_photography) 11) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/somerville-illuminations-2023-somerville-437948">SOMERVILLE ILLUMINATIONS</a> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/jJzq0jJ.jpg"> Info: As part of Illuminations, residents and businesses of Somerville transform their spaces and yards with lights, ornaments, and shrines of devotion and fantasy —and song from Dec. 11 through early January.

Boston

S22: conversations

Wondering what to do in Boston? Places to eat? Free activities? Good for a group? Date night spot? Girls night out? The best things to do? Ask Joyraft!

Best places to go in Boston? Things to do? Places to eat?

Questions & answers about things to do in Boston

Recs 💬

Community recs 💬

S4: top picks

The most fun, cool and unique things to do in Boston. Can’t miss events, shows and experiences. Concerts, restaurants, bars, free things in Boston and beyond.

The most fun and cool events happening around Boston

Hot and new things to do in Boston

Hot & new

Hot & new 🔥

S11: happening this weekend

What to do in Boston this weekend? From festivals, concerts, performances, free events, screenings and more, Joyraft has the best things to do in Boston.

25+ things to do in Boston/Cambridge/Somerville this weekend

Things to do in Boston this weekend

This wknd

This weekend for you

S21: roundups

Our top picks: outdoor dining, free events, spring festivals, best bars, upcoming concerts, museum parties - the latest in and around Boston.  Slug: joyraft-top-picks-best-things-to-do-boston-ma

Top picks of the best things to do in and around Boston

Joyraft picks: Boston’s best things to do

Roundups ⭐️

Curated by Joyraft ⭐️

S28: calendar experiences

This week in Boston

This week in Boston 📆

This week 📆

S20: c+d experiences

Discover new, unique events and experiences happening in and around Boston. Perfect for date night, good for a group or with a friend. Be the first to know.

The newest events happening in and around Boston

The newest events on Joyraft

Just added

Just added to Joyraft

S16: editor picks

The most unique and can’t miss things coming up in Boston / Cambridge / Somerville and beyond. Festivals, food, drinks, fairs, concerts, art and free activities.

Unique and Can’t Miss Things to Do in Boston

Can’t-miss things to do in Boston 🚨

Can't-miss things to do 🚨

S2 (A): top experiences

The most popular things to do on Joyraft. Concerts, restaurants, bars, events, parties, openings, kid friendly, date ideas, free things in Boston and beyond.

Top 20 things to do in Boston

Top 20: Joyraft’s most popular

Top 20

Top 20 on Joyraft

S3 (A): trending experiences

Discover can’t miss events and things to do in Boston. The most fun, unique and cool events coming to the Boston area this spring and summer.

The hottest events happening in Boston

Trending events on Joyraft

Trending 📈

S17: interest based

Your guide to everything free in and around Boston. From events, to fairs, to festivals, to outdoors. Joyraft has all the free events happening near you.

100+ free things to do in Boston and beyond

Free things to do in Boston

Free things to do

S19: interest based

Kid-friendly events in Boston

S18: interest based

Where to eat and drink in Boston? Joyraft has Boston’s newest bars, restaurants and specials. Drinks and pre fixe dinner menus. Cambridge & Somerville too.

Boston Bars and Restaurants: Events and Openings

Food & drink experiences in Boston

Food & drink experiences 