Mark your calendars, the official Christmas tree lighting at Campus Martius in Detroit takes place November 17, 2023!.
The official tree, sourced via Dutchman Tree Farms is already in place and Metro Detroit awaits the big night! The party starts at 4pm on Friday and officially lasts until 9pm. If you have not been downtown for the event or during the holiday season, you have missed out.
The lighting brings in roughly 100,000 spectators. What else can you do besides await the lighting? There is of course skating right in Campus Martius with hot cocoa, skate rentals and more. Around the area you’ll find tons of pop up shops and bars. During the event, there will also be plenty of food trucks for your pleasure. As of the time of this writing, here are the food trucks that will be there: Clara’s Place, Los Dos Amigos Taco Truck, Impasto, Unity Catering, The Lobster Truck, For The Love of Sugar, Shredderz, Rollin Stone Wood Fired Pizza, Little Bros Burgers, Smoke Ring, and Max Chicago Style Italian Beef.
For more about the event and any rules or things to be aware of while downtown, feel free to check out https://downtowndetroit.org/event/detroit-tree-lighting/