Austin A. Davis 35th Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Department Of Education
Governor Josh Shapiro, First Lady Lori Shapiro, and Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis will begin the holiday season by hosting the 2025 Annual Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. The event is scheduled for Monday, December 8, 2025, at 2:00 PM in the Main Rotunda of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building in Harrisburg.
Secretary Reggie McNeil from the Department of General Services will also participate in the ceremony. Rev. Anjel Scarborough of All Saints Episcopal Church in Hershey and the Central Dauphin High School Choir are set to join Governor Shapiro during the event.
This year’s Christmas tree is a 25-foot Douglas Fir sourced from Crystal Spring Tree Farm located in East Lehighton, Carbon County. The tree features more than 2,440 LED lights and about 1,700 handmade ornaments crafted by children and seniors from across Pennsylvania.
The ceremony will be available via live stream at pacast.com/live/gov and governor.pa.gov/live/. Members of the press who wish to attend are asked to RSVP with their news outlet as well as photographer and reporter names to aginfo@pa.gov.
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