Fairfield, CT -- The occasion that truly kicks off the holiday season in Fairfield is the lighting of the Christmas tree on the Town Hall Green. Gather with your family and countdown as event organizers light the 90-foot tall Norway spruce, the tallest living tree that gets lit at Christmas time in Connecticut. It was one of three trees donated by the Daughters of the American Revolution in December 1918.
The festivities begin at 5:55 pm on Friday, December 2, with the Fairfield Woods, Roger Ludlowe and Tomlinson Middle School Chamber Choirs singing songs of the season. The Fairfield Warde Choral Group will wow you at 6:20 and The Downtown Theatre Company will cap these amazing performances at 6:45. Enjoy some hot chocolate and free glow necklaces compliments of the Town Youth Council. First Selectman Mike Tetreau will do the countdown to light the tree at 7:00 pm and Santa Claus arrives by Fire Engine soon after!