{"id":494,"date":"2018-06-25T18:53:44","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T18:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/?p=494"},"modified":"2025-12-05T20:53:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T20:53:08","slug":"mackinac-island-christmas-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/?p=494","title":{"rendered":"Mackinac Island Christmas Tree Lighting &#8211; December 5, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Annual Christmas Tree Lighting on Mackinac Island is a cherished holiday tradition that kicks off the season with warmth and cheer. Set against the backdrop of the island\u2019s historic charm, the event features caroling, festive decorations, and the lighting of a magnificent Christmas tree in the heart of downtown. This magical evening brings the community together to celebrate the spirit of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t make it in person? Join the celebration virtually via our live stream! Tune in to experience the joy and watch the tree illuminate in real-time.<\/p>\n<p>Ring in the holidays at the annual Christmas Tree Lighting!<\/p>\n<p>There will be carols and cocoa and plenty of holiday cheer!<\/p>\n<p>December 5 @ 5:00 pm<\/p>\n<p>Downtown on Main Street, across from Star Line Dock #1.<\/p>\n<p><><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/assets.simpleviewinc.com\/simpleview\/image\/upload\/c_limit,q_75,w_1200\/v1\/crm\/mackinacislandmi\/Tree-Lighting-People-Around-Tree-1_1B9676DA-FEFF-3E08-F4DFB03B389FC785_1b9b1f83-caba-de4b-12a73a32871794dd.jpg\" width=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&lt;&gt;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mackinacisland.org\/event-calendar\/christmas-tree-lighting-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visit Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><><\/p>\n<h2>Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau On Facebook<\/h2>\n<p>Below are the latest postings from the Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau On Facebook.<\/p>\n<p><><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-page\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mackinacislandtourismbureau\/\" data-tabs=\"timeline\" data-width=\"400\" data-height=\"2000\" data-small-header=\"true\" data-adapt-container-width=\"true\" data-hide-cover=\"false\" data-show-facepile=\"true\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mackinacislandtourismbureau\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mackinacislandtourismbureau\/\">Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mackinacislandtourismbureau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau On Facebook >>><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Annual Christmas Tree Lighting on Mackinac Island is a cherished holiday tradition that kicks off the season with warmth and cheer. Set against the backdrop of the island\u2019s historic charm, the event features caroling, festive decorations, and the lighting of a magnificent Christmas tree in the heart of downtown. This magical evening brings the [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7,3,9,24],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}