Quincy Market and Faneuil Hall Holiday Lights
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston, Massachusetts
When: tree lighting Tuesday before Thanksgiving; lit through December
Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM
Cost: free
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Faneuil Hall Marketplace lights a large Christmas tree the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, with Santa on hand for the official event and the marketplace decorated through December.
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 21 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- Adams Street Lights
- Commonwealth Avenue Mall Lights
- Lighting of the Ship in Martin's Park
- Trellis Lighting at Christopher Columbus Park
- Holiday Lights on Boston Common
- Boston Common and Frog Pond Holiday Lights
- Beacon Hill Holiday Decorations
- Boston Public Garden Holiday Lights
Make a night of it. This is stop 9 on our 10-stop Boston lights loop — about 3.6 miles and 49 minutes of driving in total.