Light Up Seaport
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: Seaport District, Boston, Massachusetts
When: kickoff first Friday in December; lit through the season
Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM
Cost: free
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The Seaport kicks off its holiday season with the Light Up Seaport celebration on the first Friday in December, featuring music, an aerial performance, and a tree lighting.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in Boston is around 4:12 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 4:44 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 24°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 11 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 20 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- Holiday Lights on Boston Common
- Adams Street Lights
- Commonwealth Avenue Mall Lights
- Lighting of the Ship in Martin's Park
- Trellis Lighting at Christopher Columbus Park
- Quincy Market and Faneuil Hall Holiday Lights
- Boston Common and Frog Pond Holiday Lights
- Boston Public Garden Holiday Lights
Make a night of it. This is stop 10 on our 10-stop Boston lights loop — about 3.6 miles and 49 minutes of driving in total.