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Lights on the Plaza 2026

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November 17, 2026
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
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Join us on “The Plaza” for Columbia University’s annual Manhattanville winter tree lighting ceremony. Enjoy refreshments and live music with your neighbors before we begin the lights countdown promptly at 5:30 PM. Festive dress is optional, but encouraged!

The tree lighting will take place prior to the 125th Street Business Improvement District's annual Harlem Holiday Lights parade, which will begin at 6 PM on Tuesday, November 17th, outside of the Lee C. Bollinger Forum (605 West 125th Street).

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