The annual Blink! Faneuil Hall tree lighting will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2016 starting at 8:00 p.m.
This live hour-long show, co-hosted by WBZ-TV news anchors Lisa Hughes and David Wade, will feature performances by singer-songwriter Livingston Taylor, the Boston Children’s Chorus, America’s Got Talent finalist Sons of Serendip, Boston Ballet’s “The Nutcracker”, Blue Man Group, the New England Patriots Toy Drive Kickoff and so much more! There may also be a visit from Governor Baker, Mayor Walsh and Santa Claus too!
As 9:00 pm nears, the countdown will begin to flip the switch to launch the state-of-the-art light and sound extravaganza called Blink!
Special discount parking is available all day Saturday (11/19) at the Government Center Garage for $15 with access code: TreeLighting. AVAILABLE ONLINE ONLY! The Garage entrance is located at GPS address: 1 Congress Street. Please note that the 75 State Street Garage will not be open that day.
Poor security ..only 2 police with wands for several thousand people. 1 entrance to the open space in front of the stage. We stood next to a baracade where the people next to us went through wanding. But not the 700 people next to them. Inside the market the exits were blocked and a real fire hazard. Not too swift
Public safety should ALWAYS be the #1 priority.With the world we live in today this is unacceptable & inexcusable.
Also caused HUGE backups on surrounding streets, even onto rte 93. Signs warning drivers of possible congestion and suggesting they take alternate routes would have been nice!