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WATCH IT AGAIN: News 6 morning team hosts 2023 Lake Eola tree-lighting ceremony

Christmas tree is 6-stories tall

ORLANDO, Fla. – The News 6 morning team once again helped kick off the holidays in Central Florida by hosting the annual tree lighting ceremony this Friday at Lake Eola.

Musical performances started at 5:30 p.m., with the tree lighting at around 8:20 p.m.

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The six-story Christmas tree had 88,000 animated lights.

The schedule was as follows:

  • 5 p.m. - Event opens
  • 5:30-6 p.m. - Performance
  • 7 p.m. - Stage show begins featuring Orlando Concert Band and WKMG News 6
  • 8 p.m. - Countdown to the Lighting of the Christmas Tree
  • 9 p.m. - Event ends

The event will feature holiday performances at the Walt Disney Amphitheater, food trucks and a holiday market on International Plaza within Lake Eola Park. The market will be available every weekend through Dec. 23.


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