SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Wednesday night the Great Tree lighting was held across the street from Macy's in San Francisco's Union Square. It's the 35th year of the display but it may be the last.

Macy's lights Christmas tree in San Francisco's Union Square during private holiday ceremony By J.R. Stone, via Thursday, November 19, 2020 ...

Holidays KTVU FOX 2 Union Square packed with last-minute holiday shoppers San Francisco Union Square was packed with holiday revelers on Christmas Eve on the hunt for last-minute gifts.

At the heart of it all stands the 83-foot-tall Christmas tree, a symbol of the magic that Macy's brings to the San Francisco shopping district each year.

2. Union Square Ice Skating Is How I Start Every Holiday Season Heading down to see the Union Square Christmas Tree and ice skating around it is always my favorite!

The lighting of the 83-foot-tall tree in Union Square will happen around 6:40 p.m., organizers say, with the celebration beginning 40 minutes earlier.