Christmas Tree Lighting at The Capitol
The west lawn of the U.S. Capitol is where you can watch the annual lighting of the Capitol Chirstmas tree. The theme this year, is ”A Gift from the Evergreen State.”
The 65-foot Pacific Silver Fir tree comes from the Olympic National Forest, on the northwest corner of Washington state is decorated with 3,000 Washington state-themed ornaments that were handcrafted by students from Washington state.
The tree also is decorated with over 10,00 lights and other ornaments.
Time and Date
Lighting cermony - Wednesday, December 6, 5:00 p.m. The tree will be lit nightly from nightfall until 11:00 p.m. though January 1st.
Location
West lawn, in front of the Capitol, facing the National Mall.
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