The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/12/04/uncle-johns-tree-gets-lit-tonight-in-golden-gate-park-salesforce-park-firing-up-its-lights-too/For the 96th year in a row, SF biggest and roundest Christmas tree gets its switch flipped in a 6:30 pm lighting Thursday night. Meanwhile, Salesforce Park gets its holiday light display lit Friday, plus a sing-along Frozen Saturday. The 145-year-old, 83-foot-tall Monterey cypress tree at Stanyan and Fell streets in Golden Gate park known as Uncle John’s Tree has grown into San Francisco’s official Christmas tree. And it gets lit with 550 multi-colored lights tonight, Thursday, December 4, at the 96th annual  Golden Gate Park Tree Lighting Ceremony at 6:30 pm.  

⚡️🔋🎄👀Join us for our annual Holiday Tree Lighting in Golden Ga

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