Jersey City Christmas Tree Lighting Is Tuesday

JERSEY CITY, NJ — The city's annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony Tuesday will be held at the City Hall Annex for the first time.

Mayor Steven Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council and the Office of Cultural Affairs are hosting the ceremony at the annex, which is on Martin Luther King Boulevard at 5 p.m. The tree is 22-feet tall and will be topped with a large star.

"I always look forward to the tree lighting, which has traditionally been the unofficial start of the holiday season in Jersey City," Fulop said. "We plan to rotate the tree lighting event throughout the city every year so that more people can participate and spread the positive holiday spirit."

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Fulop will host the annual Mayor's Holiday Concert Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. at the Landmark Lowe's Theatre.

Other tree lightnings will be held this month in Jersey City:

• Audubon Park, Tuesday at 5 p.m.
• Columbia Park, Thursday at 6 p.m.
• McGinley Square, Friday at 3:30 p.m.
• Leonard Gordon Park, Friday at 6:30 p.m.
• Newark Avenue Pedestrian Plaza holiday lighting ceremony, Dec. 10 at 4:30 p.m.
• Menorah lighting and Hanukkah celebration, Dec. 23 at 4 p.m.

The city's annual toy drive is going on this month, as well. New, unwrapped toys for children 1 to 12 years old are needed. Toys should be dropped off at the Resident Response Center at City Hall at 280 Grove St., room 106 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Email: daniel.hubbard@patch.com