Monterey Tree Lighting 2025. Cannery row tree lighting friday, november. What better way to start your holiday season than with a tree lighting ceremonies in monterey, carmel, & pacific grove?

Enjoy cookies, cider, live music and caroling, and the lighting of the tree to bring in the holiday season. Join us for the annual countdown to lighting of the iconic monterey cypress tree in golden gate park’s east end—a san francisco holiday tradition that began in 1929.