2025 Boston's Official Holiday Tree Arrival from Nova Scotia

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Dates:	Tuesday, November 18, 2025 - Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Hours:	11:00 am
Ages:	Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Outdoor
Cost:	Free see below
Category:	Seasonal Fun

2025 boston's official holiday tree arrival from nova scotia photo

This is the 54th year that a tree has been donated and commemorates 107 years of friendship with Nova Scotia after the people of Boston provided emergency assistance when Halifax, Nova Scotia’s capital, was devastated by a maritime munitions explosion in the harbor in 1917.

The first Tree for Boston was donated in 1971 by Joseph Slauenwhite from Lunenburg County.

The historic Tree for Boston will come from Mattie Settlement, Antigonish County this year. The 13.7-metre (45-foot) white spruce is being donated by landowners Hugh and Liz Ryan. “We have watched this tree grow from a young sapling to its present height for the last 30 years.

We are happy and proud to donate this tree to Boston as a heartfelt thank you for all the help received during a great hardship in Halifax.” — Ryan family

The annual Tree Lighting on Boston Common is sponsored by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and title sponsor The Province of Nova Scotia. For further information, please call the Boston Parks and Recreation Department at 617-635-4505 or visit us on Facebook.

COST

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FREE

WEBSITE

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www.boston.gov/calendar/2025-bostons-official-holiday-tree-arrival

LOCATION

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Boston Common, Tremont Street, Boston, MA map

Help us welcome the Nova Scotia tree, Tree for Boston to its winter home in the Boston Common. The tree is a 'thank-you' gift from the people of Nova Scotia for Boston's aid in the relief efforts after the Halifax Explosion in 1917.