The Rockefeller Christmas Tree Arrives Bare on November 7
Meet six Care Bears, write a wish onto the Caring Tree and build a keepsake at Rockefeller Center on November 7.
🎄 The Tree Before the Lights
🌲 Arrival Morning
The 2026 tree is a 76 foot Norway spruce from West Edmeston, New York. It arrives at Center Plaza on Saturday, November 7, for the tree arrival and free welcome event, now in its second year. Both the arrival and the day are free. See the tree before its December 2 lighting ceremony, while it stands plain before crews dress it in more than 50,000 lights.
🧸 Care Bears and Crafts
The Holiday Workshop presented by Care Bears and FAO Schwarz fills the plaza with small things to do. Six Care Bears characters pose for photos, and children can write a holiday letter, add a wish or an act of kindness to The Caring Tree, and make a handmade keepsake at the Care-A-Lot Craft Corner. Photos with the tree are the other draw, and the whole workshop is free.
🚇 Free Entry at Ten
Entry to this free celebration is on a first-come, first-served basis, and arriving visitors may need to wait in line. A Meet the Tree plus Top of the Rock ticket buys guaranteed expedited entry and a ride 70 floors up, while the free line reaches the same celebration. The B, D, F and M stop at the Rockefeller Center station, about four minutes on foot, and the plaza runs between Fifth and Sixth Avenues from 49th to 50th Street.
