The lottery to get tickets for the 2022 National Christmas Tree Lighting is open for anyone hoping to join the holiday tradition during a special year.
When President Joe Biden and special guests flip the switch on Wednesday, Nov. 30, it will be the 100th tree lighting outside the White House. The guest list hasn't been announced yet.
Anyone hoping to attend in person has until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1, for a chance to sign up for free lottery tickets. To enter, visit this webpage or call 877-444-6777.
Entering the lottery doesn’t guarantee tickets. The National Park Service says it will let people know whether they got tickets on Nov. 8.
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The official 2022 White House Christmas tree will come from a tree farm in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
President Calvin Coolidge celebrated the first National Christmas Tree Lighting in 1923.
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CORRECTION (Nov. 29, 2022): An earlier version of this story said the official tree will come from a Pennsylvania farm. However, that tree is the indoor White House tree. The current living Christmas tree on the Ellipse is a white fir tree, planted on the Ellipse in 2021.
