On Friday 13 November at 16:30, Father Christmas will switch on the lights on Tivoli’s largest Christmas tree and officially open the 33rd Christmas season.
Quite simply, standing in the darkness and watching the large Christmas tree with its almost 50,000 lights being switched on is a very special moment that stays with you. That is why many visitors have made a tradition of coming to Tivoli for the lighting of the Christmas tree. The excitement can be seen in their faces and heard in the spontaneous applause that follows. This year’s Christmas season continues into the New Year, until 3 January 2027.
On the opening day itself, Father Christmas and Tivoli employees, flags in hand, will welcome guests when the gates open at 11:00. At 16:30, as dusk falls, vocal ensemble UngKlang will perform, among other songs, Juletræet med sin pynt, a traditional Danish Christmas song, before joining Pierrot, Rasmus Klump, Flora and the guests in counting down to the moment when Father Christmas switches on the lights of the large Christmas tree.
Tivoli’s special Christmas lights
Snow is guaranteed when Christmas arrives at Tivoli. One million lights throughout the Gardens, 80,000 Christmas baubles, a Christmas market, an ice rink, the aroma of Christmas food and Father Christmas’s House all contribute to the classic Christmas experience in the historic Gardens.
Guests can experience Tivoli’s Christmas illuminations and lighting designs, which have been described internationally as world-class. More than a thousand Christmas trees decorate the Gardens, while highlights include more than 50 kilometres of illuminated light strings and Christmas trees covered in lights. The Glass Hall Theatre alone is decorated with 10,000 lights.
With thousands of lights illuminating its façade, Nimb is one of the most popular selfie spots in Tivoli, alongside the ice rink and the willow trees by Tivoli Lake.
