City of Chicago Christmas Tree

November 22, 2024—January 8, 2025

Millennium Park, Near Michigan Ave. & Washington St.

Tree Lighting Ceremony • Friday, November 22 at 6pm, pre-show at 5pm

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Presented by

Powering Chicago IBEW 134/NECA

Chicago’s “official” Christmas tree, the 111th Annual City of Chicago Christmas Tree in Millennium Park, will shine brightly near the intersection of Michigan Ave. and Washington St. from November 22 through January 8.

This year’s Tree, a 53-foot Colorado Blue Spruce, was donated by the Holden-Shaddick family of Logan Square.

Holden-Shaddick family tree

 

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Visit us:

Millennium Park

Admission is FREE
Open Daily 6am–11pm
Welcome Center, open 9am-7pm (open until the end of the performance on event nights)

Plan Your Visit Attending An Event

Find us:

Millennium Park
201 E. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60601

Millennium Park Google Map
Millennium Park Google Map

 

Parking:
Nearby parking garages are located at Grant Park North Garage (25 N. Michigan Ave.), Grant Park South Garage (325 S. Michigan Ave.) and Millennium Park Garage & Millennium Lakeside Garage (5 S. Columbus Dr.).

Pay in person at each garage location or pre-pay online for discounted parking. Visit millenniumgarages.com or call 312.616.0600 for 24/7 customer service.

 

Public Transportation:

CTA

Take CTA to Millennium Park

From the elevated lines: exit at Washington/Wabash and walk east.

From the subway: exit at Lake (Red Line) or Washington (Blue Line) and walk east.

Served by buses 3, 4, 6, J14, 20, 56, 60, 124, 146, 147, 151, 157

For travel information, visit www.transitchicago.com. For fare information or to purchase fares in advance, visit www.ventrachicago.com.

About Powering Chicago IBEW134/NECA

Powering Chicago brings together the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 134 electricians and the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) of the City of Chicago and Cook County. Powering Chicago is an electrical industry labor-management partnership (LMCC) that invests in consistently better construction, better careers and better communities within the metro Chicago region.