Rockefeller Center

Events

The Rockefeller Center tree lighting in New York City is an annual holiday tradition with a predictable rhythm. While exact dates vary year to year, the schedule follows a relia...

Holidays & Events

The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting is an annual, heavily produced civic holiday event anchored by the tree lighting itself, prelighting activities, and prime-time te...

Culture & Society

The New York Christmas tree in 2018 was a centerpiece of the city’s holiday celebrations, continuing a decades-old tradition that blends ceremony, community, and seasonal symb...

Travel & Places

Each holiday season, millions of visitors and viewers recognize the towering symbol of New York City celebration as the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. This evergreen landmar...

Evergreen Topic

The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is an annual holiday tradition in New York City, typically lit in late November or early December. The tree is selected months in advance,...

holidays-traditions

Each year, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting is televised and streamed to a global audience, with live coverage beginning in the early evening on NBC and through a...

travel_and_places

The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is sourced through a combination of donor generosity and careful curation, with the tree typically arriving from a private or family-owned...

seasonal-traditions

How long is the tree up in NYC? The tree at Rockefeller Center typically goes up in mid-November, is illuminated in a televised ceremony in late November or early December, and...

Guides And Explainers

The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is a New York City holiday tradition typically lit in late November. Evergreen species used have included Norway spruce and Denver blue spr...