The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree will be lit on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
Exact time
The in-person tree lighting ceremony in Rockefeller Plaza is scheduled to run in the evening, with events from about 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern time, and the tree itself is lit during that window. Television coverage branded as “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” airs live that night, beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern on NBC and Peacock.
If you meant 2024
If you were asking about “20” as in 2024 instead of 2025, the Rockefeller Center tree lighting took place on the evening of Wednesday, December 4, 2024, with a similar 8–10 p.m. Eastern TV broadcast window. The tree then remained lit daily from early morning until midnight through early January.
